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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1882
Page
4
Poston Weekly Globe notes a large extra edition of A Boy Hero set for March 21. Readers can form clubs to distribute copies and attract subscribers. The page also covers financial nervousness from a volatile money market, a severe storm hitting New England, and comments on politics, science, and public health with notable names and events.
The speaker advocates traps and ventilating pipes under sinks and a roof vent between each house and the sewer. He denounces coal gas and derides chimney dampers as keeping poison within rooms. Professor Chandler claims 80,000 annual New York deaths, half unnecessary, and links lower rates to public sanitary knowledge.
A detailed critique of Charles Francis Adams Jr's proposed three member railroad commission argues the plan hinges on the right appointees and would fail without broader, general legislation. It urges restraint and a law that stands on its own merits, not on specific individuals.
The piece recounts Northern planter Joseph H Sloss of Illinois who moved to Alabama, occupied property, seized Congress seat then served as U S marshal, and later shifted focus to treasury funds. It notes his defection from Reconstruction era politics and ongoing alleged plundering in public office. The text ends with the attorney general presenting material to the Senate.
A Friday report accuses Sloss and a gang of strikers and bummers of years of fraud through excessive mileage charges, fees for sham writs, mock arrests, and bogus judgments. The piece notes the carpet bagger remains rare in the South but warns that their presence signals official corruption.
The article notes President Arthur’s surprise selections to fill key posts with Stalwarts, placing Roscoe Conkling on the Supreme Bench and sending A A Sargent to Berlin as minister. It praises honesty and business capacity of the new lineup while criticizing Sargent for corruption ties and predicting risk abroad.
The article argues reviving the U S merchant marine is vital as exports exceed imports in Europe, cites 19th century trade figures, and notes foreign tonnage dominates U S waters. It warns growth stalled by steam, war, and Westward capital, urging Congress to act while praising George Washington's era and advocating patriotic, honest statesmanship.
A Washington lecturer revises harsh depictions of Siberia. He cites a 5 million population across 6 million square miles with fertile zones, thriving trade via 2000 merchants, large grain output, and few convict mines. Exiles are described as banished with life terms, often prospering within districts. one Polish exile even calls banishment preferable to Sing Sing.
The article recounts a talk between two prominent lawyers over a wife suing a married man for breach of promise. An abstract from the Bridget Kelley v Riley decision is read, upholding accountability despite the promise being made by a married man. It notes Southern railroad progress and trade with Mexico, plus social reforms urged by Senator Sawyer in training daughters, and Parson Newman on women’s piety.
A collage of social commentary and anecdotes covers wage equity for shop girls, rising rents in major cities, and riots over interfaith marriage in Russia. The clippings critique politics, law, and press norms, noting officials, judges, and public figures, and end with a theatre anecdote about tickets.
A reader message touts Dr R V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery curing hundreds with incurable lung damage. It claims healthy survivors and urges sending two stamps for a pamphlet from World’s Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo NY.
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