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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1891

Page

2

The Bunnies Play Base Ball on Runwild Terrace

A playful scene shows a group of children known as the Bunnies enjoying a game of base ball. They scramble after the ball amid a lively afternoon, bringing simple outdoor amusement to their neighborhood.

Humble Hustlers Win Pasture Championship In Thrilling Finish

Browny's nine clash with Brindle's Terrors in a long awaited pasture league final ends with Tumblekins delivering a dramatic home run that wins the title for the Hustlers. The orphan hero, once clumsy, earns cheers as Brindle embraces him amid a grateful crowd.

Bunnies Browny Brindle Bunnyboy Rangers Jack Rangers Gave Up Their Parade To Let the Hustlers Terrace Nines Terrors Tmt Per Chivy Woodchuck Tumblekins Chivy Hustlers

Terrace Nine Triumph in Village Game Despite Lost Championship

A large village crowd gathered on grass and rocks under the old red oak to watch a spirited game. Terrace nine finished with the most runs and fewest errors, offering partial consolation for their championship defeat.

The Lone Island Woman and the Great Cinch Mine Tale

A long narrative recounts the rescue of a lone, laughing island woman near Santa Barbara after years of isolation, the sensational pursuit by Barnum and others, and her death in Santa Barbara. It also follows boy Joe Dobbs in the Great Cinch mine episode where dynamite causes a blast, the Apache ambush, and Peg Leg Crawford’s improvised mining efforts with Joe becoming a pard.

Boston I Knew Periesee Santa Barbara Brinkerhoff Barnum Bridgeport California Oime Joe Peg Leg Crawford Crawford Joseph Dobbs

Exhibition Game Raises Funds for Tuffy Bear's Gift

In a village scene, Tumblekins plans an exhibition baseball game to reward Tuffy Bear for hard work and save for a safety bicycle. Cousin Jack lends aid while Jack Bunny earns praise as a generous organizer, with three cheers for friends and a warm closing.

Cousin Jack Tumblekins Tuffy Bear Tumbiekins Cousinack Pinkeyes Tuffy Terrace Nine Jack

The Robinson Crusoe of California

Joaquin Miller writes of Santa Barbara missions attracting friendly Indians and discovering a wise, gentle island people living near the harbor. The Jesuits civilize and value their loyal, affectionate community at a lonely off shore isle.

Joaquin Miller Santa Barbara

Joe Dobbs and the Apache Standoff in Seuth Arizona

In a Seuth Arizona box canyon, Joe Dobbs hides from Apache pursuers after his burro is killed. He climbs to a ridge vantage, contemplates firing on the painted group, but fires accidentally, the rifle discharging into the Apache camp and altering the perilous pursuit.

Clarence Pullen Joe Geronimo Peg Leg Crawford Joe Dobbs Arizona Missouri Wipolts Menory Dewise

The Pamengere in chorus and a silent man with a letter

In a crowded scene the Pamengere chorus gathers as women depart after a bell rings. A conductor wipes his brow while a young man with a bundle reads a letter to Her, lost in thought and muttering no words.

Pamengere

The Australian boomerang explained and described

A colorful account details the Australian boomerang and its use. It notes its two foot five inch length, wood from the native gum tree, how it is thrown with a backward snap for rapid spins, and how it returns to the thrower when used against the wind. It also mentions its varied targets from game to birds, and how boys grow from toy to regulated weapons.

Australia

Measured by flowers in a Chicago sun dial garden

A Chicago florists project for a public park sun dial uses a flower bud laid on a compass semi circle with surrounding foliage to cast a shadow on a central stone slab. The method, dubbed Sols clock, aims for a readable time by plant development and sun position, reflecting European precedents.

Jeweler's Weekly New Orleans Chicago Europe

Mannerless Sex in New York Streetcar Incident

A New York Recorder item describes a young man in a streetcar who drops a parcel at his feet after receiving a letter from a woman he admires. A well dressed female passenger trips over the bundle, confronts him, and the conductor adds commentary as the scene escalates with public admonition and a bell ringing as the incident unfolds.

New York Recorder

Ingenious Front Porch Bath for Five Young Dobers

Tacoma News reports Mrs. Hannah Dober has devised a child washing system from a water front home. A windlass lowers a wire basket through a floor hole to bathe five children at once in the cold Bay water, amid playful splashes as mother supervises.

Tacoma News Hannah Dober Salmon Cannery Old Town Mother Dober

Patagonian bolas: savage weapon of stone and copper

The Patagonian bolas, second only to the boomerang in rarity as a weapon, uses two to three stone or copper balls on dampened rawhide thongs about nine feet long. Native women craft the weighted spheres, and the cords are arranged so one ball hangs lower when swung. The weapon is typically carried like a sash and used from horseback or mounted stance.

Santa Barbara Robinson Crusoe Spain California San Francisco Ta Barbara General Scott Anne Ike

Patagonian bolas throwers wield deadly national weapon

A vivid account describes Patagonian hunters using the bolas to ensnare ostrich and guanaco. The expert throws wind the thonged balls around the prey, tightening as they strike, often bringing down rider or animal. The technique relies on the bolas’ design rather than the balls’ impact, defining a distinct national weapon.

Patagonian

Dainty Dishes From Boston Cooking School Menu

A selection of dishes prepared at the Boston Cooking School includes Cream of Asparagus Broiled Oysters Mutton Chops en Papillote and Charlotte Russe Cream. The article outlines steps for each recipe with ingredients and methods such as asparagus heads set aside and stock simmered with onions and cream, oysters breaded and broiled, chops topped with egg yolk and cracker mixture baked in papers, and a gelatin dessert with wine vanilla and cream.

Boston Cooking School

Taking An Oath Origin Of The Custom And Its Phases

In Utica the Cogburn Club debated kissing the Bible on oath. Members blamed modern laxity and court practice for perjury, recalling older, solemn oaths. A speaker ridiculed the greasy public Bible and urged personal copies to avoid disease and disrespect.

Utica Cogburn

Magazine Subscription Offer Shows Wide List and Rates

A long list of magazines and journals with annual subscription prices is advertised. The notice invites readers to subscribe to multiple titles through The Weekly Globe, offering reduced prices and free postage, with a one-year minimum commitment and a single address limit.

Weekly Globe The Globe

Hubble-bubble and the narghili pipe

A description of East tobacco pipes, noting the joseh named for a coconut water reservoir and the narghili or bubble-bubble used by barbers. The glass vessel holds water, a brass bowl holds tobacco, heated coal, and smoke drawn through water cools and purifies it, producing the hubble-bubble effect.

St. Nicholas

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