Yeomans Named Editor of The Weekly Globe Agricultural Dept
Mr William H Yeomans has consented to take the editorship of the Agricultural Department of The Weekly Globe He has contributed to leading agricultural weeklies for years and is a trusted authority among farmers He invites reader correspondence and will answer farming questions sent for consideration
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William H. Yeomans
Agricultural Department
GLOBE
Yeomans
United States
The Globe reads easiest for aged eyes in Boston paper
A serialized feature extols The Globe as the most readable Boston newspaper and urges readers to switch for easier printing. The item then surveys brief world and national notes including Soudan dispatches, British Columbia’s stance on Chinese immigration, and political chatter about Cleveland and Mr Brainr.
Fragment on Dye-House Safety and Structural Collapse
A fragment notes an instant departure when a signal should come and a building portion fell where workers should have been. Moral urged: keep the dye-houses in better repair.
General Grant urged to retirement amid ill health
New York reports on General Grant's frail condition spark fear for his recovery. The piece urges Congress to retire Grant promptly, praising his military service while noting Porter's wrongful treatment and arguing for justice and national duty over political faults.
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New York
General Grant
Congress
Porter
Mr Arthur Retires as President with Respect and Confidence
The article reflects on Arthur’s retirement noting he leaves office more esteemed than when entering. It compares his tenure with predecessors like Harrison Taylor and Johnson, highlighting distrust of Armour as spoilsman, while praising Arthur as conservative and upright. It concludes with best wishes for his retirement.
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Arthur
Tver
Harrison
Jackson
United States Bank
Fitzmorr
Taylor
Johnson
Lincolly
T ¥Ter
Awrour
GarrieLo
Artmour
Armour
Sunday papers stir debate on Sabbath use and morality
The piece contrasts strong Sunday paper criticism with praise for a Sunday reading magazine. It questions consistency in views on Sabbath conduct, noting ministers object to Sunday papers while acknowledging other weekly religious publications and illustrating views on moral reading and work on the Lord’s day.
Sunday papers and church goers in debate over readership
The piece argues that Sunday papers entice readers to stay home from church, noting street sellers and the habit of reading magazines at home. It claims religious publications may do more harm by easing consciences and reducing church attendance, unlike secular newspapers.
Hector's Inheritance or The Boys or Smrra's Institute
A Horatio Atori Jr. tale appears in The Weekly Globe praising Hector's Inheritance and The Boys or Smrra's Institute. It promotes a Free Watch offer to boys who form clubs of ten and send ten dollars, noting 1886 publications aimed at youthful readers.
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Horatio Atori, Jr
GLOBE
Hector
Smrra
InstiTuTe
The Silver Trouble and Cleveland's Stance
President elect Cleveland urges suspending silver coinage in a clear case against the policy. The piece argues the 24 million dollar annual coinage harms business, devalues silver, drives gold hoarding, and risks a crisis, urging immediate action to halt the act.
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Cleveland
New England
Pennsylvannia
Long Wharf
Protection Run Mad in State Stone Legislation
A New York bill would ban using cut and dressed stone not cut within the state. The piece argues such protectionism would hurt stonecutters in Maine and Massachusetts and notes cheaper dressed stone from other states for large public works. The author doubts the law’s practicality and broad economic harm.
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New York
Massachusetts
Maine
Georgia
Protection to home industry run mad in New York law
The piece argues against New York's stone buying restriction, suggesting it limits dressed stone buyers to New York territory and frames the measure as protectionism run amok. It contrasts with Southern memory of the Civil War era and questions safeguarding local industry as an excuse for higher taxes.
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Maine
New York
Schoolmaster Cleveland And The Boys
In Bedford Massachusetts a lighthearted item notes a scene about a post office, with a mock call for hands raised by those wanting or avoiding office. The piece plays on political humor and local civic life with playful dialogue.
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Bedford
Mass
Cleveland
Tom Grope
An Excellent Choice for Enphott in Clayland Cabinet
The piece endorses William C Enphott of Massachusetts for the War Department in Clayland’s administration. It lauds Enphott as reform minded, forthright, and loyal to the Democratic cause. The column then shifts to Queen Victoria, criticizing royal condolence and noting British plans to pipe condensed water to troops in the Sudan, with satirical comments on transport and palate.
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William C. Enphott
Massachusetts
Clayr- Land
New England
Judge Enphorr
Democratic Party
Grover Cargeland
New York
Department of War
Enphorr
Soudan
Associated Press
Nile
Desert
Milk transport, beer rates, and New York demand debate
Long Island rail officials clash with milk producers over cheaper transportation. Farmers urged to boost city demand, noting New York uses more beer than milk. Also: New Orleans Exposition highlights women’s work, boardinghouse buckwheat poisoning prompts press critique, Boston disease claims vs health board vigilance, and a large shipment of American coins to Canada linked to a Pennsylvania bank teller default.
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Long Island Railroad
New York
New Orleans Exposition
America
Congress
Canada
W. Waverley
Butler, Penn., Savings Bank
Manly letter from Grorce T. Dowaine to citizens of his race
Mr Grorce T Dowaine, a distinguished colored orator, writes a firm letter addressing the citizens of his race. He urges unity, progress, and prudent action amid social challenges and calls for constructive engagement. The piece reflects period rhetoric and concerns of the community.
