Important Notice on Subscription Price and Deadlines
The notice states that on April 6 the regular 12 month subscription price of 1 dollar will resume while agent discounts continue. Paper costs have nearly doubled, making the 1 dollar for 14 months unlikely again. New subscribers and those with expiring or expired 1880 terms should subscribe or renew before April 6 to receive two extra months, and all arrears names will be removed from the mailing list on that date.
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Globe
Classified Advertising Rates and Discounts
An old newspaper ad lists pricing for ordinary advertising at 30 cents per line and editorial notices at 50 cents per line. It notes discount thresholds of five percent on one hundred dollars and ten percent on two hundred dollars.
Notice to subscribers on arrears and renewal offers
The notice asks subscribers to check their paper date and explains that in arrears or if expiration is within six months they can get two months free by sending $1 now. A $5 payment plus five yearly subscribers yields 14 months free.
Traveling agents' plea over child abuse case in Texas
John F. Corliss of Haverhill New Hampshire and Thomas A. Dodge of North Dixmont Maine are authorized to collect Globe subscriptions. They report a seven year old girl in Texas fed via a gastric fistula after ingesting lye left by a black woman. Doctors warn the child may die or suffer slow starvation if not treated.
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John F. Corliss
Haverhill
N. H
Thomas A. Dodge
North Dixmont
Wefekly Globe
Texas
Picayune
Alfonso
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland Voice
Denver
The
Platte
Jim Blaine
Gail Hamilton
Don Cameron
Philadelphia Herald
Little Butte
Oregon
Arkansas
Western Hemisphere
Edison
Chicago
New York Express
House of Lords
John Smith
New Orleans
Waite
Detroit Free Press
London Standard
Dublin
Melbourne
Sydney
United Kingdom
Adam Murray
Halifax
N. S
Louise
Washington
San Francisco
Canada
Lorne
Blaine
Supreme Court of Maine
Austria
America
Associated Press
London Times
Mary Walker
Kentucky
New Haven Register
Tes
Presbyterian Church
Troy Press
Connecticut
California
Cairo
Leadville
James Langdon
Ireland
Louisville
England
Pater
Snow
Sonora
Cal
Lyons
France
Cop Cory
London
Sam Ward
Washington Irving
Motley
Hawthorne
James Russell Lowell
Lord Beaconsfield
Lord Norton
Sir Andrew Buchanan
Birkenhead
Beecher
Grant
Atlanta Constitution
Brother Beecher
Norristown Herald
Samuel
New Lebanon
Mary
North Georgia
Ben Franklin
First Case of Stomach-Exterior Feeding Reports in America
A four inch stomach incision near the pit enables daily feeding of little Jessie Lumley in San Antonio. Beef pieces and bread crumbs are injected through the opening, digestion continuing normally as if food were chewed. The text notes this as a historic American surgical case and references Democratic political reflections on Samuel J. Tilden and party principles amid leadership debates.
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Jessie Lumley
San Antonio
America
Clerical scandal tale from Wales reaches the Times
The Philadelphia Times reports a Welsh clerical case led by Lord Penzance who suspended Rev. W Anwyl Roberts of Llanddyfnan cum Llanfair Mathavar Anglesey for alleged alcohol excess. It jokes about Welsh names and invites the dean to Massachusetts Temperance Alliance events.
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Philadelphia Times
Wales
Arches
Lord
Lord Penzance
St. Botolph
Masssachusetts Temperance Alliance
Youthful depravity blamed on sensational dime novels
The piece condemns dime novels and sensational juvenile literature for corrupting youth. It cites Jesse Pomeroy’s crime and a Jersey City police court scene with a ten year old burglar, describing gangs of young offenders trained by fiction and noting similar cases in New York.
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Post Office Department
Anthony Comstock
Boston
Jesse Pomeroy
Jersey City
Robin Hood
Merry Men
Jersey
New York
Gotham
Saige Og
Social Reform Calls for Court Boost in Youth Discipline
The piece argues early corrective methods shift from parental spanking to court oversight, turning a family issue into a public problem. It urges New York and other big cities to address a potential dangerous social evil with decisive legal action and swift solutions.
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New York
Third Term Debate Divides on Grant Nomination
The article reviews Stoughton and Judge Black arguments on a third presidential term for Ulysses Grant. Black contends the unwritten two term rule, rooted in Washington and Jefferson, stands as a safeguard for republican government, while Stoughton and Grant supporters push for a possible third term amid sectional tensions and party dynamics.
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Grant
Chicago
Senator Howe
North American Review
Stoughton
Black
Washington
Judge Black
United States
Grant Party
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Harrison
Taylor
Lincoln
John Adams
J.Q. Adams
van Buren
Pierce
Polk
Buchanan
Vermont
Springer
Political rancor in British press and politics
An analysis of sharp English political vitriol toward Beaconsfield and the Salisbury–Argyll circle. The piece contrasts heated UK debates with American trends, citing harsh adjectives, attacks on the army and navy, and accusations of misconduct by the government and press.
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Great Britain
George Canning
Brougham
House of Commons
House of Lords
Marquis of Salisbury
Duke of Argyll
Beaconsfield
Macbeth
Dahomey
Berlin
India
Stealing a State and the Blaine Usurpation in Maine
A Maine legislative protest denounces a Blaine backed usurpation that used intimidation bribery and court action to install a rival government. The piece cites corrupted returns prorogued canvass political pressure and selective law enforcement while urging voters to rebuke the illegal regime at the polls. It condemns social pressure and calls for retaliation through political and economic means while contrasting Democratic and Greenback opposition.
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Black
Esse
Jefferson
Judge Black
Grant
England
Europe
Free State
General Grant
United States
Maine
Blaine
Supreme Court
Augusta
Daily Standard
Republican Party
Garcelon
Blaine Gang
Executive Department
Social pressure blamed for Blaine era reprisals in Maine
The Daily Advertiser urged social ostracism and business denial against Maine officials and supporters of anti Blaine candidates after a disputed election. Instances cited include a Portland grocer and a council member facing trade blockades and church exclusion as retaliation for Fusionist or anti Blaine positions.
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Council of
Maine
Daily Advertiser
Blaine
Democratic Party
D. W. True
Portland
Garcelon
Table Gossip Picks Paltry Pearls From Witty Jests
A collage of quips and short notices from multiple papers. Jokes on belts, bonds, and beer. lines about court, church, and fashion. snippets on Columbus, Ouray, Dalai, and shipping fortunes. Tiny satirical items mix politics, society, and daily life with brisk, humorous zest.
Fragmentary Nationwide Snippets Spark Controversy
Disjointed quotations and observations across countries and states touch on politics religion crime and daily life. Topics include Canadian debates on propriety and census questions journalism risks in Austria and America and curious local incidents from Mississippi to Maine highlighting social tensions and public discourse.
Paper Subscription Deadline Notice
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the Weekly Globe
Mass
Poston Weekly Globe
E. C. Bailey
Chas
H. Taylor
Glober
Glone
Samuel J. Tilden
National Democracy
Mr. Tilden
Allen C. Beach
Albany
New York Herald
Tilden
Gramercy Park
Robinson
Beach
Mr. Clay
Gladstone
Frye
Lewiston
Hurricane Island
Bates Manufacturing Company
Androscoggin Company
Charles Reed
Democratic House of Representatives
Hayes
Reed
Foreign Affairs Committee
Acklen
Louisiana
Judiciary Committee
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