Notable Authors Set for 1886 Weekly Globe Fiction Series
The Weekly Globe announces a 1886 fiction feature with leading authors such as Charles Egert Craddock Sarah Orne Jewett Brander Matthews Elizabeth Stewart Phelps Louise Chandler Moulton Frank R B Stockton Frances Hodgson Burnett Octave Thanet El C Bunner Sidney Luska Thomas A Janvier Mrs Burton Harrison E P Roe Joel Chandler Harris Harriet Prescott Spofford J Esten Cooke Edward Everett Hale W E Bishop A A Hayes FP C Baylor Maurice Thomson H H Boyesen Thomas W Knox Phillip Bourke Marstow D E W A Hammond and other contributors, promising premium magazine stories at popular prices.
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Charles Egbert Craddock
J. T. Trowbridge
Sarah Orne Jewett
Brander Matthews
Elizabeth Stewart Phelps
Louise Chandler Moulton
Frank RB. Stockton
Prances Hodgson Burnett
Octave Thanet
EL C. Bunner
Sidney Luska
Thomas A. Janvier
Mrs. Burton Harrison
E. P. Roe
Joel Chandler Harris
Harriet Prescott Spofford
J. Esten Cooke
Edward Everett Hale
W. E. Bishop
A. A Hayes
C. Baylor
Agents Wanted in Every Town for Semple Copies and Posten
Notice seeking agents nationwide to distribute Semple Copies and Posten with promise of cash commission. Recruitment emphasizes broad geographic reach and financial incentive to push material.
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United States
Free sample issue encourages subscriptions at Hoston Weekly Globe
The notice explains daily mailed copies go to names provided by friends and urges non subscribers to subscribe after receiving this free sample. It states that without subscribing, the reader will not receive further issues. The tone invites examination and aims to convert readers into subscribers.
Neighbors Urged to Name Likely Subscribers
Readers asked to send names of all who, upon receiving a sample of THE WEEKLY GLOBE, will probably subscribe. The notice seeks broad participation to maximize names and potential subscribers.
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GLOBE
Coming Elections Show Political Leanings Across Twelve States
Twelve states vote next Tuesday including Colorado Connecticut Florida Iowa Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Nebraska New Jersey New York Pennsylvania and Virginia. Off year results cited show Republican gains in several races with details on past governors and party tallies to guide expectations for the upcoming contests.
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Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Iowa
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Tallahassee
Court of Appeals
Regents
State University
Mugwumps urge Cleveland to oppose party leaders
The mugwumps argue Cleveland should resist party wishes to gain success. They claim he will vote in form but favor the opposite if his friends demand it. The piece recalls John Quincy Adams and James Monroe era examples, warning of dangers if Cleveland antagonizes Democratic leaders like Thurman and Hamilton.
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Cleveland
Hunt
Jon Quincy Adams
Dou Tyted
Mugwumps
Jonn Adams
Federal Party
Hamilton
Megwumps
The
Democracy
Thurman
Hin
McDonald
Hendricks
Hicpteru
Adams
Hildreth
France
Jefferson
Fisher Ames
Wotcott
Feds
McHenry
Hartford
Anas
Huprera
Essex Junta
ApaMs
Mugwump
Democratic Party
Party fractures and mugwump critiques amid Adams era
The piece surveys Federalist splits under Adams, citing Hildreth and Jeffersonian fears of disunity. It notes failed policies including an embassy to France, Hartford convention fallout, and mugwump pressures hindering reforms. References to McHenry, Wotcott, and Arthur era controversies appear as context.
Hypocrisy in Republican Civil Service Reform Debate
A critical editorial argues Republicans profess reform yet defend spoils favors. It decries GOP leaders for denouncing Cleveland’s removals while keeping 100,000 Republicans in appointee posts, calling the stance hollow and self serving. It cites Flannagan and Sherman and condemns continued spoils pressure on the President.
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Ross
Cleveland
Flannagan
Welkin
Hoar
Sherman
Cleve Lane
Put the Coon Resignation Like a Caution for Democrats
The piece credits Secretary Manning for demanding Assistant Secretary Coon’s resignation, arguing Coon’s Republican loyalties made him unable to faithfully support the Treasury Department under the current administration. It cites political alignment as a key failing and hints at further justification for removal.
