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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1889

Page

7

God Like Emperor Seen On Every Page In Peking Gazette

In Peking Gazette December 19 reports the Emperor’s god like status, with ceremonies and edicts detailing prayers for snow, sacrifices to gods of literature and war, ploughing at agriculture temples, and charitable gifts. The paper, official organ of China, is ancient, printed by movable wood type, and read across the empire via reprints.

Frank G. Carpenter Pexrya China Peking Gazette America Gutenberg Europe Frankford Gazette Peking Holy of Holies Forbidden City Imperial Denby Gazette John Chinaman Chinese Times Tientsin North China Herald Shanghai Rom Kirin Amerca Washington Hachias Treasury Department Board of the Civil Office Board of Ries and Ceremonies Board of War Board of Punishments Board of Works Interior Department Board of Public Works Board of Rites and Ceremonies Chesire Legation Theimperor Foreign Office

Peking Punishments and Imperial Government Descriptions

A correspondent recounts Chinese judicial cruelty including slicing to death and strangulation, noting crimes by parricide and jealousy. He describes the punishment boards, the censorate, beggars, and the emperor’s cabinet, with vivid scenes from the palace districts and the treasury department.

China’s brutal imperial exams test 2 percent pass rate

Franx G. Carpenter recalls vast Chinese examination halls where 2,000,000 men compete yearly for limited posts. Pass rates run around 2 percent. Exams span district to provincial to Peking levels, with Hanlin rank the peak. Harsh measures, long wards, and a tragic death after a failed final day illustrate the system’s severity.

Civi Service China Ishop Canton Pament Peking Hanlin College Li Hing Chang Hanlin Celine America Far Franx G. Carpenter

Connecticut Witch Trials Revealed In Old Fairfield Court Records

A Norfolk era account revived from the Willis mansion papers recounts a 1692 Connecticut witchcraft trial in Fayrefield with Mercy Disborough and Elizabeth Clawson. It notes water tests, 200 witnesses, and executions at Fairfield and Gallows Hill, contrasting Connecticut and Massachusetts beliefs.

Norwich Couin Massachusetts Salem Connecticut Wyllis Colonial Secretary Court of Oyer and Terminer Fayrefield Robert ‘Treat William Jones John Allyn Andrew Leet John Burr William Pitkin Moses Mansfield Joseph A . Samuel Ward Edward Hayward Petter Ferris Jonas Waterbury John Bowers Samuel Sherman Samuel Galpin Evenever Booth John Platt Christopher Comstock William Reed Mercy Disborough Compo Colony of Thomas Disborough Todge Jonn Allyne Tryal John Wakeman Samuel Squire Mercy Abram Adams Jonathan Squire Mercy Disbarow Elizabeth Clawson Clawson Godfrey Fairfield Hartford Greensmith Arnes Gallows Hill

Fifty Two States and the Rise of New States debate

New York Telegram reports five territories Idaho Arizona Dakota Washington and Montana seek statehood. Details on populations wealth and potential political impact note ten new senators and electoral votes. Discussion covers constitutional process state naming and historical precedents.

New York Telegram Idaho Arizona Dakota Washington Montana Democratic Party Congress House Washington Territory Asia Union United States New York South Dakota California Colorado Kansas Minnesota Nevada Oregon Texas New England New Jersey Black Hills Arkansas Jackson Michigan Buchanan Kentucky Tennessee Indiana Iowa Florida Ilinois Nebraska Utah Alaska New Mexico Oklahoma Kew Massachusetts Connecticut Delaware Idiana En Jersey Mississippi Pennsylvania Hode Island Ermont Virginia Lorid New Hampshire Wisconsin York Orth Carolina New Chocorua Laconia Merrimac Empire State Ontario Canada Manhattan Manhbat Carolinas North South Roanoke Kanawha

There is an insurmountable barrier to our marriage

The scene unfolds with Mrs Artery denying marriage to Mr Artery citing a conflict with his six would be sisters in law, prompting his dramatic declaration and an adjournment sine die of the suit.

Elmira Artery

Likely Hoax of a Man Falling From Grand Trunk Train

Portland Advertiser notes a tale told by the Argus of a man who fell from a Grand Trunk car on a curve, then unharmed, hired a horse, and caught up with his train at the next station. The piece mocks the extraordinary claim as Munchausen-like and recalls old Maine “peanut” train stories of passengers alighting and reboarding.

Portland Advertiser Argus Grand Trunk Androscoggin Maine Central Maine

The Magic Well Poem by Joel Benton

A poem on a mystical well possessing vast power to illuminate wit beauty and human thought. It traces the well from Homer to Dante Shakespeare and beyond, noting the risks of misuse and the boundless depth of imagination drawn from its waters.

