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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1888
Page
4
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Boston Weekly Globe lists subscription rates for tre data gropt one copy per month, six dollars per year, postage prepaid. By mail rates shown as two dollars per year and one dollar per year. Publisher contact at 242 Washington Street. Newspaper entered at Boston Post Office as second class matter.
The piece argues taxation relief should be handled as a business matter, not a theory of free trade or protection. It credits President Cleveland’s clear opening message to Congress, condemns protectionist rhetoric, and calls for restraint on reform schemes that would hurt public finances and vested interests. It asserts intelligent voters will demand economy and tax relief without risking the treasury.
Criticism asserts Badeau sought money for past services to Grant, arguing he thrived on the great name and only now seeks payment after Grants’ death. The piece questions motives, suggests the Grants should settle the bill to quiet him.
The passage argues against reactionary politics and defends tariff reduction as essential to relieve taxed industry and the public treasury. It accuses opponents of misrepresentation, emphasizes the need for reducing needless taxation, and warns that twisting the issue risks public harm while urging support for measures lowering tariffs to fit current needs.
A critical essay denounces tariff debates framed as free trade, arguing no party advocates it and that misrepresentation inflames public opinion. It condemns political rhetoric that uses tariff reform as a scare tactic, urging honesty and focus on public welfare.
An unsigned 19th century column extols growing precocity in children and cites multiple child prodigies. Maud Coox a blind ten year old rivaling Blind Tom, Stennitt a three year old playing twenty tunes, Corinne Conn a six year old polyglot, and W N Scorr a 17 year old intuitive calculator are highlighted. The piece muses on a future of cradle-born virtuosos and urges support for these prodigies.
A collage of satirical notes and political chatter spans finances and fame. Grorck Govunp escapes a perilous moment in a Saturday twist, while Jef FERSON aims for a trout farm vacation. Debates hint at Mormons in New Mexico, Ingalls presidential hopes fade, and floods in China erode lives. Andrew Carnegie argues over a treasury surplus as Donnelly’s crypto gram is teased for May first.
Tips on making sachet bags and small handmade gifts at low cost. Mrs Spofford demonstrates designs using ribbons satin cambric and scented cotton, plus a baby boot sachet and a fragile muffed mitten idea. A correspondent shares an Afghan crochet square method with color guides and cost notes.
A detailed fashion note describes a vivid knitted shoulder cape using two colors Starlight or Germantown yarn. It explains stitch counts and color reversals to create 26 dark and 26 light stripes, the openwork ravelling, cord edge, a long crochet neck row, and a ribbon finish. The piece emphasizes ease of labor and decorative effect.
An appeal requests Boston women to contribute goods and reports of women’s ventures for a Glasgow international exhibition in Scotland. Queen Victoria is patron of the women’s art and industries section, with Mrs Marion A. McBride coordinating from Tremont Street.
Fragmentary text indicates a request to forward reports and business matter to McBride. Mentions NPC firing and delivery to a location. No clear names or dates fully readable for precise facts.
A letter to Jean Kincaid in Boston discusses proper chaperoning of young ladies across classes and the American practice of parental presence at social events. It also covers teacup etiquette, noting the spoon should stay in the cup to signal a refill, though old heavy spoons risk spills and common sense prevails.
Mrs Hendricks widow of the late vice president complains she was misrepresented in a interview crediting her with censure of the Democratic party for not procuring a pension. She says she never expressed such sentiment and explains she seeks the salary due her husband drawn from the treasury rather than a pension.
A playful note from Harper’s Bazaar describes a household scene where a baby around eighteen to twenty months old creates chaotic damage. Porcelain shards, spilled molasses, and a cat watching the mess illustrate the bustling energy of a busy infant.
A labor weekly roundup notes changing loyalties among spinners leaving the Knights of Labor, baker and tailor union amalgamations, and calls for reform. It reports wage fights, strikes, and legal actions from Chicago to Pittsburgh, with contentious labor wars involving iron and steel workers, cigarmakers, and shoemakers amid price cuts and 10 hour disputes.
An advertisement from the Static Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers readers a mailed illustrated pamphlet about Dr Dye's Celebrated Elec tro-Voltaic Belt and its supposed health powers. It promises to mail a belt and relief on trial to men suffering nervous debility and weakness.
A Rochester writer details a March visit to Niagara Falls during a heavy snowstorm. He contrasts the American and Canadian sides, muses on geology and evolution, and notes urban growth around the falls. The piece weaves reflections on John Van Buren and early 19th-century politics through local sightlines and historic figures.
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