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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1889
Page
6
A veteran recalls a perilous three week spy mission near Nashville and Murfreesboro. He and a partner gathered intelligence from Bragg's lines while dodging detectives, disguises, and traps. The tale chronicles risk, double lives, and one spy's ultimate sacrifice as a brave, deadly game of wits unfolds.
A Peck s Sun satire imagines a future noiselessly muffled coal shove into furnaces. It laments winter racket from coal handling disturbing couples and families. The piece riffs on invention, sound, and domestic tension, ending by framing noisy coal as a test of nerve and wit.
A Chicago narrator recounts encounters with a starving old schoolmate named Georges Brewster whom he housed on Halstead Street. Brewster disappears from a bed after a night of uneasy breathing, with a widow landlady later driven to insanity. The account parallels a Nebraska incident where a county commissioner falls dead, then later recounts a Pacific voyage starvation and shipboard cannibalism witnessed in a trance.
A compendium from literary columns highlights routines of famous authors. Oliver Wendell Holmes journals long hours, Mark Twain writes in a coal-bin like space, and other sketches describe their methods, eras, and peculiarities, including dress during creation and family surroundings.
A Burlington Free Press fragment shows Miss Weeried asking Mr Steighlate a playful riddle about being a peesie twenty pare gronadi, with the exchange ending mid line and no clear resolution.
A frontier yarn set around Parker’s store where a tramp called Dunno meets locals including Joe and Parker. The plan to bully the tramp turns when Buck, Patsey, and the others demand payment in kind, forcing the tramp to yield money and a poor gift, revealing a harsh Christmas ritual.
Miss Ethel remarks on Mr Featherly’s abbreviated call and abrupt exit, noting his galantry. Clara confirms the hurried departure and mentions his refusal to open the door. Bobby, allowed up late, points out two splendor buttons on the sofa and asks for them.
A Chicago Tribune exchange features an author, Mr Wise Man, recalling his first book Gems of Thought published 25 years ago and noting new success with The Humble Suggestions of a Learner. The dialogue highlights youthful ambition and mature humility.
Fragmentary humor piece on marriage etiquette with dialogue about names and prefixes. Portrays Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith-Brown in a witty exchange describing multiple marriages and a future wedding reunion invitation. Contains light social humor rather than news.
A London Globe quip overheard on a foggy train quotes a question about marriage. The punchline declares marriage a failure because the lady never marries the best man. The brief joke captures a wry social observation in a concise exchange.
An OCR fragment from the Chicago Tribune notes a liturgical or church scene. It mentions a little girl reciting a line about sheep going astray and a mother asking about Mrs Upjohn's sealskin sacque. Reverend Benele is referenced. The readable portion suggests a dialogue or sermon fragment with inquiry about clothing and a child’s quotation.
A San Francisco Examiner reminiscence recounts Samuel Berry a famed hunter who perished in a brutal hand to hand encounter with a grizzly near Sierra Buttes. The posse searched three days through deep snow while Berry’s knife and gun failed him as the bear mauled him before dying. The tale situates the tragedy amid Sierra County winter hunting lore with other bear encounters and local legends.
A historical note recalls a winter skating incident on an Indiana pond where a robust colored man joined a group and inadvertently dove into a water hole under the ice. After some confusion, an apology followed as events unfolded and the matter settled.
A veteran society reporter laments harsh hostesses and snubs at balls, comparing reporting to Arctic training. He recalls icy receptions, “beggar” treatment, and the vanity of hosts. He proposes streamlined backstage details printed in table form to ease the task and speed coverage.
In the Detroit Tribune item children near several homes crave a new baby. They add a nightly prayer asking God and their father to send one. Each morning they rush to their mother’s room, only to be disappointed. On the third morning a child blurts out that it seems Dad takes a long time to get up that new baby.
A humorous dialogue features Helioga balus asking about the kinship of children of first cousins. Agrippinus first guesses second cousins, then finally realizes they are brothers and sisters after an extended pause. The cartoon showcases a playful take on family ties.
A brief dialogue in the Philadelphia Record describes Mrs. Westend preparing Miss Lakeside’s room to feel homelike. The exchange notes the room’s windows coated with lamp oil to create a cozy effect, implying an improvised decorative touch.
An apt pupil tale from Merchant Traveler features a youth asked about the lesson on two Kings. The boy replies that they beat two queens, prompting the aunt to question further as the youngster's precocious humor shines through.
A wife pledges a gift to persuade her husband to quit tobacco. She offers a beautiful cigar holder if John solemnly promises not to use tobacco again. The playful offer highlights domestic tension over smoking.
Foot leads a small party through a raging sandstorm to reach a hidden water pool. Young Hughes collapses under the brutal heat and wind, but Foot and companions persevere, bearing the exhausted boy toward safety as the duststorm lashes the desert. They finally plunge into the water basin and celebrate survival after inches to spare.
A fragmentary verse set mocks vanity and courtship as a damsel admiring herself before a mirror in Harper's Bazar. The piece contrasts beauty with time and love, while another poem from the Chicago Mail wryly weighs between wealth and romance. A later quip in Mrs. Grundy terms laments choosing between wealth and status.
A verse sequence praises Miss Madge for teaching joy in music and dance, then contrasts a criticized husband who neglects chores and enforces a moral rebuke of lazy male behavior, urging both partners to share duties and respect.
Reading a playful verse from Eva Lovett Carson in the New York Sun, the poem contrasts Geraldine’s footgear with jest about fools and wisdom. Six fools are named as they search for the wisest action, while one modestly accepts his role and does what comes next.
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