Joel Benton Christian Union Ithuriel

A Funny Man's Trouble

In a playful exchange in the Philadelphia Record a humorist reveals his retirement from the funny pages after marrying. He jokes his wife interprets jokes about wives as personal, and family members with strong tempers block further light humor. He offers to become obituary editor.

Philadelphia Record Mr. Funnyman Funnyman

Puck Ambiguities in Friendship and Respect

A witty note questions how to interpret a girl’s reply and whether a stated no truly means no. It uses light humor to steer readers toward understanding boundaries and consent in potential friendships and relationships.

Odd Items From A Bustling World Of Strange Feats

A scattered column of curios and improbabilities from late 19th century news. A two tailed rabbit in New Jersey. a dresser’s teeth and wedding plans. gold coin buttons on a Michigan doctor. a Pekin weekly's long serial. Paris Eiffel Tower workers at dawn. Empress Frederick's mountain of obituary notes. Spanish artist Domingo's 20000 dollar King Alfonso portrait. coffin purchases in Portland. a Cairo resident thwarted on a fishhook wager. royal German palace concerts with military brass. a Downieville eclipse rainbow ring. a Yonkers baby underweight yet thriving. undertaker pricing on a Western town sidewalk. Vanderbilt dinner service sets. nettle fiber paper and Persian cabinet woods. a Buffalo socks prank. Queen Victoria air conditioning. Empress Maria Theresa’s cold draft writing. Chinese bride mirrors. mutineer Adams' money trail. a secret chamber tale. an Indian plumage device. sunken ships with relics. old Orange County records. a famous portrait of Napoleon at Arcola. orange weights and giant ice machine. frontier coffin peddler Boxem Brown. rev Collier bell at Cornell. a trance healing girl. Maspero mummy tax. a new locomotive headlight. Dresden artist’s muscle model. Berlin private elevator by water power. Shakespeare era theater relics.

Red Bank N. J D. D. Reynolds Rockford Mich Pekin China Eiffel Tower Paris Frederick Senor Domingo Alfonso Portland Peter Johnson Cairo Germany Downieville Cal Yonkers N. Y Cornelius Vanderbilt Dresden Europe Edward Day New York General Harrison Senator Washburn Minnesota Far West Minneapolis Bismarck Tyras George Shafter Natchez Mississippi Charles Hindman Chicago Washington New Orleans Georgia Hindman Craig County Virginia Jaiey Green Bird Mayflower Brickey Oregon Texas Georgianna Brickey Molina Truxilla Eutaw Sebilla Tootater Brickey Cleveland White House Queen Victoria Persia Asia Minor Circassia Buffalo Victoria Maria Theresa of Austria Alexander Smith John Adams Bounty Smaith Norfolk Pitca Gulf of Finlan Jussaro Orange County Clerk’s Office Edward Kagg Blooming Grove Sylvanus White Exoy Nes George Comat Realisto Leon John C. Ropes Arcola Cincinnati Denver Chester Penn Ege Mands Nate Coczalski Roccvea Chopin Congress Hastings T “Yeomen of the Guard Old Boxem Brown New Mexico Boxem Robert Collier Cornell College Richpee Harrisburg M. Maspero Egypto Eglist Egypt Marseilles Custom House Royal Saxon Porzellanfabrik Meissen Woo Berlin British Museum University of Utrecht

A Park Meeting From Vuck and Tot Dialogue

A fragmentary item records a playful park exchange with phrases like Tootsey-Hullo Tot and Tot-Hullo Tootsey. The text hints at a light, streetcorner mood and possibly a casual social moment rather than a full event. Names appear as Vuck, Tootsey, Tot, Leit.

President’s tribute to Mrs. Cleveland praised by critic

Washington critics cite the Baltimore Sun account of a dinner at the executive mansion where a guest compliments Mrs. Cleveland’s beauty. The President replies that her beauty matters little beside the loveliness of her character and notes he keeps Horals decorations low to gaze toward her.

Cleveland Washington Baltimore Sun Executive Mansion Mrs. Cleveland Quick

Dust of the $6000 Heist Revealed Under Torture

An account recalls a botched robbery where the victim was bound and tortured by men who strung him up three times. He describes pain, feigning death, and a stone hearth concealing a cache of dust worth about $6000 they later uncovered and fled. Neighbors aided after the ordeal.

China Li Hung Chang Whang Tsaitou Joseph Krickland America

Milford Farmer Prepares for Large Hen Addition This Week

Ward Roberts expects a substantial addition to his flock as Milford Journal notes a major brood expansion planned this week. The anticipated event highlights local agricultural life and Roberts’s ongoing poultry operations in Milford.

Milford Milford Journal Ward Roberts

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