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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1891
Page
3
Ramon schemes to borrow a wife to win money from his uncle Soph. A forged letter and a photograph ignite a comical deception that spirals into a comic confrontation. Laure Thibaut and Umbrella Uncle Soph expose the ruse, ending in forgiveness and a resolved romance.
Benjamin Clem reports a Tennessee cave found on a mountain top in White County. The hall is 17 feet wide and 60 to 70 feet long with a smooth rock floor and rough walls. A deep 268 foot well-like formation shows a flawless column and a mysterious bottom opening.
A Cincinnati observer describes an ants parade on a Cajaca area bridge. The tiny procession carries circular plant pieces as helmets and uses leaf scraps to seal their sand walls, forming a dry, protective lining for their tunnels.
Leisure Hour notes Count Taaffe’s regular presence in Vienna’s chamber. He rarely speaks there, preferring lobbies and committee meetings, yet when he rises he talks with a brisk, racy style. His attire and his coachman’s similar dress make them a familiar paired image on the Ring Strasse.
A report describes cyclists carrying a Gatling gun for Easter maneuvers. The weapon can fire 1000 yards away at six rounds per second and weighs 97 pounds, with ammunition in cases. Four riders pull a four-machine gun carriage, capable of transporting an ambulance, moving at about nine miles per hour on smooth roads.
A lively Boston cycling feature surveys practical costumes for women riders. It details skirts, jackets, and hats suited to track and road use, favoring gray and blue serge, breathable fabrics, and comfort over show. Corsets are rejected. gloves and durable shoes are advised for dryness and ease.
A quiet Chicago woman uses a hall phonograph to log when her husband and sons return home. Visitors hear the device recording voices and hours, revealing personal moments. The visitor questions accuracy, but the owner values the record, while dismissing exhibition of the machine.
A playful dialect poem by Charles Follen Adams depicts a family scene with humorous German accented lines. It lists characters including a baby, Gretchen, Otto, and a wife, all described with affectionate quirks and rustic charm. The speaker claims these characters as his mine family in a lighthearted tone.
A Tacoma crew returns from a coast cruise aboard a small yacht carrying William Buchanan Tom and Nellie. A squall wrecked the vessel off uninhabited islands. Nellie, expert with gun and rod, cared for her injured father and brother and hunted for food for two weeks until rescue arrived. Tom suffered a broken arm.
A notice invites readers to form a local club by using the new private circular rate from The Weekly Globe. It encourages sending for the circular and free sample copies to begin the process in town.
An English writer argues bicycles pack more efficiently than horses and can be conveyed by rail. He notes cyclists ride undetected on roads, endure longer distances with equal fitness, and arrive with greater certainty than mounted soldiers as they stay low and concealed by hedges.
A Victoria multicycle at Aldershot carries a dozen riders and provisions. Volunteers across the kingdom form cyclist sections totaling about 6100 new members, credited to "the artists" for boosting riding records. Twelve artistic cyclists led by Sergt. Dixon rode 102 miles in 16 hours 45 minutes, with a five hour halt due to an accident, leaving a riding time just over 12 hours.
Transcribed from Mme Bernhardt dictation detailing a remedy labeled Eau sedative. Ingredients include spirits ammonia two ounces, spirits camphor two ounces, sea salt one and a half cups, alcohol two cups. Mixed in a quart bottle and filled to boil over. Shake before use. Claims to smooth skin, firm flesh, and act as a fence against wrinkles.
The Quaker poet John G Whittier is staying at Finnwood Inn in Wakefield New Hampshire. Now frail with waning sight and hearing he keeps largely to the Elmwood Inn surroundings. He rises early, naps midday and plans a visit to Wakefield Heights for a view of the White Hills. A friend, Rev J W Atwood of Providence, joins the party as Whittier spends a quiet summer away from crowds.
The Galveston exchange celebration drew wide attention for Texas as a key cotton export hub. Receipts totaling over 1,000,000 bales with two months left in the season underscore the city’s pivotal role in handling Texas crops and ocean shipments. The event highlighted Galveston’s growing influence in state agriculture and commerce.
Markets in Savannah and New Orleans boast large milestones with Savannah celebrating a million bales and New Orleans reporting two million points, while Galveston remains tied to state-sourced cotton and faces a distinct pace despite regional demand. The text notes differences among these markets and mentions multiple sources shaping the cotton trade.
A Chicago Tribune piece cites a physician’s study of death by own action. It notes that middle classes are most prone, while the lowest and highest strata show rarity. Methods include hanging, drowning, poisoning, and self-immolation, with a Salford family case highlighted for its tragedy and lack of insanity. France and Britain show high personal crisis reports, with knife and razor most common in Britain.
A collage of curiosities and oddities including dentifrice use, vast gold estimates, musical instrument patents, unusual marriages, clever inventions, and distant travels. The item also notes marvels such as steamship smoke pipes, electric rail lines, giant microscopes, and curious human stories from various towns, with scattered dates and locales.
A woman scolds Bobby over a stray prank asking if he tied a tin can to a dog's tail. Bobby denies, claiming he only ties on a can and string for the boys, insisting he would not do such a thing.
A dialogue outside a mountain cross recalls the spot where guide Peter died and his family’s need for aid. The guide asks for money for his wife and children while another cross on the opposite side marks a separate travellers’ path.
A fragmentary passage depicts a tense exchange in central Africa between a ruler described as a sable king and an interlocutor. The dialogue hints at cannibalistic overtones and a pledge linking a successor or tribute, with disjointed phrasing suggesting a literary or satirical context from a historical publication.
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