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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1879
Page
4
The offer, originally to expire August 31, is extended to September 16 at the request of several subscribers who pledge to send large clubs before the new deadline if granted more time.
A concise note on how weekly magazines in the United States gained quick reputation for their large number of pages quality reading matter and unusually low subscription prices shaping public perception over time
Boston Globe advertises editor manager and advertising rates for editorial notices and ordinary lines, with pricing details including 30 cents per line and 50 cents per nonpareil line. Discounts offered: 5 percent on $100 and 10 percent on $200.
The piece recounts Linus B. Comins praising General Butler and critiquing Massachusetts democracy while praising Ohio voters and politics. It shifts to Afghan affairs with notes on embassy danger, British policy, and potential war reopening. It ends by contrasting Massachusetts civil bulldozing to Butlerism and noting national views on Massachusetts practices.
A city council committee ends its final meeting on banning further interments in central tombs. Critics cite sentiment and health fears while supporters push to close tombs to prevent future burials. The article notes demand for new cemeteries and potential Tremont Temple lot profits if allowed.
In a heated discussion the Transcript and the Advertiser argue against tearing down walls for a cemetery site. They claim fresh interments pose health risks and that public sentiment elsewhere deems such interments forbidden. Owners are few but growing. act now to prevent future dangers.
Senator Conkling secures A B Cornell as Republican nominee on the first ballot at Saratoga. The vote shows machine control and anti administration sentiment. The convention alignment signals New York’s delegation backing Grant or Conkling at the national GOP, with Hayes opposition and political machine prowess highlighted.
The piece condemns corrupt minority rule and praises cross party unions in Maine and Massachusetts, while attacking the Faneuil Hall organ for opposing Massachusetts alliances. It argues that local reform requires a united popular front against Republican misrule, with focus on Democratic and Greenbacker cooperation and internal party discipline.
The passage questions the loyalty of party supporters, calling out perceived inconsistency when Maine and Ohio factions are barred from national party events. It suggests the Post and others would similarly exclude Massachusetts Democrats backing General Butler, framing the stance as petty and self defeating.
The Daily Advertiser condemns the push for a $5000 civic dinner funded by taxpayers to celebrate the statuary dedication. It notes Alderman Stebbins opposed the plan after initially proposing the amount, while Mr. Swift voted against it from the start. Democrats and opponents press for a frugal approach as the matter returns before the council.
A rapid-fire collage of oddities and local color includes Grand Hotel Paris sale at 5.6 million dollars, ex-empress Eugenie buying a castle with 122 front windows, a phantom horseman in Georgia, contested elections in Yazoo and San Francisco, and Canada stealing rivals’ candidates. Also notes England’s booming weekly press, New Orleans beer trivia, De Young’s gunshot wound to Kalloch, reform through bullets not ballots, quitting fiction by Charles Reade, Ohio prisoners, drowning rescues, Buckstone’s illness, Rachael Yent’s Baltimore death, sea cows valued at 3000 dollars, spoliation funds, Bishop Ames’s fortune and philanthropy, and various European and American political scandals. A chorus of sensational snippets reflecting era concerns, media culture, and public curiosity.
The column notes charitable bent of candidates wives, a Census canvass plan by General Walker, and debates over post appointments. It quips about Mrs Sherman's vegetables, asserts men and women in census work, and jokes about a Crusoe style fuel fund while reviewing bullfighting accidents in Spain and a new bull ring planned at Guadix.
A mosaic of quips from American papers notes Hay’s behavior and Conkling’s leadership, mocks Ireland rents, and jokes about steamers, bears, and fashion. It jokes about Chinese, cigars, mothers, and peaches, with social foibles and seasonal color trends punctuating the chatter.
A long jumble of light verse quips and social observations from various papers. It includes barbs about fashion, technology, food, and politics, plus humorous anecdotes about teachers, duellists, conductors, and clergymen. Names include Liszt, New York Commercial Advertiser, Detroit Free Press, New Orleans Picayune, and Boston Pilot.
The London correspondent of the New York Times portrays Henry Irving as a singular figure at the Lyceum heir to aristocratic scorn yet adored by followers. He draws patronage from Baroness Burdett Coutts, appears gaunt with long hair, and is described as a living skeleton whose odd mannerisms render speech nearly unintelligible.
The excerpt recalls Eugene Aram studying a pansy as Irving reads a riddle. A London actor, famed for jealousy, forbids male stars at the Lyceum during his vacations, cherishing sole shine for himself. Miss Ellen Terry is noted as a gifted actress amid the fuss.
Washington reports three new counterfeit notes detected since August affecting the National Eagle bank Boston one, Globe national bank Boston five, and Dedham National Bank Dedham five. The fakes use a photographic process with black print and green tinting, blurred series marks, and altered seal details.
Ram and No Ram reports a heated whiskey conflict in New ARE New Jersey. Liberals and liquor dealers setup a large parade for tomorrow while the Women's Christian Temperance Union prepares an all day prayer meeting to plead for divine aid against the smugglers and distillers. The garbled lines mention health and family warnings but lack clear facts.
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