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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1889
Page
4
The note records that Tae Grone Newerarea Co has had mail enter at the Boston Post Office as second class matter, with the address 42 Washington Street noted. The entry references Boson and Mags in relation to the office processing.
Yet made copies available for four dollars. You can secure The Globe for one year free by getting four neighbors to subscribe at one dollar each. Postage free. Single subscribers pay one dollar per year, sixty cents for six months, twenty five cents for three months. Address.
Boston area readers are urged to form a club for the Weekly Globe. It is simple to recruit subscribers by sharing a sample copy, either your own or mailed by the office free of charge. Provide names for sample mailing if desired.
The article by J. Trowermer, praised for insight into the American boy, critiques disobedience yet applauds conscientiousness when invoked by proper appeal. It recounts two stories illustrating parental discipline and a younger boy's modest, promising nature with a cake anecdote.
A girl tempts Willie with cake and he volunteers to give it up after weighing duty and desire. The tale leads to Mr. Trowskiper’s view that understanding a boy’s temperament can spark positive change. He cites transformation from restlessness to purposeful work as uplifting for both boy and family.
The piece notes President Cleveland's last full day in office tomorrow at noon. It lauds his four year tenure as honorable and nonpartisan, though blocked by the electoral college. It credits him with strengthening democracy and making the party more representative of Jeffersonian democracy.
An Andover correspondent argues the prohibitory amendment bans all intoxicating liquors including cider when used as a beverage. He contends cider should be exempt, while the article notes no distinction exists between cider and other liquors and warns against any special exemption as a voting tactic.
The article notes that North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Washington join a prospering West with fertile soil and rich resources yet plagued by mortgages. It cites Nebraska farmers seeking currency expansion to ease debt while producers grow poorer, tenants win over owners, and Western farmers face deepening hardship.
The piece argues tenant farmers, tied to mortgages, are burdened by rent-like interest and financed by exports. It questions Nebraska farmers asking for currency inflation, claiming tariffs, not money, keep them prosperous and urging readers to see tariff taxes as the remedy.
A satirical survey lampoons farewell tours of the Divine Parts, Canadian claims to Yukon, possible U S gunboat action, and tariff reform debates. It notes rail disasters, Northern Republicans' stance on race, and President Cleveland's tariff and retirement anxieties.
A Pittsburgh Press excerpt presents James Whitcomb Riley style verse with a sleigh ride scene and a playful exchange over a kiss at the door ending with a burst of "Thank-ye-Ma'am" pride. A second vignette recalls a teacher asking children their ages, Rosie Moore claiming she could have been born long ago if she wished.
A domestic etiquette column answers reader questions on who should call first, parental consent, proper dress for weddings, inviting etiquette, handshakes abroad, engaging rings, and the difference between formal and informal suppers. It also covers dancing with chaperones, rug removal, tea rooms, candle parties for newborns, and the ongoing fashion of the German.
A vivid portrait of a fashionable shop girl, her beauty and charm described with stagey imagery. The piece{?} paints her as a public favorite, admired for looks and style, then muses on love, money, and the prospect of marriage as she works and dreams in the shop world.
A 60 year old grocer’s helper dies leaving a small sum. Her niece, married to a policeman, searches her belongings for the money and finds a cheese hidden with notes and gold. The stash is handed to the grocer for 10 francs, while parchment hints the heiress plans to bequeath the money to her son serving in an infantry regiment.
An Atlanta Constitution note tells of Old Parson Blank who tricks a visiting fisherman into buying his string of fish. The guest pays for each fish and leaves with a bargain that impresses his wife, while the parson keeps the surplus as economy.
A grim excerpt from the Rehoboth Sunday Herald conveys a poetical lament of unrequited love. The speaker imagines a fatal plunge into the sea to escape heartbreak, describing a surreal scene of marine life and dreamlike underwater wanderings.
Instructions by Eva Marie Niles for warm weather accessories include a child's knitted hood a crocheted dress for a 3 or 4 year old and an undervest for ladies with detailed patterns and stitch counts. Also features double rose leaf lace and orange form motifs for fair tables.
A Calera train wait turns into a racially charged bet argument as two men argue over a rabbit travel distance with wagers of up to three hundred miles and a colonel weighing in. The exchange exposes stereotypes and dialect, culminating in a boast about white folks knowing more.
Assembly bill No. 45 proposed in Carson seeks to ban tall head coverings in public amusements. Violators face a misdemeanor with fines between five and ten dollars or two to five days in jail. The act excludes women over 65 and takes effect soon after February 26, 1880.
A Buffalo Express item recounts a Main Street car stuck in cold weather with a conductor arguing against closing the door. A pretty young woman asked for the window to be lowered and for a glass of ice water, prompting amused passengers as the door was slammed shut.
A Yonkers Statesman item advises young husbands in crowded cars to sit while their brides hold the strap to imply a long marriage, a practical tip for newlyweds on wedding tours.
Miss A Maynard led a Wednesday demonstration at the Boston Cooking School on February 27 detailing veal pie chopped paste peach pie sardine eggs and devilled scallops along with French dressing and raised waffles including variations and tips for making thin crusts and keeping pastry moist. The lesson covered veal broth thickening, crust preparation, peach pie assembly, sardine egg salad, and a waffle method with yeast and baking options.
E. Palmer was appointed postmaster at Vermont Gerry in 1841 with a Wickliff commission. He was reappointed in 1873 after the office name change to Gerry Vermont, serving about 48 years, making him among the oldest postmasters in the nation.
A Philadelphia Record comic exchange features Jinks confessing a series of failed engagements. Winks teases him about being smitten with a typewriter girl who copied his love letters, leaving her with a loss of confidence in his romance.
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