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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1890
Page
5
A garbled diary style fragment mentions servants called help, a baby crying, and someone in the kitchen with a guest. References to a messenger boy, and names like Dudarsr Mya Merson and Annie pass(es) appear amid unclear dialogue. The text reads as fragmented domestic communications.
Instructional note on securing a shirt button using a knot method. Describes spraying and tying a firm simple knot before the four in hand movement to ensure the button stays in place. Mentions a clothier and furnisher context.
A fragmentary dialogue from a Cape Cod piece shows a son informing his mother that he has taken on housekeeping and his wife’s cooking remains unclear. The exchange hints at domestic tension and lingering uncertainty about culinary skills within the new household.
A fragment shows a boy asking about candy costs after a rich visitor. The confectioner notes options and a potential value around thirty dollars, while the boy laments receiving only ten dollars from his uncle.
A humorous exchange where Ethel frets over a new dress and suggests making the dressmaker fit the garment to her figure. The dialogue plays on vanity and tailoring as a playful social vignette in Harper's Bazar.
A fragmentary Cape Cod item notes social commentary and satire about women and men, mentioning Venus of Milo, Maud, and playful mockery of physical forms. The piece uses humorous tone to reflect on body ideas and gender expectations.
In a Cape Cod case a wife reports discovering a letter hidden in her husband’s pocket. She alleges it comes from another woman and claims she had entrusted the husband to mail it a month earlier. The affair accusation underscores a marital dispute impacting their household.
A fragment from Pottsville Chronicle notes a question about fire alarm use and work. The readable part references Walt and two individuals described as aun or aunt, with mentions of leaving and disuse. no clear event or outcome is stated.
Fragmentary obituary notes a Carlyle youth connected to a fire incident with limited readable context. Mentions a person named Revelpine and references a Lowell Courier source. Details are unclear due to damaged text and partial OCR.
The dialogue centers on perceptions of the new duchess. Mrs Normandy quips that she is a perfect phono. then clarifies she means the duchess speaks without thinking, prompting laughs and banter about manners and propriety.
A fragment from a Puck style line shows a father telling his ignorant child a Christmas gift is something you do not want and cannot afford, reflecting a cautionary tone about gifts and finances.
A fragment discusses avoiding the appearance of evil and questions whether dancers are right or wrong. It mentions the speaker knows the girls who photos fonts are always left, presenting a terse social critique without clear context.
The read text is garbled and incomplete, lacking clear names, places, or events. It appears as stray phrases and dialogue with missing context, making it impossible to identify a coherent news item or factual report from the fragment.
Philadelphia Times reports a Bristol Penn chicken thief used a button from a chicken roast to identify a man found selling chickens in the market. The chief officer tied the clue to the suspect using the button as evidence of the theft.
A brief line from Mansey's Weekly suggesting a critique by Charlie and noting the reaction of the Galonine Nou girls who are in love with someone, reflecting a lighthearted gossip tone from the era.
The user asks for the exact title of the New York Sun article and mentions phrases like over edited words and millennial context, but the source text is unreadable. Provide a precise title if readable, otherwise summarize the request and state that the document content cannot be identified.
Fragmentary note from Lowell Citizen hints at a confused intertitle or cartoon caption. Readable phrases suggest a play on wisdom and waiting. No clear event, people, or place beyond the publication context.
Sio M. f. Murphey and bride return from a lengthy wedding tour and head east as they plan to resume their life in Groban. The brief item notes the couple’s travels and intent to settle back home.
A compact clip from periodicals notes wisdom comes by study and faith. It references pieces titled One of the Kind Things Husbands Say and a piano line from Mrs Fhevag t jperer, suggesting a reflective, domestic reading from The Young Woman's Journal and Munsey's Weekly.
In a humorous exchange, a bookkeeper asks if he should wind the clock, but the reply directs the office boy to wind it because it is cheaper. The light moment reveals office dynamics and cost awareness.
