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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1879
Page
4
A brief readable fragment mentions Abbie Potter and William Springsted in a local public notice context, with no charges or further details provided. The item emphasizes their names as key entities in an official record.
The text explains how lifting and supporting the bowels with Brace No. 2 improves arterial flow to the limbs, reduces venous pressure in the legs, and alleviates conditions like varicose veins and milk leg. It links abdominal support to relief of bladder pressure, rectal compression, and hemorrhoidal issues, citing patient testimonials.
The piece urges families to take boarders by placing a small ad in The Daily Goose. It claims thousands already seek rooms and offers ads for 25 cents per day, with four days insertion for a dollar to advertise a place.
Urges subscribers to check arrears and renew. Promotes club offers for The Weekly Globe at $1 yearly and free copies in return for signing up five or two and a half dollar clubs. Details about delivery to one address or multiple destinations and timing for renewal.
The Boston Globe notes praise for Cardinal McCloskey and U S bishops uniting to ease Bishop Purcell’s debts in Cincinnati with a generous, prudent act. General James Shields dies, ending a long public career spanning Ireland to Illinois Minnesota California Wisconsin Missouri and three U S Senate terms.
A correspondent claims Governor Talbot could be liable under civil damages laws for membership in a club offering liquor at wholesale prices. The letter imagines a violent scene but the piece condemns this sensational depiction and defends the governor’s reputation.
The article reviews Maine politics as Blaine and Chandler factions clash over the Bangor convention to name a Republican nominee amid Grant influence. It notes Hale’s uncertain position, Blaine’s waning control, and the risk Maine will not be carried while Hamlin and Blaine’s machine falter. It also reports on a separate Vermont village diphtheria tragedy tied to poor sanitation and delayed action.
The Ohio convention has solidified Democratic support and secures Greenback votes for Ewing and Rice. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes both are seasoned Greenback allies, while the Cincinnati Times concedes the ticket is strong. With currency reform at stake, a united party appears poised to win.
The passage notes General Beatty defecting from the Republican ticket claiming Taft was defrauded and predicting Foster loss of 10,000 soldiers votes. Democrats rally as campaign opens with Democrats ahead, while Republicans show internal strain and mixed reactions.
A professor of finance denounces Hugh McCulloch at a Music Hall gathering, accusing the former financial leader of misguiding a nation and boasting of error while asserting McCulloch’s fall from grace. The speaker compares McCulloch to a bumbling statesman and recalls a Harvard anecdote about erroneous historians rising to professorships.
Archbishop Purcell is the oldest Catholic bishop in America since 1853, Hayes weighs vetoing Fitz John Porter findings, and a Maine lady keeps a lock of William Penn’s wife’s hair. The piece cites French Catholic immigration, German and Irish foreign-born shares, McCrary’s lifetime tenure prospects, and editorials on Hayes veto power and political shifts, then critiques New England religious fervor.
A scattered medley of items notes sensational claims from clairvoyants to the Pocasset tragedy, a priest’s mild heat sickness, and a family chronicle in Cincinnati. It recounts a Jamaica-born clock heirloom in Birmingham, a Miami chief’s stabbing, and a failed mule-initiated railroad stoppage near Pittsburg. A San Francisco trek, Grant’s Arabian horses mishap, and a Darmstadt couple’s fatal pond suicide conclude this mosaic of curiosities and misadventures.
A collage of brief items and jokes from Punch and newspapers. Notable lines reference Cardinal McCloskey, Talmage, Curran, and Asa Packer, with satirical quips on politics, society, drink laws, and fashion. The excerpt blends humorous anecdotes, caricatures, and social commentary across diverse topics.
A collection of humorous and critical snippets including contempt fines, racial attitudes in Galveston, odd health cures, and satirical jests from Punch and other sources. Notable items mention a contempt fine of ten dollars, a Texan newspaper office violence anecdote, and playful quips about public figures and manners.
During Governor Bishop's Cincinnati visit a red nosed stranger asked permission to knock a bug from his coat. The exchange grew comic as the governor reluctantly paused to brush off an imagined insect while onlookers gathered. The man quoted Burns and insisted no vermin were on the governor, prompting further banter and a nearby barber-shop joke.
In New York on June 7 the petroleum trade reacts to a drop from 84 4 cents to 75 8 cents per gallon for refined product. Within three days 300 000 barrels were contracted for delivery over five months at 74 4 to 75 0 cents, while 750 000 barrels in oil regions traded from 75 4 to 76 7 5 cents. The decline is linked to the Pennsylvania pipeline completion and ample well stock. A separate notice promotes Dr. Banning’s endorsements and patient testimonials for cures.
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