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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1884
Page
4
The notice invites Every Sub scriber to help increase THE GLOBE circulation in their neighborhood by distributing sample copies. Free sample copies are available upon request to encourage wider readership.
To whom, under above offers, the regular liberal cash commission will be given. On application, a Poster, Agents' Circular, and Sample Copies will be sent Free.
The Weekly Globe will not accept three cent stamps for subscriptions due to a new postage law replacing them with two cent stamps. One and two cent stamps will continue to be accepted as before.
The Weekly Gilode promotes a one year free postage plan for the United States and Canada, with six copies priced at $500. Subscriptions may be paid by postal order, registered letter, or draft on New York or Boston, and stamps of one to three cents are accepted when sent.
On January 12, 1884, names not renewed will be dropped from the mailing list. Readers urged to renew promptly to avoid missing installments of the ongoing story. A new story by a noted American novelist will start soon. Sample copies available and incentives offered for bringing in subscribers.
A major literary event is announced as a brilliant New England tale will appear in Tor WEEKLY Gong, premiering soon with broad reader anticipation. The notice urges early renewal before January 12 and invites readers to form clubs to share the launch.
The article notes the ten thousandth anniversary of their ancestors in the new continent and highlights Santa Fe celebrating its three hundred thirty third birthday in New Mexico.
The New York Sun notes Logan and Blaine could help each other as historians after the Civil War began. It recounts Logan leading a small group near Cairo Illinois with a military commission, while Blaine sent a substitute and aimed rifles to the Union. It questions whether Logan’s commission tied him to the Federal or Confederate side.
A political column argues against sectional rivals over chairmanships, contending national interests unite despite regional lines. It asserts Southern chair presence is not ruinous, praising lawmakers of integrity and noting manufacturing ties linking North South East West. It dismisses editorial hysteria and warns against backstabbing motives.
The Christian Union editorially reviews last year’s religious trends noting a shared spirit across denominations. It highlights liturgical changes in the Episcopal Church, music in United Presbyterian worship, debates over standards and expulsions, Andover controversy with Cook and Smyth, and Methodist itinerancy reforms. It argues religious focus drifted to questions rather than revival.
A Science writer advocates Colorado and a Medical Times writer backs the dry belt north of San Antonio as ideal for pulmonary sufferers not severely ill. The West and South are highlighted as health resort regions with soft atmospheres, pine odors, and dry air offering relief, signaling a broad American paradise for consumptives.
A naval officer praises low desertions and improving manpower while criticizing army treatment of enlisted men. Comparisons show army rations and officer behavior degrading morale. A Sun letter suggests smaller force, higher pay, and better rations would boost efficiency, challenging Sheridan’s Westward transportation motive.
A Tribune critique argues the South has limited power in House committees, noting Northern chairmen and a 311 to 175 committee split. The piece accuses the Tribune of misrepresentation and questions western and northern Republicans who defend offices. It ends by asking what more the North wants, even the solar system.
A foreign rope maker explains how a high tariff fosters monopolies, profits for pool leaders, and harm to U S consumers. He notes exporters dodge penalties by selling abroad, while duties raise costs for shipowners. The piece shifts to naval affairs criticizing cruisers as commerce destroyers and a Powhatan collision court verdict.
A reader questions how the navy can gain experience if officers must accept broad responsibility in every case, arguing that such limits may hamper practical learning and effective command under the new orders.
A compact cut of varied clippings covers dentist mischief, Greek lore, wedding mishaps, warnings on tariffs and politics, a dog musical toy, typhoid at Yale, libel on New England girls, and odd reports from New York World and Richmond Whig. It notes crime, jokes, and social quirks with dated quips and local color.
December 25 in New York describes an unprecedented Christmas with three feet of snow. The city is blanketed in white from river to river, roofs and trees fully covered, sidewalks squeaking underfoot as snow piles hide vehicles and frost coats every fence post.
Fanny Davenport, after a triumph with Fedora, seeks further national success. The Davenport clan, led by her mother Mrs. Davenport and their father the late E. Davenport, built a remarkable theatrical line with siblings Blanche Lillian Lily Edgar and Harry. The family’s dramatic legacy includes ties to Lester Wallack and Julia Key, with a history of hard work, mobility, and enduring stage presence. Davenport’s Boston years, finances, and ambitious scoping of repertoire are noted, along with anecdotes of early acting beginnings and later family collaborations.
President Arthur allows the secretary to refuse a captaincy to a Western steamboat navigator solely due to gender. Mary Miller runs the vessel with her husband. the ship is deemed seaworthy yet the official captaincy is denied. Mrs Livermore cites 366 occupations for women, noting bossing a steamboat is not among them.
Women cannot live in leisure and must find a place in labor. The verse urging recognition of women at desks, in rooms, and at tills honors Mary Miller for her example.
The Paonia item reports skepticism over the Bernhardt-Colombier horse whipping tale with a staged dialogue about a sensational book. It notes New York opera buzz around Winter performances and star Seubieh Pursel Madi Trabelli, while the Metropolitan Opera House replaces the Academy of Music for balls. The Palestine Commandery ball is planned, charity events follow, and a rumor says the Academy may become a hotel.
The Twilight Club meets weekly at a downtown restaurant where about twenty men share five minute talks. Recent sessions featured a Warekrespondence theme and lists of candidates from General Winship. Present were General Hawkey Junius Henri Browne and a cadre including Adams, Hawley, Cleveland, Harrison, Tilden, Curtis and W A Croffut among others.
Atlanta dispatch reports Wiltkes county in excitement over a vast spread of Confederate jewels and gold found under a blown oak near Washington. The trove, including diamonds rubies and pearls valued by experts at about 20000, is linked to Mrs Moss and General Breckenridge who allegedly passed a jewel box during the Confederacy’s flight.
Edward Boyle, mine foreman, recounts the Virginius disaster where a snow slide buried a boarding house. Eleven men were inside. rescues followed as a rescue party from Ouray reached the scene, four bodies recovered, and a second slide endangered the rescuers including David Reed.
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