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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1889
Page
4
Tar Dart Grone announces subscription rates for the Hoston Weekly Globe dated July 17 1889 with monthly and yearly prices plus postage details and Boston mailing information.
The American people push education as a national priority with sessions of the American Institute of Instruction in Bethlehem drawing over 1000 teachers and a forthcoming National Education Association gathering in Nashville. Clergymen from multiple faiths publish symposium articles, signaling deep public interest in educational policy and practice.
Irresponsible absentee ownership and landlord coercion spur the Tenants Defence League. Led by Parnell with supporters GuapsTonr and Joan Morney, the league seeks to curb illegal eviction and aid tenants, while a Dublin Rotunda convention will announce the movement. The effort ties to Home Rule aims amid evictions and emigration.
Charles Duprey Warser argues that choirs and public alike neglect elocution, and actors especially denounce it. The piece distinguishes true elocutionists from stage ventriloquists, defines elocution as delivering meaning and feeling truthfully, and urges actors to study vocal training and phrasing to convey text effectively.
The article argues that proper elocution from skilled teachers accelerates mastery of speech clarity and expressiveness for actors. It cites famous exemplars like Vandenhophy and Kean, noting stage practice alone cannot develop voice or delivery without disciplined drill and study under a true elocutionist.
A satirical verse from Chicago News folds a legend of two mighty men hunting a lively flea. Their armies muster, vows of conquest rise, and the flea eludes both, prompting bold threats and proclamations. The poem ends with a laughing nation observing the ruse.
Henry Loomis Nelson argues that in the modern House the speaker holds vast influence over calendar bills and committee action, shaping legislation, while the filibuster wields near-omnipotent power. The speaker’s limits arise from House public opinion, but the filibuster can undo a measure, making both pivotal in lawmaking unless checked.
Popular Science Monthly notes that October and November see the fewest crisis reports while April May and June top the list. July and September also rise, with September especially affecting women. The study links peaks to longer days and cites Guerry and Botemont on daily and hourly patterns.
A brief note from the Atchison Globe humorously observes the season when a husband expects his wife to prepare substantial hot dinners without making the kitchen overheated.
The Detroit Free Press notes the rapid decline of elephants with experts warning that within about twelve years the species could be wiped out. The article highlights conservation concerns and calls for urgent action to protect remaining populations.
A New York letter extols two self-made men, Barlow a famed lawyer and Flynn a sharp financier, tracing their rise from poverty to influence. Barlow’s tact and wide network boosted rail and finance deals, while Flynn built wealth by managing local ventures and expanding nationally. Both exemplify opportunity, public service, and the value of using wealth for broader good.
Reports from crop correspondents show crop prospects mostly favorable with heavy yields expected in many states. Nebraska Minnesota and Dakota report drought hurting corn and oats. other areas like Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin have mixed results with rains timely in places but too much rain in parts of Kentucky and Ohio. The summary table lists condition percentages for corn oats and potatoes by state with Minnesota and Dakota spring wheat and oats near failure due to drought and heat.
Prince Bismarck secures a plan that would require every German worker to contribute toward sickness, accident relief, and a state pension from age 70. Employers and the state also contribute, with scales from £6 10s to £48 yearly, and £6 10s to £20 1s for health aid. The plan enforces compulsory participation, defends against claims of socialism, and argues moral motives and welfare aims. The experiment is watched with hopeful yet anxious interest as a reform to poor relief administration.
A pension examiner recounts a paralyzed Civil War veteran who could not prove his service until a letter home described his sunstroke and march to Washington. The sweetheart kept the note, and its memory helped secure the pension after decades of effort.
A new fashion sees women wearing black or white chamois skin masks in the water. Spectators complain of masking beauty on the beach as identities remain hidden. Some claim masks protect complexions rather than modesty. Rumors spread of pools on the esplanade being starved to identify maskers, though the mystery deepens.
A wild miscellany reports a smoking ghost in Preston county West Virginia a saloon sign in Philadelphia offering turtle soup on tap and a man in Illinois who lost a bet over the world being found. It notes a 800 ards diameter floating object in Idaho a Virginia woman who writes two love letters at once and the dowager Empress Frederick’s substantial income. A Paris exhibit casts a 10 ton piece and a 180 carat Cape Colony diamond draws attention while local oddities include a man who snaps pictures of cats for pay and a motorized bicycle jenny in Williamsport. The items span places from England to Cuba with numerous peculiar claims and curious incidents.
A compendium of curious items from a Georgia to London to Castile, detailing geese in Savannah, beehives at Scranton auctions, a colossal catseye from Ceylon, curious injuries and miracles, wealth, debts, and strange local lore. Names, places, dates and numbers populate the roundup, including royal wealth, ship-armed revolvers, and Versailles-like curiosities.
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An employment pitch urges readers to write to B. Johnson & Co. of Richmond Virginia to learn how to find work and earn money. The terse notice invites laborers to contact the firm for assistance.
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