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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1882
Page
3
In a fragmented 1882 tale, Hester Hepworth endures prison with her mother, Goody recounts a maid’s voyage from England to America, marriage, hardship, and a child’s memory. Samuel Jacobs plots to rescue kin while captors and judges tighten control amid executions and fears.
In a somber arc from Prison Lane, Hester Hepworth escapes with a wig and male attire aided by cousin Samuel. Dr. Trehorn, the keeper, and a secret plan propel her towards safety as hopes of reunion with her father rise, while Captain Hepworth mourns and seeks justice for his wife and child. The treacherous tale ends with the burial of Madame Hepworth amid a city debate on witchcraft and mercy.
In a murky scene a doctor converses with a jailer as a dying woman lingers. The doctor urges secrecy and leaves with a promise to return, while The Boston friends fear for care. A young man named Samuel Jacobs seeks his mother and encounters warning of upheaval and threats as events unfold.
American Watch Company in this town completes a novel clock movement by G F Ballou. A spring powered mechanism rewinds via electrical circuit, creating near perpetual motion with jewel bearings and a vacuum-tuned brass case. Pendulum length is one metre, sent to the Washington Signal Service Bureau. A second clock is for Wesleyan University in Middletown Ohio.
Indianapolis Times notes a letter from Mrs. Stowe dated July 27 1882 denying that Uncle Tom was based on a single man. She explains the character arose from her experiences in Walnut Hills Ohio and the story of a faithful slave, Josiah Henson, whose autobiography she encountered in Boston.
Denison Herald News reports Newton Wesley, a full blood Indian, convicted of murder by the Chickasaw Nation District Court. An appeal to the Supreme Court was pending when he was released on parole. He vowed to face death honorably if required, while remaining free on parole during proceedings.
Canonchet estate in Providence, home of ex Governor Sprague and scene of Conkling notoriety, sold at public auction to Frank D. Moulton for 62 250 amid protests and clashes. Sprague and family resisted. bids opened at 20 000 and rose amid legal and personal taunts, with the mansion's fate undecided but likely cut into lots or repurposed.
A New York Star reporter visits a Maine farm where four Frenchmen live and one, Jo Bow, is described as the worst jumper. The proprietor explains the phenomenon, recounting episodes in Aroostook County near Old Town and Caribou. The piece blends anecdote, local color, and speculation on origins.
A New York Sun reader recalls eerie bindings. He cites examples including a 1794 French Republic constitution bound in skin sold in Paris, a Bury St Edmonds library volume bound with a murderer’s skin, and a Russian poet’s works bound in his leg skin given to his love.
A large circular saw struck an iron dog in a Saginaw City mill causing the big saw to bend and injure a smaller circular saw. The ensuing clash shredded a pine log and sent debris like pellets from a gun, wrecking the small saw and badly damaging the large one.
An advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as the cure for diseased blood. It claims iron tonics purify and enrich blood without teeth staining or headaches, asserting the remedy swiftly assimilates and strengthens the system to drive disease.
Testimonial from Baltimore dated February 1st 188 about a daughter thought lost to consumption recovering after one bottle of Brown's Iron Bitters. The writer cites a previous loss, notes another daughter showing signs, and reports relief from dyspepsia indigestion and weakness as well as benefits to wasting diseases like consumption and kidney complaints.
London Truth argues the Egyptian crisis should end European regard for the Turks as civilized. It condemns Turkish actions since the Crimean War as costly folly costing Europe wealth and lives. The piece claims Turks seek to rob investors and sow state rivalries, fueling revolts and intrigue for bribes amid Arab unrest.
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