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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1882
Page
4
The Poston Weekly Globe notes the issue features Ben's Nugget by Horatio Alger Jr a powerful tale. A Boy Hero by Edward S Ellis will follow in March with new stories by Oliver Optic and others in prep. Readers urged to renew soon and form clubs to access upcoming stories.
The article discusses Blaine’s foreign policy consistency and his claim of U S arbitral rights between Mexico and Guatemala. It cites a circular letter proposing a continental confederation and a call for a congress. It also reports Dr Lawlor of San Francisco under investigation for extorting 750 from Chinese immigrants.
The piece argues the apportionment reduces Maine from eight to four and New Hampshire from six to two over a decade, Rhode Island and Vermont remain small, Massachusetts gains. It also cites a critic's take on Gui teau and notes an American abroad complains of London drinking culture and taxes, contrasting free trade with American policy.
Dr H H Kane, in a new book, revises his earlier views on opium use. He reports about six thousand U S residents had fallen to opium smoking in six years and notes rapid growth. He describes the drug's effects including initial vomiting and itching, a trance like calm, disturbing dreams, and subsequent headache and low spirits.
The Philadelphia Press, praising Senator Lamar’s mental and civic qualities, asks why he does not lead a liberal, industrial drive for the South. It hints at repudiation politics and Federal patronage, then contrasts Lamar with Mahone as an honest stateman versus a charlatan. The New York Herald weighs prizefighting and public opinion, noting brutal spectacles and distrust of both politics and sport, while calling the Boston result a victory for its sporting men in New Orleans.
The piece notes cattle trains returning in palace cars while New Yorkers lose in the fight. Boston should feel encouraged as New York excels as a shipping port and literary center and even contests baked beans, but Boston hopes to gain in the prize ring and suggests a new way to dominate American minds.
Washington gossip says Blaine smiles at rivals chasing a red herring over Shipherd and the Peruvian Company as a vast soap bubble. The World correspondent claims Blaine had no financial ties and predicts he will be cleared, while army appointments spark Senate fights and Mrs. Grant faces scrutiny in the paymaster role debates.
In Stapleton on Staten Island a 45 year old woman demonstrated courtroom poise and force in a tintype theft case. Mrs Bascombe defended Mrs Kennedy, arguing the affair reflected a lovers’ quarrel and casting the rival as a spoilt child. The judge, outcome, and tintype fate remain unclear.
The article highlights Mrs General Grant as the principal intellect of the Grant family. It credits her with much of the general's prosperity and notes that everyone at the White House recognized her tact and sound judgment.
The silk industry is rising in attention as trials across the United States show profitable potential for large scale silk farming. Experts note Southern and Western climates support cocoon raising, with California and Kansas already growing cocoons profitably. American silks could surpass French brands if demand shifts, benefiting both private wearers and national industry.
A historical piece argues Congress should repeal the stamp tax on proprietary articles including patent medicines. It notes the tax raises about 1.8 million yearly and effectively costs manufacturers up to 8 to 10 percent after distribution and losses. The column urges freeing the industry from this burden and criticizing inflated fortunes reports.
Reverend William Lloyd of the Central Congregational Church in New York arraigned Oscar Wilde in a Sunday sermon. He defined aesthetics as the theory of the fine arts and the science of the beautiful with its related emotions. The talk framed aestheticism within contemporary culture.
A reverend denounces Oscar Wilde as lacking true spiritual estheticism. He recalls standing in Cologne Cathedral and feeling awe from the organ, incense, stained glass, and hidden priests. He cites John Ruskin as purest exponent and condemns Wilde as sensual rather than spiritual.
A critique of Postmaster-General Howe and other cabinet members soliciting postmasters and government workers for funds to erect a monument to General Garfield. The piece argues voluntary contributions only and condemns using official positions to pressure subordinates. It also notes the Jeannette disaster delays and Arctic exploration questions, and mocks Congress coin collecting as a misuse of public funds.
Congressmen in what was once called the hole in the wall at the Capitol were quietly whispered to, and a provision for a rainy or dry day was made without a dissenting vote. The remark questions the purpose of a coinage committee if it cannot lend a quarter to an impecunious lawgiver.
A compilation of brief items and reflections, including criticisms of Blaine and the State Department, anecdotes about burglars and judges, comments on vice and virtue, and assorted notes on politics, science, and daily life. Names like Garfield and Blaine recur, with cross-continental observations and satirical q&a style snippets.
Dr R V Pierce letters that last fall his daughter was failing and thought to be consumptive. He states that a bottle of your Fares Prescription cured her and sends thanks from Mus Maryinson Montrose Kam to a druggist.
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