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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1883
Page
6
An old Chicago clubroom reminiscence recalls Civil War days with humor and bravado. Veterans swap tales of foraging, poker nights, and sharp wit on riverboats and camps, ending with a recollection of the last battle and wartime misadventures.
Albert Rhodes argues American women speak in a high thin voice prone to shrieks, while French women use a deeper, more voluminous tone with sympathetic timbre. He claims French cultivation of voice, pose, and tact gives grace in speech and manners, contrasting with American fragility and ascetic tendencies that hinder physical development and social charm.
A survey of laughter types from the Brooklyn Eagle and references to famous figures. It notes hearty and convulsive laughs, fits of laughter from Prince Hal and Prince Hoare, and the varied smiles and grimaces seen in portraits and families. It mentions Diogenes and Labouchere in relation to laughter and mockery.
An experienced floor-walker notes shopping is a habit that can become a passion. He says women often seem to be led by wantonness when shown lines of goods, but contends many buyers suffer from the buying mania and seek to pretend purchase if out of cash. He compares the sight of goods to a morning stimulant and suggests women lack willpower against steep markdowns.
A Cleveland Herald report describes palmistry as a deep Heaven-born science. A palmist explains finger types, hand joints, and life lines while evaluating the reporter’s hand, noting loves, health prospects, and personality traits and warning that eyes and face also guide readings.
Correspondent compares Sunday observance in London with Baltimore, noting London bustle yesterday and quiet today. In London, most shops, restaurants, and bars are closed all day with few exceptions, while in Baltimore enforcement and local customs prompt strict quiet and limited public activity on Sunday.
The piece describes a steady churchgoing pattern at Spurgeon’s Tabernacle where visitors receive an envelope requesting a penny contribution. Penfolding attendees gain entry by the side gate, the sexton seats latecomers, and at 10:60 with all contributors seated the doors open and services start.
Mark Twain lampoons accident insurance by tracing a traveler’s banter about buying tickets while never leaving home. He cites sprawling rail usage, absurdly low fatality rates in beds, and strategic misread figures to argue genuine danger lies in inaction, not in travel.
The text argues Central Paris lacks character and individuality. It claims human features and city aesthetics have been flattened to a rigid ideal, making Paris dull with uniform lighting and monotony. It contrasts Paris unfavorably with London’s color, tone, and variation.
A Georgia man reflects on how people measure themselves against neighbors. He notes envy in farming crops and fashion, recalling a Boston woman who nearly poisoned herself over a borrowed pair of diamonds. The piece argues grace is needed to rejoice in others' prosperity.
The article notes a large dog population in New York with seasonal removals and returns. It states dogs have improved in size and value, aims to compete with England in large breeds, laments lag in toy varieties, and warns that rising dog values increase theft risks. It also recalls a past influx of stolen English dogs four years ago and ongoing but inferior imports.
Alfred Trumble examines the low comedian as a stock theater figure, detailing his size, distractions, line changes, backstage habits, and social entanglements. The piece notes his privileged status, grooming, marriage within the profession, and the ironic wish to be a tragedian, plus a digression on Mexican smoking customs and courtly routines.
Describes how destitute men seek free passage by stowing away on ships. It details steps taken to evade detection, the captain’s mercy or harshness, and the brutal life aboard. It notes solitary travel, rare female stowaways, and the dangers of aloft duties.
A Indianapolis Journal correspondent recalls Mexican dining etiquette from a hotel table. While waiting for coffee and during pauses, guests quietly enjoy one or two cigarettes. The narrator notes a lesson from a first dinner in Mexico where a stranger seated beside him lit a cigarette after finishing his meal.
Richard Grant White attacks Italian opera as the pinnacle of social extravagance and a largely sensory, emotional spectacle lacking intellectual merit. He argues lyric drama misaligns action with music and that operatic performance distorts natural expression, comparing singing to human head on a horse’s neck and other literary misuses.
An imp of the ink tells H. B. Keller of Texas how a drop of Satan’s blood created ink and how mischievous spirits taint letters, poems, and lovers by bending the pen and corrupting writers. The tale blends whimsy with warnings about ink’s power and the writer’s plight.
Titus Munson Coan argues zeal and narrow, single minded purpose drive success while broad culture and liberal insight lead to influence. He commends one sided zealots for completing hard tasks, notes reformers push battles and boards, and warns of wasteful conflicts as society slowly progresses.
A scrambled column from Chicago News recounts a schoolboy miscue and a witty pamphlet style verse by Oliver Wendell Holmes. It notes an editor who lost eleven dollars at poker and faced a libel indictment while savoring a Thanksgiving mood after learning an opposing editor fractured a leg.
A poetic muse on Aladdin style wishes and a boy’s field scene. The text weaves fantasy wishes with a stark daily image of boys gathering old shoes for a fire, then quietly facing labor and distance. It juxtaposes dreamlike wonder with harsh chores in a single vignette.
A fragmentary verse piece notes a tramp mocked by a deacon and crowd while a church scene unfolds with a distant vision of Paradise. It also reports a social engagement announced between Mrs. Flitrappe and Mr. Lowmario Gay pending Mr. Fils trappe’s death. A market note mentions Stall No 516 in California market supplying meat and poultry.
A reflective verse questions the propriety of stealing a kiss. The speaker muses on a lover’s longing, secrecy, and whether affection is wrong if shared discreetly. The imagery contrasts temptation with social norms, ending on the paradox of propriety and privacy.
Elder gentleman smokes while two ladies and another man do not. A young man protests the smoke, performs a furious war dance, and resumes his seat after the old man throws his cigar out the window. The scene ends in calm until the next station.
The doctor gently tends a sick patient, notes a quick pulse and damp weather, prescribes rest, diet change, and medicine, then moves to the parlor to write a recipe while bowing blamelessly and leaving the patient in care. He reassures the patient with soft talk about recovery and warns against business stress.
A Philadelphia Call excerpt narrates a tale of a jilted lover plotting revenge after a wedding. He convinces friends to gift ten clocks to the bride, then confesses he added a clock himself to drive her mad as the clocks run in different rooms. A light, moralizing vignette follows with rapid shifts between romantic folly and domestic chaos.
A satirical piece mocks Henry Nichols an Irish revolutionary by proposing a sea ram named Attila the Destroyer. It exaggerates a yet unfinished machine to destroy the British navy, jokes about christening before launch, and recalls a ram that allegedly ate money. The tone ridicules zeal and misplaced engineering claims.
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