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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1885
Page
4
The Boston Weekly Globe promotes Democratic candidates and explains civil service rules for offices nationwide. It pledges insider information on post offices customs houses clerks and more and urges readers to subscribe at 1 per year via 238 Washington Street Boston MA.
The Globe announces Edmond About as author of the next story How Marriages are Made in Paris or The Twin Brothers of the Hotel Corneille written expressly for THE GLOBE. It is described as the highest art in French fiction and worth the yearly subscription price.
The Globe announces an enhanced agricultural department aimed at practical value for readers. It promises sound common sense, no fanciful ideas, and articles from contributors with reader letters answering soil fertilization and plant analysis questions.
The Weekly Globe offers a one year free United States and Canada subscription for $1, six copies for $0.35, payable by postal order, registered letter, or draft in New York or Boston. Stamps of 1, 2, or 3 cents accepted unless not registered. Letters should include full writer name and addresses. Notices of address change or discontinuation require full previous and new details. Lost copies are duplicated free. Other notes reference Colonel Fred Grant’s possible quartermaster cap and various political mentions.
A fragment argues that America may soon rival England economically, warning that previous efforts and costs were wasted if the claim proves true, reflecting public worry about national commerce and policy implications.
The London explosions have delayed Ireland’s political momentum and drawn sharp blame toward Irish critics. The piece condemns the act as brutal and useless, warns it harms the Irish cause, and calls for justice while urging restraint from those supporting Parnell and Irish freedom. Public property suffered, and the true beneficiaries, if any, would bear the costs.
Despatches hint that General Stewart’s victory may be exaggerated by censorship and pride. English forces suffered losses while Arabs bore heavier shadows, though both sides showed bold action. American readers may wish to see Britain thrashed, reflecting power meddling abroad.
A Sioux era critique asserts government aid on reservations harms Piute and other tribes. It claims agents skim funds and that $5000 from Congress never reaches the needy, leaving natives to endure freezing winters and meager rations. The piece blames Senator Dawes and the current relief system for potential tribal extinction within years.
A lengthy 19th century discussion critiques U S treaty handling. General Butler denounces American diplomacy from Canada gains to the China import policy, Alaska purchase, and ongoing Nicaragua and Spanish negotiations, urging stronger statecraft and foresight. The piece tracks a pattern of perceived losses across historic negotiations.
A speaker argues that a treaty with the Spanish provinces could boost trade by allowing mutual free entrance of goods not produced by both sides. He cites coffee from Spanish islands and boots and clocks from the United States as examples. He criticizes U S policy as cowardly while presenting a historical frame for his international relations critique.
The Century excerpt outlines General Grant's Shiloh article and rival Confederate views. It notes April 6–7, 1862, near Pittsburg Landing, with Johnston killed and Beauregard taking command, while Buell and Wallace aid the Union. Grant defends his actions, criticizes Halleck, and disputes surprise, stressing endurance and the need for total victory.
The piece satirizes modern trends and costliness, arguing fashion dictates value. It foresees a speculative Quebec to Labrador rail link and sea bypass to Europe, promising four and a half days transit with three on land or rail. It notes financiers, clergymen, teachers, and elites pursuing comfort, regardless of cost.
A calm analysis by American Irish leaders like P. A. Collins and Joan Boyle O'Reilly argues that Irish anger stems from centuries of oppression. If Irish violence occurred, it stems from a hopeless fight for justice and does not justify harsh retaliation by England. Reparation and measured punishment would better preserve English institutions than vengeance, the piece asserts.
A man named Charles Hartman has been tried in Albany and sent to the penitentiary for bigamy. He claims a woman lured him, made him drunk, and wed him while he was unable to consent. The woman’s side is not told, but she allegedly sought a name change to wed a married man. She should be arrested for complicity and jailed for marrying a Mormon.
A fragment notes a southern institution once called the Harvard of the South, whose graduates are repeatedly found aligned with the Democratic side in the House. It contrasts it with Harvard, which follows in numbers, highlighting regional educational influence on politics.
Mamie Tate, a Chinese girl, faced denial of entry to a public school in San Francisco. Her father, a naturalized citizen and taxpayer, appealed, and the court ordered the teacher to admit her, citing the fourteenth amendment. The piece links this civil rights moment with varied notes on society, language, and oddities from across the country.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher argues that the love of praise shapes conduct more than truth, urging balance between seeking approval and upholding honesty, purity, and integrity. He warns excessive desire to please harms character, prompts dress and lifestyle pretensions, and advises plainness only when affordable without compromising manliness.
A Boston project aims to demolish Hollis Street Church and erect a marble and brick theatre seating 1600. Isaac B. Riche and R B Brigham lead plans with architect John R. Hall. The venue will mimic Wallack’s New York style, offer two galleries, separate dressing and boiler spaces, and open next September with Adonis as a likely premiere.
A Globe reporter in Chelsea witnessed a kind bank cashier share warmth and money with a starving six year old on a Metropolitan car during a cold snap. The act, done quietly, drew tears from the generous man as the child promised to carry the money home to his father for new clothes.
A Boston lady en route to New Orleans traveled with four young girls and a matron. When one girl asked the shawl’s name and cost, she replied it was an India shawl worth about $2000. The girls, curious and excited, requested to view it and were made happy by the display on the boat.
A London Punch cartoon depicts a curate apologizing to Sir Gorgius for not attending church. Sir Gorgius jokes about funds, offering to send a check if finances falter, and the curate gratefully accepts the arrangement.
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