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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1891
Page
4
A promotion offers copies for three dollars requiring three subscribers at one dollar each to receive a one year GLOBE subscription, enabling a free year for the promoter.
The Weekly Globe asks every reader to send a list of 10 or 12 neighborhood names. A sample copy will be mailed free to each contributor. Place a poster card with names and send to The Weekly Globe Boston Mass.
The listing shows subscription prices for The Daly and Sunday Globe by mail with annual and monthly rates. The Boston Globe notes postage prepaid and the Globe Newswear Co address at 242 Washington Street. An inspirational closing quote encourages persistence despite failure.
The Wrexry Guone presents all the news in a compact weekly digest. It condenses events to keep readers thoroughly posted on what is going on at home and abroad, saving time while boosting recall.
The piece warns that public lands once viewed as boundless are shrinking due to population growth and settler buildup. It cites foreign and corporate land ownership, railroads, and a Texas syndicate as examples, urging protection of remaining arable lands from speculators before irrigation projects reshape ownership.
The advertisement promises large commissions for agents of Tax Wurxty GLOBE. It claims you can earn substantial yearly income without interrupting existing work, suggesting family members may help part time. The Weekly Grose seeks regular agents in every U.S. village and town.
A reflection on economy as a virtue and habit. The piece contrasts frugality with selfishness, notes how economizing saves time, strength, and nerves, and cites Proverbs on sparing words to reveal how prudent living supports longer, steadier lives. It discusses societal images of thrift and the tension between convenience and restraint.
A playful treatise argues every new experience is worth a dollar for the right man and that savvy use of experience converts it into wealth. It compares physical misfortune and artistic output to capital, urging a thousand experiences yearly and promising a $30,000 start for a 30 year old with savvy buyers.
The piece notes varied saving habits from walking to save horsecar fares to thrift in pins and paper. It argues that pinching money or limited temper is not true wealth and warns that extreme thrift in common sense and virtues is worse than waste. It concludes economy of virtues and common sense is essential to avoid poverty.
Readers urged to recruit subscribers for THE Weekly Globe in spare moments. The appeal promises cash commissions to young helpers and highlights easy gains by spreading THE Werkzy Guest and related family journal as circulation grows.
A discussion of how royal and wealthy dynasties rely on strict family discipline to endure. The article cites the German emperor and families like Van derbilt and Astor, noting rigid self denial, iron routines, and controlled diets as means to prevent decay from luxury.
Henry Appleton reflects on the strict routine imposed on the heir McTwomsty and his sisters, demanding obedience and self denial. After a frugal diet they receive 25 cents weekly, wear plain clothes, and study shop windows for a path through life. The piece notes the clash of dynastic wealth with working-class reality and offers a cautionary, if admiring, lens on self discipline.
The article argues that Europe has long endured severe winters periodically despite modern weather theories. It cites 1840 Paris frost deaths, the 1848 upheaval winter, the Crimean winter of 1854 55 with massive frost casualties, the 1870 71 siege cold, and a record cold Christmas in Paris, concluding that harsher seasons recur and may return this year.
A Detroit Free Press account recalls a harsh winter scene where an Indian man, drunk and lost, lay frozen in a shed. His squaw tracked him down, dragged him to a creek, and repeatedly doused him with ice water until he thawed by the fire.
Agents are asked to check the list of Globe subscribers and ensure renewals are completed for those whose subscriptions have expired to avoid missing the 300 Prize Story. Subscriptions lapse promptly at expiration and many longtime readers risk missing their Globe if not renewed this week.
Mme Alice Le Plongeon and her husband Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon are highlighted as eminent travelers and explorers of Yucatan. The article details Mme Le Plongeon’s youth in London, their joint work on pre-Columbian American history, their lectures and writings, and her recognition by the Geographical Society of Paris. The piece notes her experiences among ruined cities, her critical role alongside her husband, and upcoming engagements with the New England Woman's Press Association and Tremont Temple lectures.
Reader touts five fingers or wild strawberry decoction for immediate colic relief and long term cure. They ask if first papers are needed for naturalization and how to prove age, noting arrival in 1837 at age 19 years 11 months and advising to visit the U S District Court in the post office building for full instructions.
Readers inquire about the seven wonders and where descriptions can be found. They ask which nation has the most warships and request a list of top five, with Britain leading.
A Clarke County Georgia graveyard is feared by locals. Report says a tame rabbit inhabits a sunken vault cavern, slipping in and out daily while hunters fail to frighten it from the eerie dwelling.
Readers are invited to review the premiums list printed in the supplement and choose one. Premiums are furnished to buyers at the price paid by the seller, with no additional profit or obligation.
The correspondent asks if a man owing debts who leaves the State can be arrested upon return. The answer states that leaving the State is not a cause for arrest. he can be sued on his return and examined as a poor debtor, same as if he had never left.
Questions arise on whether a Rhode Island mother can claim board from a Massachusetts wife left with her in Rhode Island and whether a man can legally assume a different name for contract purposes. Advice notes reference contract terms and signed agreements as controlling factors in obligations and enforceability.
Exeter notes that when a parent transfers property to a minor without consideration the court equity requires reconveyance to the parent. The deed may be treated as the father’s property in the son’s name and can be recovered. After the father’s death creditors may reach such property as his by the reconveyance or related claims.
The article explains artificial pearls are created from the scales of the bleak fish from the Mediterranean. Scales are extracted by a secret process and applied inside tiny glass spheres before sealing. The result mimics true pearls with added brightness, though they never gained much popularity.
Free opening chapters of the 300 prize story Saved by Death offered to new subscribers to enter the contest. Read contest details in the introduction on another page. Agents wanted in every town. send for circular.
A sharply spoken housekeeper challenges a Boston tramp who says he cannot work and must negotiate a loan due to temporary inability to realize assets. The tense exchange hints at social strain and urban hardship.
Fragmentary lines discuss tracing lineage to Aeneas and debts. mentions Upsonius and Cornelius Gracchus with vague assertions about ancestral connections and financial obligations.
In a brief Armchair dialogue, Mrs Honeyton asks about cigars shared as gifts. The other person confirms they are of a type considered better to give than to receive, reflecting on the gesture and its reception.
A terse legal observation notes promises lack force without credible enforcement. It argues that without real compulsion a promise becomes a dead letter and the agreement has little value.
Maud reports George proposed to her last night. Ethel claims you were next after her rejection last week.
Life scene shows Mr. Harrison and Jim debating the idea of reciprocity. Llakne presents a past example from 1988 and proposes a new arrangement in 1992. The exchange ends with a skeptical reaction to the plan.
A fragment shows a playful dialogue between Johnny and Mr Sappy about speech and a foot in it. Clara is involved in the teasing as Johnny asserts his stance on a remark he made to her.
A Nornstown Herald opinion piece attacks press bias in how violence against Native Americans is labeled. It contrasts sensational terms like Indian Creachery with phrases used when U.S. troops kill large numbers of Indians, accusing papers of double standards.
A fragment describes Ilisante crossing the board with a small pile that could not grow. He glimpses a departed burden, a sad memory of the pauses.
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