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Newspaper

Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1891

Page

4

Do You Sing or Play Saalfield Vocal and Instrumental Music

The Saalfield Library of Vocal Music and the Saalfield Library of Instrumental Music are new Globe Musical Supply Depot publications. Two numbers each month feature sixteen pages of latest music and three to six pieces priced from 40 to 75 cents. Subscriptions offer a year to either library for $1.00 with added six month or three month Globe trials, plus a certificate to order from a large music catalogue for nine cents.

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Garland of Modern Masters and New Violinist Portfolio Items

Oliver Ditson Co lists desirable piano issues in a Garland of Modern Masters edited by M. Leefron with Raff and Hiller selections, plus The Pops concert items at Boston Music Hall. New Violinist Portfolio gems include Wiegenlied, Romance, Cay atina and Serenade with prices from 35 to 50 cents.

Oliver Ditson M. Leefron Raff Villanella Hiller Alia Polacca Boston Music Hall E. Gruenberg Pops Andy Galop Benddix Wryton Robert Wiegenlied Pi Hauser Becker P. Marfor F. Brewer Janon

Judge and Dimling exchange on fiddler violinist virtuoso

A judge asks Mrs. Dimling to explain the difference between a fiddler, a violinist and a virtuoso. Dimling replies that a fiddler plays for nothing, a violinist earns five dollars for an evening, and a virtuoso gets fifty dollars for a single piece.

Tommy Tarbox Smears Paint on the Family Cat

A fragmented Chicago Tribune item describes Tommy Tarbox applying green paint to the family cat while a character called Tommy Bee appears with a trunk. The bizarre vignette hints at a humorous or childlike scene, with uncertain continuation implied by the garbled text.

Tommy Chicago Tribune Tommy Tarbox Tommy Bee

Poston Weekly Globe Pocket Calendar July 14 1891

The issue presents a dated pocket calendar for July 1891 from the Globe, listing moon phases and daily figures. It reflects a publisher calendar entry rather than a news story, with month layout and phase timings noted in a compact publisher’s format.

Subscription Rates and Postal Details

Subscription rates listed by item and method. Tre Darmy Grose offers monthly copies at 50 cents per year. Trax Stypay Grose by mail at $2.00 per year. Tue Weexir Gronz by mail at $1.00 per year. Publisher: Tue Girone Newspaper Co., 242 Washington Street, Boston. Entered at the Boston Post Office as second class matter.

Tre Darmy Grose Tue Weexir Gronz Tue Girone Newspaper Co Washington Street Boston Post Office

Names for Sample Copies and Democratic Society Vision

A historical note urges readers to submit lists of neighborhood names for a sample copy offer by The Weekly Globe in Boston Massachusetts. Calvin 8 Brice predicts a club driven political struggle and calls for a unified, well organized Democratic society before the next year.

Weekly Globe Boston Mass Calvin Brice

Weekly Globe Promotes Club Building For Fall Campaigns

Tex Weexiy Gtrone reports little political change but steady progress through quiet work. Clubs are forming on Brice's request to prepare for fall campaigns, plus specials on instruction and entertainment. Warp discusses Hatcxu soil tests and a mass club offer begs readers to subscribe at reduced January 92 pricing.

Tex Weexiy Gtrone Brice Warp

Weather as a political weapon in Uncle Jerry Rusks scheme

A satirical political piece portrays Jerry Rusk as shaping weather to influence farm voters. It argues weather control would dominate future campaigns, with storms determining party fortunes and farmers' fortunes tied to wet and dry spells across planting and harvest periods.

Fires of love and weather politics in the coming age

A satirical oration warns of a future where political parties manipulate weather to win support. It argues rain and drought will shape farm and factory votes, provoking widespread protest and heavy timberland loss. Foreseeing timber depletion and forest fires, the piece calls for urgent congressional action, signed H. T. Farweut.

