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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1890
Page
8
A sprawling miscellany of oddities notes bizarre claims about royalty, farmland yields, city plans, and curiosities from around the world. It cites a czar drinking champagne, a 87½ pound cabbage, a Chinese cargo of spoons for tourists, and a Greenlandic newspaper editor, among many eccentric items and quotes from various locales.
An eye-piece built near New York by N. Y. engineers uses two lenses of 64% and 4 inches diameter, claiming unique dimensions and brightness advantage. An Australian writer notes a ball scene habit where men take a date’s dance and sign it under their own name, without courtesy or consent.
A Texas Black woman named Aunt July Cole, said to be born in 1745 or 1746, lives in a small neat cabin in Freedmantown near Bryan and Live Oak streets beside the Houston and Texas Central Railway. The account describes her long history from Virginia to Tennessee and Texas, claims of age, and her memories of Col. Cole, Gen. Washington, and events from the colonial era to the Revolutionary War.
The poem speaks to readers who mourn openly while others hide grief. It contrasts visible sorrow with silent ache, urging pity for those whose inner sadness remains unseen. The speaker laments a life devoid of beauty, music, and fragrance for the secret sufferer whose tears are restrained.
New York Herald notes a sixteen year resident of Millville New Jersey docks named Tim a reddish mixed color deaf cat that swims chases dock rats and eats oysters from a bucket. Tim catches fish with his paws in shallow water and shows no fear of water in warm or cold weather. A separate brief mentions a Spanish mantilla lawful protection from debt and describes three mantilla types white blonde for state occasions black blonde trimmed with lace and black silk with velvet for ordinary wear.
A young attorney points out a painting error on a sign reading Blackstone Brief, W Office. The painter insists on a single room sign, while the lawyer notes the plural form would imply more rooms. The scene ends with the lawyer saying payment will come after next week.
A bank teller, on his way home, is asked for a nickel to cover bus fare after presenting a card. A solid citizen challenges the card's validity, demanding identification, recalling a recent haggle at the teller’s window.
A greeting in a schoolyard dialogue leads to a playful exchange as a Girton girl tests a gentleman’s kiss. He asks, she responds with wit on propriety, and permission is given in a light theatrical moment.
The piece surveys railroad scope and cost in the United States with figures: rail length and miles of snow sheds, total railroad payroll and employment, car and locomotive costs, number of bridges, and the Kinzaa Erie viaduct height. It notes the total railroad investment, per mile construction cost, and the capacity of locomotives and trains.
A Washington dispatch from 1890 argues that American women, especially in Massachusetts, are rapidly contributing to invention across sectors. It cites examples of women patenting in fashion, machinery, household goods, and industry, noting figures from Elizabeth Buckley to Mary Kies and Mary Montgomery, and highlighting regional strengths from New England to the West. It claims women’s innovation spans corsets to locomotives, with numerous patents in baby carriages, lace making, spindles, and even a mustache spoon, concluding that women’s intellect equals men in invention and their numbers will grow.
Betsey Kimball and neighbors helped build a silk industry in Hopkinton from 1834 to 1840. Mulberry trees, cocoons, and handwoven sewing silk produced dresses, hosiery, and other items. Mrs Betsey Kimball's crafts and inventions showcased remarkable perseverance and skill, with heirloom pieces surviving.
An auctioneering note states that virgin gold colored hair could bring 200 to 500 dollars depending on length and fullness. It suggests preparers may sell their hair for proceeds over the next five years, indicating a market for valuable tresses.
A dreamy verse recounts a baby’s night journey guided by fairies. It moves through Flyaway Forest, Nap Hills, Snootquehannah River, and Jumpoff Centre to arrive at Bleeptown. The tale threads a whimsical path with named places and a sleep theme.
The excerpt critiques pretension and hypocrisy in society, noting few men retain wisdom, parity between vice and virtue, and the difficulty of genuine achievement. It mocks reform talk, vanity, and the idea that success favors the practiced coquet while labor and nature reveal true talent.
In a funeral room, Lavery 11 lies near death as family members gather by her bed. She speaks of mass and confession and asks for loved ones to come before she dies. The scene shows universal dread of death as relatives—Rom Legge, Del, Cal, Kas, Wash—offer comfort. The piece muses on fate, heaven, and the reach of death that spares neither rich nor poor.
A clipped exchange from the Terre Haute Express and Jayville Bugle shows poet A Tennyson Fizzar and editor Abel Sheerce trading notes on bringing original poetry to town. The letters mention enjoying the paper, a potential club, and preparations for next week in Jayville.
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