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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1882
Page
4
Important notice to new subscribers describes an appeal from correspondents urging trial subscriptions. It claims if readers sign up for three months they will convert to lite-subscribers and renew, positioning the Best Weekly Published as the preferred weekly.
A call to readers to support the Story Department by subscribing. The paper notes costs of manuscripts for the year exceeding six thousand dollars and urges every subscriber to recruit neighbors and friends. It proposes one yearly subscriber or four three month subscribers to continue the feature.
A COPY FREE offer to any new subscriber who sends four new three months subscribers at 25 cents each. The promotion invites readers to recruit others by prepaid subscription, with the free copy delivered upon fulfillment of the four referrals.
An urgent appeal urges securing new three month subscribers now. The notice emphasizes maximizing numbers by inviting as many signups as possible, urging action even if only one or a few memberships can be obtained.
A promotional notice states that sending $1 covers delivery of the newspaper for the next fourteen months. It emphasizes a long-term subscription option and urges readers to act promptly to secure the extended service.
Hoston Weekly Globe notes all first column offers will be withdrawn August 31. To get a trial subscription at 25 cents, subscribe before August 31 to secure 14 months for $1. The paper hopes subscribers and agents will recruit new readers who will compare THE GLOBE with others and become permanent subscribers.
The Weekly Globe offers one year subscriptions across the United States and Canada for 100 dollars, 6 copies for 500 dollars. Subscriptions may be paid by postal order, registered letter, or draft, with stamps of one to three cents acceptable. Include full writer name and address, note changes of residence, and indicate discontinuations with old and new addresses. Duplications cover lost copies, stamps should not be registered, and sample copies are free.
Advertising rates include ordinary and editorial lines with discounts. The text critiques Pennsylvania Republican strife, Garfield misgivings, and political figures like Murat Halstead Bayne and Hoar. It also covers federal payrolls, the Malley trial, presidential succession, and international bondholder pressure over Egypt. Garibaldi's London visit funds are discussed with gratitude to Italy.
A New York police board faces a dilemma over whether a beat officer may flirt with a pretty girl while on duty. The defense calls it a private indulgence, while critics fear it endangers official duties and family life. The article also blasts the current Congress as reckless and shameless, accusing leaders Keifer and Robeson of widespread theft from the public treasury with expenditures soaring into the millions, noting a vote around £108,900.
The passage notes a drastic shift from past practices as Keifer and Robeson are said to control the Republican party, implying a near division of funds and minimal public scrutiny, a scenario that would have startled earlier audiences.
Reformers in 80 counties challenge public sentiment and legality of political assessments under the 1876 statute barring officials from contributing to campaigns. The piece traces enforcement failures, party pressure, and circulars by Curtis and Hubbell, highlighting accusations of hypocrisy and calls for immediate legal clarification amid looming cyclone fears and Mississippi Valley concerns.
The Cincinnati Gazette's Deacon Richard Smith advocates temperance while criticizing Ohio Republicans. He urged reporters be barred from a Methodist meeting, prompting critique that his views belong to all readers. The piece questions motives and urges publication of his address.
An 1890s style column urges readers to keep calm during hot days. It advises planning daily tasks, resting at noon, avoiding heavy meals, and bathing to stay cool. The piece blends practical health tips with commentary on tobacco fumes and a New York vagrant court case. It also notes farming education gaps at Massachusetts Agricultural College and Philadelphia politics under Democratic control.
A brief note observes that environment grants one figure greater prudence than his less fortunate peers, suggesting that surroundings shape judgment and advantage in a competitive setting.
The Rural New Yorker summarizes crop forecasts across Wheat Corn Barley Potatoes Grass and more with acreage and yield projections for 1882 including record oats and rye. It also cites Eugene Schuyler’s view that Russian Jews arriving in the United States are mostly urban, destitute, and unlikely to become farmers, contrasting them with potential economic roles and risks.
A collection of brief observations and anecdotes covers anti-monopolists in upcoming elections, Spain's finances, limited conflict in Egypt, forecasted roles for aviation in war, immigrant trends in Kansas, and political infighting in the United States. It notes skeptical takes on census ideas, a Garfield era political dialogue, and a wide range of social commentary from humor to policy critique.
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