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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1892
Page
4
Notice invites readers to send 10 or 12 names of neighbors for sample copies. Free issue offered to each respondent. Address postal cards to The Weekly Globe Boston Mass.
An agricultural monthly praised for practical farming information in short papers and condensed paragraphs. The regular price is a cent and ten cents in combo with the Weekly Globe. Address The Weekly Globe Boston Massachusetts.
A notice invites readers to secure a Tim Gions copy by sending four subscribers and four dollars, describing subscriptions available at any time with a one year free option for the promoter.
The piece notes surprise and disappointment among Republicans as Bon Amye withdraws from the presidential field, leaving Blaine and Harrison with uncertain futures. It discusses potential health or risk reasons, the impact on Blaine, and the Democratic advantages from his exit, while predicting Harrison’s probable renomination or a new GOP candidate.
The piece notes a large currency increase since 1878 with $400 million in standard silver dollars and $80 million in bullion notes issued since 1890, yielding a net gain of over $300 million and per capita circulation of about $24. New York banks hold $183.4 million versus $129.7 million last year as money becomes cheap on call and on time, suggesting inflation pressures and a possible conflict with Republican tariff policy.
The article argues that tariff and currency measures conflict within the Republican platform. It notes tariffs shield domestic markets while currency expansion lowers foreign price pressure, potentially inviting more foreign goods. It cautions about gold settlements if harvests falter and accuses party leaders of self-defeating greed.
Washington correspondent notes Blaine declines the Republican presidential bid as Cleveland and Hill supporters clash over nomination. Joslyn Howard reviews American dramas, Clara Louise Kellogg and Ella Wheeler Wilcox discuss society topics, Octave Thanet and Kittie Tryon address women. Marx Twain serial feature included. Editorials promise thoughtful weekly digest and campaign circulars for agents to form clubs.
Anglers who hold fishing privileges urge action to save salmon from extinction in Canadian rivers. A petition to Canadian Fisheries Minister Sir Charles H. Tupper seeks three days of net and trap closures weekly to allow salmon to reach freshwater spawning grounds. The effort cites long term declines and suggests policy mirroring more protective measures would have spared New England streams from near extinction.
An essay extols Blaine supporters from coast to coast while noting one fervent backer who remains cool. It argues Benjamin Harrison's actions help Blaine despite Harrison's own stance on key issues, including the Force Bill and McKinley tariff, and comments on fisheries talks with Britain and Chilean diplomacy.
The article argues BiArNk dominated coverage of the peace negotiations, shaping public opinion more than the President. It credits Brainerd with political gain and portrays him as using the President as a foil to magnify his own talents, presenting Harrison as Blater’s prime booster.
Pension Commissioner Raum sets next year’s pension bill around 160 million dollars while Gen. Stocum argues in the January Forum that short-term enlistees with large bounties fared better on pension rolls than long-term veterans. The piece cites Ohio New York Pennsylvania Kansas and California data showing disparities between service length and pension totals, urging judgment on justice and rewards for service.
Advocates of the gala standard fear a new angle in Washington as Senator Stewart proposes that the 1837 free coinage act was never repealed and remains in force. Lawyer Wilson argues the point before the District Supreme Court, with many peers deeming the brief solid and persuasive. If vindicated, passage from a forgotten law could force the government to accept the silver brick, unsettling Harrison supporters.
The Louisiana State lottery seeks to end operations as its charter nears expiry. Public opinion, voiced through the press, shatters its massive capital and forces withdrawal. Newspapers nationwide unite to denounce the lottery, proving how journalism can shape law and order more effectively than statutes.
The piece rebuts claims of southern trade stagnation amid cotton overproduction. It cites Gulf state leaders backing reduced cotton areas and diversified crops, and quotes the Interstate Grocer of St Louis praising southern progress. It argues the South can sustain prosperity through continued adaptation.
A fragment highlighting the drive in Dixie's land, stressing a stronger push for initiative and progress driven by the prevalent energy and enterprise of the region.
