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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1879
Page
2
A fragmented verse thanks a divine calendar for summer roses blades of grass sunshine daisies sunflowers and phielass. It mentions hawkweed crocus milkweed and a wood thrush with rivers and stars, praising nature and rain after storms. The line ends with a garbled signature N. Prescott.
Maurice, a young painter, meets a village girl in a forest glade and sketches her. He falls in love, paints a famed portrait, and spurns fame for personal longing. Years later, heartbroken, he learns the girl has married another after poverty and social constraints thwart their union. He sells the portrait to fund her marriage then returns to Paris.
A guide on hosting etiquette for brides and new wives, detailing how the hostess should greet callers with a handshake, seat arrangements, and timely departures. It covers first calls, dress, introductions, dinner party conduct, conversation, handling mishaps, and maintaining composure to ensure harmonious entertaining.
A fragmentary reminiscence traces multiple suitors from Willhandsome to Robert Hill and Paul, with a final twist as the speaker recounts a Florida marriage to a rich middle-aged husband who worships her yet remains distinct from past flames. The piece blends flirtation, regret, and domestic reconciliation in a nostalgic voice.
A Victorian guide outlines ancient roots of decorating with evergreens and offers detailed methods for crafting garlands, wreaths, and ornamental devices. It covers best materials, foundations, berry use, letters, crosses, and frost effects, plus practical sewing, mounting, and display tips for festive interiors.
Instructions describe making children's reins from bone needles with a knitted stripe and arm circles, adding bells and a name, plus a long chest stripe. Also details lamp shade designs from cardboard and crape, with pink fringe and silk ruching, and a pattern for a chatelaine pocket.
Fragmentary verse depicts sun and seasons cycles, ships at sea, and the dreaming of lovers. Recurrent lines ask what it all amounts to as days pass, nets break, and dreamers awaken, amid shifting tides and endless night. The text mixes imagery of nature, labor, and desire with fading precision.
A compact feature on grooming and health diet. It urges daily brushing with hard and soft brushes, warm water washing with eggs for lather, and avoiding soaps, oils, and dyes. It links diet to temperance, noting Napier's tests on alcohol and farinaceous foods, and concludes with guidance on ear wax and ear health.
A fragmentary verse tribute to a beloved muse. The speaker uses floral and celestial imagery to plead for awakening and tenderness, promising flight and sighs as motivation for reunion. The lines evoke dawn, longing, and a lark listening as dewdrops glisten in a period-tinged tone.
A Potsdam fete features Dr Gall the phrenologist asked to read heads. He identifies a general as a field sports lover and a diplomat as a nimble practitioner, only for the king to reveal both are criminals—one a murderer under sentence and the other a deft pickpocket—adding, examine your pockets.
A Lynn Massachusetts correspondent shares a south window garden setup that excludes dust and adds moist air via a walnut shelf and zinc pan, detailing a walnut table, glass doors, and fern, hoya, abutilon, and other plant varieties thriving through winter. The piece also covers home laundry practices and a practical bread making guide with multiple yeast methods, kneading steps, and baking tips for delicate loaves.
Domestic guide explains home washing costs about a third of sending out and stresses weekly or fortnights washes. It covers safe bleaching with homemade formulas, sorting whites from colors, washing twice, boiling and rinsing, soda use restrictions on coloreds, drying outdoors, starching linen, ironing tips and equipment, and emphasizes cleanliness in ironing rooms. It lists specific tips for avoiding damage, preserving colors, and using drying closets or stoves for indoor drying.
A proposal from the Third Avenue line in New York introduces a winter car heater using a network of salt water pipes under seats. An oven in the car heats water when a hot iron piece is inserted, circulating warmth through the system. Officials warn it may overheat and note salt water prevents freezing pipes during long stops.
The ancient Egyptian rite of Masonry was exemplified at Woburn last evening with five services as Grand Master C. C. Bunne delivered an eloquent address on the venerable order. He traced the separtany part it played in the history of Ceene and the arts civilization, noting the rite’s enduring influence.
A promotional pamphlet from Heath & Co. Brokers touts $1425.50 profits in 30 days from stock speculation on Wall Street. The material asserts broad legitimate gains and offers free pamphlets to attract investors.
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