Hoston Weekly Globe Advertisement Rates May 16 1888
The page lists monthly and yearly rates for subscriptions and mailing options. Tar Darty Grope offers 50 cents monthly and 26.00 per year with prepaid postage. Tur Suxpay Grone charges 2.00 per year, postage prepaid. Tus Wrexiy Grose is 1.00 per year by mail. The Grong Newsraver Co., 242 Washington Street Boston. Entered at the Boston Post Office as news and class matter.
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Boston
Mass
Rejected War Critic Becomes Chief Justice
The piece argues that former critic Mr. Futter’s appointment as chief justice is valid since the war ended and his legal criticisms of administration acts were likely well founded. It notes his respect for the Constitution and suggests partisan bias is not a disqualifier for a fair judge.
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Fulknr
Futter
Fvlier
Massachusetts farms yield high values in city areas
The 1885 state census reports 939000 acres under cultivation in Massachusetts with city farms averaging 237 per acre and country farms 55. Suffolk county tops value at 1551 per acre, followed by Middlesex and Norfolk. Nantucket at 31 per acre ends the list. Stay East, young man.
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Carron W. Walcut
Massachusetts
Suffolk County
Middlesex
Norfolk
Barnstable
Essex
Bristol
Plymouth
Hampden
Worcester
Hampshire
Franklin
Berkshire
Dukes
Nantucket
Ohio River
West
United States
Equitable taxation urged to ease industrial strife
Mr Wixson of West Virginia argues in the tariff reform debate that no peace exists until tax laws are fair to all. He says protecting a few hurts labor, fuels distrust, and fosters trusts. The remedy lies in equitable levies, not arbitration, lest revolt makes tax collection untenable.
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Wixson
West Virginia
What should be America’s national flower candidate
The piece surveys national flowers of various countries and regions, noting lotus, corn flower, edelweiss, chrysanthemum, rose, shamrock, leek, violet, broom, and primrose as symbolic. It argues America lacks a true national flower and calls for public discussion to nominate a candidate in an authentically American manner.
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Japan
England
Ireland
Wales
Lord Beaconsfield
Order of Conservatives
America
Mayflower Nomination as Nation's Flower by Jean Kincarp
The mayflower, Epigara repens, a trailing arbutus of Cape Cod and Plymouth’s shores, is praised for its fragrance and hardy spirit. The author argues its historic ties to early settlers and its rugged exterior harboring inner beauty, urging its adoption as the national flower.
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New England
Cape Cod
Plymouth
Jean Kincarp
James Ingalls Praises Cleveland As Napoleonian Leader
Senator James Ingalls argues Grover Cleveland rivals Napoleon in vision and leadership. He lauds Cleveland for rapid rise, mastery of government, and bold, cautious direction, predicting broad Democratic support and a mandate to continue reforms.
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Jonn James Ingalls
Cleveland
Napoleon
Kansas
Clavetanp
Grover Cleyveland
Napoleon Bonaparte
Grover Cieve-Land
Grover Clarve
NaroLeon
France
Naroron
Glover Cleveland
Democratic Party
Downfall of a Trust and Borax Tariff Debate
A San Francisco firm led by William M Coneman faced a $2 million failure linked to borax. The piece argues tariff protection creates and sustains a borax trust, asserting California deposits thrive without protection and that free trade would have stifled the monopoly. It frames the matter as a critique of protective duties and tax cuts under Cleveland.
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Willliam M Tell Coneman
San Francisco
New York Sun
Cleveland
California
Coreman & Co
Combine
Borax Trust Falls as Mills Bill Fails to Pass
In a vivid critique, the author argues the Mills bill would lower consumer prices by 40 percent and still keep mine owners’ profits high, exposing the Borax Trust’s collapse when free-list threats waned. It lauds Cleveland’s anti trust stance, framing the Borax Trust’s doom as a victory for legitimate business and labor.
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Democratic Party
Cleveland
The Fly Fisherman in New England States
A reflective piece on trout fishing and state game laws. The narrator imagines teaching fish to understand open seasons, then follows an annual angler through planning gear, travel, rough days afield, and costly returns, noting a cycle of hopeful starts and renewed trips despite setbacks.
