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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1884
Page
4
The Globe announces several new stories are in preparation and that a story of surpassing interest will begin shortly. It promotes itself as the cheapest story paper in the world and invites readers to send for samples and form a club.
On the second page a complete paper discusses profitable crop growing with a exhaustive treatment of wheat. It offers practical, clearly presented information valuable to farmers. Next week a similar piece on successful corn cultivation will follow.
During March and April readers are invited to form clubs. Each subscriber who sends a Club of five and 65 dollars will receive a sixth copy free. The offer provides six copies for 65 dollars and asks readers to address The Weekly Globe in Boston.
The Weekly Globe seeks permanent resident agents in every town to earn liberal cash commissions on each subscriber. Send for agents private circular. Every subscriber may become an agent and is urged to act. Show a sample copy to friends and neighbors and form a club.
The notice outlines US and Canada subscriptions for one year at 100 with six copies for 500, payable by postal order or draft in New York or Boston, stamps accepted in 1, 2, or 3 cent denominations. Address all letters to The Weekly Globe Boston Mass, include full writer details and prior/new addresses for changes or discontinuations.
A letter laments a duty to a loyal dog and cites 3600 deserters, urging investigation into the army. It highlights the LONGFELLOW bust at Westminster Abbey as notable and notes America’s literary rise. New York lawmakers probe oleomargarine fraud amid lard substitutes. The Journal defends Roach’s role in building and repairing ships, challenging its own critique of naval condition.
A Pennsylvania paper reports a survey across New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois showing Blaine as first choice for president, with Logan and Eomunds far behind. The piece notes the method’s limited predictive value but finds Blaine strong in the Middle States. An English scientist in Knowledge hints at a life extension elixir via water and phosphoric acid, suggesting readers test the claim carefully.
The piece outlines Democratic and some Republican views on tariff policy, noting Hurd's pro free trade stance and Watterson's sympathy, while Sabin signals Senate opposition. It argues for quick House action to lower tariffs, cites a need to remove tariff fears, and links policy clarity to brisk, well paid labor and broader prosperity.
A Sun correspondent notes the fading custom of yielding seats to women on elevated and crowded cars. The change spans horse cars to rail cars across U S cities, tied to broader shifts in women’s life roles and growing equality, with multiple cited causes but a common social transformation.
The piece argues that granting women new rights requires them to surrender traditional courtesy and seating manners. It critiques old chivalry as based on an untruthful view of womanhood and salutes a shift toward a deeper, more meaningful respect beyond mere seating privileges.
A Concord philosopher warns free soup dulls the moral sense of the poor and blunts virtue, citing cases of crime linked to hunger and arguing for chocolate caramels and measured charity as reform, while Frederick Harrison and a new Interstate commerce commission spark further debate.
A sentimental poem chronicles a family scene from cradle to graduation and a final farewell. It evokes a daughter’s growth, shared lilt of daily routines, and a lingering sense of loss as a little girl moves on.
A collage of light snippets from 19th century life. Anecdotes celebrate Erasmus C. Wright a blind Georgia farmer. wind and machines in a railroad age. city oddities, courtship quirks, jokes, and curious facts about camels, telegrams, and prizes.
In Washington February 27 the Senate resumed debate on a bill to authorize building additional steel vessels for the navy. Florida's Mr. Jones urged passage while critics questioned navy yard management and alleged political influence around ship contracts led by John Roach. The clash grew heated with accusations and a call to adjourn ending in a lively confrontation in the chamber.
George A. Forster, now aligned with Tammany Hall, taunts Platt at the 1877 Republican State convention while Curtis and Will iam G. (Bob) Curtis spar over tactics. The letter traces Arthur’s New York machine ties, internal feuds, and the evolving Blaine momentum, plus Sherman Payne and Edmunds as potential nominees and the impact of Tilden on the campaign.
Sunnyside Connecticut reports Austin Sheldon, the Pike County hermit known for fifty years in a mountain cave, has left his Pennsylvanian wild land and returned to Sunnyside to spend his remaining days. Born 1802, he lived in a 12 by 14 foot cave, kept no beard for 36 years, wore unique clothing, and survived on garden produce, game, and fish. He never slept in a bed for forty-three years and reads his Bible daily, recalling chapters with notable accuracy. His sister guided him back to his birthplace where he will reside in comfort. He remained unaware of the Civil War, Lincoln, or Grant, until last summer.
Old women in New York are cited with ages 103 and 88 living under authorities care at Sandbeg in Richmond County while a 110 year old woman named Matilda Lurgan in Middletown is reported by a sexton of Rocky Hollow as 87, with sworn ages.
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