The article warns that U S capacity to absorb immigrants will face severe tests with as many as 100 000 Polish Jews arriving last year and possibly a million more in cars. It notes penniless newcomers clustering in cities amid tenement hardship and calls for supervised immigration and wider settlement beyond overcrowded urban areas to protect public health and morals. It argues that allowing poverty to trap migrants where landed worsens conditions and urges organized remedies and opportunities in the West.
The Republic notes New England’s push to abolish oppressive McKinley tariff features and urges representatives to back policy changes. It highlights M S Quay’s libel rulings, Massachusetts farmers planning a World’s Fair exhibit, Nebraska Republicans’ Lent of discontent, the Lincoln governorship swap to Boyer, Parris’s Bering Sea role, Vermont sap boiler subsidies, and a Kansas moonshining arrest alongside Jenny Simpson’s quip on sap and juice.
The Weexly Grose endorses Grover Cleveland or the Democratic nominee and pledges fair coverage of all parties. It aims to be a universal weekly for farmers and households, offering special 1892 subscription rates with sample copies. February to May are highlighted as profitable for club raisers and agents to solicit subscriptions.
A dated letter thanks the Boston Boston Weekly Globe for aiding Democratic doctrine spread in agricultural districts. The executive committee votes to extend the thanks and to supply clubs with copies weekly at a satisfactory rate. Also includes scattered dialogue fragments about engagement news and a folded handkerchief remark.
A letter to The Globe asks the editor to relay to Taz Girone the population figure from the latest census. The request implies official figures will be provided through a public correspondence channel.
A collection of short notices and questions including Gen Sherman and Gen Sheridan birthplaces and dates, a despondency cure using potassium bromide, an explanation of armored versus unarmored vessels, inquiries about China’s largest city population, a home cold remedy with hot bath and cold towel, a debt question about a wife, a nom de plume query, and a Nick Carter status inquiry.
A dressmaker explains methods to recover payment for two months overdue work. A dress was taken from her rooms, returned with trimming added, and since the owner, a minor, has not responded to a notice to claim it, the waist may be held and, after due process, sold to satisfy the debt.
An aged case notes Aman dying intestate leaving a widow and three adult children. The widow seeks $5000 plus one third of the estate valued at 850000 but the rule grants her a life estate in one third of the realty and no outright share. A separate query asks whether parents may compel a 19 year old daughter to return home if she is self supporting and wishes to leave. The answer: parents may not force return if capable of funding the home and clothing. they hold custody until age of majority if the home is suitable and sufficient.
A carries liability for damage to C after a careless collision with B caused B to crash into C. The incident centers on A's fault, making A the responsible party for C's damages.
A reader seeks advice on recovering $10 from a collector who was prepaid $2 and later collected about $88 from the debtor, then refused to forward the original $10. The querent is willing to spend money for justice but doubts the collector’s ability to be sued.
A reader seeks guidance on recovering a $4.50 postal note sent to a New York publishing house and awaiting fulfillment. The item mentions a paper and an almanac publisher in New York and discusses legal questions on rent collection, mischarged accounts, and proof of identity for wills and naturalization.
Danvers February 4 a new barn at the Danvers Lunatic Hospital is hailed as a modern labor saving facility. Superintendent Dr Charles W Page oversaw its completion to combat past tuberculosis in the herd. The 56 by 154 foot main section plus 160 foot addition features a monitor top and streamlined sanitation including water washing, sand deodorizing, and heated water. The 70 cows in the new barn produce about 500 quarts daily, with records kept for each animal. The project cost about $9000 and includes two stories for staff sleep and various stock rooms.
Poem by Charles Mackay contrasts timing of forgiveness justice and joy. It asks when to act on virtue and kindness versus delaying until tomorrow. The verses caution that virtuous acts and harmless joys pass by if waited on and urge living in the present.
An indirect note on boarding houses where residents ask for a third cup of tea to obtain a drink of water when the initial serving falls short.
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