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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1883
Page
3
A public address condemns the view that women need the ballot to gain respect from men, arguing such demand dulls feminine dignity. The piece emphasizes mutual respect between sexes and cautions against demanding courtesy, while detailing fashion trends and dress fabrics for spring attire.
The Rev Dr Morgan Dix delivers Lent lectures in New York on women in society. He argues that women are both inferior and superior in different respects, duties tied to social relations, and home as the central social unit, with critique of corset fashion and a scientific anecdote contrasting stays with comfort and health.
An authority outlines neckerchief trends with large square crornered shawl styles, silk muslin squares, silk nets, and lace trims in white, blue, pink, and black. Descriptions cover satin laces, Spanish guipure, Valenciennes lingerie prep, and new spring dress fabrics featuring colorful gingham-like checks and dominant color choices guiding trimmings.
The article surveys latest dress trends with long dee ovo aprons on new French dresses and velvet casaques with pagoda sleeves. It notes shoulder capes for street wear and Brussels laces revived for flounces on black ottoman silk dresses. It also covers ottoman silks, cotton satteen birds, lilac borders, crushed roses, and critiques modern art furniture as tasteless.
Pattern details a nine stitch cast on with knit and purl actions across twelve rows. Instructions alternate slips, threads over, seams and knits forming a lacy, textured fabric with repeats, edges, and bind off. The sequence specifies several rows of knit two and three, with regular seam operations and repeats.
Instructions describe cast on fourteen stitches using Saxony or Barbour linen thread with No 16 and No 18 needles. Details include twelve rows of increases and decreases, twists, slips, and finishing by repeating from the start to form a textured knit sample.
This trimmed OCR text outlines a knitting chart for flannel underwear cast on fifteen stitches and knit across plain. It details rows with slip stitches over narrow and wide sections, repeated plain rows, and a bind off to resume after fourteen stitches remain, repeating the pattern.
The pattern describes a cast on divisible by twelve, followed by rounds of knit and deliberate increases and holds with slip stitches. It outlines fifth through fourteenth rounds with specific knit, take in, and over actions, then suggests using striped cretenne and velvet in color choices to finish.
The passage explains crafting a chair tidy by contrasting cretonne with velvet in the center. It guides sewing a three-strip piece with a velvet center, embroidering a vine along the velvet edges or using four vines if embroidery is impractical. It ends with cutting the strips to form pointed ends and finishing with silk or worsted tassels.
An English method to convert a towel-horse into a workstand uses a banner over one side to resemble a fire-screen. A central box fits between top rails, with two flaps for needles and pockets for buttons and tapes. A workbag hangs from the lower rails and an embroidered flap tops the screen.
Instructions describe cutting old woollen stockings into inch wide strips and unraveled edges, sewing fringe from carpet around the rand edge, and building inward to the center. It suggests alternating color rows for a striped effect or sewing colors at random for a decorative rug.
Crochet with coarse tidy-cotton to cover a tidy-shaped block. Stretch tightly over the form and dry thoroughly. Varnish with gum shellac dissolved in alcohol. Line with bright pods and tie ribbon knots on each side, omitting lining. A flat crochet border around the top finishes it nicely.
Instructions describe making a quilt from twelve inch squares of calico or muslin. Place silk scraps on each square with raw edges turned in and sewn. Use feather stitch along seams in varied colors to finish. About twenty squares yield a good sized quilt.
Instructions for sowing seeds and transplanting in a flower garden. Details cover shallow sowing depth for small seeds, spacing, thinning, light top cover, and not transplanting until two inches high. Advice includes sweet peas sowing in March, use of sharp sand to deter pests, seed quality test by water float, and March transplants of biennials and older carnations.
Mr James Conley of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society lists Abel Carriere Alfred Colomb Baronne de Rothschilde Boule de Neige Duke of Edinburgh General Duc dAu male Horace Vernet Jean Linbaud John Hopper Monsigneur Fournier Paul Neron and Rev J B M Camm as top hybrids. Guidance covers pruning techniques for hybrid perpetuals hybrid China roses moss roses sweet brier and Austrian briers with timing to encourage continuous bloom through April.
The note explains selecting Mants with five or six branches, planting them with even spacing, and leaving two inches of the top above ground. It also mentions sowing low pansy seed for next year and polyanthus seed.
General notes advise pruning and nailing roses and climbers to walls, transplant bendy roses, plant biennials sown last year, sow ten week stocks if mild, roll lawn paths, plant box and cerastium edgings, fork borders in shrubberies, apply leaf-manure carefully, repair rockeries with saxifrage and sedums, avoid transplanting self sown plants, thin seedlings, and sow hardy annuals from mid to late March in well-prepared, light, friable soil with leaf-mould and sand.