The Clothier and Furnisher explains how two back waistline buttons on masculine skirt coats originated as functional features from court attire. During the era of square embroidered coats, guards and gallants used the curved coat backs to secure the sidearm by turning and looping the skirts, revealing rich fabric inside.
From Cranco Illinois December 13 Gen Miles doubts a recent Northwest battle between troops and Indians with both sides claiming casualties. Omaha dispatches say no fight occurred while Rushville Neb reports a skirmish over whether to arm for Pine Ridge. Miles staff believe rising threats are subsiding as troops deter Indians. Miles plans to move toward Pine Ridge with Lt Maus, noting demoralization among previously defiant bands.
Washington Dec 10 The House immigration committee leads push for a new contract labor regulation bill. Chairman Owen of Indiana says the draft widens controls, raises to 1 dollar the alien tax, and aims to bar certain workers while preserving admitted Americans.
The December returns to the Department of Agriculture show plantation cotton values close to last year, averaging 8.6 cents per pound. With export prices above 10 cents, freight and handling push the delivered cost to about 9. (Note: S synthesized from provided text. entities: Department of Agriculture, cotton, states Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee.)
Judge Wallace heard arguments Wednesday in the suit by Adams & Charles Black against Samuel W. Ehrich and Julius B. Ehrich. The Blacks seek an injunction alleging fraud and protection of their edition against competition in a business dispute pursued in the same court earlier this year.
Clark Thread Company in Newark New Jersey closed its three mills Thursday morning affecting between three and four thousand workers. Management cited machine changes in mill No 1 across the river at Kearny as the reason linked to the spinner strike. Employees were ordered to clean up as the shutdown began.
A fatal duel occurred Tuesday night in Paine's Valley Indian Territory between Senator Sam Paul of the Chickasaw Legislature and his son Joe Paul. Joe was shot in the back and breast. the father was wounded but believed to recover. Paul, a popular Chickasaw leader, had run for governor last year on a different ticket.
Detroit December report says the Federation of Labor sent greetings to the Farmers Alliance and to the international labor congress in Brussels. Pledges support to painters striking for eight hours May 1. Debate over a four member executive council and excluding officers, new six dollar weekly strike benefit for five weeks under consideration. Samuel Gompers reelected president. Birmingham Alabama chosen for next meeting.
In GuTurim Oklahoma on December 11 Brown of Oklahoma insulted Brown of Logan and a scuffle ensued. Bixler who presided ordered the sergeant at arms to arrest the man as lobbists pressed forward. The chair abandoned duty as the chamber devolved into a wrangling crowd.
The reapportionment bill based on 356 House members, originally proposed by Mr. Frank of Missouri, was favorably acted on by the House census committee and will be reported to the House today or by Chairman Dunnell. The agreement was unanimous, though Holman and Mr. Tillman reserved a vote for a larger plan of 500 or 800 members, and a Senate of 6 from each state.
Pint Buurr Ark December 12. In Cir cuit Court Judge Elliott created a sensation overruling the motion for a new trial in the murder in the first degree case of Charles Seward after reviewing the record.
In a new trial setting the prisoner was hanged on a Friday January 20. The judge, noting the crowd, explained that he never had nor would sentence a man to be executed on a Friday because Jesus Christ was crucified that day. He said he would not insult the memory of the founder of Sg by killing a murderer.
At the Mill Street crossing in Bristol an accident killed four people and injured others when a raised safety gate allowed a wagon to be struck by an approaching New York bound express train. The wagon carried John McGee, a 15 year old boy, and James Dever, with two young sons, Joseph Hussey and others. The gatekeeper claims train noise drowned the warning. he may be arrested.
New York report tells of the sudden disappearance of Jomando Uberte Lavero with almost $70,000 in his wife Cecile Watkins Lavero’s inheritance, after a six week engagement with a Spanish nobleman. The wife, Miss Cecile Watkins of Maplewood Manor, Ky, would later identify her husband as the missing Spaniard and say she had entrusted him with her $70,000. Lavero left for Spain at his father’s instruction and never returned, the case now under investigation by lawyer Bales tier.
