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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1887
Page
4
Fertilizer Aims to Boost Wheat Yields 25 Percent
The Weekly Globe says after extensive trials it can supply a wheat fertilizer that, when properly applied, will raise wheat production by about 25 percent compared with other products. Directions for use are printed on each package.
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Weekly
GLOBE
Seed Preparation and Sowing Instructions
Dissolve four ounces of seed in one gallon of water then mix sixty pounds of seed in four gallons of water. Skim off light imperfect seeds, add the seed manure in solution and stir well. Let the seed soak 24 hours with occasional stirring. Do not let heated heaps form as heat will impair vitality.
Seed Manure Giveaway with Subscriptions Offer
The Weekly Globe offers a free package of Economic Seed Manure to readers who subscribe for a year and agree to test and report on the experiment. The manure, if used per directions, will fertilize one bushel of wheat or about one acre of land at no extra cost.
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Globe
Seed preparation touted by multiple testers
Testimonies from Andrew H Ward Zerwanian Kern and others claim seed preparation speeds germination, increases vigor and yields across corn cotton grass and tobacco. Notes include faster emergence by days stronger plants and reduced weed competition with deferred planting.
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Andrew H. Ward
Sea Island
Aveert
Gove
Sre
Tuomas Hoorgr
New Water Colors Sets Attract Praise And Low Price
Our new pictures are a great success with orders and compliments arriving by mail. The artist offers two more sets Little Sunbeam and Rosy Cheeks, equally meritorious. This set or either other plus Sunshine magazine and The Weekly for one year cost only $1.30.
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Sunshine
Subscriptions Expiring Get Renewal Circular With Aug 15 Deadline
To subscribers whose subscriptions have expired a weekly circular is being sent with special and confidential inducements to renew. The notice explains itself except the withdrawal time which is announced as August 15. Renew before August 15 to receive the offer.
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Globe
Poston Weekly Globe Trial Subscriptions Notice
Poston Weekly Globe announces trial subscription pricing through Oct 15 offering to send weekly issues through January 1888 for new subscribers. The notice outlines subscription period and pricing terms for readers during the campaign.
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GLOBE
For Only 25 Cents Trial Subcription Offer
The Weekly Globe promotes a trial subscription for 25 cents, promising substantial and entertaining family circle news with exclusive specialties. It invites readers to compare with weekly papers and encourages agents to spread the offer to build a large club by next January.
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Weekly
Globe
The Young Napoteon of Finance Faces Law
A critical examination argues that Ivers and similar financiers operate within the letter of the law while causing vast losses. It calls for legal reform to address daylight theft on Wall Street. The piece likens such crimes to embezzlement and urges preventing pirates who exploit corporate forms.
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Mr. Ivers
Napoteon
Navorron
Saco Bank
Ives
Nepomnon
Wall Street
Camp Meeting John N Allen
A study of Campmeeting John N Allen who died in Maine while attending his 374th camp meeting. He lived vigorously, pursued hard cider and New England rum, and only later embraced reform. His life blended dissipation with periods of merit, leaving a legacy of cheer, consolation, and public good.
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Jomx Allen
Maine
New England
Rev Jonny Allen and Brockville Lacrosse Clash Stirring Deathless Rivalry
A long tribute to Rev Jonny Allen praises his vigor and longevity while contrasting the Brockville Montreal lacrosse game reports. Witnesses describe gruesome injuries on both sides and a heated brawl, with mayoral and parliamentary signatures defending the match as brutal but not barbaric.
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Jonny Allen
Brockville
Montreal
Grand Stand
Great
Baseball Republic
Right Man for the Place Nominate Woopsury as Fish Commissioner
The editor urges President Cleveland to appoint Hon. Cuarntrs Levi Woopsury of Massachusetts as United States fish commissioner to represent New England and the Great Lakes in negotiations with Great Britain. Woopsury is praised for deep knowledge of fisheries law and history, including the three mile limit and bait rights. The piece also recommends selecting consuls in maritime provinces with practical fishing experience.
