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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1885
Page
4
The Globe warns Maine readers of fraud by unauthorized solicitors. It states no traveling agents operate in Maine and urges subscribers to pay only the local Globe agent in their town. The notice aims to prevent fake subscriptions and protect readers from scams.
The Globe invites a young man or boy to canvass towns with few or no Globe subscribers. New agents may operate alongside other work and are urged to recruit more subscribers. Posters and sample copies are available free on request.
The notice urges readers to renew their Globe Weekly subscription before expiration to avoid losing installments of the new story Making a Man of Himself. It warns back-number shortages and mentions another powerful tale starting soon. Town club agents may submit renewals with new names in batches and readers are directed to read A Hard Times Offer on page eight.
A new Horatio Alger serial titled The Store Boy or will begin on June 2. The publisher notes the prior success and urges readers to subscribe immediately to receive every installment. AT ONCE. AT ONCE. AT ONCE.
A fragmented column notes Miss Cleveland planned to publish novels, Maine and New York topics, with varied editorial quips. It mentions New York brewers urging Maine to sample beer, railroads waging price wars, and the Bartholdi pedestal fund after $53,000 raised. It covers wool, Canada, a teen lover’s suicide, Washington sewage, and Illinois politics with General Logan’s election.
Seventeen years after the first observance, Memorial Day became a national day of consecration across all states. Comrades and loyal citizens decorated graves, with mothers, fathers, widows, and brothers sharing in the remembrance of the fallen. Even former foes join in the common reconsecration.
The piece attacks England's handling of Russia, praising a hard line then condemning Gladstone's concessions. It argues England should resist Russian dictation, cites Merv and Herat, notes unpopular Liberal leadership, and predicts resignation or removal of Gladstone amid cabinet turmoil.
The article accuses Secretary Wiuyeh of uncovering deep Navy Department corruption over fifteen to twenty years. It cites a $900,000 overcharge on the Mohican repair and alleges similar plundering across yards, with favors to friends and mismanaged South Pacific contracts. It claims American firms were bypassed for higher foreign bids.
Citizens hear calls to purge corrupt officials who guard the treasury no longer. The message vows accountability and removal of those who would plunder, urging an ethical purge and reform across government.
At the National Commercial Convention in Atlanta, delegates argued for reciprocal treaties to open foreign markets and for a national bankrupt law. W T Sutherlin urged building a commercial marine to boost exports, while others favored Mexican and South American markets. The bankrupt law passed 263 to 163, signaling growing support.
The Boston School of Cooking gains popularity and is praised as a practical, necessary discipline for households. The article argues cooking knowledge prevents fraud in food, reduces domestic strife, and equips women for useful roles in society, labeling it a superior option for sensible young women.
Senator Millers plan for changing representation in New York Republican conventions draws interest. Resolutions call for one delegate per 500 Republican votes from the last presidential election with extra delegates for fractions over 250, similar to Massachusetts. Primaries to be on a single day with fixed notices and a future study of nationwide delegate election.
The passage surveys competing views on thinking. Some think ideas reside in memory shelves and labels may fade. Others view the brain as a gland secreting thoughts like gall. A third group imagines mathematical laws arising after intellectual exertion, with examples referencing geometry and reasoning.
A Columbia College lecture by Dr Charles Heitzman argues that thinking power rests on brain gray matter and ganglionic bodies rather than size. He cites Shakespeare as example, asserts free will lacks basis, and suggests society must render offenders harmless or lethal if needed.
A 19th century column urges self reliance in changing trade, notes postwar profits won't return to antebellum levels, and praises thrift amid a new economy. It cautions against a perpetual boom and defends Sunday trains as humanitarian, not immoral, and comments on Fish Commissioner Evgenr Buackorp’s silver wedding. It also hints at NorthWest rebellion outrages and Canadian attitudes toward them.
Fragmentary line suggests a heated discussion about drastic measures to unify opposition or group consensus. The source hints at past use of such expedients and implies a willingness to consider drastic steps to achieve a common stance.
A collage of brief items: a Thomaston clockmaker finds 30 000 worth of watch parts useless as all hands turn backward. Various quips on sports mania equestrianism and roller skating. Silkworm revival in South Carolina. Panama canal and liquor woes. Reflections on Washington Lincoln Hugo and Lamartine. Local anecdotes from Biddeford Rutland and Boston.
A Port Jervis story recounts Andrew Couch’s near fatal bear encounter and the bold hunts of his brother in law George Lockrider who, after spotting bear and wildcats in Clinton Hollow, shoots a hawk, battles a wildcat, and survives severe wounds. The piece weaves in a Brooklyn sermon arguing that God’s knowledge unfolds through human moral growth and historical evolution from ancient idolatries to the Hebrew and Christian revelation.
An interview reveals that Victor Hugo began Les Miserables in Paris before the 1848 revolution. As fighting broke out, a trunk with the manuscript and other papers was hidden for safety by M Auguste Jacquerie. He later reclaimed it amid the 1840s turmoil and helped inspire Hugo to finish the work in exile at Guernsey.
A Georgia hen laid an egg shaped like a dumb bell and a Pennsylvania fowl produced a plate flat egg with filigree work. The piece suggests hens turning to decorative art plaque painting, endangering the fashionably skilled girl's occupation while aiding with household tasks.
A note from the Louisville Courier Journal recounts a Spartan reply to Philip of Macedon who warned of devastation if he entered Laconia. The ephors answered with a single word If, implying caution. Telegraph rates between Macedon and Lacedomon were likely high for such communications.
A New York Sun brief notes a playful exchange where Young Featherly questions Mrs. B about her children and marriage, remarking that twelve years have passed since her wedding as he appears astonished by time. Mrs. B confirms a seven year old boy and a five year old girl.
In Wareham Massachusetts widows are offered a barrel of herring from the town fishery as an inducement. The remark suggests husbands are worth less than a barrel of herring and inflames local tensions over marital expectations and economic measures.
In Chicago a comment questions the Dolphin rowboat or vessel's seaworthiness and suggests John Roach should send it to Illinois to cruise the Hennepin canal while keeping mosquitos from tomato vines.
A politician reflects on a foolish remark once made and printed for millions to see while noting the failed attempt to withdraw it. The piece humorously contrasts intention and consequences in public discourse.
S8. J. Windsor a student at the College of Physicians and Surgeons and George B. Charlton a dry goods seller vied for Miss Bertie F. Hurst. Windsor dosed Charlton with powdered cowhage causing a violent itch. Charlton challenged Windsor to a pistol duel at Drui Hill Park, then sought charges, but Miss Bertie’s tears led him to drop the case. rumors say a shotgun duel may follow.
In Columbia on May 17 1885 the infant son of Ulysses and Ada Gage passed away. The narrative details extensive and intricate family connections through both parental lines including cousins and multiple generations across the mother and father sides. The obituary notes the extended kinship relationships among grandparents great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents.
A New York Sun item notes passengers on a tedious Southe railroad journey berating the company while one traveler with a free pass abstains from complaint. He explains his restraint but vows to buy a ticket if service does not improve, rather than cast blame.
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