02 Mar 1881
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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1881
Page
4
A Massachusetts reader from Hampshire County reports using an "excellent Ixp1ay BLoop SyRvP" for dyspepsia and indigestion and claims a perfect cure, with name Clark Johnson and Harriet Preston cited in the testimonial.
Boston wholesale agents include QWHREEKS & FOTTER at 300 Washingtons GLO. C. GOODWIN & CO and GILMAN BROTHERS at 207 Washingtonst listing firms and addresses in the city market directory.
The piece argues that rapid voyages between New York and Havana raise safety concerns as rival lines schedule departures together. It recalls racing on inland rivers caused fires and losses, urging cautious voyage timing. It cites Boston grain receipts for December and January, up 54 percent to 4,027,821 bushels, while Atlantic ports total fell 10 percent to 25,758,485 bushels, with Boston gaining at others’ expense.
The report notes Boston gains in grain receipts while other ports fall. New York rises from 41.6 to 88.1 per cent, Baltimore 21 to 22, Philadelphia 11.7 to 15.4, New Orleans 13.4 to 6.3, Portland 2.8 to 2.2, Montreal 4.1 per cent each season. If Western links remain, Allan steamers stay, and terminals improve, Boston could near New York and Baltimore in trade.
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A satirical report on a church conflict at Ames M E Church in New Orleans. Bristorians seize the church, remove furniture, and tear up the floor, while the Ames faction retakes the citadel to find gospel guns spiked. The piece mocks ecclesiastical warfare and favors prompt action over prayer.
A Dublin archdiocese pastoral criticizes Catholic led land reform as untimely and seeks to separate justice for Ireland from religious strife. It cites Parnell and Hugo as supporters of humanity over creed, arguing Land League aims at rights and repeal of conflicting laws.
A reporter seeking an interview presses a minister who offers prayer and then suggests smoking, highlighting a humorous clash between religious consolation and journalistic pursuit. The anecdote underscores differing priorities in a moment of public interest.
The item describes a liberal 14 months for $1 subscription offer for Tom Weekly GLOBE, plus an inventor Mr. Bigler proposing a combined electric light and whistle buoy using Edison lamps to aid harbor navigation. It includes a census recount of Jewish populations in the United States, noting counts by state and money held in real estate and other properties, and mentions law and labor topics, gambling cruising plans on the Mississippi river, and broader political notes on Ireland and U.S. reapportionment.
The passage outlines Democratic efforts to influence Congress through extra sessions and committees to limit Southern representation. It discusses Republican counterplans to reorganize the Senate after March 4, plus political maneuvering surrounding the Virginia seat, Blaine, Garfield, and Mahone. It also notes Parnell retracting remarks on land eviction and a Brookyn Eagle anecdote about a lawyer and a judge.
James M. Allen of Carthage Jefferson County New York married Mary McNulty by mutual agreement without clergy or officer. Allen later denied the marriage but a jury found the contract valid in court last week.
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