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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1885
Page
6
A reader asks Elisha B. Wherry about baldness trends and causes. The writer cites Popular Science Monthly figures, jokes about famous prophets, and muses on inheritance, remedies, and vanity, noting hair as a civilization penalty and offering light advice with humor.
A fragment hints at a discussion of a man always in cold weather. He is described as common for his age and attire, with the piece noting expectations for improved circumstances or status as winter deepens.
A wealthy seeming man is described as eccentric for refusing coats in cold weather. He seeks attention by asserting a disdain for overcoats, often greeting questions with proud defiance. The piece notes his frozen smile and the idea that December feels pleasant to him.
A column mocks a rural community’s push for women on school boards by detailing a male teacher applicant’s satire filled questionnaire. The questions parody gender roles and expect oddities from candidates, highlighting social resistance to women voters and educators.
Frank M. Linn recounts life with the Thirty-eighth Massachusetts during the Banks expedition era. He details drill mishaps and a humorous misread of leadership, the troop’s voyage from Baltimore to Fortress Monroe and Ship Island, rough seas off Hatteras, and the landing and stay in New Orleans revealing Butler’s and Banks's strategic movement and the civilian-military measures entwined with the voyage.
A dialogue unfolds with classical names as two women hurried toward the Acropolis to buy a Christmas gift for a husband. Erinys the goldsmith displays a chain and locket set, while Sosthenes plans the present for his wife Nicylla. A necktie of Samite, studded with Assyrian purple, is sought amid a sheriff sale nearby.
Scene at a Nevada mine shows a photographer seeking permission to photograph buildings. The president dismisses the request, noting many photographers come this month without any visible mining progress, while the photographer argues photos of such mines help sell stock by portraying active operations.
An old lady, unsure of electric current, taunts a telegraph line climber as he ascends the pole. She asks if he is going up and jokes about a “massaree” fee, while she waits for someone she expects to arrive.
A Philadelphia Press report exposes a “passable manners” scheme where a young man advertises as an escort for respectable ladies to amusements. He details operations from ad reception to evening engagements, citing clients from Lancaster and Maryland and describing varied venues, dress, and pricing. He recounts cautious optimism about earnings and notes a troubling familiarity with deception and social manipulation.
A dated Buffalo joke instructs a prankster to mock a victim by changing a common word, then deliver a knock knock style punchline about a locomotive and a depot, concluding with a prompt to laugh if the victim does not. The piece relies on regional humor and wordplay rather than serious news content.
A man arrives to call at a boarding house seeking rooms. The landlady directs him to wait in the hall and then asks where the gentleman is. Mischief and miscommunication unfold as a servant searches for the resident.
Mickey Finn seeks to scale a seventy foot chimney on Cooney Island to earn admiration and view the landscape. He and Doolan ascend with a makeshift board as townsfolk gather. Doolan reaches the top but is rescued by Mickey who later descends unaided, mocking the effort as needless.
In a Puck feature set at a stylish eatery at 1 o clock, two tailor made young women Gray and Brown debate meals and money. They delay paying and finally settle by choosing cream hashed potatoes and chocolate, then race to further shopping at Cash's to finish a dress renovation.
Mr. Jenkins returns to his room at 1 30 with plans to sleep and avoid questioning by Mrs. Jenkins. He lists odd actions from securing doors to packing belongings, insisting nothing notable happened. A sudden laugh from Mrs. Jenkins shatters his self assurance as she asks why he did not remove his hat.
A Wabashaw toy store clerk notes the enduring appeal of the jumping jack amid new toys. He cites the monk on a pole as a perennial favorite and highlights the Noahs Ark miniatures and drums as steady sellers. Holiday sales are projected to reach about 50,000 dollars worth of dolls, signaling brisk trade.
Neighbor threatened to shock papa unless Clawed kept out of peril. De Crashville explains the incident ending with papa tied up afterward.
In a Dublin tone, Mikey is warned against letting a monkey roam as Mrs. McCarthy and Mrs. O'Toole exchange comic banter in O'Toole's kitchen. The scene unfolds with Christmas boxes, punch, tea, and a chaotic plan to guard the monkey, ending with Mikey being urged to bed and a warning about keeping the creature from the father’s room.
A humorous recollection of a Nebraska zephyr storm in Detroit Free Press style describes a baby wind that tantrums and howls, blowing away a week’s plan, freezing the narrator’s features, and leaving the author with a frozen, disheveled appearance while noting the zephyr’s odd but purifying effect.
A vivid editorial style meditation from the Chicago Inter Ocean speculates that famous myths and literary figures would diverge from their fabled paths if confronted with modern urban scenes. The piece lampoons fame, romance, and public life by imagining Antony, Cleopatra, Dante, and Beatrice reacting to everyday disruptions.
A Detroit gambler at a lead ing house entertains visitors with a tale of mental wagering. An elderly man at a faro table claims to stand totals in his head, saying he was briefly up six hundred dollars before losing half of a four hundred bet on seven and then being whipped for the rest.
A Rutland merchant walking with his sweetheart paused at a hotel for a moment while she walked on. On emerging he believed he saw her in need and acted quickly to assist, displaying a bright, decisive gesture.
A Philadelphia Call excerpt presents a comic stage moment with Mrs Casey and a fireman, a flirtatious maiden in a play with a dangling necklace and a runaway line about jealousy. The piece closes noting a girl too old for dolls and too young for a beau.
A mixed excerpt from Chambers' Journal features verses and brief prose. It includes a dialogue about a sister Emily's engagement to Mr White and a poetic reflection on love and loss, with lines about fate, possession, and the risks of love. The pieces present intimate narratives and lyrical meditations on relationships and reputation.
In a terse exchange a husband scolds for buying cheap items. The wife defends the purchase noting the rug cost $40. The humorous exchange highlights frugality versus temptation to overspend in a domestic setting.
A fragment from Texas Sittings features Amabel and Mab joking about a wedding plan as an Englishman learns time concepts. The verse praises Amabel’s beauty and fashion, while a clock joke closes the snippet with light domestic humor.
A narrator recalls a village maiden who draws many suitors from bankers to a sailor, parson’s son, and farmer visitors. She teases them with coy glances at the lane stile while the town’s gossip and sales at the square unfold around her. The speaker confesses knowledge of the lovers and their plans, earned by listening at the stile.
A fragmentary poem in antique tone depicts a speaker gazing at a portrait named Galatea. The prose-like verse mingles longing with belief that a painted face could speak of love, while the narrator questions reality and yearns for a living touch from the beloved. The voice names W. E. Beignam as the author.
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