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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1887
Page
3
An 1887 tale by E P Roe featuring romance and tragedy amid social upheaval. The narrative follows Wheat and Orville Byne related events, a young woman drawn between lovers, and a cast of characters whose loyalties shift as heartstrings pull toward metropolis and conflict.
In the dialogue filled page, Elsa and companions debate social friction with Mr. Houghton, comparing him to Vandals and weighing politeness versus genuine trust. Ella and Mara evaluate Miss Ainsley and Clancy, while Bodine and the others hint at future social maneuvering and invitations.
Fragmented dialogue portrays a tense family scene centered on faith, forgiveness, and suspicions of discipline. Elder aunts and younger relatives debate religious sincerity while a child’s innocence underscores moral contrasts, revealing community norms and personal loyalties amid emotional strain.
Captain Bodine's calm life shifts as Mara's presence stirs longing and doubt. Bodine plans to win Mara by direct words while wary of her loyalty to her father and ancestry. He writes asking for one last interview to plead his love and warn of moral danger. Mara, torn by anger and curiosity, contemplates his bold confession and her future.
Mara confronts Mr Clancy over love and duty, rejecting a secret engagement. He urges sacrifice for friendship, warning of future regret, while Mara insists on independence and reveals plans to reveal her choice to Mrs Hunter. The tense scene ends with Mara declaring she cannot marry him and leaving.
A fragmentary verse about love enduring beyond death, claiming lovers remain one beyond change and death, with hopeful vision of reunion and divine light. It references a prayerful tone and a line about nothing can come between love. A stray sports note mentions B Burgess in baseball for five.
A Cuttingsville Vermont Tribune piece recounts Uncle Dolph a famed hunter and trapper with 40 years in the hills. He and his grandson pursue a treed panther after a bear-dog’s alarm, describing Dolph’s fearless approach and rugged mountain life.
A Norwich naturalist out for birds attempted to raid a wasp nest with a stone. The wasps attacked, injuring him badly, snapping his eye and driving him off. He staggered a few miles, paused, then climbed again to observe his surroundings before retreating. He vows to try again with renewed resolve.
Frank Barker night engineer at Narragansett Hotel owns a four living kittens from a six kitten litter born Wednesday. Two normal siblings died Friday. One black kitten is weak and may not survive. Barker suspects the litter may attract attention from Barnum or other sideshow curiosities.
A Levant man, Charles B. Dore, lost 64 of 74 young turkeys during a rainy night theft by a fox. The mother turkey guided him with the flock’s distress cries and led him to scattered remains and a basket of survivors, raising questions about animal instinct and protective care.
A Providence Journal observer, roaming near midnight, spotted a man on Washington Street whose actions led the reporter to believe he had them. Details remain fragmentary as the encounter ends abruptly near Wasstan.
In a Danbury area washhouse and summer kitchen an aged rat with ragged ears and a sore tail drew attention as neighbors fed it. A nearby companion and a watchful community witnessed the strange scene, with the elderly rodent described as a patriarch of famine and safety, in a story deemed true and curious.
A Norwich Bulletin note about a Franklin street man and his bulldog. The dog is portrayed as savage minded and not stylish, kept muzzled, with rough fur and sharp teeth. The piece mocks urban fascination with a dangerous pet and hints at conflicts with neighbors and authorities. It describes the dog’s intimidating presence and the owner’s handling by noting the animal’s behavior around other dogs and people.
A chelsea kitten faced a kitchen dilemma when she sat on a fresh sheet of sticky fly paper. She jumped up tipped a chair and fled through a sitting room, squeezing through a tight gap before the paper trapped her. Afterward the cat remained wary for days as her owner attempted to remove the adhesive.
A reader from Sidder’s pond recounts a strange incident at Fresh river where a black snake emerged from the weeded water and a long eel followed, attached to a cord and a piece of hairpin. The observer, a man of veracity, describes the unusual disturbance but offers no confirmation of the fishers’ ingenuity.
Mr William A Pitts of this place has a cow that performed a remarkable feat. Willie Pitts hitching the cow for the night, the animal frightened, sprang through an opening in the window, leaped across the yard ten feet, and appeared unbothered by the fall. The act, described as miraculous, seems beyond ordinary cattle behavior.
An eye witness reports a bizarre incident at Merrimacport where a rat seized a duck on the Merrimac riverbank. The creature clung to the duck’s neck causing injuries, and the duck succumbed shortly after. William N. Currier is mentioned in connection with the event.
W N Merritt of the village fished at Lapan Bay and distanced all competitors catching pickerel. He had previously caught perch and bass with worms and hauled a small pickerel from the water as a foal. Dickere wap Fi when Rennad Leg
An amusing Concord Monitor note describes a dog yesterday seen holding a large block of ice between its paws and licking it as water ran down its jaws. The scene is described with a playful simile comparing the dog’s happiness to a child with a watermelon.
A Spruce Street bachelor employed Martha to manage his library where she became enamored with reading. She purchased rare volumes with her earnings, including a Montaigne first edition, after learning the price from a book dealer who offered three thousand dollars. The tale centers on a dowry-like theft of the rare book and the extravagant demand set by the buyer.
A St Paul Globe item recalls a youth who wrongfully mailed letters to two sweethearts, causing a comical tangle. The Whisperer relays a recent near miss with misplaced envelopes, illustrating how a single misaddressed missive can spark social confusion and embarrassment.
A man writes to his confidant describing love doubts and recent salacious adventures in a distant place. His sweetheart receives the letter by mistake, leading to weeping and profanity. The incident leaves a crestfallen young man and two hearts beating apart.
The article reviews Wagner’s research on child and adult growth, noting average yearly gains in height and weight by age and gender. It cites 6 percent yearly length increases from birth to 8 years, weight rising to about 50 pounds for boys and 47 pounds for girls by age eight, then continuing yearly gains into puberty with varying patterns. By adolescence, boys approach 130 pounds and girls more slowly, with notable shifts after early adulthood and a trend toward gradual weight changes into middle age.
A printer reports a militia drill within the composing room of the Houston Post. The foreman cataloged errors during a 27 minute rehearsal with bayonets and columns misaligned, ending with the editor receiving applause as the process concluded.
A Chicago Journal essay explores memory eclipse in a young woman, linking memory and recognition failures to brain pathways. It cites cases where familiar people are unseen and voices quiet, discusses nerve injury in memory and consciousness, and notes that some cases recover while others remain permanent.
A collection of misc items noting quirky facts such as a London Sabbath letter delivery absence, a Michigan town with a Smiths row, and nations speaking in foreign tongues. It mentions an American balloon carrying 100, a Chicago pie factory, hops picking in Tacoma, and a Long Branch belle named Miss Content. It also covers fashion, church fundraising, and various odd anecdotes about people, places, and events from the era.
A Bartletta Brooklyn Eagle poem recasts the biblical sling tale with Robbie Richard and baby in a chaotic scene. Stones fly from the alinging clan as Benjamin’s hosts advance, windows break, and a left handed aim profile leads to a sobering mock lesson on skill and consequence.
A critic journeys through New York Turkish baths, arguing Congress should force tights and inspection boards to curb padding and reveal true body form. He disputes artistic standards, lists observed physiques, and warns decadence harms society, urging frank, unpopular reforms.
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