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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1887
Page
3
A two year old Fifth Avenue mansion once owned by shipbuilder John Roach draws tenants briefly as unseen forces and eerie sounds drive families away. Plumbers quit mid work citing a draught while occupants hear heavy footsteps, rustling veils, and a bed being stripped as a ghostly procession ascends the stairs.
A survey of Old Boston recalling how Liberty Square got its name after a civic feast honoring the French Revolution in 1798. It notes Oliver’s dock, Kilby Street, the Cockerel Church, and vivid glimpses of Boston’s maritime past, presses, and colonial life.
Neighbors later saw belongings from the Smith family removed from their Fifth Avenue home. The family reported nightly uncanny noises and gusts of wind despite checking every room and finding no intruders. Smith doubted ghosts but decided to leave the house as the disturbances continued.
The former Southern Circuit presiding judge, speaking from Decatur County, recalls a case where a killer’s knife threat and a sleeping child nearly led to a fatal error. He explains that misreading circumstantial evidence could have cost an innocent man his life.
A February Forum article critiques fashionable mourning in many nations. It denounces endless crepe, home gloom, and costly cemetery displays as vanity and hardship for the living, proposing cremation and restraint as remedies. It cites a mother’s death, a father guiding a child, and Disraeli on death imagery to argue for simpler rites.
The Brooklyn Eagle laments Boston losing its old homely virtues and fears the city may soon rival New York or Philadelphia in moral decline if a rapid change does not occur.
Miss Martha G. Martin sued architect Mr Joseph Platt for breach of promise of marriage. A Manchester jury returned verdict for £250 after the defendant failed to appear. The suit traced a long sequence of love letters from 1882 to 1886 and a later admission of marriage.
Two Farmington men fox-hunting with hounds left their team in a farmer’s barn and tramped through fields chasing a fox. After an hour the hunt heated up as the dogs picked a scent and the chase began in earnest.
At the Prinapetpura Zoological Garden a Bengal tiger named King attacked keeper George Robinson during feeding. Robinson entered the cage with a whip, sparking a brutal clash. Head-Keeper Byrne and two assistants finally rescued him as King was stabbed and Robinson carried out.
A young insurance company employee on La Salle Street eats a New England style desk lunch of bread and butter two hard boiled eggs and mince pie. The narrator pities him and urges breaks from desk work for health and happiness, noting the man is valued and well paid.
The piece expresses deep fatigue and longing for relief from sorrow and toil. It repeats weariness with tears fears and taunts, then envisions peaceful rest and dreamless sleep beyond suffering. The speaker longs for light and quiet release from ongoing hardships.
A colored man visited a Elberton Georgia attorney to determine if his baptism was legally valid. He described cold weather and two deacons immersing him while the preacher stayed on the bank and repeated the ceremony, raising questions about proper procedure and legality.
A Boston doctor argues rheumatism is a mental illness caused by brain imbalances and offers a crude cure involving grease and kerosene. The piece satirizes medical pretensions, recounting a lurid tale of a patient and a bribery scheme, and ends with dubious advice to grease the head three times daily.
A crusty tale centering on Lord Salisbury nicknamed his “treasure” and a hall porter. a cartoonist tries sketching Salisbury provoking dignity and a tense standoff with a bobby. The narrator recalls Sands and Daily Telegraph connections and hints at a Pall Mall Gazette cartoon.
A French inventor M Carpentier unveils the Metronome Carpentier to send precise conducting cues to chorus and orchestra behind the scenes. A blackboard with black and white ruler faces linked by wires creates an optical illusion of a steady baton beat for the performers.
A grim old man with a fur cap and pipe walks State Street late at night in a vow to walk every foot of Chicago. He plans to cover about 900 miles to gain fame and an eventual museum role, hoping to outdo the famed Snyder.
A Danish west cemetery grave bears no marker as a Sioux party once gathered around a child’s coffin. They wore eagle feather trim and spoke of Black Pore, chief of the band, and White Bell. A wreath from the London steamer arrived, bringing a distant tribute for the young Okesa, known as Black-Eye.
A wreath marks a grave in a remote plains setting. A card reads For Okesa's grave in the far east for her mother and the unknown friends beyond the sea. The scene notes snow and wind playing with withered prairie leaves.
Obituary of Old Silas Barber chronicling fifty years of wandering in Ohio. Known for eradicating thistles, he lived at Seneca county poor house, earned no pay, and was famed for pranks and area-wide kindness. He reportedly visited Governor Hayes in Columbus offering a black cat.
The text explains Hindoo boycott concepts vs English practice, detailing social exclusion, outcasting, and caste rules. It cites cases where families and individuals are shunned for marriage choices, dress, or associations, noting women's unique hardships and paths to expiation versus permanent exile.
The article extols ice yachts as fastest conveyances on fair ice with twenty mile winds. It explains physics of wind and air resistance, offers a simple build guide for a basic ice yacht, and outlines rudimentary rules of the road for multiple vessels on the Hudson and nearby waters.
A Detroit City Hall official is approached by a man claiming he appears to be a physician. The man asks about poisoning symptoms as the official declines to diagnose and eventually is handed twenty cents with a jab about trying a new scheme.
A fragmented ditty from the New York Sun frames a country wedding scene. The speaker jokes about the pie crust and pudding as guests trade quips and the bride orders a Charlotte.
A New Year's ball at Southsea hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club introduced a novelty dubbed the Billiard ball. Guests wore red white or black, with pompons and sleeve markings. green seats and cushions formed a billiard motif. A couple of large guns decorated with holly stood by as the ball rolled merrily amid music.
Paris displays feature a brown yule log bound with scarlet ribbon and holly bits plus enamelled cases with Greek borders holding miniature tree forms. Delicate roses and scraps of brocade decorate the scenes amid a vogue for patchwork style holiday decor.
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