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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1892
Page
2
A narrator observes a red squirrel gathering hickory nuts amid a blizzard, drawing parallels to pervasive fear in wild creatures and humans. He notes the squirrel’s constant vigilance, comparisons to chipmunks and cats, and extends the theme to ancient humans, Indians, and African tribes, arguing fear is a shared constant across eras and species.
An observer contrasts fear responses of wild creatures. The land terrapin shows little fear unless prodded, the water turtle is shy, the fox wild yet sometimes bold, the coon displays steadfast courage, and the rabbit and hare live in constant dread from predators like owls and foxes. A vivid note recalls a rabbit track ending with owl tracks in fresh snow.
A boy frees a red squirrel in a snowy field and pits it against a fox-sized dog. The nimble rodent uses zigzags to outmaneuver the dog, then darts up a tree as the crowd laughs. The piece contrasts animal wit with canine pursuit and ponders coordinated flight among birds.
In a tense valley scene a small group rescues a relief effort after a failed confrontation with a predatory threat. Pruitt shoots the otter, saving lives as Blandford Henderson and Deometari pledge mutual aid, while a shadow of misdeeds by Johnson lingers over Hillsboro. The tale ends with a note that the story continues.
James McCreery of New York argues that public school graduates lack practical mercantile skills. He cites weak arithmetic, poor business letter writing, and insufficient grounding in essential education as reasons for inadequate future competence.
Joe Maxwell narrates a sequence at the Countryman's editor’s plantation with Miss Nellie Carter and a company of officers. Jonah the foxhound learns to trail, while an old fox named Sandy becomes a famed plantation quarry. Joe guides Miss Carter to view the hunt as Harbert handles fences.
Joe leads a Fox hunt with Miss Carter and Maxwell’s party, enforcing quiet horn use. The riders mount at dawn, discuss hounds and rabbit dogs, and travel to Turner old fields where Sandy’s lair is said to lie, the morning light revealing an elusive quarry.
The article catalogs historic European heroines and courtly practices of bathing and toiletries from Isabeau of Bavaria to Marie Antoinette. It reviews a French guide to women's toilet customs and sketches Parisian bathroom decor from porcelain walls to silk hangings and candlelit chandeliers.
Seattle stories recount engineer J M Pinckney riding with a green fireman when a ghostly No 38 named Tom Cypher appears ahead on the track near Eagle Gorge. The phantom locomotive, its red green and white lights, and a riderless engine are linked to Cypher’s death. Pinckney confirms the eerie glimpse and wires Sprague for confirmation.
A compact history of U S foreign entanglements from Barbary pirates to Mexican and Chilean disputes, detailing merchant marine dangers, tribute diplomacy, major wars, key figures like Pinckney and Decatur, and events shaping American policy through presidents from Washington to Harrison and Cleveland.
The New England Agricultural Society held its annual meeting in Tremont Temple Worcester honoring late president George B. Loring. Daniel Needham urged farming as a business based on science, classification, and education, noted society growth since 1864, and called for examinations of policy and a Worcester fair. Officers were elected and a plan to exhibit at the Columbian Exposition discussed. next fair set for Worcester.
A fragment notes a church fair where an oyster yielded a pearl valued at 2500 dollars and jokes that such advertising once suited an actress seeking notoriety. The writer expresses disappointment in the church fair’s publicity.
The remark notes a man who kicks with pose toes faces difficulty preserving his stance as he attempts a simultaneous action. The item reflects a humorous editorial aside on balance and technique.
General Butler recalls a Sunday breakfast at Commodore Blake’s Annapolis residence with Mrs. Blake and their son, the U S Navy officer, illustrating a domestic divide over secession. A light breakfast turns into a tense moment as Mrs. Blake warns Butler to steer the talk to general topics, noting her son’s alignment with the Confederacy.
An article notes Icelandic belief in a hollow earth with a pole to pole opening as described in the Utama Saga. It mentions Bjorn Liefson, a fisherman, who supposedly saw waters plunge into the earth around 1291 and reemerge southward. It also references Symmes’s related ideas.
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts Butler marching into Baltimore through settled streets while pursued by police, detailing wet conditions and a misstep with large cavalry boots sinking in ground as he dismounted. The tone mimics a diary style from a historical account.
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