A historical note recalls Simsbury’s underground prison and a sixty year old escape. A convict tunneled out, fled to New York, shipped to Mobile, then worked as a hod carrier, moved west, taught school, and rose to the U S House in Congress through a debated career.
An old physician claims a simple vegetable remedy can cure consumption and other lung ailments as well as nervous debility. He offers to mail the recipe free in German French or English to any reader who requests it, sending details from Power’s Block Rochester N Y and asking recipients to name the paper.
A downtown Saturday night scene ends with a young woman injuring her finger while pinning her lover's cravat. Her scream brings her father and two brothers to intervene, narrowly averting a clash as the family rescues him from angry reaction.
A reminiscence recalls Lehnbach visiting Bismarck at Varzin and the chancellor’s remark on piano learning and his preference for hand organ and accordion. The note also mentions Ely's Cream Balm as a catarrhi cure priced at 60 cents from druggists.
The top story of 89 Court Street Boston features Captain Joe V Meigs inventor of the Meigs system of elevated railways. This profile traces his life from Nashville birth to War Department service and creation of the United States Metallic Cartridge Company, highlighting his early inventive flair and dedication to a revolutionary single track elevated railroad designed to improve safety and efficiency in railroading.
An inmate describes her first real experience with housework in a New York Sun letter. She details cleaning six heavy black iron steam kettles called the black artillery, the awkward effort, a sprained back, and the mortifying mishaps with mop and apron. She notes two consolations including extra time and a stopped pipe while lamenting the institution's rules and visitors.
The writer notes Hye, an Indian scholar who has lived in Boston about three years and plans to graduate from Boston University, then return to India. She will remain part time as a scholar to learn how to run a girls' school while a missionary wife in class. Rev Joseph Cook recently lectured, praising Smith College Wellsley and Vassar as sacred, yet the speaker claimed the institution is divine.
A mischievous boy recounts a chaotic day involving his angry father, a cat, and a beating over carrying kindling wood. The scene shifts from a drug store encounter to a dramatic domestic escapade with a noisy staircase chase, a cat rescue, and a breakfast theft, all in a vivid urban voice.
Mrs Anna G Fourqureau of San Marco Texas writes of a severe lung illness from 1878 to mid 1879 with cough fevers night sweats and weakness. after starting the Compound Oxygen Treatment her condition improved within two weeks and she remained well for over a year with no cough or lung disease. contact Starkey & Palen 1109 1111 Girard street Philadelphia for information and reports of cases.
Thomas Chadwick a 60 year old Farmington stone cutter died Tuesday. He left odd last requests, including burial in a granite coffin carried through Farmington with an Odd Fellows band and a post funeral dinner at a hotel. About seventy mourners attended. His son visited before death and was gifted a $10 note. Chadwick owned minor property. heirs unspecified.
A woman seeks current Paris fashion and bonnet trends while genuine health concerns are tied to female weakness. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with a guarantee, asserting it treats emaciation and nervous debility and can reduce reliance on artificial appliances. The claim targets female ailments and is sold by druggists.
The article discusses nervous system activity in infants and explains causes of convulsions from various illnesses. It prescribes practical first aid: cold head, warm full-body bath with mustard, keeping surface warm, and gentle bowel cleansing. Cautions include avoiding cold and emetics if the child appears pale and weak and monitoring urine in scarlet fever cases.
A historical overview of epilepsy describes it as a nervous system disease with recurrent seizures of varying severity. It notes warning signs rarely allow preparation, details convulsions and post seizure fatigue, and advises safety steps such as preventing tongue injury, not restraining movements, and seeking rest after a fit.
The article explains fainting as temporary heart weakness causing brain blood shortage and loss of consciousness. It advises laying the person flat with legs elevated, loosen clothing, and using water, ammonia, or sedative smells if needed. It notes fainting occurs mainly in young women though men as well, often linked to laughter or crying.
The article explains apoplexy results from a brain vessel rupture with unconsciousness, flushed face, and labored breathing, advising head elevated, cold applications, loosened neckwear, and to call a doctor if in doubt. It warns against assuming drunkenness and notes emetic-vine gar water as dangerous for intoxication, recommending caution.
A humorous incident at Morganza Reform School before Christmas ends with a small boy threatening a larger pupil. The boy orders him to pray for candy or a “little jumping devil” to be sent in a box, then says he will kill him if not complied. The larger student complies after initial shock and laughter.
A directive appears urging readers to mention they saw advertisements in this paper when answering. The message emphasizes referencing THE BOOstON WEEKLY GLOBE in replies to ads.
An 1880 Loganport Indiana testimonial extols Brown's Iron Bitters for back and stomach complaints. It claims kidney and liver issues improve, appetite returns, and weight gain follows after one month, urged by leading physicians and clergymen.
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