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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1884
Page
4
The Tuesday March 25 1884 issue highlights on page two a fifth paper in a series on profitable crop growth. It offers an exhaustive, practical guide to potatoes with clear, useful information for farmers. Next week a similar treatment will cover rye oats and barley.
The weekly paper advertises its editorial corps telegraph link to New York and global connections. It pledges comprehensive political coverage for voters of both parties during the presidential campaign.
During March and April, 14 months will be given to each subscriber to encourage club formation. Send a club of five and six dollars to receive a sixth copy free. Six copies for five dollars. Address The Weekly Globe, Boston.
The Weekly Globe seeks reliable agents in every town in the United States and will pay a liberal cash commission 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. Send for agents private circular.
A serialized tale titled The Silver Queen A Story of New York and Colorado will start in a week or five. Readers are urged to subscribe now to receive every instalment and join a club before publication. The appeal notes the story is worth the yearly subscription price of The Globe.
The Weekly Globe offers US and Canada delivery for one year free of postage at 100 dollars, six copies for 80 nine cents. Subscriptions may be sent by postal order, registered letter, or draft on New York or Boston. stamps accepted in 1 2 or 3 cent denominations.
A New York Senate committee reports half the butter in the state is adulterated and nearly half the milk delivered to New York City is watered or skimmed. The notice highlights calls for broader state investigations into food quality and safety.
The text urges the Society for the Prevention of Crime to distribute copies of Dont as a means to curb crime, arguing that highway assault and murder can be seen as a flagrant disregard of common courtesy and public safety.
The piece denounces Admiral Hewitt for offering £1000 to kill Osman Digna and condemns British bribery in Sudan matters. It argues England’s meddling harms Khartoum’s garrison and mocks Gorpon’s alliance attempts while predicting peril for Gordon’s forces amid a volatile Arab theatre.
The article argues for a government or private reward to aid the Greely expedition recovery effort. It notes Secretary Lincolny and Chandler oppose outside rewards, while Senator Hawley proposes 25 000 dollars, to be referred to the naval committee. Early spring timing could save lives and hasten locating survivors or traces of the party.
A Tufts College student F A Sweetser died delirious after running to catch a train. Experts warn such haste endangers health and heart, yet Americans persist in risking life for minutes saved. The piece notes trains and horse cars can be nearby, but the urge to chase remains strong.
The Denver Tribune argues freight charges shield monopolies and boost protectionist aims. It claims high rail costs in Colorado harm outside competition, praising monopoly while portraying Nevada as a paradoxical paradise for workers.
Nevada offers a striking example of railroad protection benefits for a state as officials highlight safeguards and policy effects. The article notes how regulation shapes transportation and regional development, citing government action and anticipated outcomes.
The piece argues sensational novels and story papers addict youth and fuel juvenile crime. It notes a New York defender of the trade who says money drives publishers and writers to produce moralised trash. Efforts to suppress it fail, as a universal money madness pushes evil profits elsewhere. The author suggests focusing on constructive reform rather than mere censorship.
The piece portrays Gladstone trapped in an Egyptian affair causing contradictions and wavering policy. It warns of cabinet crisis, personal sickness, and potential disaster or ignominy for a man long celebrated for just and liberal principles, who may step down. It emphasizes sowing wind of desertion.
A Boston era critique argues the Republican spoils bill entrenches a boss system. It claims cities lose control over hiring as partisan commissions certify diggers, basing qualifications on voting Republican tickets. The piece brands the bill a power grab and a failed reform effort.
The coal miners in the Wyoming valley face starvation as they remain on half time for three months to restore what owners call market equilibrium. Full pay gives only a bare living for the miners family while dividends accrue to owners. If half-time lasts another month, many miners may seek work elsewhere unless owners suffer losses.
The Manitoba situation stirs deep excitement as agitation wanes. Secret societies form to press for change or annexation, threatening to push the crisis. A bribery case in Canada linked to Americans hints at broader corruption. Irish leader Parnell endorses resisting police taxes, amid wartime tensions.
The government and local authorities face a mandamus forcing Limerick to fund a police force amid widespread opposition and claims thousands of innocent citizens should not bear the tax. Cork also refuses funding while Pan-nell endorses resistance to the levy. Grant attacks critics as Republicans overtariff morale and Kerfer is exposed as unworthy, sparking calls for his ouster. The New York Tribune scrutinizes silk protection, contrasting Paterson workers’ protests with abolitionist sentiment.
Johnny Davenport urges state legislatures to pass his self drafted law making it a crime to counterfeit letters or other writings that mislead or injure. He claims such a statute could curb Morey letter fabrication though it won’t aid his search for the original author. President Arthur missed Minister Wests masked ball due to lack of precedents for a Hamlet disguise by a president.
The VAN ZANDI MULHOLLAND marriage is cited as a rare example of an American man wed to a British noblewoman, with commentary on the rarity of reverse matches and hints that this could signal budding reciprocity in marriages across the Atlantic. The piece also notes political squabbles over Tyson’s resignation, broadsides about figures like KESPER and LAIRD COLLIER, and various society, industry, and crime items including railroads, barbed wire fencing, a green veil death, and theatrical warnings.
A report notes an Opera House was convicted for violating the fire ordinance and thus endangering the audience. It suggests further convictions of this kind would be salutary to improve safety and compliance.
A collage of quotes and snippets on politics and society from Arthurian era discourse. Reflections on patronage, Blaine, Tilden, and حول notable lines from newspapers across New York, San Francisco, and Washington. Mentions Rosy Bowers in diplomacy and a broad cast of figures, from D. Roosevelt to Arthur.
Townsend surveys urban reform, Brooklyn politics, and New York City governance. He details Mayor–Governor power shifts, Tammany and County Democracy struggles, Seth Low’s rise, and the Tweed era's shadow on modern reforms. He also notes new civic buildings and business blocks shaping Manhattan.
Charles Barrett of Ashburnham aged 96 receives full policy value from Mutual Benefit Insurance Company of Newark after living beyond the mortality table. Letter from Amzi Dopp notes policy No. 1271 issued 1846 at age 68 paid in death but now settled in full with $10,841.9 plus current year dividend, marking him the sole member to outlive the table.
The piece surveys notable individuals including Belford Dalzell Wise and John Wise, describing their looks and attire. It mentions the Emperor of Germany, Sarah Bernhardt, and Emile Zola, noting features, wear, and demeanor, with brief remarks on personality and status.
A retired physician states a missionairy brought a vegetable formula that allegedly cures consumption bronchitis asthma and nervous debility. He offers the recipe free by mail in German French or English to anyone who requests, sending stamps to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Hoobester.
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