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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1887
Page
6
A comic wrote of a future where marriage may be handled by a proxy. He describes a trained groom in prison who would attend ceremonies, with a stagy, dangerous humor about love, punishment, and the odd romance between jail and courtship.
An agent with several rugs rings a National avenue house. A moneyed reply from a passerby sparks a confrontation as a window yields a challenge over rug prices and payment, ending with a street cash grab plan in a tense, brisk exchange.
A grand Chinese temple erected by Yong Wo Company, boasting 16 million members, dominates Sacramento near Kearny. The three story brick structure features iron-lath fireproofing, hand carved bronze reliefs, lanterns, and halls for business and ritual worship. A central joss house houses Maquin and a furnace for paper offerings, with gods of Sun Moon Earthquake and Ghosts venerated in ceremonies led by a high priest and elite officials.
In Barton county near Pedro and Liberal a hired man and two farmer’s sons staged a barn floor feat trying to place a heel around the neck. A hired girl watched through a knothole and later collapsed with both heels around her neck. She was found prostrate in the milk-house with a dislocated right hip, the stroke leaving her unable to move. A Pedro physician set the injury and she will be laid up for weeks.
The writer rails at how heroic deeds by women are often credited to husbands or male figures. He compares Jael’s deliverance to the neglect of Heber the Kenite and notes American men known mainly as wives’ spouses. The piece ends by naming Brixhom Young as an example of that forgotten male.
The narrative details bombardments and night battles near Port Hudson, describing Sharpshooters, regiments from New Hampshire to New York, and generals Paine Grover Weitzel as the Union thrusts to breach the fortified positions. Wounded officers, prisoner losses, and survival efforts underscore the costly May to June campaigns.
The narrative describes Mansfield using sand-brigs packed with cotton to fill the ditch before enemy breastworks to aid scaling and assault. It notes Weitzel's brigade following, under Colonel Smith, with Eighth Vermont, One Hundred and Fourteenth New York, and One Hundred and Sixteenth New York, then Kimble's and Morgan's brigades led by Frank M. Fuinn.
A vignette on Boston culture contrasts the true Bostonian with New York and Chicago, detailing breakfast habits, robust horse car service, midday dinners, pie devotion, driving in summer, city suburbs, and pride in public spirit. It notes theatres, museums, and a skeptical stance on musical enthusiasm.
The Detroit balletmaster mocks local girls while praising dancers from Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis noting Brooklyn looks and Montreal charm. He criticizes Detroit complexions and figures but emphasizes the need for proper posture and ankles to judge leg quality in improvised ballets and says fats are no longer used due to poor returns.
A detailed portrait of Teheran palace life shows strict seclusion of Shah’s wives, private gardens, rooftop promenades, and barred street views. It notes how royal ladies entertain with needlework and music, while physicians must treat from behind a curtain, with drugs prepared by palace servants.
A tale of a preacher and listener recounts a biblical miracle where seven people are fed with five loaves and fish. The punchline rests on the miracle being not the feeding, but that none of the guests were ruined by greed or failure.
Bertie visits Greenwood Cemetery with his father on a Sunday and spots four tombstones in the family lot bearing the inscription My Wife. He asks his father if Pa is a Mormon.
Armed with the document of authority, officials pressed the government to terms and closed the offending windows with masonry. Immediate effect appeared in a subsequent redress in a matter of greater importance at Selmas.
A sleepy village drugstore scene centers on a flirtatious clerk who amid boredom reads Daniel Deronda and woos Addie Whittaker then switches to Susie Griswold as the door opens. The dialogue playful yet sharp reveals local social rivalries and a cosmetic charm at work in small-town life.
A San Francisco Chronicle anecdote shows a husband misled by grandiose color descriptions from his wife. In a store he is handed a labeled description and must choose fabric. He discovers the item is priced at forty cents a yard, far cheaper than expected.
A romantic pair visits a dentist as George fears an extraction. He promised his lover to endure pain by having his own tooth drawn. He grows pale and trembles with each moment as the dentist prepares the procedure, then retreats downstairs in despair.
An inexperienced member asks about a pat lid while veteran Skip explains a complex Scottish term in a Highland dialogue. The exchange reveals regional jargon and humorous misunderstandings as they hint at discipline and braces within the group.
Dialogue shows Pucx and Bov expressing desire to fly. Mamma questions if flight would let him reach heaven, Bob jokes about grabbing cake from the top shelf. Sentiment playful and domestic with simple childlike fantasy.
A neighborhood tale follows Mr Bowser and his wife in a tense euchre session marked by cheating accusations and insults. After a heated clash they part, Bowser storms out vowing not to return, while the wife prepares guests and faces a chaotic dinner scene at home.
The fragment mentions buying diamonds with a plan to visit Smith's at 10 o'clock tomorrow to choose ear rings. A tense scene follows as a host and guests depart and a mother appears near Mr Bowyer, then a sharp remark about interrupting the host’s evening ends the excerpt.
A jumble of verse fragments and a lighthearted joke collection appears, including Sir John Suckling lines, a political quip about national debt per person, a sentimental poem about roses and a farmer's strike joke. The items reflect broad cultural notes and humor.
Poem narrates a child and father clothing dilemma with patched baggy trousers, makeshift alterations, and the prospect of new garments, ending with a wry focus on labor memories and family strain. A separate vignette titled An Episode of Dawn depicts a sleepy narrator lingered into morning by a maidservant’s knock and chores.
A servant speaks of jealousy and money as motive to work. The lady questions the inquiry, and the servant explains he would not cause trouble between them for lack of funds.
Samuel Minturn Pecks a Times Democrat poem recalls a farewell moment between lovers. The speaker muses on courage love and aging as he reflects on winning fame and retaining the memory of their first betrothal kiss.
Brief dialogue fragment shows two shoppers in a Bigg's store with one urging a quick stop before going home. A clerk mentions cash as part of the exchange. The scene suggests a casual retail interaction without further context.
A playful contrast shows a suitor praising a beloved’s charms while his sister dismisses the same woman’s traits. The exchange centers on appearance eye color hair style voice and the honesty of innocence versus artful charm. The piece echoes light satire on courtship and perception.
The Daisy, Somerville Journal notes a growing trend where girls adorn many items with daisies and wild roses for parlor decorations. It quips the daisy signal a lively mental exercise to distinguish the flowers, joking that the initiated know the girl is the daisy.
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