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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1884
Page
3
Glimpses of fashion and stationery discuss public protest against mourning customs. Mrs. Croly argues against wearing black for departed friends, urging simple, permanent dress and freedom from costly criticism. The piece urges women of influence to lead by example and end exclusive mourning norms.
The London Lancet argues high heels are ill fitting and distort walking. It warns the forward tilt and tight rear heel grip can cause leg inflammation abscesses and even unseen shoe-related injuries.
Mrs J Lucas of Philadelphia president of the Woman's Silk Culture Association speaks in an interview about the chartered aims and achievements of the group. She notes 45000 pounds of silk cocoons raised mainly by women and children in the South and West, translating into about 45000 dollars in yearly income for those workers and urges expanding home industry to uplift isolated farm women seeking better livelihoods.
A fashion writer notes basques with bouffant drapery and puffed aprons as a favorite. Styles include sharply pointed fronts, postilion backs or butterfly bows, ribbon flats, and a large jet ornament. A long revers collar outlines a vest and can be turned in with tulle or beads, tapering to a bust or waist.
Among elegant papers morocco with alligator skin texture competes with rag edges and novelty prints showing bric a brac items. Monograms in raised letters on darker sunken squares offer chic detail while handwriting facsimiles in gold letters on ragged edges top the list. Mourning notes feature crepe borders and parchment looks revive trends with musty parchment as a quirky favorite.
A concise description notes that romantic secrets may lie hidden in a person’s heart while inviting grandly, yet emphasizes that invitations remain engraved on pure white paper and square envelopes of moderate size are in best taste for an occasion.
The piece surveys bridal party attire and salon trends, praising Calico dresses, calico ball fashions, and affordable home-made gowns. It highlights plastron detailing, revived aigrettes, loose wrist sleeves, and gray color trends while noting leap year revelry and Frisian customs tied to gift bouquets and a wishbone trend.
Fancy work describes rustic ornaments for grounds and lawy with trellises tubs and tables made from rough bark and roots. Hanging baskets window boxes brackets and similar items suit window and house plants and cost little. Winter is best to gather materials from woods and swamps for DIY projects.
Detailed knitting directions specify four ounces white Berlin wool four pins No 14 cast on seventy two stitches twenty four on each pin. Knit and purl patterns form a seam with centre stitch purled each round. Instructions cover increases decreases rounds shaping the calf leg foot heel and securing leather strap details for the shoe item.
A simple craft describes forming a tall tripod by crossing three broom handles with a barrel top secured in the middle. The legs are finished by staining with logwood and vinegar, then a clear shellac, and the top is covered in plush or felt with decorative edging and a ribbon tie.
A simple project to make a picture scrap book. Cut tinted paste leaves, paste pictures from the house such as advertising cards and woodcuts, punch holes, tie with bright ribbons, arrange prettily with verses to create an entertaining keepsake.
Fragmentary knitting pattern describes rows of knit and purl actions with thread overs and narrow repeats. It includes stitch counts across four rows and a bind off sequence with repeated overs and plain knits, ending with a repeat directive.
A project describes selecting six colored blotting papers, cutting two pieces of bristol board, painting two watercolor designs on the covers, punching holes near edges, and tying with ribbons to create decorative binders for the library table.
A crochet stitch pattern for shawls described as versatile for three-cornered or square shapes. Start with a foundation row of any length, then follow a first row of two double crochets, two chains, two double crochets in the stitch, skip three chains, and repeat from the star every fourth chain. At seven stitches per row, work two DC, two chains, and a C over every two chains. Each row remains the same.
This table lists grain and water proportions for steaming grains in a closed steamer, with times and notes on taste preferences. It explains keeping water at a fast boil and serving immediately after lifting the steamer to prevent water drainage, plus a substitute method using a kettle if no steamer is available.
The article discusses using an inner kettle with boiling water to cook grains such as lug and pearl barley. It notes cooking times are about one third longer than in a closed steamer, with five hours for barley, and suggests soaking overnight in the same water to reduce time, though flavor suffers slightly. It adds grains may be cooked in stone or earthen crocks or iron pots on a slow stove to prevent scorching.
A long vintage recipe lists raisins currants eltron flour butter sugar milk eggs and yeast with nutmeg and mace. It describes: prepare fruit with flour, rub butter into flour, mix with milk eggs and yeast, let rise in stages, then bake in a hot oven slowly for several hours, with optional icing.
