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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1885
Page
3
Bill Nye writes from Hopson Wisconsin August 5 1885 inviting Queen Victoria to visit New York for a series of authors readings to promote an international copyright movement. He offers hospitality passes and seeks her participation with selections from her late work. The letter touts America's cosmopolitan literary culture and welcomes foreign authors regardless of status.
A fragment discusses a royal or noble figure visiting America to escape duties and write. The writer extols American authors, praises their behavior, and invites the monarch to come for a visit, implying a cultural exchange and literary prominence.
A reader favors a full brass band for readings while noting cooler weather after a hot spell. Farmers report good crop progress though wheat prices stay low. Cranberries rise in value and raspberries were canned twice. A Canada rebellion tale mentions a September hanging if rain fails. Many Americans plan to attend. Sentiments of deference close the note.
Mrs Salm known as the Texas Cattle Queen visits Chicago and orders six fast horses two white two gray and two black for a week in a Palmer House encounter. The clerk and livery firm send agents to fulfill the request after recalling a prior Houston hotel pistol incident. She then drives four flyers along Lincoln Park and the lake shore drive.
The Peruvian coast hosts vast nitrate beds valued as saltpeter, discovered by an Englishman George Smith and later mined in vast pools. Demand spans chemical uses worldwide. government pre emption halted new claims while existing sites form a long term monopoly pricing from 32 to 3 dollars per cwt.
A Lincoln County News reprinted discussion argues against harsh limits on children in the parlor. It defends pleasant nurseries, daylight rooms, and family spaces, warns against overprotective fashion and sterile homes, and urges sane balance between child comfort and adult decor.
A Harper's Bazaar style guide offers practical summer housekeeping tips. It covers controlling red ants with Persian insect powder and alternatives like cloves or salt, using borax against cockroaches, and cucumber parings to deter pests. It also explains Javelle water formulas for stains, stain removal methods for tea coffee fruit and grass, and methods to deodorize sinks, pipes, and damp cellars with charcoal and lime.
The New York Mail and Express praises hand knitted stockings for elegance and value, noting costs and labor. Eva Marie Niles becomes a regular contributor to the Hour, offering new knitting and crochet designs with instructions and Q&A.
A stitching guide describes a decorative lace pattern using Starlight Saxony yarn or linen thread with various needle sizes. Instructions spell out cast on, row-by-row operations, knot edge detail, and repeated patterns, concluding with attribution to Eva Marie Nives.
Two Denman schoolgirls discuss how to split a word at the end of a line. One girl points out to divide it with a hyphen, noting how they already handle “hor rid e-is and i-es” by making them alike with the dot midway.
A Rehoboth Sunday Herald item notes a royal attendant curates the Queen's photographs arranged chronologically. The Queen wishes every photo of her children grandchildren and great-grandchildren or other relatives be included, potentially prompting a custodian general of cartes and cabinets to oversee the collection.
A Burlington Free Press excerpt suggests barbed wire fences conduct lightning, with a humorous claim that anyone who sits on one will be convinced they keep lightning on draught all the time.
A Boston girl who is keeping steady company discovers that the Aztec word for kiss was tattenamquiliztli. The article notes a Boston girl under influence remains a Boston girl.
In Lone Branch August 15 Townsend reflects on Grant's burial, American commerce, and social life. He portrays New York as federalist, discusses Grant memorials, party politics, and figures like Carleton, Thompson, and Clapp. He recalls whaling, steel frames for umbrellas, and Lane's clubs, mixing personal anecdotes with public opinion on Monument plans.
Housekeeping evolves with canning tips from grandmothers to modern kitchens. The article explains air exclusion, jar and can sealing, and step by step methods for corn beans squash pumpkins tomatoes and a wide range of fruits ensuring ripe fresh contents hot syrup and airtight seals, plus cautions on storage and safety.
In the Maxwell Preller case investigators find a half written name Hugh M Brooks on underpants and a leather box marked alike. They infer Maxwell tried to dress the corpse in his clothes then hide it in a trunk to bury as Brooks, but rapid decay thwarted the plan.
Charles Gustaf Adolph Hyelem, about 20, a waiter in a fifth avenue restaurant, is revealed as the son of a Swedish count. He explains a wild college life, royal connections, and a plan to return home to resume his social status after a Chicago visit. He recently resigned from the restaurant.
A young man from Council Bluffs contrives to gain entry after dark for a prank but is found by the girl's mother who unexpectedly disciplines him with a mustard poultice. The tale ends noting the fellow has become a reformed liar.
A Philadelphia Press letter argues against spartan living, claiming a man should not deprive his family of daily luxuries for long term savings. The writer suggests substantial annual income is needed, asserting that less than $1500 yearly is insufficient.
A fragmented item notes Burdette in the Brooklyn Eagle with garbled lines about Bliffs wandering stairs, symmetry of motion, and a claim of detention at a Concord Summer of Schilophosy. It mentions a woman doubting the tale and asserts health or illness symptoms without clear context.
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