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New England
Why People Emigrate From Britain To America
The piece argues that emigration to the United States exceeds 400000 annually and may reach about 500000 this year. It contends tariff policy only loosely affects immigration, noting Germany and the British Isles all feed emigration. It highlights American liberty and equality, personal sovereignty, and opportunities as attractors, with immigration driven by family ties and the prospect of broad, free, fertile conditions.
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Puck
Republican Party
Great Britain
America
Germany
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Ireland
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Wales
United States
New York
Jefferson
Hamilton
Ofamilton
Washington
Jay
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Hamilton Jettly
Jefferson Davis
North
Legislation Questioned as Threat to America's Standing
A speaker argues that the proposed law is far worse than any seen in extreme cases and warns it could undermine the United States being the best country to live in. The comment highlights concerns about national standard and policy direction amid debate.
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America
China
Amusing Front Page Tales From a Prewar Era
A column of satirical jabs at politicians and events, skewering Congressman Martin, Ingalls, Roosveer, and Chauncey Bowden, with quips on tariffs, immigration, and a string of foreign policy and tech notes. The piece riffs on media figures, elections, and inventions, ending with Epison's phonograph and poised future ideas.
Townsend's Letter on Tariff and Blaine as Republican Hope
Townsend argues shifts in Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian views illuminate the tariff issue. He traces party realignments, New York mercantile apathy, and Blaine's protectionist stance, weighing Gresham and Cleveland alternatives. The piece ends with a cautious forecast that Blaine or Gresham could define the party's path in the next election.
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Blaine
Pennsylvania
Henry Clay
Maine
Kent
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Hannibal Hamlin
Polk
Ham N
Jaine
Congress
Garfield
Ways and Means
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Depew
Sherman
Gresham
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Medill
Micago
Horace White
Refelican
Greshan
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Commission
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Republican Party
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America
Italy
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England
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Nervous Men Offered Elec Tro-Voltaic Belt Pamphlet
Advertises an illustrated pamphlet explaining Dr. tiye's Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belt and Appliances. Claims to restore vigor, manhood, and health to nervous debilitated men. Provides mailing address in Goarshall, Michigan for free pamphlet request.
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Pup Allotad A
Goarshall, Mich
Pansies Are for Thoughts from a Baby's Face
Poem by Lipa Lewis Watson reflecting on a newborn and a purple pansy as shared divine thoughts. The speaker contemplates God’s gifts, the infant’s future, and the unity of child and flower as manifestations of the same sacred idea.
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God
Seth
Baba
Lipa Lewis Watson
Sam Seeley Arrest Tangles Local News Gaffe
In Harrison Will Taylor of the News, while editor in Walter Hartpence’s absence, wrote a humorous blunder about Sam Seeley of Trenton being arrested for drunkenness and fined by the mayor. Seeley later appeared with the marshal, and Taylor observed Seeley being led away in custody, a real mix up in reporting.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Harrison
Will Taylor
Walter Hartpence
Sam Seeley
Tomen Dam
Sam
Farrison
Taylor
Seeley
Trenton
Ron
Feeaylor
An Interesting Question Tid Bits Miss X
A fragment from a Tid Bits page features a humorous dialogue with a languid swell and his valet. The exchange includes a joke about speaking German and a continuation in flawless Hanoverian, highlighting light comic banter.
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Miss X
Languid Swell
Henri
She Saw the Cold Ocean Gold in Heaven
A reader recalls a moment aboard a ship when a sudden sky splitting noise revealed a gold glow over heaven. Maud asks how such certainty arises and a mother explains a nurse present on deck corroborated the vision.
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Mamma
Heaven
Maud
Nurse
These Women Fliegende Blatter Punch Line
A clipped captioned gag shows a man at a club teased about appetite after marriage. He jokes that his wife’s jealousy kicks in once he begins to relish any dish, implying humorous domestic tension.
Students Have Some Sense After AX
The Pittsburg Chronicle notes NY Press correspondence on “What kind of a girl does a college man like best” showing a prevailing leaning toward a young woman. The piece reflects social views of the era and the dialogue around college culture and dating norms.
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Pittsburg Chronicle
New York Press
Old physician offers free remedy recipe by mail
Retired doctor says a simple vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and lung diseases and also nerv ous debility. He claims thousands cured and will send the recipe free by mail in German French or English with full directions upon request to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester NY paper name required.
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East India
W. A. Noyes
Power's
Rochester
N. Xe
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