A pasted pudding method describes forming a paste from flour suet salt and water rolled to line a bowl. Apple filling with brown sugar lemon peel cloves and nutmeg is packed in, covered with pastry, tied in a cloth, and boiled for two to three hours depending on size.
A vintage recipe lists two cups yellow meal one cup flour two teaspoons cream of tartar one teaspoon eight da one teaspoon salt two ounces butter two cups milk half a teacup sugar two eggs. Mix dry ingredients, cream butter beat eggs and sugar, combine, add milk, bake in a buttered round iron pan four inches deep. Cut loaf from the center like a tart. sugar optional.
A recipe describes making Kentucky corn cake by scalding cornmeal with boiling water, adding cold liquid to form a stiff batter, and cooking on a griddle then finishing in a hot oven. It details quantities, thickness, baking times, and alternative methods including baking in a bread pan.
Aoirly written recipe uses one pint cornmeal two tablespoons flour one quart sour milk or buttermilk three eggs separated two teaspoons soda dissolved in boiling water Time twenty minutes. Preheat oven stir meal flour milk and yolks then add dissolved soda and stiffened whites beat, pour into two oiled pans bake twenty minutes until custard is about an inch thick.
Recipe describes making fried cakes from cold boiled rice or samp with sour milk or buttermilk graham flour and beaten egg. Mix to a thin batter, dissolve soda in water, wash lumps, fry small thin cakes on a clean greased griddle until well browned.
Instructions describe boiling lean pork until tender, then forming a layered dish with meat and paste to bake. The method uses a buttered basin, alternating meat and dough, adding butter and flour for gravy, with serving hot or cold.
A compact home recipe describes Farmer's Puddine using half a pint of molasses, half a pint of water, two teaspoonfuls of saleratus, and flour thickening with rolled berries or raisins. Steam three hours. Sauce blends sugar, egg, butter, hot water, and lemon for flavor.
A historic recipe instructions the yolks beaten with sugar then mixed with warm milk dissolved isinglass, combined with whipped whites, boiled briefly, poured into moulds and cooled to set. It details eggs sugar isinglass milk and wine as flavoring in a simple dessert method.
Two cups coarse cornmeal two cups sour milk or buttermilk one egg one tablespoon graham flour one teaspoon soda dissolved in boiling water makes batter. If too thick add a little milk then stir in soda beat well and bake on a hot griddle without scorching.
Hon. H P Vrooman of Topeka Kansas testifies to the almost miraculous cure of his wife with Compound Oxygen. He describes a long series of lipidosis colic vomiting and nervous exhaustion ended by inhalations, leading to lasting improvement with rare recurrences. The notice invites readers to request the dealer’s pamphlet and network of cures in various diseases.
A claim asserts only four English words end with us tremendous stupendous hazardous and am phipodes. The note emphasizes a belief about word endings and omits broader linguistic context.
A fragment discusses a hypothetical future population of 680,000,000 in a settled nation. It also advertises MorTHER Swan's Worm Syrup for feverishness restlessness and constipation, priced at 25 cents, with a tasteless claim.
Deeply dig and liberally man ure the soil for summer plantings. Do not shallow dig or use poor soil. Cover bulbs showing green tops with coco fibre. Plant deciduous trees and hardy perennials now if weather allows. Transplant many named flowers and roots including primroses, hollyhocks, cosmos, sunflowers and more. Plant cuttings of roses honeysuckles and jessamine.
Instructions on sowing hardy annuals in seed circles with fine dry soil, covering depths by seed size, thinning thinning early for strong plants, and avoiding over watering. Includes notes from Mr. Linkey Hibberd on seed depth, spacing, and ground preparation, plus soil mixes for potting carnations and pivotees.
Mr. Shirley Hibberd contends March pruning for half rose trees with later trimming for the rest. Chinese and climbing varieties should be pruned lightly with weak and crossing branches removed. Plants require clean cuts, strong loam soil with well rotted dung, no pruning on newly planted roses, and grafting tips offered for extra vigor.
The article cites Mr Shirley Hibberd from The Amateurs Flower Garden, endorsing bars from brick kilns as ideal for rockeries near large towns especially London. It notes they form flexible structures and recommend filling gaps with soil so roots can extend, with hardy ferns thriving in sandy peat and true alpines in a mellow sandy loam.
March sowing in heat with gentle frame or greenhouse and transplant in May or June. Phlox drummondi may be perennial or auntal and can be propagated by cuttings or layering with stem pegging. Layering yields many plants from one variety. cuttings root in cold frame and winter under cover with light soil. Plants bloom first year or more in second, thriving in rich garden soil.
