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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1888
Page
4
Boston Globe 1888 rates list offerings by mail subscriptions and publications. The notice names Dart Guonz One, Tre Sexpar Gropz, Tee Werxty Grome and Newsraver Co with prices and postage prepaid. Includes street address 242 Washington and post office classification.
The wrapper of The Weekly Blobe asks subscribers to inspect the slate and renew promptly if their subscription expired. Postmasters and agents are requested to report how many free samples they can distribute.
Old and new subscribers who send one dollar before January 1 1889 receive balance of 1888 free. If five subscribers are secured at one dollar each the group gets The Weekly Globe until January 1890 and the agent gets an extra copy free until January 1890. Renewals early maximize value. Send names to The Weekly Globe Boston Mass for club formation and free samples.
The Weekly Globe pledges thorough coverage of Harrison's inauguration and provides condensed reports and criticisms of the Republican Congress. The piece urges vigilance on tariff reform and Southern franchise issues, warning of potential mistakes.
A conspicuous notice at Nonantum Worsted Company in Newton Mass advocates tariff reform and protection for American workers. It promises each of the 700 employees a year's subscription to tariff reform newspapers to boost votes for a Democratic president. The notice cites Home Market Club speeches and urges Democrats to grow tariff reform support.
The piece mocks broad calls for protectionism in American policy. It argues against blanket tariffs by extending the idea to actors, clergymen, composers, and pugilists, suggesting extreme protection would isolate the nation and harm consumers while praising monopolies. It ends with a satirical push for widespread protections even at cost.
The article notes pneumonia as a deadly acute disease in the climate with a higher fatality rate than other curable illnesses. It argues medical progress is slow toward a reliable cure and suggests every new approach merits public interest, citing the New York Medical Record from December.
An article discusses Marangiano's experiments claiming pneumonia is contagious and due to micro organisms. It notes his use of moderate bloodletting at crisis, draining five to ten ounces, with observed pulse improvement and cures in twelve cases, arguing bleeding in moderation aids recovery.
In 1870 the United States leased St George and St Paul to the Alaska Commercial Company to monopolize fur seals. The 20 year deal expires in 1890 and critics warn of monopoly power, government subordination, and native oppression. They argue revenue loss to the government is acceptable to open Alaska’s resources to all.
The direct tax bill, passed by the House, would repeal unpaid sums from 1861 and return cash to states that paid. It faced a veto risk, as the March vote fell short of two thirds, and the bill’s aim was to resolve differing state payments while depleting treasury surplus and affecting tariffs.
Southern representatives argue against refunding the war era cotton tax as unjust and precedent setting. Massachusetts lawmakers push for return, citing a $65,000,000 sum and opposing the principle that North taxes should be repaid to the South. Democrats largely oppose the bill, warning it would reward inequity and distort constitutional tax principles.
A contemporaneous analysis argues that deaths by own action are rising globally, driven by overwork and rapid wealth pursuit. It cites England France Saxony and other regions, questions overwork theory, notes rising insanity, and urges adapting life pace to curb self destructive trends.
The French Chamber of Deputies rejected aiding De Lesseps with the Panama canal project. The United States had insisted the canal remain private and free of European government involvement. Approval of a French takeover would violate the Monroe Doctrine by preventing European possession in the Western Hemisphere.
Editor Blackwell argues in the Woman's Journal that last Tuesday’s event lifts the suffrage cause and supports wider voting rights. He says full municipal suffrage removes gender-based political disabilities and could civilize city politics by allowing women to vote for mayor and aldermen, while noting partisanship should not frame the issue.
The piece argues women deserve full voting rights as equal citizens and notes that excluding women from the franchise violates Jeffersonian equal rights. It warns Republicans to consider risks and suggests Boston’s Democratic majority would grow with full woman suffrage, urging caution.
The New York World interviews clergy, modistes, artists and physicians about low necked gowns for women. Clergymen split on morality, doctors vary, artists praise beauty, and modistes push fashion. The piece argues the case favors reasonably low gowns.
The piece mocks Hayti moves against the United States while noting naval delays. It criticizes the Panama Canal failure and proposes pursuing the Tehuantepec route. It references ministers, potential “Secretary of Fisheries” and a joke on a “Secretary of Base Ball.” It rails against “black Republicans” in Hayti and cites labor Eight-hour demand set for May 1, 1890.
A judge notes a husband's despair as he laments endless town wandering for work and hunger. The wife suggests an extreme, yet unconventional, remedy by taking in a few borders to make ends meet.
Rabbi Solomon Schindler delivers a lecture at Temple Adath Israel on the novel’s impact. He defines novelistic as fiction shaping thought, praises its moral reach, but warns of untruths and idealized characters that distort reality and fuel biased views, especially on marriage and virtue. The talk argues literature mirrors its era, elevating morality while risking misstatements and impractical ideals.
The Worcester Spy notes that Harper's readers unanimously condemned Robert Elsmere when offered for publication. They objected to its length and to its status as a religious novel lacking new principles. The piece suggests it may have served as commentary on Matthew Arnold.
A witty Forest City Times blurb frames dancing as wicked when a man confronts a passerby with a revolver, the startling moment prompting moral reflections on dancing and danger. The Memphis Avalanche voice underscores the peril in a vividly theatrical aside.
A compact list of historical topics and proper names related to American politics and conflicts. It includes references to parties, events, and figures such as the Republican Return, Secession, Tammany, Tariffs, Third Term, Canal Ring, Credit Mobilier, Dartmoor Massacre, and various treaties and disputes.
New York Dec 13 governors from Ames to Pennoyer weighed in on vote buying and the Holman inquiry. Massachusetts Ames had no opinion. New Hampshire Sawyer backed investigations. Maine Marble opposed buying votes. Vermont Dillingham urged constitutional steps to curb bribery. New York Hill promised a full view in upcoming message.
Local ad notes Dr. Pierce's remedies and claimed cures with emphasis on personal health benefits. The brief mentions potential nostrums and marketing language without specific clinical details.
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