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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1888
Page
4
The Weekly Globe announces a limited period offer ending March 11 1889 for four dollars. Agents are urged to form large clubs with a dollar subscriber incentive and premium gifts for a one year term. Sample copies are provided free to aid recruitment.
A fragmented notice lists subscription options with prices per month and per year. It mentions postage prepaid and mail delivery terms for several byline names and varying annual rates.
A meditation argues death stems from ignorance of law and blamed the advance of medical science for longer life. It suggests future understanding could halt death, then details how body tissues erode with thought and action and how diet must match daily losses to prevent disease. The example envisions calculating exact nutrient needs from daily tasks.
The article argues life and death result from natural laws and external forces. It notes that cells replace dead ones, while disease and accidents arise from ignorance and disobedience. It discusses omniscience and limits of human understanding in relation to mortality.
The author denounces international trusts wielding price control over essentials, arguing that new inventions and cheaper transport fail to help workers if trusts raise prices and suppress wages. Sugar refiners rubber manufacturers and copper mine owners are cited as world-spanning trusts extorting profits. high tariffs or free trade alike allow these powers to profit, plundering the public. The piece asserts a need to break trust power to protect consumers and labor.
The piece accuses Britain of expanding British Guiana into Venezuelan Guiana to seize rich gold mines. It portrays England as powerful and Venezuela weak, warning that unchecked expansion threatens South American sovereignty and calls for a Monroe doctrine response by the United States.
The piece contrasts era history with the current flood of declinations as the Republican party nears another presidential canvass. It recalls 1876, 1880, and 1884 fights among Blaine, Sherman, Garfield, Arthur, Logan, and others, noting a shift from united front to widespread withdrawals and boundless ambitions.
The piece mocks Republican figures who declined presidential bids in 1888. It lists Blaine Sherman and others as decliners, notes the rise of Democratic expectation, and compares the situation to Aesop’s fable. The tone is satirical, predicting a long Democratic era beginning that year.
The piece argues the Democratic campaign should run 22 weeks with a June 5 convention in St. Louis, to lead the field and educate voters. It praises Cleveland era leadership and criticizes Republicans, urging an aggressive, lengthy campaign and early nomination to counter misrepresentations.
A critique of the Standard Oil monopoly and broader corporate trusts. The piece laments high prices, universal consumption costs, and societal suffering while praising widespread production and prosperity, urging reform of laws to curb monopolies and awaken Congress to trust power.
A call to labor to unite against pools and trusts. Rally to political reform with explicit platform pledges against Standard Oil, coal monopolies, and growing trusts. Urges regulation of prices by supply and demand and declares the fight must be won to save the nation from disgrace and ruin.
A scatter of opinions and quips on politics, notable figures, and social topics. A German doctor on heart size draws a joke, while references to Sheridan, Washington, and Corcoran mix with remarks on contem porary campaigns, prohibition, labor, and tariff cut expectations.
Rev. Dr. Talmage in Brooklyn Tabernacle argues mothers shape centuries through influence. He cites 18th century women, Volney quotes, and contrasts era health with modern times while urging intensified prayer and virtuous example to guide generations ahead.
A critical appraisal of a mother and child scene in watercolor drawings. It highlights maternal tenderness as the infant sleeps, the artist’s sympathetic capture of first recognition moments, and praises the prints "Wide Awake," "Fast Asleep," "Brown Eyes," and "Blue Eyes" with THE WEEKLY GLOBE subscription deals for one year or six months.
The speaker urges mothers to pass on religious heritage, recalling a grandmother’s faith and urging women and men to trust in Christ. He contrasts hardship with hope, invoking Greenwood and an eternal home, and ends with a blessing to cheer toward the celestial city.
A narrator reflects on a year of longing for a partner's consent and the toll of unrequited love. He despairs, then finds solace in forgetting past joys as time ages youth. Observing a passing mother and daughter, the speaker notes uncertainty in identity and seizes the window as his shelter.
A Saturday morning tornado swept the Wyoming Valley between two mountain ranges with winds around 40 miles per hour and rain. In Wilkes Barre 200 houses lost roofs, Laurel Run breaker roof lifted, barns felled, and logs harmed workers. Nanticoke girls Injured near a stone warehouse. Dallas farmer’s house wrecked and residents hurt. Sulzbachs Landing wagon driven 100 feet. over 150000 dollars in losses expected.
The Cunard steamer Umbria arrived from Liverpool after a heavy wave at 10 o clock Saturday 150 miles east of Sandy Hook. Several steerage passengers were severely injured including John Huegin who may die from a fractured skull, Bridget Dalton whose eye was torn from the socket, Patrick Kirwin with a fractured right leg, and others bruised. Only one cabin passenger was hurt. the ship itself was not damaged.
Charles Stain and Oliver Cromwell face trial for the 1877 murder of Dexter Savings Bank cashier Barron. Barron was found bound gagged and dead in the vault after valuables vanished. Defense claims Barron was a bank defaulter. testimony centers on Stain's son’s alleged confession and bank officials’ doubts. Verdict days away amid strong public interest.
Pittsfield items report Joseph Murray a hackman at Payne's livery received a letter from a Los Angeles attorney offering a large sum if he recalls details of a moment last June. Murray thinks it involved stopping a runaway on Summer street and a grateful lady in a car. Iowa Clerk Prentis seeks more particulars.
The Weekly Globe distributes a large number of free sample copies to Vermont voters this week. It urges readers to examine the pamphlet carefully and notes it will pay subscribers, either for themselves or as a gift, to support Grover Cleveland for president.
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