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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1891
Page
2
Keawe and Lopaka view a mountain house named Ka-Hale Nui in Kona, Hawaii, its vast balconies, bright interiors, and exotic treasures. Keawe tries to gain proof of the bottle imp while Lopaka buys the bottle risking his word. Keawe contemplates Kokua, daughter of Kiane, as quiet romance blooms amid peril.
Keawe woos Kokua after revealing his true self and fine Bright House. He dreams of marriage and escape to Molokai if necessary, but his joy turns to horror as he realizes Kokua is bound to him by a dangerous fate. Nightly, he battles despair over love, home, and the looming devilish infection.
Dramatic retelling of the Crimean War assault by Cardigan's Light Brigade led by Lucan and Nolan. It chronicles Raglan's orders, miscommunications, and a doomed uphill charge through heavy Russian fire on October 25 1854, ending with massive losses and the famed valley of death. The piece also notes Nolan's death and Lucan's critique, framing Cardigan's leadership and Raglan's command decisions.
A bullying boy taunts Bessie and Tommy. a confrontation ends with the boy caught, the police intervening, and Tommy regaining a watch. The bully is sent to a strict school, and years later Bessie sends him picture books while expressing affection for Tommy.
A playful verse from Islington Massachusetts depicts a man recounting a feigned valentine prank. It narrates a donkey figure, a champagne bottle, a gun, and a cheeky line about meeting again. The speaker muses on proposing marriage if the prank yields a positive result.
A Detroit News report recalls a mid voyage encounter with a health seeking woman who showed a self invented life preserver skirt. The skirt features rubber bands around the hem and a top rubber tube connected to a mouth fill system to create an airtight life raft upon entering water.
The New York Times notes men’s boutonnieres have evolved from a single rose or fern sprig to larger clusters. Styles progressed from small sprays to gardenias and white pinks with five blooms common now. Florists tolerate the trend as harmless.
A fragment notes a man realizing the vast wealth of information he lacks as his first child begins to question. The item hints at parental insight sparked by a child's inquiries, reflecting on awareness and guidance in early parenthood.
New York World reports meter inspectors frequently uncover frauds where households use clever piping to steal gas. Stapler and Tolliver, brothers-in-law, connected Tolliver’s meter to Stapler’s house through a party wall, letting Tolliver receive gas for both homes while Stapler paid the bills. An inspector discovered the setup after Stampier’s departure, revealing a modified front wall and a hidden cross-connection to spoof the gas supply.
Gas experts recall Emil Strausbaugh a Bowery clothier who devised a loop pipe through the service line to bypass meters while living westward. Other scams included rubber hose unions to avoid meter registration and blowing meters dry to cheat consumption, with readers recounting a 42nd Street case and lamp lighting to cover shortages.
An old style solicitation advertises subscriptions to magazines and weekly journals via The Weekly Globe. It promises reduced rates, free postage, and asks readers to write for combination prices. One year minimum, single magazine per address, and no specimen copies.
The piece quotes Taverner in the Boston Post asking readers to define the difference between a lady and a woman. It states that every female over 21 is a woman and a lady is what a woman ought to be, noting disagreements on who qualifies as a gentleman or a lady.
A weary traveler pleads for a room in a distant future hotel corridor. The clerk orders him to be placed in a balloon and given Saturnian apartments as every other earth room is full. The piece hints at space age satire and human desire to remain on Earth.
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