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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1888
Page
4
The Boston Weekly Globe announces a balance offer for 1888 subscribers and new subscribers who pay $1 before January 1, 1889. Five referrals earn five subscribers at $1 each with the free extra year to January 1890. Club agents urged to gather names early to avoid December rush and mail samples and forms to The Weekly Globe in Boston, Massachusetts.
Subscription rates listed for Tax Dairy Grone One copy per month 50 cents per year 6.00 Postage prepaid Tax Seuxpay Grone By mail 2.00 per year Postage prepaid Tax Werxtr Grong By mail 1.00 per year Tur Grose Newsrater Co 942 Washington Street Boston Mass Entered at the Post Office Boston Mass as second class matter.
The Wrexty Grove pledges a full report on the Harrison inauguration and condensed critiques of the Republican Congress. They warn that Republicans are likely to err in tariff reform and southern franchise policy while promising thorough updates on all developments.
A conspicuous notice at Nonantum Worsted Company mill in Newton Mass urges workers to subscribe to tariff reform papers to back protection and tariff policy. It endorses Democratic victory in four years and cites the Knights of Labor election of Powperty as a cautious but solid leadership example.
The Haytian prize court seized the American steamer Haytian Republic for alleged neutrality violations aiding rebels. Officials cite a blockade and circuit of the island as grounds, while critics doubt the evidence and question U S response and the legitimacy of Hayti’s authority.
The article urges thorough, impartial inquiry by the State Department into whether a Haytian seizure was lawful. If unjust, it calls for prompt reparation and hints at possible quick war risks to press American claims before President Cleveland leaves office, noting Hayti as a potential U S territory addition.
A critical view laments the end of protections promised to American labor after the election. It recalls Blaine and Journal optimism for high tariffs, noting wages and jobs falter as the political stage shifts. The piece urges labor to endure four years, learning that wages follow supply and demand, not tariffs alone.
Mr Parnell denounces Salisbury's land purchase bill as flawed and socialistic, noting its $5,000,000 state aid to tenants but insufficient protections for those in rent arrears. He argues the measure shifts risk to tenants and landlords, while English taxpayers seek security that rents will persist for 40 years post transfer. The Salisbury government pushes the bill toward a second reading by a 75 vote majority.
The debate argues that any state aided land purchase scheme requires a new Irish authority that the people will respect. Home rule must come first. otherwise land purchases will fail. Parnell is praised for hitting the mark while Lord Salisbury’s bill may pass, but gains for Ireland remain limited. The Tory majority could push a new act, yet cannot secure satisfaction.
The piece notes eager postmaster patronage before results were official, with Harrison supporters seeking signers for appointments. It argues that Democratic postmasters should expect quicker changes from the coming president, and predicts swift civil service reform after March 4, with reformer's triumph and swift removals.
The New York Herald reports German immigrants are lured into signing contracts and forced onto oyster boats in Maryland, treated like galley slaves with brutality. Beatings and death tolls rise as immigrant labor is devalued. a chained boy case last week prompts calls for humane law and Republican labor protection.
A satirical voice scorns Haiti as a potential danger to the United States while mocking Howkits, the Knights of Labor, and Democratic bachelor presidents. It critiques the Haiti affair on the Boston steamer, notes Thanksgiving mood among crews, and quips about Cleveland, real estate frauds, and cabinet politics. The piece recalls past presidents and Parliament style row in the Republican camp, cites Prohibition votes, and cites a lengthy Congress session with many bills and vetoes.
The new congressional library sits on a ten million dollar foundation with a costly superstructure to be built, while mountains of speeches and reports may go unread. The ten cent letter charity scheme failed as a nuisance, as a letter asking for 10 cents is sent to a friend.
The piece rails at endless chain letters pushing 10 cent requests as world demand swells beyond supply. It mocks England and France extending “protection” to the Marquesas as wholesale robbery, cites Canon Taytor on slow conversion, and recalls a Sun joke about a space weary reporter finding a column of news.
A lyrical meditation by Liva Lawis Wartsox asking for guidance in faith and courage. The speaker seeks a trusted mentor to lift doubt, mend broken hopes, and transform earthly striving into steadfast trust, aiming to become a worthy standard-bearer of belief. The verse invokes devotion, resilience, and the melding of passion with spiritual discipline.
The Knights of Labor General Assembly in Indianapolis re elected T V Powderly as General Master Workman by 114 votes to 27 for Martin Hanley and 1 for Birch. M Wheat and J W Hayes were chosen to lead the executive staff. Mrs L M Barry kept her post. Powderly will attend the Paris exposition and offered to reduce salary to match the order's finances. Costello’s election sparks miner union tensions and fears of secession.
A sensational tale from Kyoto describing the life of Yum Yum in Japan. The writer contrasts Japanese beauty standards, dress, and daily routines with American norms, noting open houses, modest attire, back carriers for infants, and the absence of corsets. He details bathing customs, teeth blackening, and marriage practices, ending with a memory of schoolgirls and Yum Yum asleep.
New rules from the American Turf Congress establish a uniform weight scale for age in the United States. The four and six year old classes share weight changes, with five year olds and older carrying 122 pounds at May through year end, and adjustments for distances over a mile. The old practice of carrying weights for shorter distances is noted as adopted.
Holiday music selections feature Sraga's Angel Serenade and Home Sweet Home variants, Delacour Heart Whispers, Finsuti The Silver Sea, Boott Hebrew melodies Destruction of the Assyrians, As the Bark Floateth On barcarolle, Sing to Me Mother ballad, The Spinning Wives power song, Nation of Honor march by Paul Keller, Glad Hours reminiscence by C Stearns, Contemplation for organ, and All the Earth is Glad Again Christmas anthem by C A White. varied prices from 10 to 85 cents.
A travel writer observes Japanese women in traditional dress, noting wooden sandals bound by a cord, foot mittens, and a long obi belt. He describes the dress as a four yard silk robe with a belt, the care of hair with camellia oil, and the social roles of wives as household managers and wage earners in certain rural settings.
The piece explains the Nakada chip as the go between in Japanese marriages, detailing tea house meetings, the exchange of presents, and the ceremony. It covers bride attire, dowry gifts, and the bride’s subservient role post marriage, citing Onna Daigaku and laws affecting divorce, plus perceptions of prostitution and virtue in Japanese society.
A Northwestern Railroader correspondent posits that North American locomotives emit vast atmospheric vapor. He cites over 30 000 engines and claims weekly vapor totals exceed 470 billion cubic yards, asserting this could drive frequent heavy rains and floods.
New York business failures across the country in the past seven days total 260 in the United States and 36 in Canada, or 296 overall, up from 237 last week and 226 the week before. The prior week’s totals were 18 in the United States and 20 in Canada.
A club appeal inviting readers to obtain a Premium Supplement offering a long list of gifts in exchange for subscribers. Readers are urged to send for the Premium Supplement from the Weekly Globe in Boston Massachusetts.
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