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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1885
Page
4
The GLOVE announces a new enterprise by humorist Bill Nye who spent weeks in the Boston area to gather material for a series of royal articles on New England institutions. Artist C W Reed will illustrate the pieces.
In every town with no Globe agent we seek a young man to canvass the town and manage The Weekly Globe interests. Where there are two or three subscribers we want a new agent, as the old one is not doing his duty. Agents can solicit subscriptions without interfering with regular work. Posters and sample copies free on request.
Have you renewed your subscription to The Weekly Globe of 1885. It features Henry Ward Beecher sermons Bill Wye sketches Townsend letters Joe Howard New York letters and novels by top authors. Invite friends to join and form clubs or ask for agent rates if you are the town’s sole subscriber.
A column from the Hoston Weekly Globe highlights a quirky claim about a five week old heifer calf in Texas producing a quart of rice rich milk daily. It also reports on Milwaukee Y M C A fundraising with brewers giving $500 each. The piece moves through various topics including treaty disputes with Indians, seasickness cures, Western politics, and economic and social commentary.
The article notes corn crop prospects are good while oats and cotton seed should be cheap. It discusses feeding livestock with straw if these ingredients are used liberally, acknowledges missing income for some, and credits improved railroad facilities for handling former disasters. It emphasizes the move toward cash crop income and broader market impacts on horse owners.
A反 analysis of ex minister LoweL Lows reception upon returning to America. The piece argues he has adopted British attitudes through prolonged foreign service and that his remarks misrepresent his true feelings. It cites Jeffersonian recall of ministers as a lesson for public service and suggests LoweL should have been recalled earlier.
In a sharp diplomacy clash Newfoundland with under 200000 people forced Canada, a 4 million population nation, to suspend duties on Newfoundland fish after threats of higher tariffs and duty on flour and pork. The exchange ended with Canada calling off the fish duties to allow negotiation, viewed as a small nation triumphing when backed into a corner.
The column denounces the practice of liquor spotting and criticizes Judge Aldrich's remarks. It argues spotting corrupts juries through perjury and temptation, warns that zeal for the cause should not outrun moral sense, and calls for public appeal to uphold highest morality. It cites the Albion ASprich decision and urging vigilance.
A new arrival to a community, a temperance believer, runs afoul of law after selling a small amount of whiskey for medicinal use to aid a sick man. The buyer later testifies, exposing a clash between benevolent acts and criminal liability, a tension highlighted by reformist groups and public judgment.
A critical view of the French Moderate Republicans' platform描述 timid nationalism and militarism. It argues for stronger reforms, including meaningful church‑state separation and reduced conscription length, and condemns adventurous foreign policy and leaders like M. Tallandier for reckless acts and bulldozing England and Egypt.
The South greets progress with a planned high quality magazine to be titled Dixie in Atlanta Georgia. It promises notable writers and strong financial backing. The effort marks a return of belles lettres after the war and seeks to restore prominence in Southern literature.
Lord Wolseley's plan to smash the Mahdi faces little support from both current and prior governments. Sir Reginal BuLler questions the ease of victory, while troops are positioned for a potential winter Khartoum campaign if a Conservative government returns. Turkish occupation may ease pressure, leaving outcomes to politics and the Mahdi's actions.
Consul Mason reports on Asiatic cholera showing variable symptoms even within the same outbreak. The disease strikes differently, sometimes after days of premonitory illness or while asleep, with vomiting, cramps, or chest pressure. Four risk groups emerge: poor hygienic living, risky eating and exposure, alcohol weakness, and chronic digestive weakness. Adopting better habits could curb contagion as it approaches the Atlantic.
The report notes that those with four risk factors are least able to act, citing chronic digestive weaknesses. Consul Mason warns against imprudences such as overeating, drinking very cold liquids, raw salads, and raw fruits, especially with cold water or beer after meals. Small cautions could curb cholera risk.
The Pall Mall Gazette prompts a national uproar over a proposed law to protect women and children. Clergymen and even the Times back the measure, while criticism and questions about public demand arise amid Blind Tom habeas corpus news and guardian disputes.
A New York physician of renown says cholera can be warded off with common sense and small expense. He urges clean streets and bodies, light meals, no fermented liquor, fresh ripe vegetables, avoid cucumbers, moderate meat, light clothing, clean houses, and overall cleanliness.