Standing Together for Tariff Reform in Virginia Campaign

In early Virginia politics the Democracy and Farmers' Alliance unite to back tariff reform as the decisive issue. McKinleyism is opposed by the party of privilege, and a Democratic victory in 1892 would lift burdens on plain people and curb visionary industrial schemes. Virginia's stance urges all anti McKinley forces to unite against a common foe in the coming battles.

Virginia Democracy Farmers’ Alliance Democratic Party Party of Privilege Republic

Awakened Con Science Targets Quay Influence in White House

In a denouncement of Quay and his tactics the Awakened Conscience of Republicanism criticizes President Harrison for remaining under the influence of the Keystone State boss. The piece notes a recent conference yielding a Quay loyalist appointment and suggests anti Quay Republicans press the White House to shift aid and confidences away from political fixers.

Quay Harrison White House

Reckless Destructiveness and Loss of Wildlife Theories

The piece laments rapid civilization driven destruction of birds and other species across North America. It notes hunters wiping out prolific bird groups, parasites flourishing as birds vanish, and buffalo fading from plains. It cites census bureau research on widespread forest and lumber industry impacts in Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota in 1890.

Great Tumber Montana Idaho California Oregon Washington Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Erelong Congress Census Bureau

Editorial Points Reflect on Farmers Alliance and Public Figures

The Farmers Alliance urges farmers to lock up produce to choke off speculators. Commentary notes that public trust in physicians varies and cites Grant Sheridan Garfield fears. Observations touch on Blaine health, McKinley tariff, immigrant labor, Chamberlain, Gradstone, Gladstone, and divergent political perceptions.

Beaine Grant Sheridan Garfield Blaine

Wallpaper Giveaway Promises Easy Room Makeover

The Globe promotes affordable wallpaper samples and home beautification for subscribers. Three sizes cover rooms from small to large with borders included, prices range from 1.75 to 2.75. Orders over 25 dollars ship free to any railway station in the United States with express charges paid by the purchaser.

Express United States

When to Worry Is The Hardest Thing To Do

Good Housekeeping offers a hopeful reflection on worry and fear. It encourages trusting the future, seeking the silver lining, and bearing trials cheerfully rather than borrowing trouble, suggesting happiness and peace come from a hopeful mindset.

How Long Can the Cat Stand It

A cross eyed cat in a Main Street drug store steals coins from patrons at the soda fountain. The cat is trained to catch and swallow dropped change, boosting nightly profits. Each evening the store owners give the cat a emetic to purge the coins, earning the business about $25 to $35 a week.

Fertilizers for Corn and Hatch Station Soil Tests

The Hatch Experiment Station at Massachusetts Agricultural College issues bulletin No. 14 with soil tests for corn using potash, phosphoric acid, and nitrogen. It presents financial calculations at cost assumptions and compares available vs soluble acids, listing yields of hard corn and stover across multiple towns. The report shows potash often boosts stover, nitrogen and phosphoric acid influence grain and stover differently, with regional results and conversions provided.

Hatch Experiment Station Massachusetts Agricultural College Massachusetts Agricultural Report Connecticut Agaisela Agaseine Marblehead Hadley Sunderland Stover New Lenox Shelburne Worcester Yarmouth Freetown Concord Bridgewater Amherst Westfield Westfeld South Acre

London street cars and cabs seen through Morris Phillips eyes

Morris Phillips notes London lacks city street cars with 8000 hansoms 4000 toe wheelers and 2000 omnibuses. He contrasts double decker street cars in the East End with costly, aging four wheelers. London cab service praised as best and cheapest despite cabin fare comparisons.

Morris Phillips Home Journal London Metropolis East End Pbs Key West London Cab

Curious Ice Facts From the St Louis Republic

A historic note explains why ice floats and why freezing begins at the surface in still lakes. It cites that ice is lighter than water and expands as it cools, with anomalies when water nears freezing and congelation occurs, affecting where ice forms first.

