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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1885
Page
6
The piece crafts a humorous piece by Bill Nye about keeping hens, their behavior, and the setting of a hen. It blends satirical notes on poultry with Nye’s memory of school days and a comic meditation on human pretensions versus animal nature. The text mixes extended reflections on hens and an anecdote about Nye’s own boyhood education and knot hole mischief.
Brother Gardner mocks mottoes in a humorous Detroit Free Press piece. The Lime Kiln Club holds a meeting critiquing slogans while a mock annexation proposal to Cuba provokes laughter. Professor Dawson’s resolution is ridiculed and members respond with charity and humor. The scene includes a bogus dime, dwindling collections, and a lively crowd.
Bru Nyx writes about a serious episode during school days where he wandered, was mocked as the great somnambulist, and faced shunning after a watermelon incident. He claims the episode cured his somnambulism and reflects on his ongoing struggle to improve despite repeated failures, urging the people of Boston to study his record.
Two shopping companions vie for a single car seat at Broadway and Fourteenth as a stranger entering alone snaps up the vacancy. The exchange reveals vanity and social ritual in a brisk New York street scene captured by a special photographer.
A Orange County mother and her daughter Susie were observed in a uptown shop with Susie closely attached to her mother by two shawl pins fastening the frock to the dress. The mother explained the pins prevent separation in crowds, a plan she said her husband devised that morning and that works despite looking odd.
A historical note contrasts Persian artisans with rough tools and sparse equipment. Builders labor on the ground with adzes and improvised devices while wearing long tunics, their rhythmic work and voices reflecting daily life and craft in harsh conditions.
Mark Twain recounts early Civil War loyalties on the Mississippi and in Hannibal where a makeshift Marion Rangers militia, led by Tom Lyman, retreats under fire. The band experiences muddy retreat, a lost powder keg, and a chaotic night ending with dogs pulling soldiers from Mason's gate as mortifying missteps loom large.
A reflective piece about a parent confronting loss and guilt over a child and books. The narrator recalls a missed teaching moment over a First Reader, laments wasted time chasing knowledge, and learns a patient gentle lesson about love over fame or gold. The text urges choosing love and gentleness, valuing a child's presence above worldly pursuits.
Narrative recounts a rough incident where the dogs were freed except for Bowers who resisted. a dog with a Yale time lock was tackled using scalding water, Bowers receiving his share. Peterson Dunlap later coined a memorable name for the engagement and the preceding night march, but the details have faded from memory.
The Pittsburg Times reports a Polish wedding on Josephine Street of Andrew Starzinski and Miss Mary Leftrage. The celebration lasted three days with daily morning ceremonies and grand dances where guests danced with the bride for gifts, including Mrs Starzinski receiving over 150 dollars.
A bygone tale recalls a Maine youth visiting his beloved Matilda by a quiet kitchen fire. As the clock ticks and animals settle, the swain spots a tong and, with a shy joke, asks in effect if he may shoot for love. The moment crystallizes a simple, intimate confession.
A humorous anecdote from teachers in public schools recounts a large ink blot mistaken for a tear. The boy defends it as a tear while the teacher questions how a tear could be black. The tale mirrors classroom misinterpretations and lighthearted student observations.
In Oxford Cross Roads Virginia Uncle Pete preaches that every woman is possessed by seven devils. The sermon sparks outrage among the women who demand his removal. Pete defends his claim by asking for biblical proof, and the Sunday crowd confronts him with a dramatic church confrontation.
A Vermont student, two years after losing memory of Latin Greek and math after illness, regains study knowledge when a church sexton habit and a stranger’s remark about geometric figures trigger recollection. The moment of insight follows a casual discovery of matching lamp wicks and the geometric term superimposed.
A comic Irish American reminiscence follows Mickey Finn who wears imported corduroys with garish patches. After chasing fifteen pigs with his father and Mr McGuinness, the trousers are torn and a pig is eaten to cover the twelve shillings cost. The tale blends rural humor, family banter, and local color from Ballincuddy to Shanty Hollow.
A Central Illinois deacon who lost his herd to hog cholera responds calmly to his wife’s reproach. She says it is a divine judgment, while he counters that if the Lord’s judgment is paid in three-cent pork, he would rather not grumble over the loss of thirty-cent corn.
A Nashville box office tale finds a countryman and his bride asking for tickets. The clerk queries seat types and the groom, prompted by his new status, asks which to choose. The bride blushes and suggests the family circle as the proper seating arrangement.
An elderly gentleman slips on orange peel and falls on his back. A polite stranger raises his hat and asks the passerby to repeat the act, explaining his friend didn’t see the spill. The moment highlights odd courtesy on a city street.
Tidings from the season opening with playful verse and a note of romance. A quip about lovesick Talcott and his plea to Miss Van Schaick to rid her of her skates, hinting at a lighthearted social scene and amusement in town.
A collage of verse and brief sketches recalls playful social scenes. It blends romantic quips, mischief in countryside flirtation, a perfume fantasy, a joke about an editor, child etiquette humor, waiter flattery, and a rambunctious tramp dialogue, all delivered in a faded newspaper page tone.
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