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The Poston Weekly Globe declares it will be forwarded free to all applicants or mailed to each addressed neighbor when names are provided. Form clubs or send one new subscriber to obtain a free copy. show a sample to neighbors to reach the requisite number. Address THE WEEKLY GLOBE Bioston Mass.
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The Minneapolis Tribune on the declining American boy
The piece laments modern boys losing respect for authority and discipline, doubting self reliance, and embracing a lifestyle of ease. It contrasts today’s youth with those of a quarter century ago, warning that vanity and defiance undermine character and moral fiber.
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Gladstone land bill in Ireland faces scrutiny and doubt
The 1881 Gladstone land bill is in operation in Ireland with initial cases cited. Critics warn it may be expensive and biased, using Mr McAtevy’s experience to question true relief and long term gains while noting possible benefits and dangers to tenants and landlords alike.
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Planetary Influence and End Times Warning
A correspondent argues that planetary alignments and solar system changes cause weather shifts and a coming religious transformation. The letter warns readers to live correctly as dramatic events and a predicted November 12 apocalypse loom, citing a Cincinnati prophet.
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Food and longevity debate in centenarian discourse
Physiologists discuss factors behind centenarian deaths and longevity. The piece cites Flourens on adult development, argues modern diet harms digestion, and contrasts urban sedentary life with rugged, outdoor labor. It notes that plain, coarse foods and proper cooking may boost vitality, referencing Dr. Winship and savagery as examples.
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Vennor Almanac Peppered With Jest And Doubtful Weather
The newspaper skewers Vennor s 1882 almanac praising its range of weather forecasts while lampooning its German layou t and July predictions. It ridicules the poetical forecasts starting July and mocks the scheme s oddities and the joking about money losses and defalcations in Boston.
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Two Sermons a Day Debate at Mr Beecher Meeting
The article discusses whether a clergyman should preach two sermons daily. Mr Beecher notes most preachers cannot deliver two good talks in one day and audiences may prefer concise, single sermons. He cites taste for reasoning and rhetoric over two varied messages.
Bank Robbery in Newark Exposed by Cashier Baldwin
The Newark bank suffered long gradual robbery by cashier Baldwin, totaling about two and a half million over ten to twelve years. Directors learn the bank is ruined as two million have been stolen, leaving only the building worth around fifty thousand. Bank exams and forged letters are scrutinized as the system comes under fire.
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Newark Bank Robbery Sparks Widespread Debate and Letters
A Newark Mechanics Bank case prompts a stockholder letter defending Cashier Baldwin against a New York Herald report about missing postage stamps. Other items discuss Gladstone Parnell rent reductions, the Yorktown celebration in Boston, Star route prosecutions, Nasby’s Ireland observations, and lessons from the Newark incident about bank lending and collateral.
Impecunious Friend Advised to Pay Own Way
The remark on aiding a friend in need cautions that the depositor should fund such assistance himself rather than expose the institution to losses. It frames prudence in personal charity as a guard against financial risk.
The Newark cashier and national headlines mix
A roundup of political and financial jabs in a late 19th century column. Witty notes on a Newark defaulter, President Arthur, Grant gifts, Canadian policy, tarred rail labor, and Congress debates. Names include Arthur, Grant, Mahone, Brady, Tyner, and Conkling, with mentions of Utah polygamy, water routes, and bank pawnbrokers.
Poke bonnets and urban quips in a broad side note
A kaleidoscopic jumble of fashion hints and jokes from era papers. It mentions high poke bonnets, scarce cheap bonnets in contrast to vast sums, and a gag about a one-horse New Jersey town near Boston. It weaves in puns on names, rattlesnake bites, and witty quips about clergymen, trains, and editors.
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New Features Planned for The Weekly Globe
On completion of the serial With Cupids Eyes the Ladies Department will expand to one and a half pages. Short stories will fill one page and the rest will host novels in home culture, household art, and fancy work. A column of poetry by top poets will appear regularly.
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Horrible death of a boy in Reading factory tragedy
In Reading Pennsylvania on November 6 Henry Funck aged 15 was fatally injured in a wool hat factory accident. He was caught by the steel prongs of a ticker machine cylinder drawn head first. The belt had been thrown off and death was instantaneous as the machine ran at full speed. The incident involved an 800 revolutions per minute cylinder. A sensational factory accident report concludes with an unrelated advertisement about rolled gold jewelry priced at 75 cents from G W Pettibone & Co.
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