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Cleveland
United States
New England
Great Lake States
Great Britain
Cuarntrs
Levi Woopsury
Massachusetts
Woopsury
Maritime
Butler and the surplus could fund general service pensions
The article reviews General Butler’s plan to distribute the national surplus as pensions to all honorably discharged soldiers, including Confederates. It notes potential long term validity, questions political practicality, and suggests alternative uses like reducing taxes or building a navy.
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General Butler
National Games Contrast May Hurt But Elevate Ball Sport
The piece weighs the popularity of national ball games against brutality with humor about umpire anger and crowd zeal. It notes Chicago blood fantasies, a costly professional beauty, and that no one is truly harmed. It then shifts to lacrosse in Canada, citing a Brockville win and injuries, ending mid-sentence with a Montreal player left injured.
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Buv- Ler
Butler
Boston
Chicago
Dominion of Canada
Montreal
Brockville
Brockvilles
The People's Creditors Demand Higher Bond Prices
The treasury faces a small new bond offering as bondholders push for higher prices, arguing the government can pay only if forced. They claim mismanagement has left Uncle Sam paying over two years of unearned interest, a cost borne by the people. The piece hopes the current lesson guides future refunding operations.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Uncle Sam
People's Treasury
Prince FerbDINAnD To Take Europe Trip As Bulga rian Ruler
The cable announces that Prince FerbDINAnD of Bulgaria will travel to Europe. Observers note his position is unstable and claim a head enlargement ailment makes him unpopular with Bulgarians. Farewell to Feromnano and a joke about not needing a return ticket.
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Ferbdinand
Bulgaria
East
Ferpinano
Feromnano
Crevenant Compared With Lincoln Grant In 1888 Outlook
The Brooklyn Eagle favors Crevenant and notes Cleveland as a strong second-term possibility. The Journal questions opposition to Cleveland, suggesting Vermont and Iowa might be the only states uncertain if the current pace holds. The piece implies the old party era is ending.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Crevenant
The
Journal
Lincoln
Grant
Eagle
Cleveland
Union
Vermont
Iowa
Onion blight sweeps New England amid jokes and jabs
A chaotic column of quips reports widespread onion blight in New England with mockery of officials and politicians. It notes government debt figures, a Chicago engineer with a windup watch, shoe shipments from Essex towns, and satirical asides on senators and veterans groups.
The Woman's Hour on Pretty Bedroom Devices
A fashion feature describes appealing bedspreads and shams using Bolton sheeting, embroidery, and antique lace. It notes popular stitches, washability, and coordinated sets with curtains and scarfs, plus tips on pillows and decorative quilt borders.
How to Crochet a Square Quilt Motif
Instructions for crocheting a quilt square using Mosse and Kaley No 8 four thread cotton and a fine steel hook. Describes chain work, rounds, tufts, increasing to form a square with four sections, and detailed stitch patterns across many rounds.
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S.c
S. c
S. Oc
Gorons
D.c
D. c
Pink and Gray Bedroom Decor in Lenox House
A Lenox house displays a recently arranged pink and gray bedroom. Walls feature plain varnished pele gray paper, with a pink ceiling and varnished woodwork. A pink glazed tile hearth and fireplace, gray and pink textiles, and rose motifs dominate the scene, including a pine dressing table, mantel, and patterned curtains. Pink porcelain accents and a delicate floral theme complete the look.
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Vance Pic
Lamaoe Mina
Panienand
Queen at Osborne Inspires Cowes Jubilee Celebration
A private Letter to the Hour notes Cowes Isle of Wight hosted a July 30 jubilee welcome for Queen Victoria at Osborne. The town, its clubs and J Edfern & Sons tailors united in pageantry with a town hall ceremony, a Royal address, and a royal reception, ending with a public feast for the aged poor.
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Osborne
Cowes
Hour
Isle of Wight
E Osborne
Royal Yacht
Messrs. Jedfern & Sons
Princess of Wales
Fifth
Isle of Wight Rifle Battalion
Stanley W. Redfern
When a Bicycle Becomes a Social Pull
A Manchester Union brief notes that a man with a wheelbarrow makes less display than a man with a bicycle, though the wheelbarrow carrier often shows more determination and effort.
