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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1884
Page
4
The Boston Weekly Globe urges forming large local clubs to back Democratic principles in government. A sample copy is offered to spread support, with campaign pricing noted as 25 cents per copy and a free copy for every five copies at $1.25.
The Weekly Globe announces twelve original serials yearly, written for the paper by popular authors. A thrilling serial will begin in a week or two. The Globe stories are highly popular and offer twelve entertaining tales each year for one dollar, a value not matched by weekly newspapers.
The Weekly Globe offers weekly agricultural articles by Ward a chemist and practitioner praised for science clarity seasonality and reliability. Subscriptions run one year for 1.00 with strong value compared to other farming journals.
Notice calling for agents to secure subscribers for The Weekly Globe. Encourages Democratic party readers to boost circulation to aid a Democratic president. States agents’ rates and sample copies sent free upon application.
A call for subscribers to forward names of Democrats not on The Weekly Globe list. Free sample copies will be sent to these names as they are received. The appeal emphasizes promoting democracy through circulation of the Democratic weekly.
Notices explain subscription methods and mailing addresses for The Weekly Globe in Boston. Occasional international and economic items discuss France, New Zealand ship losses, Austria’s commerce, German petroleum, and U S oil output and the Standard Oil monopoly.
The remark suggests a desire for freedom akin to water and notes that there would be little mourning or waste of tears over Germany's actions. It reflects a stance of measured detachment and practical realism in weighing consequences.
The sudden death of Senator Anthony of Rhode Island shocks many and prompts discussion of a successor. A prominent candidate is Colonel William Gopparrp of Brown & Ives, though opposition from the popular element is noted. An extra General Assembly session is likely to elect a replacement.
The telegraph reports the death of Hon. Coaries J. Fongier secretary of the treasury. Folger had been ill long and his sudden death surprises. He was an able lawyer and courteous gentleman, guiding a department with integrity for the country’s best interests. His passing closes a dark chapter tied to political treachery and factional strife in New York.
A Maine political notice accuses Republican officeholders of lawbreaking and deceit. It cites post office mailings and circulars for THE GLOBE that were destroyed, claims intentional acts to aid the party, and connects abuses to James G. Blaine’s leadership.
A Dublin 1774 law report notes Ormschund vs Barker in Chancery where the lord chancellor and senior judges ruled that an infidel pagan idolater may be a witness and his deposition sworn where he lives can be read in evidence. The case cites Jacob and Laban swearing by deities, highlighting Ryder the attorney general’s audacity and biblical misapplication.
A public sentiment piece notes croquet waning popularity, lawn tennis tiring, while a new game championed by W L Alden of the New York Times may surpass both. The column hints at a forthcoming convention where mumblety peg players are involved.
An organization with eighty six presidents four secretaries and three members plans its first annual convention in Central Park next Wednesday. The article notes mumblety-peg as a growing pastime among youths and young adults, praising its ease and skill requirements compared to croquet and predicting its rise to national prominence.
The Vermont result shows a 12 percent drop in Republican votes versus about 6 percent for Democrats, reducing the Republican majority from 26,600 in 1880 to 21,413. The outcome suggests New England is not pro-Blaine and offers a favorable sign for Cleveland and reform, even as critics dispute its significance for the national election.
Dispatches say General Millor confessed a serious Lang-Son blunder but no prospect of peace. Chinese forces shift from defense to attack as Mongols press the Franks in disputed lands. Indications rise that Germany or another power may intervene for France, with whispers of U.S. offers.
Three European rulers Alexander William Franz Joseph plan a lengthy conference at Skierniwice Poland. The expected topic is how to deal with anarchists, with likely little practical result. The piece argues that true sovereignty rests with the people who seek broad liberty.
A Garden columnist urges utilizing waste railway land for fruit and vegetables by employing workers on favorable rents. A moon communication tester pledges to prove intelligence by calling the moon. A Senate wife’s letter could have shifted votes in Maine. Mme Nilsson signs for 2400 a night, Bernhardt at 1000. A Milwaukee medical oddity emerges.
A German woman died due to no medical attendance after a messenger failed to convey please for the summoned physician. Friends sue for damages. The case may clarify messenger duties and physician rights amid New York aldermanic controversy and public outrage.
Poem by Juillet C. Marsh reflecting on yesterday as sweeter than fairy bells and June roses, contrasting a child’s broken nest with fading melodies and the sorrow of love undone. It contemplates memory, loss, and the enduring ache of departed happiness through vivid natural imagery.
In East Greenwich, scallop season opened at sunrise on September 1 with over thirty boats dredging along Cowesett bay. Inspector Mulvey monitored the fleet as twenty five boats landed at Scalloptown port, delivering about 600 bushels. Scallops yield about three quarts per bushel, with crews of men women and boys processing catches on the wharves.
A collage of citable jests and observations on duellists in Paris, Albany myths, Pasteur, and the Boston scene. The column mocks politics, humorists, and society figures, cites London and New York papers, and notes varied anecdotes about elections, secret societies, inventions, and criminal curbings.
A rambling 19th century field diary from Blue Mountain House Maryland describes harvests and rural life, notes Blaine and Buchanan ancestry, and critiques cities and politics. The narrator recalls Dickinson College and local landmarks, jokes about hogs interrupting writing, and reflects on mountains, democracy, and self reliance.
Baltimore reports the famous Old Defenders, veterans who fought at North Point in the War of 1812, have dissolved as age and infirmity reduced their numbers. The annual September 12 parade and dinner will not occur, the crowd dwindling from 1259 founders in 1842 to only a handful able to attend.
A Houston Post tale recounts an attempted mind reading on a skeptical group. The demonstrator leads a doubter by the wrist to a bottle of whiskey, but the barkeep charges ninety cents for the experiment revealing the jig. The scene ends with the reader calling the act a fraud after paying a dime and a dollar.
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