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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1879
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR reads as a stray local item with unclear names and places. The readable bits hint at a brief community notice or column snippet without a clear person, event, or date. The damaged text prevents a solid summary or identification of specifics.
A report notes those collecting money in its name divert funds for private use and urges subscribers to appoint either their postmaster or a trusted friend to handle contributions.
The Manhattan Beach Company bans Hebrews at its Manhattan Hotel, provoking shock at proven civil rights ideals. Critics warn of a slide toward monarchy, urging courts to force rescission and warning that today’s exclusion may target other groups tomorrow.
The piece urges Democrats to back General Butler as an independent candidate on a state reform platform. It argues that his election would advance honest government, weaken state rings, and reflect Democratic principles, while warning against supporting other candidates. It notes past defeats and a path to victory with united Democratic votes.
The piece argues the Republicans cannot defeat the target, while the Democrats can elect him, forcing a choice between electing General Butler for state reform or continuing ring rule. TurnLong endorses Butler, urging the Democratic party to back him, push for reform, and fight on state issues to win.
A critical summary notes John Sherman’s shifting positions on currency, bond payments, and national banking. The piece contrasts past Senate speeches with his Maine stump remarks, accusing him of inconsistency and insincerity to Greenbackers and voters. It cites 1868 and 1869 statements on coin versus paper, contraction, and greenbacks.
The piece argues Mr John Bright would oppose any government favoring reforms at home or trade abroad and critiques his Indian policy stance. It weighs army costs in India, native forces, and fiscal effects on labor, noting Afghanistan and commerce as central issues while urging balanced view of imperial policy.
Summary includes political chatter on Senator Conkling and A B Cornell, civil rights maps, Whittier and Bible inspiration debate, a pension arrears case in New York, a bold Passaic burglary incident, Ohio politics, Fall River defalcation notes, convict labor critique, accidents, and assorted items ranging from Bible distributions to Russian religious liberty and music figures.
The text notes Africa as a market and calls the Berlin treaty “brilliantly ineffective,” but asserts that Asia Minor and the Persian Gulf are increasingly under English merchant influence, a drift even as Mr Bright’s political school dismisses foreign policy.
A satirical discussion laments the shortage of eligible young men at seaside and mountain resorts. It suggests schemes to attract more male visitors, including advertising for well dressed men able to flirt, talk, and escort, to balance the female crowds and avoid mounting disappointment.
A mix of quirky items and curiosities from 19th century papers. Highlights include a man dying after swallowing a silver half-dollar, aToronto chicken with two bodies, a Burns monument priced at 15000 dollars for August 9 inauguration, and lighthearted jests about funerals in heat. Also noted are a clerical vow against funeral sermons, a Texas judge fining a brass band, and various pithy quips on weather, theater, and daily life.
A collage of quips and brief notes from multiple sources includes jokes about authors, editors, and actors, light banter on weather and travel, sharp one liners about politics and society, plus short anecdotes about detectives, romances, and manners. The items are disparate, aiming for quick amusement rather than a single narrative.
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