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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1888
Page
4
The notice invites agents to enroll subscribers at one dollar for campaigns of THE GLOBE and THE WEEKLY GLOBE with a premium. It promises sample copies free and suggests the incentive will help form large clubs quickly.
The Globe offers magazines and weekly newspapers in combination with The Weekly Globe at a trifling advance. If a desired magazine is not listed, readers may write to Boston to quote a combination price.
Subscribers who pay $1 before February 1 1888 will receive The Globe through the presidential campaign and agents may offer The Globe from now through March 11 1889 to every $1 subscriber. The Globe weekly will cover political doings and news for Democrats, urging clubs to expand circulation with free samples from The Weekly Globe in Boston Massachusetts.
A call to Democratic workers to mobilize voters by distributing the Weekly Globe to every home in their neighborhoods. The letter urges prompt action, emphasizes sowing political seed for future fruit, and invites readers to send for sample copies to support the party.
The notice lists subscription prices for the Boston Weekly Globe and related newspapers. Tre Carry Grone offers one copy per month 50 cents or per year 26 dollars prepaid. Tue Suspay Gront by mail 2 dollars per year. Toe Wrexig Grons by mail 1 dollar per year. Tax Grong Newsraren Co at 242 Washington Street.
The article notes a new Ways and Means committee composition of seven Democrats and five Republicans. Democrats favor tax reform and one Republican leans that way, while four Republicans stay as high tariff advocates. The piece argues relief from oppressive taxation is desired by the people and credits President Cleveland's policy stance against free trade.
The article traces Tarifa’s historic tariff origin and defines tariff as a tax on imported goods, used to fund government. It notes the shift from revenue tariffs to protective tariffs debated since Congress early in the republic, arguing taxes fall on labor and that working people should study the tariff literature rather than accept partisan claims. It highlights republican distrust of protected monopolies and promotes public access to tariff literature.
The piece defends open tariff debate against Republican fearmongering. It argues workingmen have gained from organized labor groups as forums for public economy questions, and contends Cleveland merely invites discussion without embracing full free trade, noting educated masses fear debate less than leaders who rely on scare tactics.
The Vorry Gone pledges to enrich American homes through education and entertainment while urging Democratic principles. It names Grover Cleveland as the 1888 Democratic nominee and endorses him or any honest, faithful successor, thanking Democrats, postmasters, agents, subscribers, and readers for support in making The Weekly Globe essential in every home.
The piece discusses Henry Watterson’s Harper's magazine article on a tariff for revenue only. It weighs protectionist and free-trade arguments, notes historical context from the American Revolution, and argues for a middle course balancing reductions with preserving vested interests. It cites Arthur era tariff commissions and warns against simplistic post hoc logic.
Health officials urge strict isolation and sanitation as scarlet fever becomes prevalent. Home care includes sunlit, airy rooms, plain cleanable furnishings, no carpets, single nurse, boiled clothing and bedding, and thorough cleaning. No public funerals for deaths. convalescents stay isolated for a month. children barred from school and playgrounds until danger passes.
The Herald reports Mr. Lamar may test a judge to become a candidate. It notes longshoremen plan mutual protection and a New York meeting aims to unite 30,000 strong. It mentions stolen Saco bank securities rumored hidden in Egypt and speculates McNulty swapped coats with a mummy.
A sentimental review of two artworks titled Wide Awake and Fast Asleep portraying a sleeping child as a symbol of heavenly beauty. The piece praises maternal sympathy in the depiction, the child’s awake hiding moment, and the purifying influence of offspring. Advertisement notes The Weekly Globe offer: one year for $1.80 or six months for 80 cents, including Sunshine for Little Children.
The Globe promotes water color artworks featuring a mother and babe. It highlights Brown Eyes Blue Eyes and related pieces with price offers for one year 1.30 or six months 0.80, including the magazine and weekly glaze. The review praises the artist's insight into maternity and child recognition moments.
The piece argues flight begins with balance and safe practice for young men. It traces floating by birds like buzzards and albatross to wind, wing design, and momentum, then outlines safety gear, wheels, and progressive training to achieve controllable aerial floatation and eventual powered flight. It cites athletes, safety, and future flying machines.
A reader poses legal questions about binding agreements, contract timing, tenant rights, boundary disputes, and tenancy termination. The Globe’s reply clarifies binding oral agreements, how weekday versus Sunday execution affects contracts, tenant self help versus forcible detainer, adverse possession implications in disputes over land lines, and tenancy termination and rent duties on notice.
In Burcerstown Pennsylvania on December 27 65 year old hunter Nick Fleming famed for bear tracking in Pennsylvania and West Virginia endured a brutal second duel with a she bear this season his dogs driving the bear away saved his life after claws shredded clothing and a deep arm wound. Fleming later tracked a second bear in snow until a fatal counterattack left him unconscious before his dogs and two other hunters carried him home for recovery. The November and December bears weighed about 340 pounds each.
A young man suffered severe stomach pains and convulsions. Dr McVale performed an operation, locating a live snake about 12 inches long in the stomach. The snake was removed after it breached the stomach wall and esophagus. The patient eventually recovered.
A Springfield provision firm raided Hall's Corners seven miles from Geneva New York last week and took 1879 turkeys weighing 20 446 pounds paying 2247 dollars. The sale included 12 000 pounds average weight of chickens 8000 pounds of geese and as many ducks. Over 4500 dollars went to local farmers for poultry in two days as 40 men gathered at the trading spot.
A crumpled note records a light exchange between a dry goods clerk and a colleague about a flirtation with a girl met during vacation at Sarators. The clerk recalls she bought goods and asked if the items would wash.
A deputy sheriff recruiting jurors at the Providence county court house last week spotted a man who seemed to be on the jury. He asked slyly if he was a juror. The man replied, Oh, gosh, no, I’m a ve neered man, from the rural districts, suggesting he did not intend to serve.
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