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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1884
Page
4
During February March and April a 14 Months offer is promoted to form clubs. Subscribers of two or more receive 14 Months at a discounted rate, while single subscribers at $1 will receive The Globe through March 5, 1885.
A notice informs that every club will receive The Globe newspaper in quantities of fourteen within a single subscription each until March fifth, 1885.
A brief notice states that anyone unable to form a club can ask a friend to order with them and each will receive The Globe for 14 months.
The notice promotes free sample distribution of The Globe to secure subscribers. It claims The Globe is the best and cheapest weekly in the United States. Special offer: one copy for $1, from now until March 5, 1885, or six copies for 14 months for $5.
A confidential circular invites anyone to act as an agent with a liberal cash commission. Sample copies will be sent free upon application and are available to agents at any time. The message also notes Push The Globe and the aim to double its circulation.
Readers are urged to form a rousing club and promote THE GLOBE as a family newspaper. The notice invites subscribers to share the offer and broaden readership by rallying neighbors and friends.
The Weekly Globe offers a nationwide US and Canada one year free of postage for 10 dollars, six copies for 5 dollars. Subscriptions may be paid by postal order registered letter or draft on New York or Boston, stamps accepted in 1 2 or 3 cent denominations. Include full writer address, note of change or discontinuation, and county and state. Lost copies duplicated free. After-change items go to Lock Drawer 6220 Boston Mass. Sample copies are free.
The Poston Weekly Globe announces multiple new stories in preparation with a forthcoming tale of surpassing interest. It proclaims itself the cheapest story paper in the world and invites readers to send for samples and form a club.
Postmasters and agents can promise subscribers The Globe for 14 months at $1. Clubs of five or more receive The Globe. Anyone sending in a subscription for another with $2 will have both run 14 months. Forms for 14 months and clubs are urged.
A call to agents to visit each member and renew the club for this year. Encourages friends and neighbors to subscribe and expand the club with many new names. Promotes THE WEEKLY GLONE as the best dollar weekly in the United States.
A new series begins February 26 offering in depth guidance for farmers on soil and fertilizers for crops wheat cotton corn grasses potatoes rye barley buckwheat and others. Each installment promises actionable advice to raise yields and profitability and urges readers to join or form a local reading club.
The fragment notes that a minority of Democrats opposed a position, while JOHN SHERMAN tried to show it was otherwise. It lacks full context but centers on political contention and an attempt to cast doubt on allegations.
A House labor committee hearing features a Pittsburg capitalist arguing that capital- run associations aid workers while denouncing labor organizations as treasonous. The piece condemns wage suppression and calls for labor to receive fair value, noting politicians’ harsh views on mobilizing labor and the ongoing labor-capital conflict. It also touches on a Maryland pirate case and political leaders’ harsher, martial approaches to campaigns.
Long-continued observation leads to support for banning women from carrying umbrellas in public. Proponents argue to protect hats and eyes, claim women’s behavior harms others, and urge moral suasion or legal prohibition to keep hats atop heads and eyes uninjured.
Across Virginia and Maryland shorelines, oyster pirates clash with state authorities. Dividing line disputes spark raids as vessels hide names with mud and boards, battles erupt, several pirates are shot, while residents back the dredgers against state navies.
Massachusetts political struggle over Commissioner Tarbox’s stance toward insurance firms promises to test governor’s independence. Other items include Western Union tax case, Memphis & Little Rock bond suit, Bradlaugh’s Parliament denial, church clashes, Rochester student clashes, and the Tel el Kebir aftermath.
In a sharp critique, the writer argues that Gladstone’s assertion about British control in Egypt is false and attributes the chaos in Egypt to the British ministry’s vacillation. The piece contends the English public will see the case as responsibility resting with the premier’s declining resolve amid age.
A brisk wrap of jokes and observations from various papers. It includes social satire on marriage views, a baker’s colossal cake, debates on law and journalism, mockery of political and religious topics, and noteable oddities like a 610 pound cake and a milk bill for Boston water costs. It blends wry humor with sharp cultural snapshots of the era.
Townsend assesses government control of telegraphs, the rise of the Western Union monopoly, and opposition from Baltimore & Ohio. He reflects on Kinsella and Brooklyn politics, cites personal tales of marriage and betrayal, and notes advances in telegraphy and new devices showing rapid technical progress.
In Berkshire a hollow cave yielded a power horn tipped with silver and covered with hieroglyphs, containing old English coins and parchment. Italians digging for a parallel railroad were seen at night, vanished neighbors report, sparking belief they uncovered Captain Kidd's treasure. Additional silver vessels, sword hilts, and an iron box rumored to hold gold were noted, with the laborers fled from their barracks.
Deplorable conditions at Poplar Creek and Wolf Point agencies threaten death by starvation as government aid is inadequate. Dogs and horses have been eaten, families trade possessions for food, and many are gaunt and unable to walk. Agent Snyder struggles with scant supplies while mothers sell virtue to avert starvation.
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