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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1885
Page
8
Bill Nye humorously defends camping while lampooning civilization. He shares James Milton Sherrod’s tale from the Colorado Poudre trip, detailing improvised fever remedies with ashes and whiskey, humorous misadventures, and the chaotic charm of outdoor liberty.
A rugged reminiscence about camping in high dry country with trout and rough camaraderie. The narrator recalls hard living, pranks on Charcoal Brown with ashes and lye, fear of illness, and how Brown hardened after a brutal night, changing him for future trips. The piece blends humor and rough authenticity with frontier camp life.
The Unitarian grove meeting in Werrs New Hampshire entered its second day with good attendance under clear skies. Afternoon program featured singing with O M Prescott at the organ, scripture by Rev Milstead, prayer by Rev Martin, and a Milstead sermon. Evening essay on Confirmation by Rev Beach.
A fragment notes Rev M Savage of Boston addressing a gathering at 2.30 pm on the Eternal Principles of Religion. The brief excerpt indicates a religious discourse focusing on core spiritual truths delivered by the clergyman.
At 2 o clock this morning Doyle and Co glass manufacturers frame warehouses on the square between Eighth and Tenth streets were found afire. The blaze quickly spread to the brick mould shop and office, engulfing the entire structure within an hour. The loss is estimated at 150000 with heavy insurance. Spontaneous combustion is blamed after a series of natural gas explosions.
A teratological school of colossal cephaloptera vampires, a new and rare devil fish, appeared off Galveston over weeks. Bathers feared their approach as the creatures, resembling giant vampire bats, reached shore. A smaller fish was harpooned by whalers, towed to the plaza, and displayed before escaping.
A German prince and former Berlin theatre romance to American actress Mrs. De Solms ends in a turbulent union. He becomes vice counsel in New York while she travels to Europe to join him, amid rumors of forgiveness and royal recognition. The piece blends odd items from across towns and cells of society, from windmill steamers to tall tales of extraordinary appetites and curious lawsuits.
A lively local column from Yarmouth Maine promotes Casco Bay as a summer draw with clever schemes to profit visitors. It touts Lane’s Island clam digging, a nearby granite quarry for cash, mussel mud digs, and a supposed new mineral. The piece sensationally jokes about Portland defenses, Fort Georges, and a Whittier ghost myth, offering a 70 cent bounty for information on a haunted ship.
Mrs Eva McKnight a young octoroon and wife of Edward McKnight a local Republican politician was found murdered near a path outside Charleston. She was struck on the head and the skull crushed. A reward totaling $750 is offered by the Governor Mayor and a newspaper subscription drive to aid in capturing the killer.
The thirteenth anniversary of the Manatang Tribe Improved Order of Red Men was observed in Marblehead with a parade and Fort Sewall dinner. National Band of Lynn provided music. Chief marshal William H. Brown led aides Richard Brown Benjamin A Phillips John Hunt Jacob Coffin James H Fleet. Delegations came from numerous allied councils and tribes. A notable feature was Pocahontas Daughters of the Forest attending. A fish dinner followed with an address of appreciation.
The post-prandial exercises and a planned band concert by the Manatang Tribe led by Sachem Charles H. Litchman were canceled due to a severe thunderstorm that developed during dinner.
The Democratic State Convention met in Richmond to nominate Fitzhugh Lee for governor amid applause after a ballot decisive for Lee. The proceedings named Philip W. McKenny for attorney general and discussed potential lieutenant governor nominees while signaling a platform critical of Mahone and his party. Alexandria’s Barbour and Lee are highlighted in a shift likely to affect the U.S. Senate race with Daniel seen as Lee’s strongest Mahone rival.
George W. Baker of St. Louis arrived in Boston after bicycling 1354 miles in nineteen riding days with eight and a half days at rests. A Ramblers Club member, the under twenty rider used a 48 inch Victor bike, faced many falls, endured poor Ohio roads, and praised Thomas Stevens while planning a trip to inspect Pope Bicycle Works in Hartford before heading to New York.
La Semana Mercantile reports a heavy English loan to Mexico totaling 100 million dollars with first instalments of 15 to 20 million. A British agent proposes American railway purchases by English firms as part of a broader Anglo Mexican trade alliance. English manufacturers fear shifting Mexico trade toward the United States and seek a close commercial tie similar to Chile.
A reader asks how to open a suit containing K Kn and 10 with or without others. It analyzes four cases, original vs subsequent leads and long vs three card suits, giving recommended leads based on partner strength and card lay. It notes variations, cites Cavendish and Pole, and invites differing methods for reader defense.
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