From extensive notes on roses of tea, noisette, China and bourbeous varieties, the piece extols their hardiness in the south. It details color groups, pruning, soil mix, and care to promote growth, mentions slug issues and remedies, and describes European methods for rooting cuttings as August and September ideal, with steps from wet sand to rich soil.
In a Rockland Courier-Gazette item an elderly, corpulent man notices a boy sprinkling ashes on an icy sidewalk. He slips silence and money from his pocket to the boy, then resumes his walk. The scene prompts a wry observation on society and generosity.
A Gloucestershire peasant tale retold in Gentlemen's Magazine notes that Our Saviour visited a baker’s shop where the mistress offered bread to eat, illustrating a folk belief about divine presence among common trades. The fragment signals a broader collection of legends linked to modest, everyday settings.
A tale recalls a baker letting a dough rise in the oven until the dough swelled to a huge size after his daughter reined it in. Her cry of Meugh heugh hugh supposedly provoked a divine transformation into an owl, with a Herefordshire variant replacing Christ with a fairy.
Advice on safe amusements for invalids emphasizes light, non taxing activities. Reading should be gentle or avoided if it excites the brain. hobbies like carving, drawing, painting, knitting, and simple crafts help distract the patient from suffering and prevent gloom.
The article explains malaria arises from a specific microscopic plant found in certain soils and in the atmosphere above them. It grows when inhaled or absorbed, thriving under conditions of 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, humidity, and oxygen. Absence of any condition halts development, and moist subsurface soil with air access keeps malaria active even in dry-looking districts like the Campagna of Rome.
A Harvard Historical Society talk on the Second Battle of Bull Run reviews Lee's late August flank against Pope. It notes Jackson's movement from Manassas to Centreville, railroading disruptions, and Porter delaying Union troops to blunt Longstreet. Casualties: about 14,900 Federals and 10,000 Rebels.
Meals cost one dollar at the sole Eagle City restaurant in Montana near the famed Cour d' Alene mines. The town has no hotel and consists of forty or fifty cabins along Pritchard creek with sparse settlement nearby.
A five days journey from Front Creek on the Northern Pacific Railroad leads to Eagle City with rough trails and deep snow. Prices rise steeply for provisions and goods. rum and salt cost more than usual. Rich leads promise 2000 residents by spring as fifty four men were seen traveling inward.
A vivid Chicago Tribune narrative portrays Cincinnati inundation with rivering waters, wrecked streets, and floating debris. Two Brittany youths, Gaston and Victor, face death as a miraculous rescue unfolds when Beryl Slopkins, beloved of Gaston, heroically saves them by throwing an overshoe, then perishes as the building sinks.
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt outlines mastering a language in four arts order: reading hearing speaking writing. It advocates silent reading with translations for comparison, gradual removal of reliance on dictionaries, and later tutoring for pronunciation. expects six months to read well and about a year to speak tolerably with intensive daily practice. Also included is a vignette about Daniel Webster and Dr. Holcombe, noting Webster’s dramatic night room encounter.
A respected citizen was arraigned after a fatal shooting. The judge ruled the indictment proved the act, but the defendant protested innocence noting a misprint in the indictment where bullet should read nail. The judge remarked the error altered the case, and the man was discharged.
A magazine excerpt advises suitors to win a woman's family through shared political or social views before addressing her directly. The tone is didactic, urging restraint and diplomacy over bold flirtation when meeting a pretty girl in a hotel. It emphasizes aligning with male relatives to gain acceptance.
A young Texas woman at the boarding house table boasts about constant moonlight nights, contrasting with others’ experience. The remark leads to a painful silence among the tablemates as readers are reminded of locale and mood in Detroit.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a scene at a table with mentions of pancakes a fair astronomer and stars. The text references a thirsty youth beside a milk pitcher and a discussion about Ole season, but the full context is unclear.
James Scott testifies in Superior Criminal Court about Jennie Holmes during larceny case against Jordan, Marsh & Co. and Buller. The old church member deems Holmes honest by virtue of church membership, while Holmes is found guilty on one count of stealing a bag and acquitted on three counts. sentence deferred.
Rockland Courier reports the town buzz as the novel Two Kisses enjoys a great run. A local man connected to the tale is enjoying attention while a jealous husband pursues him in town.
A dense catalog of periodicals with prices for Arthur's Home Magazine through Weekly Globe List. Includes American Dairytan Atlantic Monthly American Poultry Journal and many others with varying yearly or single issues, plus premium offers and misprints.
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