A Boston voyage carried 182000 gallons of liquor to West Africa, with no missionary aboard to mitigate its impact. Clergymen and merchants warn of vast harm caused by adulterated spirits flooding new African regions, aiding exploitation by profit seekers in so-called Christian nations.
The piece argues Mr. Epmunps remains the strongest Republican voice in Vermont and likely to win re-election to the U S Senate. It mocks supporters who believe they can stop him and suggests reform to a Democrat would be needed.
The piece catalogs debates on Native policy and reservations, praises arbitration as seen in Spain and the Alabama case, and notes rising excitement over the Pittsfield mystery. It mentions General Waxlack’s plan, Dawes, and the aim to study tribal habits, alongside a dispute over Mr DuNuAR’s death and a unfolding murder vs self harm argument.
The British government must guard its commitments to PARNELL on the crimes act. The noted patriot leader will detect any breach of the agreement and respond to the slightest violation with caution.
The Edinburgh Scotsman reports a long sought precedent establishing a simultaneous hold on the offices of premier and secretary for foreign affairs. The discovery suggests constitutional feasibility and outlines historical and political implications for governance.
A collage of remarks on government, Diaz’s Mexican offers, agnosticism among Canadian Masons, a Chicago police robbery miscue, a wife's betrayal case, and a Mormon flag dispute. It knits commentary on political leadership, religious doubt, crime, and national symbols with pointed, era voice.
The new masquerade style imitates animals with participants either heavily or lightly disguised. Cats dogs and birds are favored, and the trend has spread to Paris where balls feature this look. Many attendees require minimal disguising while still adhering to the theme.
An ornate new cathedral erected by the widow in memory of Alexander T Stewart rises in Garden City Long Island. The costly structure stands in a quiet village far from population centers and seems unlikely to become a regional hub.
A correspondent urges boiling drinking water to ensure purity during a cholera threat. The simple measure costs nothing and could prevent much trouble, prompting quick adoption of the precaution amid fears of contamination.
The lines hint at Priscilla and Puritan leaving the field to win the Queen's cup. Read as a playful note about rivals possibly joining forces for a bold, dramatic exit. The reference suggests a race or competition context with named entrants.
A St Nicholas verse about a bumble bee and a grasshopper exchanging views on work and rest. The bee defends stopping to reap benefits while the grasshopper notes his own life habit and purpose. The exchange concludes with a balance of labor and leisure.
In Isomerville Journal a minister discussed baptism with the infant class asking how many understood the rite. He queried the children and a shy girl revealed she had not been baptized but had been vaccinated, highlighting differences in religious rite and public health.
Miss Birdie McGinnis discusses superstition with a newly arrived stranger in Austin who has just become engaged, noting he is the thirteenth young man she has pledged herself to.
A brief dialogue from a Chicago Herald fragment features a South Side girl visiting near Lincoln Park. She explains wire strains in windows as Lincan strains to strain the air, claiming they live in Bridgeport. The exchange humorously contrasts familiar city neighborhoods through playful misstatements.
A collage of brief notes covers cinema style, politics, and curious anecdotes. It cites editor battles, a San Francisco Call claim to a Pacific coast rowing title, a New York death by natural sleep, Rhode Island hotel gossip, and snippets about Mormonism, Lamont, and Ro man Nose, plus stray quips on Spain cholera and Derby reports.
George Alfred Townsend reports on Mexican railroads skepticism, Vanderbilt and Stevens' folly, Cramp's yacht plans, and the booming theater scene including Aaronson’s Hebrew-owned Casino. He notes large new buildings, Broadway development, and political undercurrents amid New York summer bustle.
Dallas July 3 police chase Benjamin Franklin Williams charged with the demolition at the Seven Stars of the Mysteri ous Ten and the Daughters of the Sepulhre lodge. Reports say during initiation he fired a pistol injuring Brother Reese and scattering members. A rat foot relic and conflicts with black society critics surface as observers call for end to secret orders and urge white authorities to intervene.
Toronto observers discuss a Wingham barrister Thomas Holmes statement claiming a defect in the treason indictment against rebel chief Riel. If Riel is a U S citizen rather than British subject, the proper charge would be levying war in Canada under the applicable statute.
Charles L. Dean, a 19 year old from Louisville, formed an elopement plan with Miss Hillman of Winchester, Virginia while in Oxford. They were stopped when the girl's father arrested him, Dean was later released, and the pair faced family and social tensions.
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