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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1885
Page
12
A person claiming to be a Weekly Globe agent has been traveling in New Hampshire and Vermont to solicit subscriptions fraudulently. The Weekly Globe states it has no traveling agents and warns the public not to trust subscriptions to any unfamiliar person.
Subscriptions at one dollar extend to January 1888 providing balance of year free. Prompt renewal yields more value per dollar. Agents may deduct regular commissions and are urged to solicit immediately. Postmasters and Archis can offer a short term trial by sending The Weekly Globe.
From now Tree January 87 offer at 15 cents with no commission on the above. It is expected that all agents will secure their compensations to offset the increased renewals beginning January first.
The Globe announces that cash must accompany all orders for The Weekly Globe, claiming it is now the leading and only weekly Democratic newspaper in Boston. Agents are urged to inform Democrats that The Weekly Globe is the sole Democratic weekly published in Boston.
A call urges listing at least two million Democratic names and addresses not subscribed to The Weekly Globe. It asks to send plain names and addresses on one side of paper and mail samples immediately to The Weekly Globe.
Frances Hodge Burnett, author of That Lass o Lowrie s, Pretty Polly Pemberton, and A Fair Barbarian, will contribute her next story to The Weekly Globe. It will begin in a week or two as the first of a series of Great Novels by great American authors, with Burnett touted as America s most popular woman novelist.
The first column announces new offers to existing and prospective subscribers and to agents. It urges long and short term subscriptions, promises inducements, sample copies on request, and encourages agents to secure a large number of subscriptions in their experience.
A Boston praise column lauds President Cleveland for appointing General Corse as postmaster. It extols Corse as an efficient, capable organizer fit for Boston’s federal office and links his Civil War valor to his upcoming civil duties, citing Corse’s steadfastness at Allatoona and signal perseverance under fire.
Berlin dispatches report the Reichstag will convene in mid November to demand more cavalry and artillery plus a balloon detachment. The piece argues Germany profits from past wars, warns of rising costs, and predicts a future crisis when the empire must pay its own expenses, praising chancellor and stressing math as a safeguard.
A reflective prose piece extols October’s beauty and liberty, praising autumn skies, fields, woods, and harvest scenes. It contrasts nature’s abundance with shifting farms, animals, and villagers enjoying the season’s calm, while noting late harvests and fading garden color.
The piece extols October as a time when rural life exudes abundance and rest, contrasting it with June’s lively warmth. It argues true spirituality and lasting memory come from October’s calm, inviting readers to weave its golden days into the fabric of their lives as cherished treasures.
A historical commentary defends Attorney General Garland against accusations of conflicts of interest tied to a patent case. It argues the suit was driven by competent officials, not Garland, and serves public reform. The piece contrasts past Republican figures with Cleveland’s presidency and urges Independents to back the Democratic platform and Jo n F. Andrew, predicting a Democratic realignment.
An editorial questions Scott's enduring fame while library records show his name among the most in demand and booksellers report strong sales. The piece urges youth to read Scott, noting Harvard's past advice and predicting future readers will still seek his novels and poems.
A massive five day Bay State fair in Mechanics Building drew over 100000 attendees, Boston residents among the crowd planning to buy farms. The event showcased cows horses sheep poultry pumpkins cabbages corn and more, with strong agricultural pride fueling both city and rural interest. C M Hammons reports. The Des Moines meeting of the American Board of Missions upheld belief in the heathen's damnation two to one, while Rev Athrep A Curtis, named bishop of Wilmington, enjoys wide churchgoing circles across the Middle States.
For years a Protestant minister, and on severing his connection with the society retained the personal friendship of nearly all his old parishioners.
Mr A SHuman reports Ireland’s landlords push rising rents as farmers fail to profit, forcing evictions and idleness. The piece notes Tory plans for four provincial parliaments, which Ireland won’t accept, and cites other current opinions on New York politics, public safety, French spoliation, and a Briton’s rueful view of Russia’s advance on Constantinople.
A collage of brief notes touches on charity by a millionaire, Manchester prosperity, rail strikes hardship, ten million Boston finds, murder statute of limitations in Georgia, bishop vacancies in Easton, Pawtucket Soldiers’ Memorial, Croker leading Tammany, Senator Prout’s death, wheat syndicates, Governor Pattison, Lincoln Rhode Island praise, an almshouse keeper fired, Warsaw peace, Detroit Polish questions, New Haven explosion, the Anarchists, Pittsfield embezzlement, Chicago hangings, Nebraska Democrats’ convention actions.
