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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1882
Page
3
The piece reprints and comments on a macabre limerick style poem about a ship Nancy Bell and its grisly crew. It features a narrator who never laughs while a cook narrates cutthroat nautical satire and a shipwreck tale with cadaverous humor.
A lyrical piece set by a cottage sea watch as Mabel peers through rain and wind, while a stormy coast ties together a brave fisherman, a missing crew, and mourning wives. The beacon and lighthouse echo as four fishermen return with solemn gifts and a child gazes toward the beach.
A brief poem contrasts a young woman’s delicate hand with an older worker’s worn, faithful hand. The speaker admires the first for its softness and beauty, then notes the second bears the marks of labor and sacrifice, concluding the older hand is lovelier in its worn wisdom.
E L Loweree recounts using St Jacobs Oil after a months long rheumatic foot ailment. The piece also runs health notes on digestion and the dangers of arsenic smoking, argues milk diets for Brights disease, revaccination concepts, infant clothing dangers, fresh fruit benefits, and influenza patterns with historical vaccination insights.
Readers are guided through spring fashion notes focusing on black dresses, cobbled with Canton crepe and Spanish lace, and black straw. The piece discusses color laws, silhouettes, materials, accessories, and how to flatter different figures, plus updates on mantles, bonnets, and emerging fabrics for the season.
A Flower Garden piece guides readers on selecting annuals suited to varied soils and sites. It lists multiple favorites from abronias to zinnias, notes which thrive in sun and dry or moist ground, and shares methods for fall sowing, cold-frame storage, and spring transplanting to extend bloom.
A practical guide to making light pine framed screens six by three feet, staining with Devon’s ebonizer, and layering contrasting colors with fabric or photos. Tips cover layout, fastening with small nails, finishing with sizing and varnish, and various styles from fairy tale nursery panels to photographic montages.
The article discusses fire safety in building design, urging alternatives to iron and timber missteps. It covers solid timber floors with dovetail joints, wooden joists extended by wedges, concrete infill, and roofs using concrete layers or earth, plus iron and concrete door systems for fire resistance.
A Cincinnati Enquirer testimonial describes rapid relief after applying St Jacobs Oil. The narrator notes the next morning the foot pain vanished, swelling decreased, and appearance improved markedly. After more application, they could walk and attend to duties, claiming the remedy outperforms railroad time.
Advice on using moist sand and bell jars to start rose cuttings. Emphasizes bottom heat, shallow pots with horse manure, rich compost, and keeping sand moist. Best times: May June in the North, March April in the South.
A Colonial-era domestic section offers recipes from Madeline Cakes for Dessert to Southern Potatoes. Instructions cover battering eggs and butter, lemon rind, cabbage with cream or milk, and a potato pudding with milk, pepper, salt, and butter. Ends with a garbled line.
Advertises positions for cooks and general house help at the V K E A office located at 19 Winter Street. Offers twenty girls good jobs with immediate call after 10 am.
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