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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1889
Page
4
The notice lists subscription price details by method and term. It states one copy per month costs 60 cents per year, 6.00 for annual, with postage prepaid. It also lists by mail rates and annual charges in various currencies and confirms postage prepaid.
A historic newspaper card advertises a club offer for Globe subscriptions. Four neighbors joining at $1 each grants the subscriber a free one year Globe, with postage free. Individual rates are $1 per year, 50 cents for six months, and 25 cents for three months, with address provided for sign ups.
The Weekly Globe urges readers to form clubs easily and expand subscriptions. It offers free sample copies mailed by the office to interested neighbors or a list of names to receive them.
The article presents Taz Weekly Globe as an educational family entertainment model. It urges readers to subscribe for one dollar per year, highlighting worldwide news, tailored departments for each family member, and the effort of numerous editors. It emphasizes long-term value from a low price.
In Scribner's, D A Saracent argues that women suffer arrested development due to corsets and restrictive dress. He contends that removing these fashions would allow women to grow as large and vigorous as men, noting women lose significant oxygen by tight stays and long skirts.
A 19th century discussion argues skirts hamper women's movement and growth. It downplays abolition vs reform, calling abolition of skirts a distant goal. The piece urges gradual change and suggests true progress requires women shed restrictive dress.
The essay laments the decline of Morgan road horses in New England, praising their size, spirit, and utility. It argues the region now breeds speed trotters, harming rural life and business comfort, and urges breeding roadsters or coach horses to meet demand while citing French stock as a potential solution.
The article denounces the arrest of an Irish patriot jailed in Cronmel for speaking and writing for an evicted countrymen. It condemns English pressure via the Times suit and evictions, praising Irish resolve and the National League amid international support against suppression.
An editorial in Garden and Forest urges prompt action to save vast forests from settler, railroad, and mining destruction. It favors placing forest protection under the United States Army, forming a national forestry commission, and establishing a mountain forest school akin to West Point to train foresters for long term resource management.
The piece argues war unlikely between the United States and Germany over Samoa yet warns the Kaiser's agents threaten to seize Apia and search ships. It discusses Germany's suppression of the Samoan Times, martial law, and US treaty ties, noting congressional unease and concern about leadership under an inexperienced president from Indiana.
Mrs. Greene outlines how to cook with boiling water, describes stages of boiling, and notes effects of atmospheric pressure. She covers tea, coffee, chocolate, invalid cookery, and vegetable preparations, with tips on teapots, water quality, and proper proportions for multiple beverages.
Young Digby is advised to try a Chinese barber on Mott Street, and he follows the hint. Be is to lead a german in the evening, per notes in the column.
List of new millinery colors for spring including Bianc White Ivory Sable Mordore Monserau Mahogasty, Malgache Pavot Japan Oiseaux Sacre Perle Platina Vieux Blue Vieux Sevres laru Suede Vielle Chartreuse Puipite Saule Verdurette Verveine Vert tendre Santrelle Nil Sycamore.
Letters to the Globe discuss which New York counties lie below the Harlem River and Bridge and report presidential vote totals for those counties versus the rest of the state. Names include New York City and county, Kings, Queens, Suffolk, Richmond. Population figures for Massachusetts females versus males are requested.
A railroad train struggling through a forest blaze amidst roaring embers and scorching heat. Passengers suffer blistered skin and smoke choked air as the engine’s escape valve vents steam and an explosion shakes the car. A later forest cooling reveals boiler and wheels amid blackened terrain. Dr Prerer's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised for consumption and other illnesses.
A compact listing of early American political topics and debates including tariffs civil rights reforms constitutional issues party names and landmark cases. The work is described as a treasury for politicians business people and voters to learn about U S political history and institutions.
An era of pure wool replaces cotton and linen in undergarments and outfits with fur trims and intricate felt hats from London and Paris. Evening gowns show fur accents with satin and crepe, while walking dresses from Paris spotlight embroidery, ribbons, and delicate tulle. Jewelry trends from Jeweler’s Weekly feature etched silverware, agate cuff buttons, gold nets, and diamond pins shaping the season.
London World reports the Monaco casino at peak season with crowded seats and reinforced cloakrooms. Noted regulars include a Russian count ruined, a cavalry captain alternately rich and poor, Rosebridge Carrie the American millionaire, and Milly Marjolaine gambling wildly with large stakes and careful budgeting alike.
A Kansas City Times item tells of Henry W Smith visiting with his bride from Cheyenne. He wrote his name in bold on a hotel register linking Henry W Smith and Cheyenne, then slyly added and wife after glancing around, blushing at the thought of marriage.
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