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Theman
Arthur
Coon
Journal
Rothschild
Manning
Secretary of the Treasury
Revival of Shipping by Young Merchants
The article notes discussions among young merchants on modernizing mercantile marine with steamers. Henry Hastings Jr., heir to a prominent ship owner, emerges as a leading figure in proposing new shipping ventures. Older merchants enjoy repose while the younger group seeks active enterprise. success is wished.
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Henry Hastings
Circular by Secretary Whitney Tackles Navy Yard Patronage
The secretary’s circular to navy yard foremen denounces political employment and dismissal as rewards or punishment. It aims to end “vote factories” at yards and bolster Democratic prospects nationwide, especially Massachusetts and New York, by ensuring workers can vote their choice without fear of loss of jobs.
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Winksey
Navy
Washington
Brooklyn
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hii
Wurmney
Warring
Hirn
Navy Yards
Honest Friends of Reform
Whitney
Massachusetts
Charlestown Navy Yard
Robinson
Worthington
Ropinson
Waitney
Prince
Editorial points on marriage legality and politics
Editorial notes the legality of marriage to a deceased wife's sister in colonies but not in Great Britain after Calcutta Supreme Court ruling. It comments on Andrew Johnson and Republican strategy, mocks royal finances, and references the Municipal Government Act's semi centennial in London with London’s exemptions.
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Great Britain
India
Supreme Court of Calcutta
England
London
Fragmented political chatter on reform and elections
A column surveys reform hopes for a troubled metropolis speaker labels city leadership as puppets under a lord-mayor. It cites Virginia politics race distinctions and Republican figures, mocks British fascination, notes marriage trends in France, and mentions theft of Lincoln’s emancipation pen. It casts Civil War memories and current party tensions in sharp, satirical terms.
Moonlit vow in a Clara Boss poem of October 1885
A romantic verse recounts a lovers pledge under a September moon, reflecting eternal devotion. Clara P. Boss signs the poem dated October 1885, recalling a heart given a month prior and pledging everlasting fidelity across land or sea.
When you are young how well you know a little money
A limerick noting how money seems plentiful to the young, fifty cents bringing bliss, a dollar appearing large, yet in old age when bills and creditors arrive every cent spent weighs heavily. It contrasts youthful spending with aging financial concerns.
The State Where They Tax Bachelors
The article playfully notes Georgia offers no guarantee of a wife to a bachelor like Grover and jokes that a Georgia girl will choose steadfast love. It portrays her as loyal, unshakable by war or pestilence, promising enduring partnership to a man who remains true.
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Grover
Georgia
United States
America
Fanny
Hell
West
Boston Museum
Boston Theatre
Park
Globe
Christendom
Beecher
Booth
Innocent Man Faces Mortgage Hurdles In Chicago Scene
A Chicago capitalist laments a good man caught in debt with $60,000 mortgages on $50,000 property. He notes no security acceptable to his syndicate and discusses options, including seeking Boston investors, while hoping for relief and a possible raise.
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Wall Street
Chicago
Boston
Dowry Stock Woes At A Social Gathering
At a party a woman lamented her long stock speculation losses stating she has lost nearly $10,000 of her dowry money given by her father. She mentions her broker is her husband, prompting surprised questions from others.
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Wall Street
Ben Franklin's pocket lunch lore ties to Philadelphia visit
The Globe recalls Boston Globe anecdote about Ben Franklin, noting he carried his lunch in his pocket and once bought two loaves in Philadelphia after arriving hungry. He remained proud of his American identity despite diplomatic duties.
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Boston
Ben Franklin
THE
GLOBE
Philadelphia
Market Street
Elderly minister urges bachelor preacher to seek wife in prayer
In Camilla Georgia an elderly minister exhorts a bachelor preacher to pray for a wife. He jokes that the Bible seems to deny him, saying it warns against asking amiss, noting he can obtain anything else but wants a Miss.
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Camilla
Clarion
Bankers Meet Burglary Duo in Wasp Tale
In a San Francisco Wasp story a bank president confronts a cashier caught at the safe. The cashier admits he was the burglar the president himself had hired to blow the safe after finishing the job. The exchange reveals a twist where both men acknowledge the plan and its betrayal.
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San Francisco
Two of a Kind editorial tease from Kansas City Times
A Lowell Citizen item notes The Kansas City Times claims Missouri girls may kiss a young man if they wish. The writer jokes about a personal friend on that paper’s editorial staff, who had been silent, implying he’s been busy with work rather than ill or dead.
