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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1888
Page
8
In a reflective musing, the author argues that fame fades and memory fails for great figures and events. He laments that readers often recall few leaders from Lincoln’s era, contrasts stage and political legacies, and urges small acts of kindness as a lasting counter to vane renown.
A Western man writes to Bill Nye asking if Eastern youths should move West to pursue success. Nye argues merit fame, not genealogy, matters. the West rewards industry, and young men must join their new community, not cling to old East pretensions. He praises Western democracy, warns against homesickness, and notes Colorado offers quicker acknowledgment for capable newcomers. He concludes that the West welcomes sensible Eastern youths and rejects East‑centric pride.
Dr. Hovey at Colby College delivers a baccalaureate sermon on July 1 in Waterville Maine. He argues humanity is dual with senses revealing shadows and reason and spiritual insight revealing permanent realities. Truth love and God are eternal, and earthly longing ends in defeat.
Two veteran sportsmen yearly guests of the Rangeley Jakes started for Moosehead with their fishermen suppers. An eager Dover deputy sheriff seized the champagne basket, promising return after 14 days if not for sale. They returned to Bangor to restock and reclaimed Rangeley ground, vowing never to visit Moosehead again.
Early this morning a mob in Minneapolis Kansas seized Chubb McCarthy murderer of Mike Dorsey from jail and hanged him. It marks the fourth hanging in the state in 24 hours following Wallace Mitchell of Syracuse and John Bisbee and Wylie Lee at Chetopa.
A brief note extols Pierce's Favorite Prescription as an infallible worldwide cure for irregularities and weaknesses, claiming it restores the weakest to vigor. The language suggests a promotional medical claim typical of historical advertisements.
A correspondent describes Berry Wall's private shoe room with numbered racks and a ledger recording each boot pair. The inventory notes 30 pairs currently and hints the full claim of 330 pairs could exist, suggesting creditors could seize the room if pursued.
Crowds filled windows and balconies as the Maharajah of Pattail rode a moving throne drawn by elephants toward Sanaur for his wedding. President Sir Dewa Singh Fore rode beside him on a richly caparisoned horse, with state officials following on elephants. Cavalry and infantry lined the route, and guards presented arms as the procession advanced.
Captain Solomon Jacobs, Gloucester’s famed fisherman, returns from Seattle with updates on his schooners Mollie Adams and Everett Webster. The Mollie Adams led in a sealing season producing 770 seals worth about 3500 dollars, while the Everett Webster faced delays. Jacobs shifted to halibut, catching 60,000 pounds in three weeks for the fresh fish trade. He plans to return soon with his family, condemns Northwest seal monopoly, urges government reform, notes halibut quality and weights, and predicts Seattle’s growth with 500 houses under construction.
Yale defeated Harvard by 24 lengths in the Thames River eight oared race from Yale’s Ferry to Winthrop Point. Yale time 20 minutes 10 seconds, Harvard 21 minutes 24 seconds, final margin 20 lengths after late push. Yale led from the start as Harvard’s crew struggled. 20,000 spectators greeted Yale at New Haven with fireworks and celebrations.
Reuben Essensa a 20 year old man attempted to swim Magaguadavic River at Lee settlement New Brunswick this morning carrying a child named Willie Beney on his back. Both sank midway in the stream and did not rise again. It is believed Essensa was seized by cramps. both bodies were recovered.
Burnington New Jersey July 2 Justice C R Fenimore of Beverly township died last night of hydrophobia after being bitten 17 times by a black Newfoundland dog on March 31. He struggled with the animal on his porch and later fell ill after getting wet and drinking tea triggering violent spasms before passing away. Fenimore, a prominent Democrat, had held several local offices.
A Providence shoemaker near Turk's Head ttabbed old fashioned square taps on a newspaper compositor’s shoes. The wearer traveled in a crabbed, oblique gait as he tried to walk, despite efforts to stay upright. Friends teased him about the odd footwear before a tramp received the shoes and headed toward Boston via Worcester.
A scattered summary notes 1500 lives lost in a Mexican flood and a string of court cases, mill fires, factory shut downs, and calamities across the United States. It mentions a Seneca cotton mill, a Co operative Life and Accident Association dissolution, a Montreal coroner's verdict of wilful murder, and various factory and transport incidents with damages and responses.
The report notes a Providence bank embezzler offering to surrender seized securities in return for release, amid a broad roundup of court cases, accidents, and political moves. It covers illicit acts from a Montreal suspect to police shootings, maritime ventures, and labor disputes, highlighting strikes and wage talks.
A Columbus Dispatch verse recalls a silent June night when two lovers nearly kissed but a nearby couple’s laughter and a sudden scream interrupted them. The piece mirrors the momentary embarrassment and mischief of a stolen kiss and the neighborly consequences.
Avon notices a large turtle from Charles W. Griffiths farm traveling a mile to return to the brook refuge. Dr. E. P. Linfield marked the animal and placed it in a basket for transport, yet the tortoise was later seen crossing the street toward its former home, prompting wonder how it navigated back through the woods.
The piece laments the rise of the bustle as a tyrannical fashion, describing its evolution from a simple aid to an oppressive garb. It predicts fashion leaders will dare the trend, while others fear and imitate, ultimately hoping bustles will vanish like hoop skirts.
To Nervous Men, if you will send us your address, we will mail you our illustrated memphies explaining all about Dr Dye's Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belt and Appliances and their effects on the nervous and debilitated system. They will guide you to vigor and manhood. Marshall, Mich.
The Republican prints notes from over 100 correspondents on Western New England crop prospects. Grass crops are unusually good in quantity and quality, while May weather slowed grain growth though recent heat aids harvest. corn acreage rises, tobacco declines except in CT valley, potatoes show high prices spurring acreage, fruit crops look fair but not large, apples scarce in some areas, smaller fruit promising in CT valley, wild berries plentiful, vegetables flourishing, and onion farming expanding in Sunderland and Sheffield areas.
The steam schooner Lee brought 22 miners and prospectors from Alaska reporting a deadly clash between the Chilcats and Sitkas. A Sitka convoy led by Chief George was ambushed, the Chilcat chief slain, and whites intervened as a man of war arrived to avert a massacre.
During this campaign a new reference work titled Dictionary of Politics or Every Man a Politician is urged for daily use. The volume explains American government, parties, politicians, and events with 550 pages and elegant printing at a 1.50 price.
The Globe urges support for Grover Cleveland with political reading and a weekly issue offer. Readers can send 25 cents for a subscription through Nov 15 and request free copies for doubtful voters. Includes ad for dictionary of politics and various whiskey and brandy offerings from J. C. Childs & Co., New York.
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