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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1879
Page
3
In a brief appeal readers are urged to form a Five yearly subscribers club to renew the paper for one year. If arrears are zero, sending five yearly subscribers entitles a renewal. A sample copy shown to neighbors can help build the club, with an extra copy for one year as a perk. If time is short, family members can visit neighbors to secure the five required subscriptions.
A club may be composed of old or new subscribers residing in the same town or different sections, and every name received will count one toward the five in number necessary to secure an extra copy.
A notice urges readers to start canvassing at once for WEEKLY GLOBE and to persuade friends to subscribe. It promises subscribers a full year of the WEEKLY GLOBE upon timely action through collective effort.
An advertising notice seeks an active agent in every town and village in the United States. The plan offers a one year subscription for every five subscribers or a cash commission. Details and amounts to be learned by addressing the advertiser.
A request offers to forward a sample copy to each potential subscriber and assist agents in any suggested way. The notice seeks names of persons likely to subscribe to help expand distribution and support sales efforts.
The policy promises that every subscriber will receive every copy paid for and, if an issue does not arrive, a duplicate will be sent immediately at no extra cost. It states that denominations under 15 cents may be received in payment and forwarded at the publisher's risk.
The piece warns that pending currency resumption exposes dangers from the current bank system. It argues for abolishing national bank notes and making the Treasury the sole bank of issue, with the banks aiding resumption or risking turmoil if they withhold support. It cites Secretary Sherman and calls for the Treasury to assume sole issuance to stabilize the system.
The speaker argues for government issued money with a government stamp on all currency to stabilize the financial system, end private bank dependency, save public profits, and extend a trusted dollar nationwide. Government control would remove private bank favors and ensure currency value with broad receivability.
The piece argues Republicans aim to back Ulysses Grant for a third term, depicting a broad coalition of supporters and opponents. It names Jay Cooke and Jay Gould, Mollie Maguires, and various political figures and groups, claiming the era would revive military rule in Louisiana and lucrative graft. It also recounts a Shenandoah Valley peddler tale and introduces Butler’s yellow fever narrative in New Orleans and Norfolk as a related wartime topic.
A peddler vanished and his partner later tried to move silver only to find it counterfeit. Police investigate as a gang of coiners appears to be responsible for the loss.
The piece debunks claims that Republican policy created equal value and convertibility of greenbacks with gold. It argues Republicans withheld full legal tender status, blocked redemptions, and indulged extravagance, while Democrats later faced the costly task of resumption to redeem notes in gold by January 1, 1879.
The article argues Democratic policy reduced expenses and appropriations by about forty million, while Republicans resisted, crediting Democrats for bringing gold and greenbacks to parity. It asserts Republicans opposed the result from the start and claims party superiority in fiscal outcomes.
The piece argues that statements by President Cooke of Claflin University challenge Northern reports of violence and fraud in Southern elections. It cites booster claims that Northern adventurers push sensational bias, notes Sumter and New Orleans episodes, defends Hampton era reforms, and critiques Republicans like Sherman Blaine Hoar in a broader battle over Reconstruction politics and Black suffrage.
The Cape Ann Bulletin criticizes General Butler for threats to prosecute employers who influence voting and notes no cases yet filed. It reports on his patience to gather evidence before presenting to grand juries and Congress. Several pages reference Blaine, Senator Hoar, and Judge Southworth describing frauds and intimidation in the South Carolina and Louisiana elections.
A collage of quotations and anecdotes on public figures and culture. Notable mentions include Frida Warner as a new primadonna, Queen of Italy fashion in white, and a cheeky jab at Dabney Dade’s appointed scrutiny of Missouri’s treasury. Street capers in Bombay and decorative anecdotes from European high society pepper the page.
A collage of vintage notes on political figures, religious shifts, and social quirks. Mentions Lord Beaconsfield, Mrs Partington, and Vera Sasseulitch with mixed items about Catholic converts, women in medicine, and satire on coffee and laundry costs. Ends with Socialist critique and public discontent.
In 1860 two Perry men and their mother were hanged for a murder that never occurred as described. The case hinged on accusations against Perry relatives and a missing body. Later, Harrison reappeared alive, revealing he had been abducted and sold as a slave, then escaped back to England.
A Mexican paper argues Mexico must build railroads using American capital and builders. It dismisses European interest and urges U S involvement as essential for prosperity and salvation.
The Washington Post mocks Senator Tely for his grave air during the election investigation. The piece compares his solemnity to a stage performance and recalls Barton’s famous country roar with Wilkins Micawber for contrast.
A column claims a baby was permanently cured of bowel irregularities using Hop Bitters, crediting 118 mothers and restoring the mother’s health. The Parents, University Avenue, Rochester, New York. See another column.
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