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Manchester Union
Notable Clergy and Horticulturist Obituaries and Campmeeting Deaths
Obituaries report the death of Bishop William L. Harris of the Methodist church at 38 Ernst Eighty-first Street New York at age 70 after heart failure and long illness. Charles M. Hovey famed horticulturist dies in Cambridge Mass at 77, with career spanning seed trade and hybridization work. Also noted is Rear Admiral Greene’s death in New Hampshire and John Allen who died at an East Livermore campmeeting with details of his preaching career and family connections to the Vincents theater troupe.
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Jonn Aten
America
Dow
Portland
Joan Allen
General Near Dow
William L. Harris
Methodist Church
Ernst Eighty-first Street
New York
W.L. Ha
Pph
Troy
Iceland County
Norwalk
Arbor
Ich
Iss Y Atwell
Dover
Avon
Oler Peptember
Wooster
Teach- Sh
Aileghean University Jade Than College
Baleeteehee Oll
Charles M. Hovey
Cambridge
Mass
Mr. Hovey
Cambridgeport
Hovey
Busin
Boston
Cnambridgeport
Europe
Newland
Tria
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Howe
United States
T. P. Greene
Jaffrey
N. H
Greene
Montreal
Can
Vermont
Warren
Ontario
Constellation
Vincennes
Bailey
Unite States
West Gulf Squadron
Mobile
Rev
F. W. Greene
Andover
John Allen
Livermore
Farmington
Farmington Academy
Mrs. J R Vincent, Boston actress, dies at 112 Charles Street
Mrs. J. R. Vincent a longtime American and Boston theater figure died Sunday morning at her Boston residence 112 Charles Street She was born September 18 1818 in Portsmouth England Her father a Royal Navy sailor died when she was two leaving a widow with children Her first stage appearance occurred at Cowes Isle of Wight in April 1836 and she continued to perform thereafter
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J. B. Vincent
Finisad
Ioland
Rnelpa
Pogland Ireland
Otland
Sheridan Knowles
Cork Wi
Prescent
Dublin
Pelley
Old National Theatre
Boston
Vincents
Dickens
Liverpool
Neent
America
C Dear
Vincen
J. R. Vincent
Charles Street
Vincent
Portsmouth
Eng
Royal Navy
Mary Ann Farley
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Notable Obituaries Notice Several Clergy and Scholars
The death announcements include William Henry Husk aged 72 former librarian of the Sacred Harmonic Society in London. Moses Marshall 75 inventor of the Lamb knitting machine and long employed at Chicopee Falls. Rev. Thomas H Stack J president of Resven Colleges and rector of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Professor John Avery Bowdoin College Greek master of Eastern languages. Welsh bard John Jones vicar Llandysillothoes 84 at New Quay and Ellis Wyn author of Y Bardd Cwsg.
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William Henry Husk
Sacred Harmonic Society
London
Moses Marshall
Lamb
Chicopee Falls
Thomas H. Stack
Resven Colleges
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Woodstock
Avon College
J. Boursaud Ws
Order
Rome
Other Stack
John Avery
Bowdoin Col
North Brighton
Avery
Ahom College
Ity
Bowdoin
John Jones
Llandysillothoes
New Quay
Yanaig Shire
Dolgeily
Pan
Ellis Wyn
Paris
Elsh
The Wonderful Country by John Boyle O Reilly
A reflective poem recalling a mythical land beyond the reach of strict schooling. The speaker laments how schooling and measured knowledge curb imagination and dreams. Yet the ideal land remains, a spiritual realm where wonder survives beyond empirical limits.
Oysters In Store Dialogue At Detroit Fish Market
A brief scene shows a woman at a Detroit fish store asking about oysters and the clerk noting they are not stored over the summer. The exchange hints at seasonal seafood availability and customer interest for fall consumption.
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Detroit Free Press
Sunshine for Little Children premium offer
An ornate magazine titled Sunshine for Little Children is presented as a premium. It includes a choice of two water color sets and The Weekly Globe year for a total price of $1.30 with postage prepaid.
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Globe
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Shakespeare
Bacon
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Grand Army
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