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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1884
Page
4
During February March and April 14 months will be given to each subscriber when two or more order together either directly or through a post master or agent. Single subscribers at 1 will receive the Globe from now until the 5th March 85.
A single subscriber earns The Globe from now until March 1885. This offer grants 14 months of newspaper access to each club member, extending current terms and delivering ongoing coverage.
The notice states that any person who cannot form a club can invite a friend to order with him and each will receive The Globe for fourteen months.
An old newspaper advertisement invites readers to distribute free sample copies of The Globe to secure subscribers. It touts the paper as the best and cheapest weekly in the United States and compares it with other weeklies. The promotion lists prices: single copy $1, six copies 14 months for 5, valid until March 6, 1885.
A confidential circular and sample copies will be sent free upon application. Samples are free to agents at any time. Push The Globe and double its circulation.
An appeal urges forming a club to promote the Globe as a family newspaper and explains a long time offer. Readers are asked to show a sample to neighbors and friends to secure many subscribers and generate a lively citizen effort.
The Weekly Globe offers one year nationwide free postage for 100, six copies for 500, with payments by postal order, draft, or stamps. Send to The Weekly Globe Boston Mass and include full name, address, and change of address details. Sample copies are free.
A reader asks not to mention seeing the item in TRY Boerros WELEKLY CLOBE. The request emphasizes avoiding cross reference to the source publication in this notice.
In the Weekly Globe next Tuesday February 12 Ernest A. Woang launches Along the Lines or Heroes a and Gray. The tale records Luke Leighton at Antietam and promises high drama and wartime power that readers have long enjoyed from Mr Young’s thrilling works.
Postmasters and agents may offer 14 months of the Globe for $1 per subscriber. Clubs of five or more receive the same 14 month term. Any person who includes another subscription in his order will have both run 14 months. Form clubs now.
Appeal to agents to visit every member and renew the club for this year. Urges friends and neighbors to subscribe and add many new names. Promotes Tok WEEKLY GLOBE as the best dollar weekly in the United States.
On Tuesday February 26 a new series of papers of great importance to farmers begins. Each major crop including wheat cotton carp grasses potatoes rye barley buckwheat will be studied for soil and fertilizer needs to help farmers raise yields and boost farm profits. Subscriptions urged to read every installment as it will be worth more than the paper’s yearly price.
A lengthy obituary praising Wendell Phillips for devoting his life to the relief of the oppressed despite luxurious beginnings. It notes his honesty, integrity, and sacrifice for emancipation and social reform, contrasting public praise with the audiences he served. The piece also critiques public schooling and cites The Journal of Education on the need for moderation in classrooms.
A leading educational journal advocates frank admission of system evils as a step toward remedy in the nation’s public schools. The statement signals a push for reforms in American education.
The piece argues the stock market may be near bottom as prices of commodities stay low and real estate lacks a boom. It contends confidence drives recovery, noting inflation has waned since prior depressions and urging trusted leaders to avoid temptations of dishonesty while moral steadiness prevails.
Last week at Bellevue Hospital New York surgeons removed a bullet from Bruno Knorr by opening the skull behind and threading a perforated rubber drain through to link brain channels. The operation is hailed as unique in surgical history for precise bullet localization and removal. If Knorr survives, observers expect insights into mind and brain relationships akin to historic brain injury cases.
OCHELTREE, a noted Texas statesman and traveler, argues that business men favor ARTHUR for president. He notes divisions among business leaders between free traders and protectionists and between Republicans and Democrats, and cautions that actual votes may reflect personal convictions rather than blanket assertions by "the business men."
A long lament about the downfall of Tilden J. Abbott a respected banker. It questions his choice of illicit pleasure over duty noting his respected circle his church and family and warns young men to beware undue covetousness that corrupts virtue and leaves a lasting legacy of remorse.
Congress declared the declar ation blessed and forfeited unearned land grants claimed by the Texas Pacific and other railroads. The House passed Judge Holman’s measure 800 to 18, then quickly forfeited a 16,000,000 acre grant and eight others, totaling 21,000,000 acres, returning land to the public domain hopeful Senate concurrence. Strong public opinion pressured lawmakers against corporate grants.
A survey of December Consular Reports by Merritt of London argues poverty stems from low wages rather than overproduction. The piece notes debates in France, rising crime worldwide, and critiques laissez faire notions while citing U.S. political clashes, labor questions, and public scandals.
A call to rebuke Senator Davres for leaving his post to attend a murder trial in Pittsfield, accusing him of neglecting duties and undermining public service. The remark frames the action as a betrayal of responsibilities and a distraction from legislative obligations.
A miscellany of humor and chatter notes gamblers and a Pinto Indian in Nevada, odd health tips from Puck, clergymen versus undertakers in Indianapolis, Baron de Rothschild’s giant steam yacht Eros, essays on marriage finance, medical curiosities, jailhouse graffiti, and witty exchanges. The column flits through society, crime, politics, and curiosities with light, period tone.
The writer argues civilization advances through fierce trade rivalry among nations and investors. He chronicles Jay Gould Vanderbilt and Fisk’s roles in railroads telegraphy and finance, noting public unpopularity of the rich and urging restraint while praising past benefactors like Stephen Girard and his orphan college. The piece blends critique of moguls with reflections on moral character and public trust.
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