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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1884
Page
4
The Boston Globe notes Tue Girone as the mammoth Democratic weekly in the United States and asserts it will support the administration with vast facilities. It urges Democrats to read The Globe regularly to monitor the president’s reforms.
The Globe urges campaign subscribers to obtain the names of club members whose memberships expire. It calls readers to closely follow party actions as Cleveland is elected president and Democrats gain long term control.
A call to readers to recruit subscribers for Taz Weekly Globe with offers for agents and free terms. The note asserts Grover Cleveland’s election and a lasting Democratic era, urging citizens to spread the paper in all towns.
The Globe urges readers to recruit subscribers to spread democratic ideals. It asks Democrats to push Tax Globe and Democracy in their neighborhoods and promises free samples and reduced agent rates to expand circulation toward 100,000.
Thousands of subscriptions will end on November 25 and January 1. Advertisers urge customers to renew early and form clubs to ensure renewals are credited before names are printed. A rush is expected for The Globe and clubs are advised to organize promptly.
During 1885 The Globe offers subscribers three dollars worth of novels for one dollar. Grove will publish twelve original novels each priced at twenty five cents in Franklin Square or Seaside libraries, making the offer draw in readers.
A long notice lists subscription options for The Weekly Globe with prices and payment methods. It also reports various short items including a Siamese gift to the U.S. legation, remarks on the Washington Monument, and political commentary about Cleveland Hoar Blaine and Connecticut Governor Waller.
The judge and public agree he richly deserves at least a life sentence for his terrorizing actions on excursion steamers. The ruling aims to deter others and protect passengers from future attempts at disrupting comfort and safety.
The article celebrates the official vote tally being completed with calm and fairness. It notes Democratic chairmanship of the canvassing board by General Carr, minor technicalities in Delaware County and Brooklyn resolved fairly, and calls for earnest work to keep the nation strong with Democratic leadership.
A Globe article argues that confidence in President Cleveland will revive business, noting bipartisan desire for prosperity and predicting strong economic recovery. It contrasts Cleveland’s disciplined tariff stance with Blaine’s fragile political maneuvering amid a fraught 1880s election climate.
The proposed Spain treaty grants half of Cuban and Porto Rico sugars free of duty but leaves British Dutch and Brazilian imports taxed. The piece argues this shifts a large duty amount to American consumers and warns of weak consumer relief while boosting Cuban exporters. It cites Sandwich Islands precedent and calls for broader tariff reductions.
In a note on election confidence the piece asserts future elections may require sworn evidence before acceptances of Vermont voting results are believed. The remark highlights skepticism about electoral reporting and calls for formal verification.
A dozen lines denounce the Associated Press for false Richmond county figures in electors totals. The piece accuses the agency and a Albany agent of propagating false, inflated counts to sway Cleveland and mislead readers. Protests include possible prosecutions by New York papers and a Boston Journal headline.
The notice urges increasing purchases of flour pork and other American goods in a ratio to offset the millions of dollars transferred from American pockets to Cuban planters under the proposed treaty.
A columnist condemns rumors that a Democratic victory would enslave Black people in the South. Governor Cleveland notes such claims as foolish and wicked. The piece argues the Constitution and public sentiment protect Black immunity from involuntary servitude.
A roundup of humorous items and brief anecdotes from Ohio and New England society. Jests include prison bath misadventure, spelling quips, political asides about Cleveland and Polk, family jokes, ghost charms, racing skates, and cheeky observations on officers, bishops, and democracy.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher preached on the beauty of holiness in Brooklyn with Miss Ellen Terry in attendance. He argued Hebrews favored inner moral beauty over outward show, while Greeks pursued outward art and form. He urged inner love joy peace and long suffering as the true beauty that crowns character.
In Middleboro Massachusetts a young woman who prefers anonymity inherits ten thousand dollars from her late uncle. She has worked in a straw factory and plans to invest the money with a trusted friend while continuing to live independently. Her suitors and rumors of romance swirl as she maintains modesty and practicality.
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