An Austin observer notes Colonel Yerger plans to run again for the legislature. The sign seen is Slive beside him and his wife repaying tea and coffee borrowed after a prior defeat, signaling attempts to win back dissatisfied party elements.
In a heated conversation, Bobby asks if Featherly’s helper is named Rome, but Featherly corrects him that the person is Major. The exchange reveals that Bobby’s father claimed Featherly was at the Eagle Hotel making Rome, implying rumors about Featherly’s friend and keeping the focus on a comic misunderstanding.
The Philadelphia Call Inquirer notes the Mayflower’s original vessel dwarfed the later jaunty namesake, inferred from the vast number of relics carried aboard the historic ship, illustrating scale by contrast.
Wisconsin farmer sold 190,000 bushels of barley in one day to a Baltimore party. The Burlington Free Press reports the deal as profitable for the seller. A Pennsylvania landlord seized a baby for rent and now regrets the decision. The New York World notes Mr. Howells is drafting a new novel while readers revisit his earlier works.
Immense display of agricultural machinery and livestock draws a large Boston crowd at the Bay State Fair. Visitors study sleek cattle from Hereford, Guernsey, Holstein and Texan stock while marveling at new implements and the sulky plough, with farmers noting long hours and hard work behind the bountiful results.
The article recounts Succi the fasting man credited with a miraculous liquor from spiritualist seances and herbs, his later relapse into a plain-water fast, and a string of anecdotes about disguises and masquerading by Asians and Indians in London society, warning wary Britons to beware turbanned princes.
An 1886 column notes electricity quiets horses during shoeing, a French captain origin and General Boulanger orders trial. It highlights rapid water heating for photographers and housewives, and introduces Fatma the Moorish dancer in Paris with playful caution about fleeting Parisian fame and 1886’s “year of Fatma.”
Paris reports on Edith Kingdon with a Daly's remark about a New York millionaire suitor tied to a Paris baptism. The French journal jokes the wedding hinges on baptism as an advertisement ploy. The piece notes no baptism occurred and the marriage did not proceed as rumored.
John and Jacob Tocci of Locansa, twin conjoined youths in their sixteenth year, are described as sharing one pair of legs and one body segment. A fatal attack occurred after anger over a toy, with one brother nearly dying and the other appearing apoplectic. doctors had warned of a likely fatal termination after previous episodes. Their Austrian parents have been offered 8000 for their bodies by a London museum. The Emperor orders a complete edition of Frederick the Great’s musical works, prepared by the crown princess, stirring debate over royal obscurity and merit. The notice editorially comments on such claims in public discourse.
Henry George the author of Progress and Poverty receives a surprise trust bequest from George Hutchins of Blue Anchor New Jersey. The residuary clause names the Hutchins fund to widely distribute George's works to spread social and political liberty and justice in the United States. The will, filed in Camden, values the estate at about $20000 and faces probate after a caveat.
Paris plans a public garden style necropolis near Aubervilliers to hold 150 000 dead. Ground sold for five years with sixty month graves. State conducted cemetery will have a reception building for all faiths, no chapel or cross on portals.
In a humorous episode from the Washington Critic a minstrel named Billy Rice is spotted at an agricultural show. The county editor and a farmer mistake him for a pumpkin and joke about the odd sight, then Billy meets the farmer and leaves him speechless.
A French centenarian, M. Chevreal, claims he never drank champagne before his 100th birthday and recalls a seventh year memory. He witnessed Madame DuBarin’s execution from near the scaffold, meeting executioner Sanson who urged his early initiation into patriotic spectacles.
A Boston girl challenges a Cuban earthquake sinking assertion by noting she did not visit Cuba and only viewed it on a map. Her remark questions the report's accuracy while underscoring lack of firsthand evidence.
A group of tourists were recently reported lost in the Adirondack wilderness. They likely carried guidebooks and awaited rescue as search teams coordinated efforts to locate the misplaced hikers.
James G. Blaine Jr. appears to be a chip of the old block, reflecting traits and lineage noted in the Ohio paper column.
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