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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1888
Page
6
The Old Settler recalls a chaotic summer in the Sugar Swamp district. He dodges jealous suitors, hides in a cave, and meets a paint er whose affection leads to comic danger. A lost lock of hair becomes a symbol amid wild adventures and a dramatic, fatal ending.
Trapper Bill Moore, raised among muskrats in Burlington County, shares intimate notes on muskrat homes, underwater entrances, and the animals' graceful water prowess. He describes their destructive impact on cranberry dams and mill dams, plus the muskrat as a clean but land sly creature. He extols the meat, then explains how they feed on pond lilies, mussels, and pond stump shells, detailing an evening observations of shell opening and mussel consumption.
A survey of marriages in Bulgaria, Turkey, Persia, and beyond contrasts dowries, betrothals, and wedding rites. It details Bulgarian commerce of brides, Turkish bridal purchases, Persian peep at brides, Afghan purchase norms, Chinese arranged unions, and Japan's ceremonial knot, ending with post wedding rituals and gifts.
In a Chicago Tribune piece a salty tale warns that sailors trust in double anchors. A wrecked schooner drops anchor, salvage passes through several ships, and superstition grows as each crew recognizes the same anchor. The captain replaces it to avert doom, but the legend endures.
A faded prescription from fifty years ago outlines a lung remedy titled A Recipe for Ar milda Purdy's Lung Complaint. It lists wild Cherry Bec afras Sycamore Felice peoplar Bagwood black oak Sasapurila Root Spignard water brandy honey with dosing three times daily. Rescued from a pigeonhole it reflects early pharmacology and patient care under harsh handwriting and limited oversight.
Fragmented text shows a casual dialogue about a dollar sent to an address promising a way to earn a living without work. Names and lines are garbled, but the core claim is an advertisement offering easy income. The article provides no clear dates or locations.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat captioned crude photograph shows a plantation ploughing scene with two men named Sherman and Morgan. The excerpt reproduces uncouth slave song lyrics and lively dialogue about mule work, weather, religion, weddings, and life on the cane fields, preserving dialect and cadence while noting hardship and labor.
Detroit Free Press recounts a barroom bluff where Green proclaims his wife sharper than a razor. He bets six dollars she’ll deliver his Sunday suit unrepaired. A messenger returns with a note claiming all clothes are on the wearer. The tale ends with a boast of a victorious scam.
A traveler in Dresden bought goods and received a large cigar from a fellow passenger. On a train he offered to smoke by leaning toward a couple, asking the gentleman if the lady would be annoyed. The German man eagerly took the cigar, thanked him, lit it, and settled in for the ride.
A Nashville American account recalls a Kentucky colonel amid wartime service. With the regimental surgeon away, he endured a harsh dose of turpentine and water, drinking it bravely. When asked for his verdict, he quipped it was nothing and that he could drink it without turpentine.
Bill Arp riffs on traveling salesmen dubbed drummers and argues for better hotels and honest hospitality. He recalls polite but intrusive salesmen, praises courteous service, and jokes about a traveling inspector to rate rooms, beds, and meals while stressing clean, decent inns as essential to commerce and home comfort.
A humor column ponders a series of short lessons about life and public behavior. It satirizes a new town doctor, a milkman, a crowd at a ward caucus, and sly commentary on politics and danger, revealing quirky town dynamics and the perception of freedom in a humorous tone.
A Burlington Free Press piece mockingly lists hair preservation tips in alphabetical order. The humorous guide mocks vanity and social pressure by offering absurd imperatives from A to Z, including keeping quiet in the house and avoiding compliments, ending with a nod to mythological figures.
At New York office of Anthony Comstock a rough visitor questions the secretary and is escorted out. Comstock returns to duties, contemplates a New Jersey trip that evening and later meets a woman begging aid. He funds a folded bill to her, revealing her a burglar’s wife related to a man serving 18 years in State prison.
A quartet seeks marriage in a town near Albany with an older man acting as witness. He amuses himself by winding a Waterbury watch on his toe, producing a sharp whir and buzz saw sound throughout the ceremony, leaving clergymen's family to wonder if the watch ran down or a new 400 candle power timepiece was gifted.
A well known engineer on the Central road explains the power loss in stopping trains. He says stopping requires about twice the power of starting due to momentum. He cites a 60 mph train braking with the Westinghouse system, noting momentum, steam loss, and coal use in a complete stop.
A Chicago Times account describes a lavish Turkish bath room with six women in white sheets and a bronzed attendant. The scene shifts from a lotus eater tableau to steamy showers and Naiads, ending with the women revived and dressed to step back into the city, their vigor renewed.
A crowded Turkish bath tale follows an inebriate who pockets a revolver and cigars, strips in a steamy room, endures hot rooms, sparring loungers, and a soap drenched plunge before emerging a transformed, whiskered nymph with a rasping voice amid chaotic bathhouse revels.
An artful collage of romantic lines and scenes. Lovers yearn under moonlight while social constraints and fear of judgment shape their fate. Phrases alternate between longing and confession, capturing a period tone and intimate emotion.
A poemic portrait of a woman seeking rights and love, torn between independence and devotion. It contrasts her earnest nature with male mockery, then shifts to a rustic lived romance where Emmy rejects suitors and clings to genuine feeling as emblems of her leadership and desire. The speaker recalls flirtations and a challenged romance, ending with a cautious, unresolved note.
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