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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1885
Page
4
The Globe offers new trial subscriptions at twenty five cents for four weeks ending January 1886. Readers are urged to pay one dollar to receive fourteen months of The Globe, taking advantage of the favorable timing to avoid fall rush.
The notice promotes renewing subscriptions to The Weekly Globe 1885 with sermons humor, letters, novels, and extra features. It urges readers to recruit friends, seek agent rates, and form clubs, claiming the weekly is the best family newspaper in the world and aims for broad readership.
Notices explain that daily samples are sent to people named by friends. Recipients are urged to subscribe after examination. non subscribers will not receive further copies. The tone promotes subscribing and envisions continued future mailings only if subscribed.
The Puritan defeats the Genesta in a race that symbolically crowns American ingenuity over English craft. The win reinforces belief in US prowess in design and manufacturing, arguing Americans still lead in shipbuilding and global skill across industries, despite naval doubts.
A Montreal wife allegedly attempted to kill her husband by feeding him pulverized glass. The piece mocks the crime as a curiosity of science, speculating on a translucent future where a man becomes a glass body, with humorous notes about dangers and impracticalities. The writer jests at sensational ideas and poses the scenario as a cautionary, sensational rumor.
The piece argues that funding and favored status for a state church affront democratic principles yet notes the entrenched social weight of the church in England. It contemplates Liberal candidates' support for disestablishment amid sectional loyalties and political pressures.
A damaged fragment notes that the minority that will be returned will have no appreciable effect on the question. The sentence hints at a discussion of outcomes without clear details or entities.
New York ex governor Horatio Seymour endorses a business like approach to civil service, arguing for appointments based on loyalty to the administration rather than party exclusion. He urges that Cleveland’s key offices be filled by capable Democrats who support the policy, warning against partisan officeholding as a remedy.
The piece criticizes Montreal authorities and citizens for lax smallpox precautions after a frightful assault in which a woman with pustules attacked a young railway clerk’s daughter. It argues such reckless behavior endangers surrounding cities and demands immediate change.
A laborer with a wife and nine children was jailed for default on support for his aged father though poverty, not will, caused the neglect. After a month in prison the man faced contempt, provoking a public meeting that raised funds to free him and demanded the magistrates' dismissal. Joseph Chamberlain sent £5, and residents pressed for justice reform.
Mugwumps press for hardline anti Democratic policy while praising Adams era restraint. They defend Colonel Morton’s Augusta post failure as betrayal by James G. Blaine allyship, cite Fowler as qualified replacement, and warn Maine Democrats may back Morton in time.
The text argues President Jackson and successors failed to enforce discipline among officeholders, letting loyal and opposing factions alike pull the administration. It contrasts Jeffersonian equity in office distribution with mugwump resistance, noting Cleveland’s need to remove or shield officials. It highlights the dramatic impeachment era clash over Andrew Johnson and the political fallout.
In the October North American Review General Butler is linked to the 1864 campaign that led to Andrew Johnson’s nomination for vice president. The piece suggests Hamlin’s withdrawal was anticipated and Lincoln favored a War Democrat from the North, with Butler considered for the ticket before being declined.
The piece argues thousands in New England seek marriage to escape boarding-house life and loneliness. It cites letters from men seeking wives and suggests a benevolent society to match couples, claiming immediate prosperity and happier homes if people meet and wed.
Hon Joseaux 8 Minster, commissioner of internal revenue, reports a saving of 600000 in his department expenses last fiscal year, reducing costs from over 5 million to 4400000. The piece notes tax on whiskey and tobacco, mentions Kentucky whiskey, and cites ALEXANDER AGASSIZ defending coast survey science while calling for value in outlay, plus a new press addition and a plan for another press at The GLOBE establishment this fall.
In a brisk cafe exchange a Boston merchant receives a copy of Travels Abroad along with a bill for 250 dollars. The author promises a round copy in the morning while the merchant acknowledges the arrival and the charge.
A passenger asks for seasickness cure as the steamer rolls. The captain replies with the joke that the only cure is lying on grass and staring at the stars, a humorous exchange capturing nautical humor.
A bartender stops a patron about to drink a strawberry in his claret punch, insisting that specific berry is the only one available and has been used all day. The exchange plays as a witty moment in a crowded bar.
A brief dialogue notes a person named Luncuer asking a gentleman to excuse his eating while smoke is being emitted nearby. The exchange centers on etiquette and mutual consideration in a shared public space.
Two veterans debate George F Hoar of Worcester. The first asks which corps he served with in the war and mocks a fellow veteran who insists Hoar did not serve, noting Hoetz as a counterexample and accusing him of avoiding service while profiting from deeds and probate work during wartime.
A collage of cultural quips and political asides from late 19th century newspapers. The piece satirizes dress reform, Puritans, historical figures, anti prohibition remarks, electoral gossip, fraud reports, and literary quips, noting voices from The New York Times, The Sun, and London papers with wry commentary on public figures, money, and culture.
Brooklyn September 20 Rev Henry Ward Beecher preached for the first time since summer vacation, visibly improved yet troubled by hay fever. He spoke on Pauls fidelity and crown of righteousness, urging believers to endure hardship as preparation for glory and to trust Gods continuing guidance toward the heavenly reward.
Charles H. Bartlett and Joshua Allen of South Thomaston Maine found a seven foot Indian skeleton on Crockett's Island in George's River while relic hunting. The skeleton lay head north and feet west, likely a warrior buried in a seated posture with frost over many winters. A spear head was found beside the skeleton.
Ex-Senator David Davis receives a visitor claiming to represent P T Barnum. The stranger seeks to fill Jumbo the elephant's place, asking about compensation before the abrupt interruption ends the scene.
A fragment from the New York Sun describes a boy near the polo grounds asking about a big absence at the game. Johnny, peering through a knot hole, estimates about two thousand attendees, while a second boy doubts this count. The exchange mentions police presence and implies a larger crowd reaction to the event.
In Tombs Police Court Justice Gorman questions John Byrne about his state and Byrne admits he was pretty nearly drunk. He thanks the policeman for taking him in and is discharged, bowing as he leaves with thanks to all.
An exchange at the New York Times where an editor dismisses a stranger’s arrival and insists on reading a short spring poem, contrasting with expectations of a Gener al Grant anecdote. The brief dialogue hinges on taste for poetry over sensational content.
A Detroit Free Press correspondent asks if a lamp burning at night is healthy in a room. The piece notes uncertainty about health impacts but suggests a lamp may be an inviting companion in bed.
William H Vanderbilt and family inspect the Newdorp farm and the evolving mausoleum on Staten Island. The vast tomb will house 72 family members in granite catacombs with towers, glass skylights, and ventilation, costing about 225000 dollars.
An aged Verona actress Rosalinda Caruso, born August 27, 1786, appeared at the Adige office offering to perform for a benefit night for old actors regrevion. Once a famed performer, she remains vigorous at over 100, with reading ability undiminished despite a lifetime of hardship including the Monte di Pieta fire and recent floods.
The Globe announces a premium subscription work The Life and Deeds of General A G Grant by P F Headley and G L Austin. The volume covers Grant’s cradle to grave, war, presidency, and later life with 600 pages, 20 engravings, and portraits of his parents and birthplace. The authors bring strong credentials and an endorsement from Grant himself.
The book is sold by subscription only for $1.50 and we cannot sell a single copy. A free copy is sent at our expense to anyone who mails 4 yearly subscriptions to the Weekly Globe and 4. This is a valuable Library Life of General Grant without any money. Address requests to the Globe.
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