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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1892
Page
4
An appeal urges readers to send a list of 10 or more local names to The Weekly Globe Boston Mass. The paper will mail a free sample copy to each participant after collecting names on postal cards.
Farmers are urged to subscribe to The Philadelphia Farm Journal, described as a leading agricultural monthly with practical tips in short papers. The ad notes a regular price of five cents and a ten cent combined offer with The Weekly Globe, Boston Massachusetts.
Tar Dairy Grone One copy per month at 0 cents per year totaling $6.00 with postage prepaid. The Saxpay Group by mail at $2.00 per year, postage prepaid. The Weekly Guopy by mail at £1.00 per year. The Girone Newspaper Co. 242 Washington Street Boston Mass. Entered at Boston last office as second class matter.
The Globe Agency and Information Bureau serves subscribers by enabling them to buy sell or exchange products and obtain business information via correspondence. It offers distant access from Boston and asks for return postage stamps with all letters addressed to Boston Mass.
The piece argues Europe faces many nonfatal war risks yet remains guarded. It cites Germany as unlikely to trigger conflict and notes France’s cautious stance. The Driebund alliance backs peaceful dispute resolution, and Britain’s India policy signals readiness for distant conflicts while avoiding a European showdown.
A viewpoint notes that dissolving European armies would strain labor markets with 3,000,000 workers entering crowded employment sectors. The piece links military spending to peace insurance and signals a push for civic engagement and subscription drives for The Weekly Glonr, urging readers to recruit agents and start canvassing in winter.
The Wrexry Grose offers general and political news with Cardinal MannineG and the Duke of Clarence death bios, rumors of war with Chili, Congress reports, Washington gossip, and leaders’ topics. It also features society writing by Jushin Howard, agricultural pieces by ANpRew H Warn, fashion notes by RKeDFERN, and stories like Marx Twatin’s The American Claimant.
The national House of Representatives backed retrenchment and opposed subsidized favors. A 229 to 40 vote on the Honman resolution signals a Democratic win against subsidy and bounty, highlighting Republican silence as a revolt against autocratic relics. The White House and the Secretary of State’s office will feel the weight of this shift.
The note urges all club members to renew and warns that unpaid subscrip tions will lose this week’s issue of Tux Wreexty Guerr. It suggests seeking new subscribers now to cash in before next April, highlighting the presidential year and political coverage by Tom Werity Guver.
Colonel Carrout D Warcur says strikes are largely over in the present era though not wholly bad, noting they taught labor and capital to respect each other. He also mentions alleged policeman assaults tied to overdos es of quinine as a new diversion among “the bravest.”
A Rehoboth Sunday Herald note observes that the left foot is usually larger than the right due to habitual weight bearing and posture. It claims many men stand on the left leg, lift with the right, and that shoe fittings often favor the left foot, affecting streetcar footwear and shoe sizing.
Fragmented report covers a 1883 game between F Barker and a local opponent at New England chess and checker rooms. Moves, results, and encodings listed, including Wright of Boston versus J G Lewis, formerly of London, with notes on draws and responses to correspondents.
The Call from San Francisco reports cruiser Baltimore at Mare Island ordered to depart Wednesday for the South, likely bound to Acapulco or Callao. Charleston or San Francisco may join. Captain Schley and most officers seek reassignment amid Chili tensions. Sailors with expired terms re enlisted under similar understanding. Mohican to leave for Panama soon from Mare Island.
Washington reported the War Department asked for the guard’s state by state composition and available men for war with Chili. Adjutant General Mullen traveled to South Dakota as Minnesota accelerates guard reforms. The state forms the First Brigade and calls on regimental officers to elect a brigadier general.
New York scene as the monitor Miantonomoh tests search lights at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Two 24 000 candle power lamps pierce the night up to several miles, painting silver lanes on bridges and ferries and prompting public curiosity about the navy's new optics. Capt. Kane confirms the Sunday test to ready the vessel for combat.
Washington reports reveal a long dormant 1864 convention on the amputation of the wounded and the protection of ambulance and hospital corps. It guarantees humane care for wounded or sick soldiers and sailors regardless of nationality, following tensions over Chilean aggression and the Baltimore sailors’ killings. Chilean ministers indicate instability under Balmaceda and ongoing war-preparation debates amid U.S. demands for reparation and a formal withdrawal of the Matta circular.
