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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1879
Page
4
A sample copy shown to neighbors can quickly build a Five member club, granting an extra newspaper copy for one year. The proposal emphasizes community sharing and collective access to the paper.
The speaker chides a busy reader asking if time allows forming a club and notes that a spouse or child can enlist neighbors to secure five subscribers needed for a one year newspaper subscription.
A club may include both old and new subscribers from the same town or different sections. Each name received counts as one toward the five names needed to secure an extra copy.
The notice urges every subscriber and reader to begin canvassing for the WEEKLY GLOBE at once and persuade a friend to join so they may receive the WEEKLY GLOBE for one year.
An advertisement states a plan to recruit an agent in every town and village in the United States. The agent will receive four subscriptions for one year for every five signed up, or a cash commission. Details are available by writing to the advertiser.
A company outlines a method to collect names of likely subscribers and forward a sample copy to each. It also commits to assisting agents with additional suggestions and support as needed.
The passage guarantees that every subscriber will receive every copy paid for and that, if an issue does not arrive, a duplicate will be sent immediately at no extra cost to the subscriber. It emphasizes prompt replacement and subscriber protection.
The article notes that coins under 15 cents may be received in payment and forwarded at the sender's risk. It outlines limited acceptance of small denomination coins and the potential transfer by the recipient with no guaranteed protection.
The editorial argues for a public execution officer to deter crime. It cites Ohio as taking the initiative and urges Massachusetts to consider the move in response to the Hunter Camden case, urging legislature action to address execution standards.
Mr Hayes threatens an extra session after March 4 to push through New York appointments if not confirmed. Evarts notes the president appears to back this strategy, signaling influence from a man known for long sentences. The piece questions the effectiveness of such "advice" compared with prior campaign tactics.
The article notes Republican efforts to replace South Carolina's Butler with Corbin in the next Congress. Senator Wadleigh, chairing the privileges and elections committee, aims to push a favorable report for Corbin, but the move is expected to fail before March 4, when Butler is entitled to the seat.
Vermont death row inmate John P Phair seeks a new trial on newly discovered evidence. A preliminary Supreme Court hearing sent the petition to the full bench with a favorable report. The case argues that without presenting the new material to a jury, the sentence could be viewed as murder by a broad audience.
The death of Mrs. Emily G Nathan at her Fifth Avenue residence recalls the murder of her husband Benjamin Nathan over eight years ago in New York. He had arrived from Morrisown, N J on July 29 1870 to observe his mother’s anniversary. He retired at 1030 pm and was found dead at 6 am in his room with pools of blood, a brutal struggle evident in the room and adjoining library, the safe rifled and signs of forced entry.
The piece notes a robbery motive, a $25,000 reward, and police pressure linked to a murder mystery. It mentions an Irish MP buying a Paris theatre to gift to Paris, Sir Richard Wallace’s potential theatre renaming, and McMahon’s minority bill sending Geneva award funds to sufferers. It foresees possible Kate Cobb pardon and Connecticut legislature control of pardons amid life sentences.
The piece notes De Golyer Garfield’s ambition to rise from the House to governor and then the Senate, likening him to Hayes Sherman and Matthews. It alleges a Washington conspiracy to bar Z Chandler from the Senate and even the Capitol, tied to a plan to curb alcohol sales in the Capitol basement, accusing Hayes and Christiancy of orchestrating it.
The Norwich murder trial verdict surprised distant readers as Kate Cobb was found guilty of murder in the second degree. Bishop’s confession and testimony shaped the jurors’ view, while Mrs Cobb’s clear testimony and corroborating witnesses undermined Bishop’s charges. A new trial motion looms as Bishop faces trial in March for his wife’s murder.
The 1873 act did not name the silver dollar yet effectively ended its coinage. Grant misunderstood its impact through 1875, still arguing for substantial silver coinage to back the currency. Weston’s book highlights Grant’s continued ignorance and long‑term aims for large scale silver money.
The article discusses national politics with John Sherman as a leading Republican hopeful and his Ohio base, contrasting Conkling and Blaine as rivals. It then highlights General Butler’s yellow fever plan, praising his New Orleans sanitation successes, Norwich-style quarantine debates, and the call for national or strong local measures to prevent future outbreaks.
A letter praising the Greenback movement outlines three key victories: remonetizing silver, mandating reissue of greenbacks, and accepting greenbacks for customs duties and government debts. It argues to abolish national and state banks of issue and unite behind a single paper dollar, urging broad party support.
Fragment mentions Kilkenny battle and Republican supremacy in the United States. References John Sherman’s greatness, rebirth delayed, frost approaching to halt growth. No clear event or date stated. reads as clipped editorial critique.
The piece argues for repealing the navigation laws to allow cheaper purchases, warning that shipbuilding would collapse without drawbacks. It cites 1870 testimony showing losses in tonnage and the 1876 gap between American and foreign shipping, urging open trade and sanitary city reforms as a remedy.
The piece surveys political maneuvers including Edmunds bill fate, Sherman candidacy, North Carolina senatorial choice of Governor Vance, and Missouri senatorial nomination of General Shields. It notes navy pay, New Jersey debt relief under a Democratic admin, Illinois legislature corruption claims, Wisconsin governor on tramps, and postal dormitory idea for railway clerks.
The Richmond set sail from the Brooklyn navy yard for the Mediterranean to carry distinguished dead-heads to the east, under Captain A. E. R. Benham, with a steam launch aboard. The report touches on postal duties, civic health stances, and a Philadelphia murder case involving Benjamin Hunter with $40,000 estate and $15,000 in costs.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from the era including a jab at Saghalien as a penal hub, a Chinaman’s first exclamation about an elevator, a teacher probing conscience, pawn brokers daughters in Frankfurt Ghetto, Jeremy Taylor with Canterbury, Caleb Cushing’s memory, Dr. Hook’s views, and a series of humorous courtroom and family anecdotes. The notes sketch social manners, satire, and regional touches with named figures and places.
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a remarkable discovery by combining known remedies to create a medicine that could cure a wide range of diseases. Despite skepticism, actual trials proved its merit, and the Hop Bitters developers are honored as benefactors by weekly acclaim.
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