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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1882
Page
4
The Wyllie Barker match for the Checker Championship of the World will have all games reported in this paper. For the week ending October 28 the score stands Barker one, Wyllie one, with fifteen draws.
Important notice to agents from The Weekly Globe explains regular commission deductions and that The Globe will be sent to each subscriber until January 1884. A private circular has been sent to agents, who are urged to use their best efforts to secure subscriptions when it is received.
A new tale of great power and interest will start in The Weekly Globe next week. Plans to form clubs are urged now as another new story is prepared for December 26.
The Weekly Globe offers one year subscriptions nationwide for 100 dollars and six copies for 500. Subscriptions should be by postal order registered letter or draft on New York or Boston. stamps of one two or three cents may be used. Include full writer name address and county. Changes of address require old and new. Discontinued notices must state town county and state. Lost copies are duplicated free. stamps should not be registered. Sample copies are free.
An advertisement notice lists ordinary lines at 30 cents per line and editorials at 60 cents per row. It notes quantity discounts: 5 percent on 100 lines and 10 percent on $200 worth of advertising.
Critics fear language erosion from slang and new words spread by newspapers. Henry James Jr is criticized for using "regrettable" and Venetians "children of the lagoon." Proponents argue titles and fresh terms aid clarity and expression, urging open adoption of vigorous language.
The author argues for using compact forms like Engineer Tompkins or Coalheaver Johnson over formal full names. He cites speed, utility, and a national trait of concise speech, predicting such usage will gain favor and recognition despite traditional forms like Governor Smith.
James E. Anderson, known as Lying Jim of Louisiana for exposing frauds, was killed by a Republican candidate in a Nevada mining town. Former Eureka Leader editor, Anderson had attacked the Sherman-Hayes conspiracy and faced political foes, pursuing Reek after a street confrontation before dying from a shot to the bowels.
A Boston era editorial argues the Republican Party faces aDriven rout across Massachusetts. It cites Grant era corruption, Hayes administration scandals, and river and harbor disputes as core reasons. The piece portrays party leaders pressuring voters while public opinion turns, likening the machine to a balloon ready to burst. It critiques Senator Hoar for defending river and harbor legislation.
The piece mocks Mr. Hoar as a grandfatherly hypocrite defending party immorality, likening him to a polished old shilling. It questions whether he will be a senator again amid Republican strife and attacks on General Stoneman by party organs, listing sharp quotes from notable figures as a satirical reel.
Porthuan the French admiral, recently died, is quoted on burial wishes, then buried with state pomp. Essays debate American language abuses and costs in government. Ghosts of Garfield, Butler campaigns, and Hale quotes mingle with jokes about elections, race, and satire across several papers.
A vivid survey of Paris back streets revealing misery and vice in the Montparnasse like Bibine quarters. Describes Bibine taverns on the Left Bank where poor workers drink cheap beer and search for scraps while detectives observe discreetly.
The grand jury at Ward's Island Lunatic Asylum New York reports a strong presentment against the management. It cites a dangerous system infringing citizen rights and urges legal changes to prevent the incarceration of sane individuals in public or private facilities.
Joe Howard writes to the Philadelphia Times denouncing Vanderbilt and the public as a reckless outrage on decency. He argues the public will not be damned and criticizes the gullibility of supporters, noting the press scrutiny and the Graphic of the city pinning the “silly capitalist” to public judgment.
Tremont Temple hosted Mr Barry W French for illustrated travel lectures, praised as superior to earlier efforts. He guides audiences through Himalayas and the Ganges, with vivid views of Calcutta and Bombay and engaging anecdotes, offering fresh, unbiased cultural insight.
In Wadesboro a physician visiting a sick man found the four dollar thermometer bitten and swallowed whole by the patient who quipped that he “chewed her up but can’t swallow ’er.” The doctor, scandalized yet unharmed, reflected on the mishap as mercury and glass broke apart.
Alexander Greenwood, employed at the Great Falls Manufacturing Company in Dover New Hampshire, was struck on the head by a 100 pound iron lump thrown from the third story last week. The death was instantaneous. The Vatican and Dr Graves Heart Regulator appear in the same clipping with no clear relation to the incident. The advert contains a medical claim and price for Graves Heart Regulator.
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