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Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1884
Page
4
Increase The Globe Circulation With Free Sample Copies
A promotional note invites every subscriber to help grow THE GLOBE circulation by showing sample copies in his neighborhood. It urges sending for free sample issues to spread awareness and boost distribution.
Liberal Cash Commission Offers Poster and Circulars
To whom, under above offers, the regular liberal cash commission will be given. On application, a Poster, Agents' Circular, and Sample Copies will be sent Free.
Weekly Globe Subscription Offer Details
The notice advertises nationwide distribution in the United States and Canada for one year at 100 dollars, with six copies for 500 dollars. Subscriptions may be sent by postal order registered with New York or Boston drafts, or postage stamps of one to three cents are accepted.
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van Buren
Linccoln
Grant
Joaquin Millers new story urged for Globe readers
The Globe announces a new novel by Joaquin Miller to follow Hawthorne's tale. Subscribers are invited to renew, with over a dozen stories planned before March 5, 1885, for a $1 subscription, appealing to ladies and children who read Globe stories.
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Mr. Hawthorne
Joaquin Miller
GLOBE
Last Year’s Club Raisers Urge Subscriptions Renewal Drive
Message to agents to contact each member about renewing the club for this year and to recruit new subscribers. Encourages friends and neighbors to subscribe to THE WEEKLY GLOBE, described as the best dollar weekly in the United States.
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GLOBE
United States
Agents Wanted and Navy Debate In Gossip Pages
The issue bulges with notices and quips from the era. An agents' circular seeks permanent U.S. town agents with liberal commissions while remarks on Jay Gould, copper coin shortages, and a Midwest bishop dispute mix with Paris society chatter. A Sharp eye notes Sunday laws, southern public buildings, and Georgia's planned marble capitol at Atlanta amid broader national musings.
Confidence and loss color 1884 outlook in Boston Globe
The Globe argues confidence can be restored by business effort and advertising, cites early 1884 gains over 1883, and praises merchants who push forward. It then details the City of Columbus disaster, commending Captain Wincut and Lieutenant Rhodes, praising the revenue cutter crew, and offering heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved.
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Wall Street
Horack Greeley
Congress
GLOBE
DarLy
Sunday Globe
Darily
City of Columbus
Wincut
Captain Wright
Rhodes
Boston
Edmunds on the Postal Telegraph Bills Debated
Congress discusses postal telegraph bills as Senator Edmunds argues for government built lines and controlled competition while opposing a wholesale government buyout. He asserts Congress can legislate and that private corporate power requires state intervention.
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Congress
Senate Committee On Post Offices
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Egypt rebels surround Khartoum threaten garrison
The Arab followers of EL MAHDI encircle Khartoum and cut off retreat for European residents. The rebellion extends across the country as Tawrik Bry resists with 400 soldiers at Sinkat, with no relief possible. The British government is blamed for failing to protect Egyptians and blocking other powers from aiding.
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Egypt
EL Mahdi
Khartoum
Euro
Tawrik Bry
Sinkat
England
A Nation of Lunatics General paresis and the wealth obsession
A physician describes General paresis as the incurable disease that felled Charles Delmonico after a life of Wall Street pursuit. He notes Delmonico’s mental decline, from genial curiosity to secrecy, and argues the hunger for wealth, not heredity, drove his ruin and death by hunger and exposure. The piece warns that the passion for wealth grips many Americans today.
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Delmonico
Charles Delmonico
New York
Mr. Delmonico
Wall Street
Deimonico
Commonwealth Defends Foreign Exhibition After Loss
The Commonwealth defends the Foreign exhibition noting a 25 000 loss beyond the original capital. Contributors bear the deficit, convinced the event served the city well. Editor Slack praises the display for its neatness, order, and courtesy and notes staff competence and open management amid external complaints.
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Commonwealth
Slack
Critics Blast Public School Methods Over Study Toll
A harsh critique of the public school system argues it overburdens children, especially girls, with excessive cramming. It cites physician-verified brain strain, student panic before exams, and the death of Grace Walton as examples of systemic harm. It condemns educators for stubborn faith in “elevating the standard” and urges reform.
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Gracr Walton
Public opinion against cram in schools and doctors
The writer condemns the cramming system for homogenizing minds and harming health and life. He argues against professional educators and urges parents to demand an end to the practice, noting that every parent desires reform.
Boston winners announced in Globe short story prize
The Globe prize awards for best short stories were announced with first prize to Northrup of Boston at 40 Hammond Street, second prize to Joan M. McGin of 82 Conant Street Boston, and third prize to Ella W. Ricker of South Berwick Maine.
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Northrup
Hammond Street
Boston
Joan M. McGin
Conant Street
Ella W. Ricker
South Berwick
Townsend's Letter on West Shore Rivalries and Blackmail Claims
An 1870s commentary argues Vanderbilt used influence to block rivals and force tolls, labeling West Shore competition as blackmail. It traces historical parallels from Columbus to Hudson, notes West Shore ambitions to connect New York Central routes, and criticizes Vanderbilt's tactics and Pullman’s role in railcar control.
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Portugal
Straits of
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Columbus
Spain
Pope Borgia
Sebastian Cabot
Henry Hudson
Admiral Coligny
Samuel Champlain
Canada
Florida
Ferdinan
Humboldt
Gulf Stream
Andes
Mexico
Hudson River
West Bank
St. Lawrence
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Travey
Scott
Suez
Durion
Ballou
New York Central Road
Commodore Vanderbilt
Harlem Railroad
Hudson River Railroad
Central
Albany
Central Company
East Bank
Pullman and
Pullman
West Shore Railroad
Boston
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northwestern Railroad
Wagner Company
Missouri Vacine
Gould
Pallman
New York Central Railroad
Sleepy rider misses train after dozing on Ninth Street station ride
A young man dozed while riding an elevated train from Ninth Street station to Forty-second Street. He woke on another platform unable to recall how he got there and learned he had seemingly slept through the trip. Officials suggest he likely dozed through the voyage.
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New York Times
Ninth Street
Forty-second Street
Agai
Tough on Corns Ad Across Pages
Ad fragment advertising 15¢ cure for corns warts bunions and related foot irritations. Mentions asking for it and plete cure phrasing implies a generic foot care product in a vintage newspaper notice.
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