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Lowell
The
Kansas City Times
Missouri
She Doesn't Live in America Then Chicago Ledger
A brief dialogue notes a neighbor’s behavior with the remark that she never wasted time on a crazy quilt, illustrating local chatter and sharp wit. The exchange highlights community voices and social satire in a Chicago Ledger item.
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America
Chicago Ledger
Warsaw Iowa Lady Wed After Promises of Presents
A Warsaw Iowa young woman rejected two governorship callers on Sunday who promised wedding presents if she wed within a year. On Monday each suitor received an invitation, and on Tuesday she was married.
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Chicago Times
Warsaw
Iowa
Booths widow lauded as a national figure in reminiscence
A writer recalls Mrs. M. A. Booth, widow of Junius Brutus Booth, and reflects on the Booth family, Beecher's lectures on theatre, and social attitudes toward actors from 19th century America. He also discusses John Kelly's Tammany departure and predicts defeat for Tammany Hall, while noting Workingmen rallying for Governor Hill.
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Rs. Booth
Junius Brutus Booth
Booths
M. A. Booth
Dunius Brutus Booth
Hill gains labor support in Troy iron shops during campaign
In Troy large iron shops with about 7000 workers show strong Hill backing as 44 intend to vote Hill this fall while 6 back Davene port. Foremen Walsh and Hennessy confirm a shift from Butler and Blaine to Hill amid improved business and worker money aims.
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Hill
Troy
Butler
Edward Walsh
Ted Hennessy
Walsh
John Cason
Or Peter Dolger
Shast
Blaine
Cleveland
Davene
Port
Foreman Walsh
Pointe
Frank Hattons Confession A Prank From Chicago Papers
A Chicago anecdote about ex-Postmaster-General Hatton and his precocious son circulates after a Connecticut origin copy is reprinted in Hattons paper. Hatton falls ill with quinsy while Snowden administers remedies as the tale prompts a humorous exchange about college plans with a fourteen year old.
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Chicago News
Hatton
Connecticut
Chicago
Mr. Hatton
Grand Pacific
Alinton Snowden
Frank Hatton
Otober
Vassar
Chicago Sun Teems With Nonsense Wordplay
A jumble of quirky terms including a tee ma, plumbrey poet, stove pipe, Easter bonnet, circus clown, hotel clerk, barber, and various odd pairs appears in the Chicago Sun. The list moodily edges toward a playful cabinet of curious phrases as readers ponder the oddities.
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Chicago
Hackman Rude
Nauk
Thomas Cats
H. C. Davis
Oddball Oddities Across New England and Maine Towns
A dispatch of curious feats and records across New England lists 108 widows in Essex aged 21 to 94, a Vermont pumpkin of 83 pounds, a Springfield clock from circa 1700, a potato bee yielding 800 bushels, a Lawrence craftsman’s 22 000 piece table, and 3 800 dozen eggs shipped to Boston. It notes cranberries and canning work in Medway, a 50 000 package Hartford Post Office shipment, a 15 pound lobster named Jumbo to a New York aquarium, and Clarence Cleveland’s 200 quarts cranberry pick day. Also mentioned are an 88 year old horse, Tecumseh Somers in Preston, a Boston harbor captain’s 350 000 passenger record, a Straduarius violin from 1732 worth 3500, and a pumpkin vine bearing twenty pumpkins.
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Essex
Dexter Ides
Marshfield
M. J. Butterfield
Springfield
Stratford
N. H
Lawrence
Cherryfield
Boston
Ludlow
Odd Fellows
Maine
New Britain
Conn
Belding
Northampton
Medway
Hartford Post Office
Portland
New York
Clarence Cleveland
Vineyard Haven
Orlin Smith
Pittsford
Preston
Tecumseh Somers
Benjamin Eaton
Auburn
Nhs
Augusta
Gardiner
Sera Ial Faten
Madison
N. Y
West Randolph
Burlington Free Ss
Warning issued on Jones selling for The Weekly Globe
A report cautions the public that J. T. Jones fraudulently solicits subscriptions in Maine for The Weekly Globe. The Globe declares no traveling agents operate in Maine and warns residents to beware after a sighting in Searsmont.
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J. T. Jones
Maine
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Jones
Searsmont
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