This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1883
Page
5
Joaquin Miller laments fashion in the Madison Square four-in-hands parade and mocks pretenders while urging Americans to build the nation. He rails against cruel horse tails and laments France and calls for peace and reconciliation, ending with a tribute to veterans and a visionary crossing of the Potomac.
A vivid reminiscence of a Decoration Day parade in New York with a huge, orderly American crowd along Fifth Avenue. The speaker contrasts well behaved citizens with armies and criticizes war while praising civic pride and public spectacle.
Washington dispatch reports Joseph D Weeks of the Western Iron and Steel Association completed a comprehensive glass industry census. The forthcoming monograph covers U S establishments furnaces employment wages materials and outputs and compares with European data. It highlights glass sands in several states and prospects for ammonia recess soda ash production.
A grenadier at Somerset House London was repeatedly approached by a high born woman offering money and affection for his vigilance in the dynamite crisis. The woman, flouting propriety, gave a £50 token then kissed him goodbye. Daily she returned, showing a regimental pattern as crowds watched the Venus transit across Mars.
Eleven children born to a Ipswich family, each with a birthday in a different month. The text notes one month remains unrepresented and hints at a puzzle about assigning months to the family members.
A Boston native discusses Texas population growth from 1835 to 1880, climate, regional divisions, and exports. It covers cattle, sheep, wool, cotton, wheat, and timber, plus minerals, education funding, and law enforcement. The piece touts Texas as a productive, resource rich state with strong public finances.
Edith Fish daughter of ex Secretary of State Fish married Hugh Oliver Northcote son of Sir Stafford Northcote in Highlands on Hudson Church New York. The ceremony featured a large English style breakfast and thousands of invitations. Guests included Astor Roosevelt Iselin and Derham among others. The gifts total $100000 and the couple will spend summer in Europe with the bride presented to the Queen.
A New York Letter describes Turkish baths with at least fifty establishments and about 260 attendants living largely underground in extreme heat. Attendants spend days rubbing clients and managing “extras” while enduring scorching floors and near-naked company.
The narrator describes a man trapped indoors by fear of cold and obsessed with soap work. He sweats through life in suds, bakes in a self made sun, and stays shut in a furnace daily all for about $15 a week to serve the best operators.
The article describes iron sheets from rolling mills cut into strips and fed into a machine where, on each revolution of a balance wheel, a piece is cut, formed into a tack with a head, and released. Machines run at about 250 rpm for common nails and about 500 rpm for headless shoe nails, producing multiple nails per revolution.
The Scottish iron steamship Ardenrigh, with propeller blades broken, converted to a side wheel by improvising a wooden shaft and paddles on the iron hull. Powered by donkey engine and winch, she made 1.5 to 2 knots, then reached Hampton Roads and later the Breakwater after leaving Fernandina May 19. She lies off Kaighn's Point awaiting repairs after discharging cargo of cotton seed to Cork and Falmouth.
The week ending June 9 1883 shows higher export values for cattle and dried beef despite a weak sheep market. English blue-book figures highlight Denmark as a strong live-animal exporter to England, with U S exports shrinking. Stock yards were dull with home slaughterers pressed by western refrigerator beef and new direct wholesale retail supply. Brighton dressed beef prices posted, and sheep lamb and veal trade remained subdued with declines from prior week.
Governor Butler catalogs 1862 and 1882 expenditures at Tewksbury Almshouse, noting rise in current expenses and salaries, higher death rates, and alleged waste. He urges legislature to rebalance appropriations, warning not all bills can be vetoed due to institutional control by boards and officers.
The Fairburn News Letter spotlights heirlooms and antiques. Mrs Cramer owns a generations old flax-wheel, Miss Lizzie Cramer displays a 200 year old ring linked to the Janes family, and the Campbells bring a rare Irish bog stone set with a gold thread and engraved Jane.
A large Fowler plough built in England for Richens and son of Stockport arrived from the South on six flat cars. The article notes a shipment linked to land acquisition and ongoing duties, with unsettled lines about payments and remittance.
A letter to The Globe argues against kissing infants due to disease risk such as membranous croup and diphtheria. The writer cites European medical warnings and urges mothers and nurses to prohibit kissing to protect children's health.
A humorous anecdote about a rich Philadelphian in transit to New York who shares a seat with a burglar and later shrinks from a stranger introducing himself as a mine stock agent. The tale ends with the man abruptly leaving to avoid trouble and a stray phrase about roaches and pests.
The week ends with firmer money sentiment but steady local discount and loan quotations. Mercantile paper mostly 4 to 5 percent, bank rates at 6 percent for accommodation, and outside loans averaging around 4¼ percent. Clearing-house exchanges total $12,471,220 today and $70,088,388 for the week. New York funds bid 2 to 2¼ percent discount. bank statements show increased loans and deposits, with minor reserve shifts and rising stock and bond prices.
Trade reports indicate ongoing activity with prices near bottom yet unsettled. Commodities covered include creamery butter, coal, copper, corn, drugs and chemicals, dry goods, dyes, fish, flour, dried fruits, fresh meats, hops, gunny bagging, and hay. The bulletin tracks regional supply, demand, and price directions across multiple commodities and markets.
Week ending June 8 1833 livestock totals show Western cattle 2615 Eastern cattle 41 Northern cattle 303. Veals 1858 Horses 280 Sheep and lambs total 15121. Beef cattle prices per 100 pounds range from 4 to 6.87 dollars with quality grades listed. Hides and Tallow prices included for various hides and pelts.
Special correspondent reports a strong week for fish receipts with over 3 million pounds of codfish landed from Georges, Cape North, Western Banks, and shore grounds. Hake, halibut, mackerel, and other fish were listed with prices and quantities, while purges declined and a few thresher shark-like fish were noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.