A triple tragedy at Henrietta Mills near Duarterrs North Carolina unfolded when Halloway Walls killed his wife Eva Walls and her brother Haynes, then shot his wife’s brother and himself. The sequence began after Walls returned home and followed Eva outside, ending with multiple gunshots and a suicide. The two victims, Eva Walls and Haynes, were related to Walls and the wounded brother, later identified, with the assailant dying by his own hand. The incident leaves a murky account of motive and sequence as authorities investigate.
Providence December 14 A large wholesale and retail clothing house J B Barnaby Company was destroyed by a fire with thick smoke filling the cellar and spreading through the building. Manager Col Winship narrowly escaped loss as flames damaged the store and adjacent property. Dees senior partner estimates stock at about 400000 with building loss near 75000 insured for 60000.
Hon Eliphalet Trask longtime Massachusetts figure and former lieutenant governor died in Springfield on Thursday night. Born January 8, 1806 in Monson he helped recruit regiments for the war and co founded St Pauls Universalist Church. He married Ruby Squire in 1829, who died recently, leaving six children 19 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The Irish Parliamentary Fund Association in New York Friday night declared against Parnell. The executive committee, including leading New York Irishmen, states home rule remains the party’s core and endorses the visiting delegation’s position urging Parnell to recognize majority will. It warns civil strife would aid Ireland’s hereditary enemies and undo years of progress.
Washington reports Thomas W. Palmer and Benjamin Butterworth with F. W. Peck presenting documents to the president to issue a proclamation inviting foreign governments to join the world’s fair. They claim full compliance with congressional acts and note funding by Luin&s corporation of ten million dollars. The president will refer the papers to the attorney general for opinion before issuing the proclamation. Syracuse notes insurance officials confronting fraud by outside associations filing as mutual benefit groups to bypass state controls.
A sweep of incidents reports fires in Nacona Texas and a Saratoga bottling plant loss totaling 180,000 with 75,000 in goods and 23,000 insured. A Jersey City tug sinks drowning Fireman Farrell and Steward Brown. Canada and U S grain, banking, and police stories follow, including bank robberies, a murder spree in Jenny Lead, and political battles in Albany.
The item lists Elliott age sixty who does not deny guilt, notes a packing house at Elimira New York to be attacked Thursday night, and cites losses ranging from eight to eighty thousand dollars. It notes Louis F. Pfeiffer, Bank of America president, arrested in Philadelphia on fraud and conspiracy charges, a staged robbery at Pe tank involving a watch and money, a steamboat sinking off Port Hu with two deck passengers dead, and a Chicago wrapping paper price dispute. It covers a factory meeting, a national legislative coach, a court judgment against Berdan Fire Arms, a large Farmington Illinois school fire with 25 000 loss, a Codroy Newfoundland shipwreck with thirteen lives lost, a miner shooting incident in West Virginia, and rail free-ship charges in Kansas amid a coal downturn. It mentions disasters, industry meetings, and proposed advances in paper and match production, plus political and banking news.
A poem depicts a man and a woman sharing a gentle farewell. He speaks no more than good night yet his touch and gaze express unspoken affection. He leaves hopeful she understands the language of hand and eye.
Week of December 14 covers heated exchanges between Senators Hoar and Butler over race and dismissal comments, a long election bill debate, and House actions on District of Columbia measures, tariff related amendments, and fortification funding with notices of adjournments and proposed schedules. The record notes testimony on Indian troubles, food shortages claims at Pine Ridge, and parliamentary maneuvers shaping tariff and apportionment discussions.
A satirical dialogue shows Dame Agriculture rebuking politicians who flatter her as she declares independence from “liberty” and “protection” laws. The exchange escalates with a defiant stance, reflecting public frustration with political rhetoric and policy.
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