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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1891
Page
2
A narrator recalls meeting Birdie seven year old and valued friend through Miss Anna the 13 year old doll. Birdie’s family home in the country, a charming setting with a sick doll, and the budding friendship forge a lasting bond amid southern summers and intimate family scenes.
A child narrator recalls wandering with Birdie and a Confederate professor's daughter in a sunlit country morning. They build fairy swings from tall grasses, plan a fairy grove ball, and imagine tiny creatures in rose petal dishes. The tale blends innocence, wonder, and growing up as Birdie later becomes a young lady.
Brief excerpt or summary describing the Turner plantation setting and the narrative voice of Joel Chandler Harris. The piece references Harris as the author of Uncle Remus and related works, noting the plantation theme and plantation life as a literary focus.
Harbert reports Mink’s trail led Joe Maxwell, Gaither, and overseer Locke through hog pens, springs, and revival crowds to a river ferry. The foxlike chase showcases hounds Music and Sound and the dogged pursuit ending with Mink likely eluding capture on the batteau.
The passage recalls two boxing styles, rough-and-tumble and London prize ring, with fights lasting hours under few rules. It describes premodern bouts ending when one fighter collapses, then hospital care, bandaging, and camaraderie as rivals shake hands and play checkers, noting the tradition continues.
A detailed 19th century overview describes whaling from San Francisco to the North Pacific. It covers whale anatomy, blubber processing, whalebone, ambergris, two whale species, hunting methods, ship life, and the brutal harshness faced by sailors including punishment and dangers at sea. It notes pricing, labor shares, and cultural attitudes toward whaling in that era.
A man rings a Cassay doorbell asking about boarders. A sharp faced woman replies the house is not a boarding house and denounces the visitor as impudent. The stranger, matching a local description, is allowed inside and occupies the best room.
The Philadelphia Record recalls a Chinese compositor who walks farther than many workers in a day. War Kee’s San Francisco office, at 18 Washington St, houses a vast Chinese type case room. The newsroom, about 40 feet square, requires five days to set the paper with a staff moving over 20 miles daily.
Washington correspondent notes the U S keeps ministers and consuls rather than ambassadors and recalls the statutory 1867 court dress. He recalls John Quincy Adams designing an extravagant outfit with blue coat brass epaulets and gold sword, later toned down by Congress removing the sword and cocked hat.
A New York Central car tracer spent over 13 weeks and about 10 000 miles pursuing a lost car. From Pittsburg to Cincinnati to Chicago and St. Louis, then Galveston to San Francisco, back to Galveston and New Orleans, finally catching the car near Buffalo after a journey through Florida and multiple detours.
Popular Science News argues that Earth’s surface has undergone dramatic changes over vast geological time. From oceans of boiling water to mountain building and erosion, rocks rise and fall, coal beds form, lava flows reshape landscapes, and ice ages erase life, leaving primeval crust like Greenland today.
The piece describes Portuguese social norms emphasizing female seclusion and male pursuit. It notes strict chaperonage, mass attendance, and limited social visits, with courtship unfolding from window glances to church, serenades, and finally a proposal to the father, followed by a family-centered life.
A Philadelphia Record report recounts a Sitka anecdote about Alaska Native house numbering. The guest mocks irregular tall numbers peaking near 3000, noting Alaska towns all use a similar, comically increasing scheme as they imitate white customs.
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