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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1891
Page
4
The New York World riffs on Gov Campbell’s debt and a forged plot, mocking protectionists and rich lenders. It cites Welsh tin plate labor costs, hints at a Democratic shift in Congress, and questions silver demonetization to expose a nationalist money fraud framing. The piece casts Sherman and Cleveland as pivotal voices.
A fragmented page from the Poston Weekly Globe shows a calendar style listing for October with dates marked and scattered bracketed numbers. The readable portions suggest a periodical calendar or almanac style reference for events or notices.
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A call for readers to send 10 or a dozen names from their neighborhood. The Globe promises a free sample copy to each respondent. Send names on a postal card to The Weekly Globe Boston Mass.
The Democracy of New York gathers at Cooper Union with Grover Cleveland and Davin Hix, praising Jeffersonian and Democratic principles. Roswell Flower is urged as governor candidate, with leaders warning against McKinleyism and bossism, urging unity to secure victory in November.
In Ada, Democrats and Republicans clash over tin-plate tariffs. Maj McKinley’s Xenia speech claiming no price rise is contradicted by traders led by Duarves S. Tren ch, who show steady price increases in L C 14x20 coke tin and other brands since the McKinley bill passage. Prices for S C charcoal tin and Dean grade roofing tin also climbed, while English tin prices fell.
The article casts Maj McKoyiry as a prophet in speculative visions of a new industry while showing him stumble on concrete issues. It contrasts his dreamer stance with a harsher, more critical reception during the Ohio speech in Xenia, suggesting difficulties translating rhetoric into tangible plans.
The article discusses Gov Campbell’s challenge to McKinley tariff supporters, demanding proof of wage gains from protectionism. He offers a reward for any worker showing wage increases and proposes that votes be counted by wage impact. It questions whether wage gains keep pace with rising living costs and criticizes tariff defenders unless real wage growth is shown. The piece notes Campbell’s pragmatic stance and contrasts it with broader political rhetoric. It also mentions Andrew H. Warp’s newspaper, The Glaze, planning a farmer focused weekly feature starting next week to gather farmer experiences and expand farming discourse.
The Irish leader Charles Stewart Parnell dies at an inopportune moment, leaving a mixed legacy. He reshaped parliamentary tactics through obstruction and influenced the No Rent Campaign, earning both praise for nationhood and critique for private faults.
The piece lauds Charles Stewart Parnell for uniting Ireland and shaping a future self governing parliament. It credits Parnell with working alongside Gladstone and Granville Stone in advancing Irish rights and predicts enduring gratitude once home rule is achieved.
The article argues that Republican supporters evade the cost of denying free raw materials to New England. It contends that post 1857 industrial gains cannot offset losses from protectionist policy and asks what Massachusetts could have profited without restrictions on raw materials and fuel, noting invention as a key growth factor.
The notice reads like an agent solicitation for a weekly newspaper offering high commissions and subscriber recruitment, urging readers to request agent rates and free samples to gauge earnings potential. It emphasizes broad news content and features for all ages as rationale for joining.
Senator Hoar attacks Governor Russell's farming decline claim in Massachusetts, arguing farm product value may have doubled in twenty years while many farmers grew poorer. He cites urban growth and land speculation by wealthy buyers, noting cost and effort rise, and farming becoming a leisure occupation for the rich rather than a livelihood.
The article contrasts grand wealth from yachts and investors with the hardship of farmers facing mortgages and low prices. It questions whether rising aggregate wealth benefits the many as wealth concentrates in few hands, noting farms near schools churches railways and post offices sell for far less than years ago.
A six month subscription to Tot Wrexty Goose is offered at 60 cents for new subscribers within a 30 day limit. The promo lowers the regular combined price of 1.75 to 0.50 to attract non readers and encourage renewals by showcasing the magazine’s merit.
The author argues that tariffs act as a tax on consumption, especially food, making indirect taxes a meal tax. Direct taxes scale with means, while tariffs levy charges based on consumption, disproportionately affecting working people and families. Refers to 1890 indirect tax totals and wealth distribution, concluding with a critique of McKinley prices. Signed 8 J. Hunter.
A critique of American attempts at English manners and speech, noting a London returnee who orders in Barse and greets friends with faux English poses. It also recounts a Roswell P. Flower headquarters visit where a young would be politician fumbles current events and unnamed candidates, highlighting awkward political naivete.
A reader to the editor submits a home recipe listing ingredients for a tomato sauce. The note specifies quantities of tomatoes salt pepper mustard cayenne vinegar and spices, instructing a four hour boil, attributed to Wheatonia.
The reader should reclaim trunks by force or replevin with peaceable entry. A will read aloud requires probate court proof and 30 day appeal after probate. Tax duties limit to real estate taxes. historic Canadian debt may be enforceable in Boston.
A reader asks if after failing to pay for a sleigh bought for ten dollars A can repossess and sue to attach the sleigh. The query covers wife husband title transfer errors, and intestate succession with grandchildren versus brothers. The piece notes tax titles and redemption periods, citing two year redemption after a tax sale as an absolute conveyance unless redeemed.
A reader writes to the Chicago Herald asking why experienced professionals like a 40-year-old accountant struggle to find work in Chicago. He notes extensive practice, health, and a family, yet ads yield no suitable salary. A second fragment recalls a mother weighing her baby with a butcher’s scales, jokingly misreading pounds as bones, highlighting misplaced humor in the page.
A small Duluth Tribune notice seeks housework help offering wages £4 plus use of plane and front parlor to receive earners. Apply to M. L. McMINN.
Viadivestock Siberia hosts 80000 residents with one American family. Richard Smith, a Boston native who fled a whaler two decades back, saved funds, returned home only to find Americans too smart. He invested in firearms, sailed back to distant Russia, and now plans to stay in Vladivostok, declaring he will never return to the U.S. The city, like other Siberian towns, is nearly under martial law as exiles depart for nearby islands. Women Overrun House of Commons.
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