The text estimates 41,000 newspapers globally with about 24,000 in Europe. Germany leads Europe with 5,000 titles, followed by France 4,100, England 4,000, Austria-Hungary 3,500, Italy 400, Spain 850, Russia 800, Switzerland 450, Belgium and Holland 200 each, plus Portugal and the Scandinavian and Balkan regions. The United States has 13,900, Canada and Australia 700 each. It notes Americans read roughly as many papers as Europeans combined.
The first volume of Heffner & Freeman's Kelso will be ready in March and titled Kelso Exchange. It will include about 150 original checkers variations and improvements, proving Kelso is not a weak game. The issue invites readers to order the Weekly Checker Journal.
A fragment discusses social hosting duties for guests and helpers at gatherings. It outlines how assistants should aid the hostess by easing introductions, engaging isolated attendees, inviting guests to dine, and ensuring all feel personally welcomed while not overstepping. It emphasizes graceful, proactive mingling without duplicating the hostess’s tasks.
A critical essay targets unselfish mothers who shoulder family burdens at the expense of self. It argues such selflessness breeds selfish children and harms family harmony, warning that mothers must preserve personal boundaries to avoid creating a life of ongoing strain and resentment.
Calcutta customs expose a rash of counterfeit Cashmere shawls imported from Germany marked as genuine. After a peculiar processing, these shawls are sold inland as real Cashmere, costing about 5 dollars in Calcutta and fetching roughly 35 dollars.
A woman of the sun asks what men could achieve if not restricted by time and place. She argues men denied entry to Delmonico's after 6 without a man would rebel, triggering indignation and quicker removal of the constraint. She notes that while theory grants liberty, practice falls short.
A tender-hearted lady and a footman discuss feeding a motherless kitten found by children. The household contemplates giving it milk and comfort while awaiting proper care.
The question asks if absolute divorce is possible in two years for cruelty and non-support and the time frame. A responder notes that if spouses never lived together in the state as a married couple, five years of residence may be required before applying. It also mentions the individual's past business failure, creditors and stock, and whether creditors can attach stock. The reply indicates no fixed time limiting immediate eligibility in the given scenario.
A column compiling reader questions on naturalization and voting rights, marital property, contract payments, dog control, partnerships, and domestic matters. It notes that a stepfather's naturalization does not grant a 14 year old a voting right at 21, outlines dog ownership liability in Nantucket, and advises on enforceability of weekly work contracts and spousal inheritance.
A poem excerpt from Julia R. Dorr in Harper's Young People depicts persistent repetition in nature and life. The speaker notes that weather, growth, and affection repeat patterns year after year, yet each cycle carries renewed beauty and meaning.
AChicago Herald piece catalogues a long list of dated, humorously depicted topics and personae from 1892, railing at recurring joke targets from family roles to social types. It surveys the era’s appetite for light satire and the limits of good taste in public humor.
A party of commercial travellers boasted about their houses and staff but the last speaker revealed a grim note. On taking stock of their employer last week they discovered six cashiers and three bookkeepers had absconded three months earlier and were never missed.
At Mile Herve's wedding in Paris the presents were numerous and valuable. The Prince of Bulgaria sent an eight spring coupe and two thoroughbred bay horses. The Queen of Portugal sent a pearl bracelet. The Count and Countess de Paris sent a diamond bracelet. The Duke de Chartres sent a fan. Other gifts included many diamonds and similar valuables.
A humorous exchange frames a social portrait as hungry Higgins teases about breathing seven hogsheads of air daily while weary Watkins admits he was unaware of how hard he works, revealing character and atmosphere of the scene.
Dr. R. Schiffmann of St. Paul Minnesota offers a free trial package of Schiffmann's Asthma Cure by mail. He advertises that it gives instant relief in severe cases and cures where others fail, inviting readers to name the paper and send their address.
The notice promotes discounted subscriptions to The Weekly Globe combined with many magazines and journals. It warns no publication can ship for less than a year and orders must include a yearly Globe subscription. It lists numerous titles with prices and instructs readers to request combinations if not listed.
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