Poston Weekly Globe and Related Mailing Rates Notice
Public notice lists subscription rates for the Poston Weekly Globe with 60 cents monthly and £6 yearly, Tex Sexbay Glons by mail $2.00 yearly, Tae Werxly Grose by mail $1.00 yearly, and mentions the Turquone Newsfarm Co address at 242 Washington Street Boston Mass. It states the newspaper is entered at the Boston post office as second class matter.
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Tae Werxly Grose
Turquone Newsfarm Co
Washington Street
Boston
Post Ontca
Century End Debate Clarifies Year 1900 Closure
A correspondent challenges Tom Grope by arguing the nineteenth century ends December 31, 1900, not 1899. He explains centuries progress by yearly counts, noting the first century ends in year 100 and the twentieth begins January 1, 1901, countering the illusion that 1900 starts a new century.
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Tom Grope
A Marked Year in History and the Electric Execution
A historical note declares 1836 a marked year for humankind as the first criminal execution by electricity is to occur in New York this month. It recalls the guillotine’s era, the inventor nearly becoming its first victim, and notes the shift away from public, sensational executions across civilized nations.
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France
New York
Capital punishment debated as safer, less cruel ethos
The text argues capital punishment can be a humane permanent element of the humanities and should be used only to enhance safety rather than vengeance, with minimal cruelty and publicity, while acknowledging opponents under any circumstance.
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Maynard
Jean Kincaid
New Year Reflections On Life Expectancy And Health
A New Year meditation notes the rapid passage of time and the fragility of life. It cites mortality tables and world population data, noting that many die young, few reach 100, and overall life expectancy averages 33 years. It argues for a steadier pace to avoid self-inflicted health crises in 1889.
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Earth
United States
Silent River
Democrats Plan Broad 1892 Campaign for Tariff Reform
The Democratic National Committee initiates a comprehensive four year plan to organize every county and school district and educate voters on tariff reform. Citing President Cleveland and a strong 1892 bid, the effort will be costly and requires local funding and participation.
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Washington
Tor Gurope
Democratic National Committee
Cleveland
Massachusetts Tariff Reform League
Groven Cleveland
National Committee
1888 Business Year In Review Reflects Steady Growth
A business overview notes 1888 was not booming but steady and solid. It cites fewer labor troubles since the era of chronic strikes, with one major railroad engineer strike and many small ones, while wages remained fair. Boston investors faced heavy losses in a few stocks but overall investments held firm with slight gains, and railroad construction declined signaling a possible healthy shift of wealth and labor.
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Chicago, Buarlington & Quincy Railroad
Boston
Atchison
Outlook for 1889 Business Prosperity and Railroads
The era after construction challenges reduced demand for railroad materials. Rate wars harmed railroads but benefited farmers and shippers. Overall, national prosperity remains intact. 1889 is expected to be a favorable year for legitimate business with modest speculation and advancing values.
Empress Dowager Proposes Emperors Marital Arrangements
An 18 year old Chinese emperor is urged to choose a virtuous consort as the Empress Dowager issues an edict. Names and ages of several candidates are listed, including Yew fo-xA-LA, Ta-Ta-La and Lat Ta-Ta-La. The piece notes the emperor’s large salary and comments on American mothers and sons.
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China
Pekin
Yew Fo-Xa-La
Kxki Hsiaxo
Ta-Ta-La
Cayo Hsu
Chane Hert
Yur-na
Federal marriage and divorce reform debate in New York Herald
The New York Herald urges a constitutional amendment to give Congress power to uniform marriage and divorce laws. It cites cases of cross state marriages and controversial legality, arguing current chaos harms families. It warns overbroad reforms could invite tyranny and notes varied marriage rules and bans across states.
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Congress
Herald
E. J. Maxwell
New York State
Ilinois
New Jersey
Newark
Nlinois
New York
Louisiana
Arizona
New York Herald
David Swine
Chicago
A. S. Taupe
United
Emigration and Divorce Reform Opinions Debate
The New York Herald poll captures views on emigration for liberty and Federal control over marriage law. Ex Massachusetts Senate president Halsey J. Bowerman argues courts are crowded and Supreme Court delays five years, favors cautious divorce reform but warns against easy separations. The subject warrants thorough discussion.
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New York Herald
Halsey J. Boardman
Massachusetts Senate
United States
Supreme Court
The Phonograph Learns the Language of the Heart
An article notes an enhanced phonograph that purportedly records heart responses to disease and emotion. Dr. J M Birger is cited on classifying these responses into a readable language. It claims the device reads true affections from the heart, departs from spoken expression, and offers a safe deposit for tender feelings.
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J. M. Birger
The Curious Case of Pretty Josh Brpain in Lewiston
A 17 year old French Canadian girl in Lewiston Maine is said to resist all food for seven years while remaining cheerful and healthy. The piece ponders social upheaval if eating via air became universal and the impact on labor, industry, and households, joking about a foodless revolution.
