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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1879
Page
4
A short notice explains that five yearly subscribers can renew for one year. It suggests showing a sample copy to neighbors to form a club of five, which grants an extra copy for a year.
The notice urges forming a club to obtain a year’s newspaper at reduced cost. A household can recruit five subscribers, whether old or new, from the same town or different sections, with each name counting as one toward the required five to secure an extra copy.
A call to subscribers and readers to begin at once canvassing for the Weekly Globe or enlist a friend to do so. By modest exertion, readers may secure a one year subscription for the paper.
An outreach aimed at appointing active local agents in every town and village in the United States promises a one year subscription for every five new subscribers or a cash commission. The offer invites inquiries to learn the exact commission amount.
A note offers to forward sample copies to individuals likely to subscribe and to assist agents in other suggested ways to secure subscriptions.
The notice promises all paid copies reach subscribers and duplicates will be sent immediately if an issue fails to arrive. It states the publisher will accept payments of any denomination under 15 cents and forward the item at their risk.
Indications grow that the vacant second place on the Republican ticket in 1880 is reserved for Bristow, the man who cut Blaine’s throat at Cincinnati and whose own jugular was severed in return. The plan leverages Bristow to broaden Grant’s appeal, balancing reform-minded voters with open supporters. The scheme hinges on policy and timing, with Grant’s camp aiming to project strength while Bristow’s presence promises allied factions and quieter leadership. The approach faces risks from early appearance and the long campaign ahead.
The text argues an overturn in politics may blame current party alignments before the Golden Gate arrival. It suggests Grant and Bristow could still be a ticket, yet unlikely to attain presidency or vice presidency if anti-Republican strength becomes permanent and solid.
In Norwich after a second week, Mrs Kate Cobb denies all complicity with Bishop in the poisoning case and asserts her fidelity to her husband. Her detailed alibi and cross examination bolster those who doubt her guilt while Bishop’s guilt appears clear to many observers. Public sentiment remains divided on her role and the fate of Bishop, with calls for the scaffold if convicted.
A Virginia college seeks 65000 for war injuries suffered when federal troops occupied its campus. The defeat, driven by radical opposition and party fear, hinders education and challenges justice. Supporters cite moral liability and the institution’s need to resume work.
Mrs Aaron Jenks devised a scheme to drop a forged Sherman letter package to sway the Potter committee, hoping to show a real Sherman letter was forged. The plan, with letters and taunting notes, was traced through multiple drop points in New Orleans before the package reached Elkin & Co. The committee suspected the ruse, the plot collapsed, and the scheme reflected badly on Treasury Secretary Sherman.
An editor lambasts the Camden NJ execution of Benjamin Hunter as a bungled, torturous episode. The sheriff failed to ensure instantaneous death, instead prolonging suffering for thirteen minutes as six deputies yanked a rope attached to a 350 pound weight. The scene drew hoodlums from Philadelphia, sparking calls to reexamine capital punishment and its methods.
The piece discusses Thurman’s Jacksonian reply to the Young Men's Democratic club in Columbus, praising his defense of union, opposition to monopolies, and adherence to Constitution principles. It notes a confrontation with capital and privilege, calls for retrenchment, and frames the party as restoring responsible governance, while contrasting greenbacks with bank issues and predicting a major policy clash. It also reports on railway rate harmonization plans, Missouri senatorial bids led by West, and other varied items including Robeson’s defense of Navy contracts and far-flung Russian naval aims.
A New York family remembers a man who, in 1860, admits a cannibal past. He offered part of his earnings as a lecturer in compensation for the banquet, but no relatives have claimed the dividend yet.
A wide mix of curiosities and political sketches from Washington and abroad. references include Bayard Taylor in Berlin, old dances in Washington, public figures like Theodore and Bismarck, and social jests about Flora Logan. Also notes on Kentucky Democrats, Mackay suit, Bradlaugh, and North Carolina’s looming political duties.
A collage of witty quips, social foibles, and light anecdotes from a newspaper page. Jokes about doctors, Spurgeon, and Parisian culture mingle with brief cartoons, portraits, and a note on a New York reader’s laudanum tale. A playful snapshot of urban chatter.
A board of physicians and chemists announced a discovery that by combining well known remedies a remarkable medicine was produced to cure many diseases. Initial scepticism faded as proof of merits by actual trial dispelled doubt and Hop Bitters is now honored and blessed weekly as a benefactor.
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