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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1882
Page
3
A mother narrates softly as snow falls from morning to night. Children Nette and May watch with glee at a window while the father’s faith and nature bring comfort. She imagines spring awakening flowers and gardens when the world is snowy and still.
A compilation of extracts from Weis mann on life span limits in animals, the mechanics of death, and cellular generation. It discusses lower organisms, Weismann theory, and the inevitability of aging as an accommodation, plus an overview of weather centers and forecasts.
A long guide on choosing materials for embroidery and embroidery basics. It covers silk and crewel threads, arrasene, foundations like Bolton sheeting, transfer methods, and applique. It explains linen doilies through slicing, stitching, and fringe, plus chromo photography and various decorative items such as crocheted shawls, petticoats, and baskets with sewing and knitting tips.
A grandmother recalls three small curls laid aside in white tissue. Tears stain the pillow as she unfolds them one by one, recalling three little heads press close in death. She faces grief with faith, imagining their brows gleaming in heaven beyond the sea.
A satirical poem lampoons Oscar Wilde as a glamorous, fashionable figure adored by florists and admired by the world yet derided by critics. It blends references to art, literature, and European culture, noting Wilde’s allure, wit, and the public’s mixed appetite for his fame and cost.
A playful critique of archaic and evolving English spelling and pronunciation. The speaker questions why plural forms and animal plurals deviate from expected patterns, noting words like mouses, oxen, and children. The piece riffs on dialect shifts and quirky word forms among children and parents.
A poem describes a man by the sea who admires a chestnut mare owned by a woman. The tide, foam, and restless waves frame his longing. A driver offers to sell the mare for a hundred dollars, prompting the speaker to consider possession as the ocean murmurs around them.
The narrator recalls sitting behind a woman at an Othello performance. Details of who appeared or how it was staged remain unclear. An overture played, the audience called for an encore, and the memory centers on a haunting voice and Desdemona’s tragedy as the speaker notes missing the key moments.
A notice states a pair of beautiful Sunflowers on easels will be mailed free to any lady who sends a three cent postage stamp to Dr. C. W. Benson at 106 North Eaton Street in Baltimore Maryland.
Instructions describe making a decorative whisk broom cover from a willow cuff with embroidery and a sunflowers or daisies motif. Also outlines a pretty wrapper case from cardboard covered in pink silesia and dotted swiss, with raffia ties, lace tidy, and ribbon closures.
A roundup of 19th century couture trends detailing trimming choices for short dancing dresses, walking skirts, and robes de chambre. It covers roses, lace, pearls, crape, velvet combinations, mourning wear, new accessories, and upcoming theater dress etiquette. It notes color palettes like pale pink, blue, cashmeres, and olive greens along with embellishments such as chenille fringe, fur bands, and lace panels.
A home recipe section lists Virginia muffins with flour onions eggs and Irish potato hash as well as veal cutlets mutton pot pie pumpkin custard and several desserts. Instructions cover mixing kneading frying baking and serving with suggested tweaks and serving ideas.
A guide urges households to imitate comfort over luxury with affordable sofa coverings in plain reps woollen damasks or chintz, warm color schemes, simple window curtains, easy to maintain carpets and rugs, modest upholstery, scattered small tables, and practical book collections to create a cozy drawing room on a modest budget. It advises avoiding ostentation, using simple window poles, practical curtains, and practical, inexpensive ornaments, plus plants and open fires to add warmth and hominess.
A Lowell Massachusetts paper cites P. H. Short, proprietor of the Belmont Hotel in Lowell, who for seventeen years suffered rheumatism without relief until using St. Jacobs Oil. He reports never before encountered medicine with such remarkable and instantaneous effect.
A Newark planing mill worker, a young negro boy, had his coat sleeve caught on a revolving shaft hanger. He was spun around and thrown ten feet against a post, stripped of his clothes, then calmly dressed again and admitted feeling deeply ashamed as onlookers watched.
Dr J F Rumbold reports in the British Medical Journal that habitual smokers experience congestion of the nose throat and ears similar to a cold, with some effects permanent. He warns tobacco predisposes to catarrhal disease and urges discontinuation for those with lingering congestion.
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