Democratic call for colorblind rights in administration
A press despatch urges equal treatment for Black citizens based on merit, predicting a willing Democratic administration to avoid color-based favoritism. The piece also lampoons Kentucky and Sudanese names, notes turmoil as farmers seek a new agriculture commissioner, and mentions a 144 hour go as you please roller skating race as light relief from long walking contests.
Notes of the Week Compiled Oddities and Anecdotes
A miscellany of curiosities and witticisms from arts, science, and daily life. Quips about Lamartine and Jerrold. wealth of Mrs. McKee Dunn. whist odds. Nile variations. a New Jersey attempted murder case. postal savings banks. a colorfully dumbbell tale of a Harvard student and apples. London horse cars. critiques of war and civilization. anecdotes about Daniel Webster and Jim Groves. and assorted odds and ends from galleries, newspapers, and the era.
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Lamartine
Douglas Jerrold
Washington
McKee Dunn
Lanier
Richard A. Proctor
Nile
Khartoum
New Jersey
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Colorado
Harvard
Nickly
London
Boston
John Fiske
Stonington
New London
Daniel Webster
Dartmouth
Stephen M. Allen
Jim Groves
Shadesville
Penn
Labouchere
Jingo
St. Louis
Egypt
Portland
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Governor Bunn
Idaho
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Inventions and scandals span a curious era
A balance on deposit reaches 11273338 dollars as Norval Hoge and brother claim the roller skate in Washington with a brake for beginners. White Pine Colorado launches the New Democrat, warning readers about publishers. A device in a New York hospital ward automates temperature alerts. A Shamokin woman dons twin brother clothing provoking a comedic domestic incident. Witty anecdotes from Heine to Keats headline societal quirks and moral judgments, ending with a New York Tribune tale of a Scotchman and a ghostly ruse.
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Norval Hoge
Waynesburg
Penn
Thomas
Washington
White Pine
Colorado
Democrat
New York
Shamokin
Mrs. Jones
Jones
Heine
Giselae
Reytag
Bacon
Keats
Fanny Brown
O. H. Rothbacker
Denver
Neva Johnston
Toledo
John Stone Pardee
Mr. Pardee
England
John
New York Tribune
Sleighing Horror Kills Driver and Wounds Members of Party
A sixteen person sleigh party from Allentown, stopping at inns, drank too much and after the driver Hagar became intoxicated the four horse sleigh left the road, capsized, and dragged riders 100 yards. Hagar was killed, an 11 year old boy died, and multiple others were severely injured, with some listed as fatally hurt. The party was from Fritz, near Allentown, as excitement rose over the tragedy.
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Allentown
Penn
National Hotel
Fritz
D N Hagar
Hagar
Mayer
Patrick Harper
Rosa Harper
Patrick
Henry Larkey
Jacob Boardman
Elizabeth Stout
Michagh Jones
Amager
Pe “Riou
Mary Board Pany
Tage
Will
Orace Binder
Fea
Sulla
Charles Hayman
Ainmond
Extraordinary case from Atlanta ends in severed head shocker
William Bell, a 60 year old pedlar of Atlanta, was found with a deep neck wound after midnight. Although his head was severed nearly from the trunk and he lay unconscious, doctors reported his pulse beating and Bell spoke, insisting he did not expect to die and later remained conscious and hopeful of recovery.
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Atlanta
William Bell
Bell
Boy Killed At East Haven Wire Mills
Patrick Killey a 12 year old worker at the East Haven wire mills died after being entangled in machinery near a vat of vitriol. He had only worked there three days earning $4.50 weekly. Supervisor refused to release him when he asked to go home, and no one in the room could explain the accident. Relatives demand a rigid investigation into possible negligence.
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New Haven
Patrick Killey
East Haven
Eboy
Alabama Tax Collector’s Wife Fires After Break-In
Nassaumtr February 28 Alvin Dixon tax collector of Blount county Alabama left 1700 dollars in tax money with his wife. At midnight she fired upon a breaking in negro killing him. The slain man’s face was blackened and found to be his. It is believed Dixon planned to steal the money.
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Nassaumtr
Alvin Dixon
Blount County
Ala
Patel
Hasan
Dixon
Frightened to Death by a Warm Finger
Albany report of Gertrude Miller aged 61 fainting after remarking the finger of a deceased woman Mrs. Schaefer is warm while trying to remove a ring and collapsing.
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Albany
Gertrude Miller
Good Husband vs. Good Neighbor in Ward Speech
Fall River Advance notes a playful tale where a boastful man talks endlessly, while the wise husband keeps quiet, earning admiration and the nickname safe man among ward youths. The piece contrasts speech and silence in marital and neighborly reputation.
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Fall River
Prayers for Grant A Beecher sermon on hopeful faith and grief
Rev Henry Ward Beecher speaks of General Grant near death and calls for divine blessing on the nation and incoming government. He argues hope sustains the mind, contrasts hopeful joy with ascetic sorrow, and urges courageous, cheerful piety guiding nations toward harmony and peace.
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Fife
Jesus
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