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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1882
Page
3
Deep in the forest and on mountain sides, the poem traces the yearly cycle of a spring blossom. It speaks of winter’s threat and summer fullness, then the awakening of a bloom pressed by moss and earth, rising in a blush of pale pink life as spring returns.
A speaker and Rob search a cabinet for a beloved face among portraits. They rule out Lizzie Courtenay Jane Rose before discovering the final likeness is Countess Kate, dead a century, whose image stirs a heart long lost to others.
A long time feud over a narrow land strip ends with inheritance disputes. Brown and White drift from friends to adversaries as Lawyer Green, Lawyer Gray, and the mill become central. White is dead. Brown earns only ninety cents daily. legal fees swallow what remains.
An evocative verse scene portrays soft airs at night over Venetian shores and moonlit canals. A gondolier and lovers, a novice in prayer, and the silent city evoke calm repose as the bell chimes midnight and the scene shifts toward Genevra’s balcony.
A rustic lovers scene unfolds as a girl and suitor reflect on luck and love amid seasonal jokes about a cuckoo. The man boasts of faith and fortune despite poverty, while the woman hints at marriage and time. The verse ends with her recalling advertisements as linked to the cuckoo motif.
A reflective verse fragment describes the eye of day over a dark river and mist revealing a hidden path. It contrasts thoughts bursting from hidden springs with unwhispered tales of love that rise as clouds lift from the eye of affection.
Fragment from a poem noting a final kiss and the end of love as leaves fell and skies darkened. The speaker recalls a first and last kiss shared in a moment of sorrow, while apart from future embraces. The verse contrasts April air and autumn chill with distant protests and fading unity.
Poem laments global graves from east to west and north to south. The speaker asks Earth if it is weary of the dead, noting pale moons witnessing lone graves wherever humans lie. A reflective meditation on mortality and memory across distant lands.
An extract from a letter dated July 6, 1880, reveals that Compound Oxygen performed a notable task. The correspondence emphasizes the effectiveness and impact of its operation, underscoring its role in the discussed context.
The patient writes that five weeks after contact he gained fourteen pounds and his health improved, having just finished the April 12 treatment. He recalls being told by physicians that his case was hopeless six weeks prior, when he could barely walk. He recently walked three miles, praising the treatment and referring to a free treatise on Compound Oxygen from Drs. Starkey and Palen of Philadelphia.
The article surveys sewerage challenges in communities lacking modern systems. It weighs streams, surface irrigation, subsoil irrigation with flush tanks, and cesspools while warning cesspools as poisonous traps. It gives examples from Memphis Lenox and Princeton and notes risks of contaminated ground and enteric fever.
The Treasury vaults offer a staged display for visitors claiming a $20 million bridal package of $10,000 notes. In truth the notes lack signatures and are worthless as currency. The bulk of any money is held at the New York sub treasury, making the display a deceptive tourist lure.
Mr. 8. Holton of Middlebury Vermont built a cuckoo clock scene with wooden figures. At each hour Garfield appears with Blaine on a depot platform while Guiteau fires. a train arrives, a priest reads a funeral service, and Guiteau hangs. Doors close as the scene ends.
Washington Capital notes Miss Chace, daughter of a Rhode Island congressman, as a rising student of political economy. The piece praises her intellect over social chatter, suggesting a shift away from superficial feminine allure as capable women enter intellectual fields.
The Osages held a quiet election with two tickets the National led by Joseph Pawneepashe and Union led by Hard Rope. The National candidate won by four votes and Strike Ax, also National, was chosen second chief by six. The result signals progress toward civilization among the Osages.
A 100 mile circle literary society discussion on whether women spend more on dress than men. Arguments cite $600 annual male costs, women's higher fashion outlays, and shifts in tastes. The piece surveys attire trends, wraps, gloves, hats, and spring dress goods showcased by the Co operative Dress Association, noting colors, fabrics, and accessories dominating the season.
The millinery this spring features straws of many descriptions with imported lace and Manilla to create dress bonnets and Parisian love of a bonnet in white cream pink and blue crape. Satin porcupine straws offer light weight and no extra facing, with colors natural tint wine blue brown and black. Bonnets and hats show beaded and flower crowns, lace ribbons new in open lace patterns, and the Hazel hat with indented brim. Children wear sugar loaf and gypsy straws with bright ribbons. avoid chin strings in hot weather. Dresses lean to cashmere and French bunting with watered silks, embroidered cassimere and camel hair in self-colored silk, and four lapping satin tucks. Skirts widen with long and three yard bottoms. shorted silks appear, long silk half gloves and mitts popular. False lace trims and demi-toilets in faille remain in vogue. the black faille suit with a pouf back and double-breasted bodice is noted.
The article details step by step knitting patterns for Fancy-Wor k and Wheat Ear Edging. It enumerates stitches per row including knit and purl sequences, describes weaving directions and repeats, and suggests materials such as fine wool linen or cotton yarn No 40.
The article surveys 19th century wallpaper trends for repapering, favoring flat backgrounds with elaborate borders, friezes, and tropical motifs. It argues for considering room light, body paint harmony, and avoiding purple tones, noting pale yellows brighten northern rooms and that the carpet impacts the look.
A long, compiled item surveys Shaeffer claiming an electric lever system to prevent rear collisions by locking train levers and signaling dangers, with a discussion of petals in plants showing heat buildup and a possible function in frost protection. It covers Laveran malaria findings, geology debates, copyright law details, railway wheel life, and maritime speed records.
Instruction on starting summer plants, easy cuttings for geraniums verbena coleus lantana heliotrope and other bedding plants. Emphasizes General Grant zonale geraniums and safe propagation in light soil with steady moisture, plus potting, hardening off, and season timing for central New York gardeners.
A historical advertisement touts Brown's Iron Birrers as a non alcoholic tonic made from iron in soluble form and Cinchona. It claims it cures dyspepsia indigestion malaria weakness and relieves lung and kidney diseases while urging readers to change life for a better fate.
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