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Josh Brpain
Lewiston
Josie
Broadside of oddities and law notes from a late 19th century column
A kaleidoscope of comments on prize fights and cockfights, demographics, politics, and law. Observations include deaths in Russia, African wealth notions, U.S. Senate term expirations, yellow fever cases on shipboard, Hayti, Chicago anarchist rulings, and a grim note on capital punishment in New York State after 1888, closing with a hint about forthcoming candidates.
Century memories and odd notes fill unusual New Year
A jumble of opinions and curiosities spans pardons by governors, a British posting for Mr Blaine, Europe’s ailing Brimanck, shifting fish off the coast, a proposed state navy, and the 1789 Bastille fall centennial. Paris centenarians display varied statuses, with widows notably numerous in a quirky tally. The elder Mr. Weller would find these facts entertaining.
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United States
the Bastile
France
Paris
M. Curvievi
Benedict
Mr. Weller
A Scottish Agricultural Dinner Toast To The Queen
A verbatim report from an Eng telegraph of a Scotland dinner speech at an agricultural show. The chairman's toast praises the Queen as a "guid auld sort" and a "douce decent body" noting a large, well married family, with a digressive aside about a laird’s cow in Perth and a public toast ending with cheerful toasts and a late night gathering.
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SheMeld
Scotland
O' Argyll
Lance
Perth
Wenden
Hame
Ngo
Rocking Stones Studied by Beals Near New England
Professor Henry Beals, Fellow of the Royal Society, finishing a two year project in New Haven, studies erratic bowlders and rocking stones in New England and Long Island. He notes a single new example at Noank on Caleb Haley’s farm weighing about 25 tons with a six inch rocking scope, alongside a known one in Lanesboro. A Mohegan rock photogram at Montville, the largest erratic bowlder in the US, stands 465 feet high and 70 feet long, weighing about 10,000 tons, with a 60 by 12 foot fragment weighing around 1,200 tons.
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New London Telegraph
Henry Beals
Royal Society of London
New Haven
New England
Long Island
Noank
Caleb Haley
New York
Lanesboro
Mass
Mohegan Rock
Shehegan
Montville
Mexico's National Beverage Pulque Train Through Vera Cruz
The passage describes pulque production near the pulque region of Mexico. A daily "pulque train" to Mexico City carries hogskin bottles filled with pulque. At small stations crowds await bottles, pails, and demi johns. Fresh pulque is said to be honey-sweet, fermenting quickly to sourness within days.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Pulque
A Long Way Round Bill Arrives From Cardiff Ship Captain
Belfast Journal notes Sept 3 renewals for Knapp Brothers Co Cardiff. A Portland Transcript notice reveals the bill traveled through a ship captain, his son, and a brother over weeks before Elwell Pickard Co. received it, with the payment finally returned minutes ago.
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Belfast
Knapp Brothers & Co
Cardiff
Wales
Elwell, Pickard « Co
Portland Transcript
Parents Want of Care Advice on Child Rearing and Carriage
Shirley Dare argues that children belong to individuals, not the state, and calls for better health, nutrition, clothing, and physical training. She critiques schools, advocates mechanical aids like braces and backboards, proper seating, and longer dresses for girls to foster erect carriage, citing fitness and discipline from military examples and a Herbert Spencer insight.
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Nol
Spencer
Dinner for a Dollar misleads couples on Boston housekeeping
A Boston reader rebuts a Globe note on a dollar dinner for two, calculating real costs for soup bone, turkey, potatoes, vegetables, cheese, and dessert. The writer argues prices double when honest kitchen basics and omissions are accounted for, warning young couples about false cost claims.
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Turkey
Boston
Gogat
Darby
Joan
Sleeping-Car Misadventure in a Countryman's Visit
An elderly traveler describes a rough night aboard a sleeping car as a train whistles by, waking him twice and prompting comic exchanges about belts, breakfast, and dining car costs. The tale centers on a strained yet humorous family visit and the old man’s stubborn pride amid travel discomfort.
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Detail Free Press
Henry
Decktie
Hull
Nyres
Demonstrative lecture at the Boston Cooking School dishes
Jean Kincaid reports on a recent Boston Cooking School demonstrative lecture featuring Belmont chowder, broiled halibut with maitre d hotel sauce, stuffed onions, egg vermicelli, and almond cream pie. The write up details chowder preparation, broiling methods, onion stuffing, egg vermicelli notes, and general cooking tips including white sauce, toast preparation, and cake batter guidance.
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Belmont
Boston Cooking School
Maitre d' Hotel
Barber Seeks Oil For Hair In Fashion Note
In a Chicago Tribune bit a barber asks a customer if oil is needed and the customer insists oil is proper. The barber then tells the next patron that all the best people are using oil on their hair nowadays.
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Chicago Tribune
Senator Tabor Night Shirts and Gaudy Garments
A Chicago News item mocks H A W Tabors Colorado Senate bid by citing Tabor night shirts priced at 500 dollars each. It notes alleged costs of 350 per shirt, plus gem buttons and a solitaire diamond stud, all elaborately made in Paris with fine laces and embroidery. Each shirt bore gold-printed lines from Ovid's Ars Amoris.
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Senator Tabor
Chicago
H. A. W. Tab
Senate
Colorado
Tabor
Tab
Washington
Glemond Macy
Rocky Mountain Statesman
Pai
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