St. Louis Republic

Submerged Ice Formations Described in Cold Night Waters

A fragmented passage details natural subsurface ice forming when warmer, denser water draws surface water downward. The description mentions unique ice types gathered on clear cold nights with unfrozen surface water, illustrating a remarkable process beneath the waterline.

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Yale Examinations Bring Fame to Norwich Girl Irene Coit

Miss Irene W. Coit of Norwich woke to fame after passing Yale examinations. Though pleased by praise, she regrets the notoriety and resists publicity for a photo. Daughter of Gen. William B. Coit, she grew up in elegance, excelled in school, and may pursue Yale art, Vassar, or a literary path.

Irene W. Coit Norwich Conn Yale Eucee Nag Miss Coit Ym B. Coit Cleveland Washington St Yantic Coit Broadway Norwich Free Academy New England Erase Robert P. Keep Academy Keep Colt Seymour Art Department Yale University Vassar College Wellesley Lucinda Foot Tiles

Death Bravely Met at Barracks Execution

A detailed account recalls a hasty execution at a military barracks. Lieut. Estuperron faced a firing squad after a solemn ceremony as guards, a priest, and spectators watched. The prisoner spoke, saluted, and faced death with calm resolve before the volley.

Wot Prepared for It Kind Hearted Employer Mr Grubber

Fragmentary OCR text shows a quip about a kind employer named Mr Grubber inviting a vacation at a country hotel. The readable phrases suggest prompts about taking time off and avoiding overwork, with unclear surrounding context or characters.

Chicago Tribune Grubber

Fair Harvard and crimes amid a wild letter to the editor

A Globe reader requests the author of Fair Harvard. the letter includes the poem text and asks for crime reports. It lists five calamitous murders and robberies from 1889–1890, plus a potpourri recipe and a liquor debt dispute involving a Rhode Island dealer and an unlicensed seller.

Town Selectmen refusals to insert citizen request debated

A town petition signed by over ten citizens to macadamize Lawn Street was rejected by selectmen. Questions arise about legal obligation under Public Statutes chapter 27 section 55 and potential penalties for refusal. The discussion also touches on guardianship age points in the case of Mrs. M and party A B C.

Cemetery Lot Inheritance Note To Heirs

Cemetery lot belongs to the heirs of your grandfather under his real estate, unless a will directs otherwise. The statement clarifies succession for the grave plot and other inherited property.

Storm Damage to Window and Rent Deduction Question

Tenant reports slating from adjacent house damaged chamber window during a storm. Despite notifying agent, no repairs have occurred and rain damages property and car. Tenant asks to repair themselves and deduct cost from rent. response states repairs by tenant require landlord agreement. Mortgage on household furniture discussed. answer notes mortgage holds without renewal.

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Fraudulent street showman claims 250 percent under cost

A village audience watches a street fakir sell pocket handkerchiefs claiming prices 250 percent below cost. Two men debate the claim with one insisting such loss is impossible and another accepting it. A local businessman cautions that such pricing can be misrepresented or misleading.

A Letter From Maine Urging Honest News Coverage

A Maine correspondent criticizes press bias toward finance interests and defends the silver demonetization issue. He argues newspapers obscure monetary history, accuses money-mongers of England and Wall Street, and urges readers to reassess the silver standard and its impact on national finances.

Weekly Globe Tux Gronr Maine Shylock Wall St Plaisted England York County

Fishermen Navigate Bluff While Rowing at Dusk

In a fragment from Lowell Citizen, Tommy and sav steer a boat toward the bluff as they discuss sighting the opposite shore and the need to row. The dialogue hints at a cautious fishing effort near a bluff with expert steering implied.

Lowell Tommy

Three-magazine offer for 80 cents to subscribers

The Weekly Globe in Boston promotes an 80 cent offer covering Farm Journal, Mrs. Logan's Home Magazine, and a third publication. It touts Farm Journal as the leading agricultural monthly, Mrs. Logan's as a illustrated general interest magazine, and urges early subscription to receive the trio at a slight advance over individual prices.

The Farm Journal GLOBE Boston Mass

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