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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1884
Page
3
The article advises balanced Christmas giving, urging gifts that show regard without humiliation and avoiding lavish presents. It offers fashion notes, gift ideas, and practical knitting patterns for an infant's shirt, sharing caution about shopping lists and focusing on thoughtful, tasteful options. It includes knitting instructions and references to social welfare groups in Boston and New York.
A portrait of the well dressed woman detailing seasonal attire from simple plain cottons in summer to cloth in winter and richer velvets silks and laces for formal day and evening duties. It notes the care to avoid ostentatious display even at the peak of fashion.
A collection of whimsical child observations and questions recounted by a mother and family. Donnie asks to pray and play despite rain while Miss Winnie boasts about her hair. A Saratoga boy complains about bee stings with humorous mispronunciations.
The article describes luxury undergarments of silk and wool for winter, noting silk vests and drawers as elegant yet costly. It provides a detailed Lapy's KnitTED Wool Vest pattern with step by step instructions, stitch counts, decreases, and finishing touches, plus a note on sizing and fit.
Window care for azaleas and gardenias explains southern exposure and cool flowering periods. Chinese azalea A fodica thrives in greenhouse and home windows with regular watering and leaf sprinkling. Gardenia florida requires cool winter conditions, humidity, and light feeding. prune after flowering and guard against mealy bugs with coal oil.
A correspondent details rose classes and care near New York. Hybrid perpetuals need a rest with cold storage for three to four months, then January or February greenhouse entry. Notable varieties include Baroness Rothschild, Mabel Morrison, Magna Charta, Countess of Oxford, Anna de Diesbach, and General Jacqueminot. Hybrid teas such as La France offer continuous blooming with Nancy Lee, Duke of Connaught, Coquette des Alpes, and William Francis Bennett. The last is priced at $2 per plant next season after a high stake purchase and embargo breach allowed distribution in 1885.
A visitor recounts seeing exotic orchids thrive in a regular bay window with no artificial heat. Fine blooms like Lwuadayana and Gdontogrossum odoratum appear alongside Dendrobium and Angraecum varieties while the lighted northwestern window proves sufficient for enjoyable cultivation.
House plants should be tropical in type to withstand furnace heat and dry air. Place plants below gas jets to avoid sulfur damage, keep boxes and brackets low, and situate ornamental designs near the floor. Look into the atmosphere navy apartment to enjoy plant beauty and prevent root disturbance.
The article advises bright light and room temperature around 65 to 70 degrees for indoor plants. Water with room temperature, avoid warm water, use adequate drainage, and water only as the soil absorbs. Sponging foliage, removing withered leaves, and pruning flowers support healthy growth.
Harrison's yellow and the Persian yellow are praised as the best haray yellows. For house culture varieties like yellow tea Saffrano Perle des Jardins Etoile de Lyon are suitable. Marechal Niel grows strongly and succeeds with ample root and head room in conservatories or greenhouses and in pots.
A circular on literary habits prompted Abbe Moigne to recount his life, claiming 150 published works and no headaches or urinary trouble while denying reliance on stimulants. He described abandoning tobacco and snuff after 1565, citing improved memory, digestion, and stamina, with an age over 80 and a strict schedule.
A Manchester vegetarian society recently hosted an illustrative supper attended by 135 people. Two courses were served soup and pudding costing one penny per head. Attendees varied in taste with children asking for more. speakers highlighted health, economy, and humanity in promoting non flesh diets. The Health Exhibition will feature six pence dinners, and four vegetarian dining rooms operate in Manchester.
An observer argues that house plants purify air and ventilate rooms, aiding invalids and children. The writer shares experiences with a plant-filled room improving air quality, notes risks of sleeping with windows closed, and defends oleanders as harmless if not eaten, urging plant use for comfort and hope.
A cautious advocate notes fruits aid digestion for dyspeptics but warns against abrupt change. Mild transitions from meat and heavy foods to fruit are urged, with patient reports praising vegetable and fruit diets and a Genesis cited meal without animal products. The letter suggests widespread planting of trees could reduce fevers and epidemics.
Mrs. F. M. Merrill, known for aiding inmates at the police station, has received a gift of Testaments printed in multiple languages including French, Portuguese, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, German, Italian, Spanish and English from the Bible House in Boston. Also advertised is "ROUGH ON COUGHS" with cough remedies priced at 15¢ for traces and 25¢ for liquid for coughs and throat ailments.
A detailed portrait of Faneuil Hall market history from its founder Peter Faneuil to its 19th century operations. It covers market expansion, rent structure, and the mix of stalls, with anecdotes on market life, daily schedules, and notable personalities shaping Boston’s trading hub.
A colorful portrait of aging marketmen near Deer Island. The veteran, rugged and unbothered by heat, carries meat under his coat while trading with locals. The younger marketman, stylish and confident, markets his goods with a jovial laugh that signals his established presence.
A Montreal Times correspondent on the Nile reports the Canadian contingent at Dal near Khartoum. The mixed army endures hard work with high morale, unity across British dominions, and a drive to relieve Khartoum by January. The 10,000-strong force, including the King's Royal Rifles and South Staffordshire Regiment, faces numerous cataracts and rapid systems, while Canadian Voyageurs earn praise for courage and discipline amid risk and eye safety efforts.
While digging in a garden a round cannon ball weighing over twenty four pounds was unearthed three feet below the surface. The artifact bears an inscription and appears buried long ago. Rumors spread among Mr. England’s friends about its age and origin, with some deeming it a revolutionary relic. Mr. Eveland’s house sits about 140 feet from the Concord river, above the Lowell and Lawrence track.
Boston editor notes Barker’s American Checker Player a 179 page cloth bound work by Charles F. Barker with 534 variations and 35 critical positions drawn from Wardwell Lyman. Includes free copy offer for three orders and solutions of positions by Barker and others from Sunderland Weekly Echo and New York Clipper.
In a seaside town, a fire destroyed a vacant house worth thousands with the loss fully covered by insurance. Railroads may skip dividends and wheat prices fall, but the hotel owner remains calm as cholera and bank failures ripple elsewhere. The blizzards and snowdrifts contrast with his steady fire reading.
A business man asks for space in tomorrow’s paper. The editor refuses, redirects to the business manager and proprietor, and finally declares the foreman runs the paper. The dialogue satirizes newsroom power dynamics with sharp wit.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes William M. Evarts will host a gathering at his home next Saturday to discuss funding for the Statue of Liberty pedestal. Evarts plans an oration to spur immediate contributions from invited gentlemen attendees.
A young man and Scarboro’s successful candidate faced a humorous question at a London joke piece. He was asked if he would back a bill allowing a man to marry his widow’s niece. He replied that he had not considered it seriously, but was interrupted by laughter from the crowd.
A Chicago Tribune report from Streator Illinois describes a breach of promise case with testimony alleging that kissing began at nine in the evening and lasted until early morning. The jurors reportedly dismissed the claim after trial. Edward England, resident of Leeville near the motel area, is mentioned in connection with the case.
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