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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1891
Page
4
A strong defense of religious liberty argues against punishing a University of South Carolina professor for adopting Unitarian beliefs. The writer defends rights of conscience, condemns sectarian control in education, and urges Boston to echo a broader national demand for freedom of belief and equal citizenship.
A narrator compares thoroughbred pedigrees to a child’s multiplication table and notes Ex-Secretary WxHrItNRY’s habit of carrying large cash for business. He enjoys making surprise settlements on the spot, and the speaker stops the list at a chosen place.
The Globe reports that customs officers estimate about 45 million dollars left abroad plus other sums, yielding an actual trade balance of around 50 million against the United States. The piece argues that freight payments to Europe erase the export surplus and warns on gold exports and potential banking consequences.
Subscription rates listed with monthly and yearly options including postpaid by mail. It lists Dany Grone One copy per month and annual prices, plus By mail options and a Boston newspaper posting at Washington Street with post office entry details.
The notice urges readers to send a list of 10 or a dozen neighbors as subscribers and promises a free sample copy to each requester. Send names on a postal card addressed to The Weekly Globe in Boston Massachusetts.
A terse spiritual line asserts that entry to heaven is through doing the will and entering at the proper beginning. The speaker emphasizes that believers must start from the start and come through the designated gate rather than seeking another path.
A parade of prominent figures reveals unlikely pastimes from cooking by Bos Incrrson to baseball by Gorman, fishing by Quay, duck shooting by Harrison, theatre by Sherman, and mathematics by Justice Broptzy. The piece notes ex Speakers, presidents, and generals enjoying varied amusements beyond public life.
The piece critiques post Pan American congress optimism, noting South American instability. It cites Argentina’s debt, Costa Rica’s upheaval, Guatemala and El Salvador memories, Honduras threats, Chile upheaval, and Brazil’s unsettled state. It argues South American self governance and restraint lag, with finance problems and sharp bankers.
Speculators and adventurers of Europe and the United States loom in regional reci procity debates. The piece warns that restricting reciprocity to certain states invites a foreign money influence, potentially leading to protectorates over indebted republics. It then promotes a limited-time magazine subscription offer from The Werexiystone and related publications, detailing prices and bundled gifts through Boston, Mass.
The reform convention assembles to draft a platform on land labor currency and transportation. Delegates from Eastern labor and related groups lead the attendance as reform movements grow nationwide and both major parties monitor daily proceedings.
The article analyzes U S trade with Europe highlighting large gold exports, yearly merchandise data for the year ending March 31, and the seeming credit balance abroad. It notes freight paid to foreign vessels and earnings from American passengers traveling on foreign ships, challenging the view that the U S is a creditor nation.
Random satirical notes on mail service ideas and public figures. Postmaster Hartt and President Diaz are cited on fiscal virtue, with theologians debating heaven, hell, and Dr Brines. Emigration, census sparks, and critics of monarchy mix with church assembly talk from Detroit.
New York Herald explorer Dr. Nansen talks at the University about building a 175 ton ship to withstand ice, carrying 12 men for five years, and probing Behring Strait toward the Siberian coast. He discusses previous attempts, routes via Smiths Sound and Grinnell Land, and timing from whalers for an August or September launch.
Alice sobs over disillusionment as she learns her idol has flaws. Kitty remarks the disappointment is cruel, noting Mr Notman’s feet were the biggest part of him, exposing the ideal’s cracks.
A reader recalls success after contacting H. F. Delno & Co of Columbus Ohio for a $5 plater. He reports earning 37 dollars in the first week and 117 dollars in three weeks, suggesting steady year round plating income from tableware and jewelry.
A terse note states that once funds are secured and credited to a bank account, they may be attached. The line implies a creditor can seize funds after deposit, signaling enforcement steps in a financial claim.
In a dispute over a note from A to B for several hundred dollars B may sue A. If A has no property but his wife owns real estate and indorses the note, B can seek payment from the wife as indorser if the note is not paid when due, since her indorsement creates liability. The case analyzes whether A’s lack of own property affects B’s recourse against the wife.
The Weekly Globe promises a free bicycle to boys who secure 50 yearly subscriptions at $1 each. Boys may recruit in town or nearby areas by dedicating spare hours after school, with no cost to themselves beyond the effort to obtain subscribers. Send for sample copies and claim the offer.
An 18th century North Shore tale recalls Captain in the sloop Olive dreaming of his destined bride after visions at sea in 1767. He seeks a matching appearance among local women, visits Andover, and finally meets Mehitable C who becomes central to his quest for a wife.
The article debates emission versus undulation theories of light. It argues light travels in straight lines and, when rays meet, they annihilate or deflect. It likens light to bars colliding and becoming extinct, with prisms and reflections increasing loss, asserting a universal tendency toward darkness through ray-to-ray neutralization.
Cape Cod item notes Elsie Chase of Yarmouth, daughter of Charles and Clara Chase, has more living grandparents than any Massachusetts child. The list includes Edward and Mary Chase, Charles and Emma Eulis, Jerry ap Cordelia Chase, Nickersons, Walker, and others, with remarks on lineage and a playful tone about the extensive ancestry.
A favorable impression from the first appearance of Syrup of Figs has grown via Diepeans endorsements and repeated use by the public. The text notes continued confidence in the remedy and mentions the company’s leadership and reputation.
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