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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1880
Page
6
In a rustic village sewing circle a clash erupts over Coburn sisters paint on their faces. Parish chatter, sermons, and shop talk mix as members debate vanity, finances, and proper conduct amid a gossiping crowd.
London News reports a breakthrough in railway lighting using gas from oil to illuminate carriages. Great Northern Railway leads with a four-compartment coach and two 30 foot gas cylinders, delivering a steady, bright white light that allows easy reading of small type. The system, refined by Sugg and powered by a compressor, promises to end oil lamps as trains travel coast to coast, with trials to Leeds and Aberdeen planned.
A fragmented quotation notes that times have changed and questions the ease of a lady obtaining something, reflecting on shifting social norms and expectations. The line hints at evolving gender roles without detailing the specific object or context.
The London Truth reports from Spain on espadas at the hippodrome and the lavish, globe-trotting lifestyle of bullfighters. It contrasts their £4000–£6000 yearly earnings with courtly Parisians and Belgravian mothers, asking which suitors they'd prefer for status and fortune.
A first person account from Frank Wilkeson in the New York Sun details a Pennsylvania coal mine tragedy. Miners endure gas, roof falls, brutal wages, and company control while recounting deaths, fear, and the toll on families and workers amid a harsh industrial system.
A three volume political novel is announced to stir readers with strong opinions on divine right of kings. The first part traces the Italian campaign of 159, the second covers Austro Italian arrangements, and the third depicts private talks between Kosuth and Napoleon II with his ministers about a new kingdom of Italy. Arrangements are underway to have the work written in English under Kosuth’s supervision as he masters the language.
John Russell Young, Grant’s guide and biographer, notes the ex-president’s head is large in superficial area. The party aboard ships in India and China amused themselves by matching hats and gauging each other’s math skills. Grant’s hat reportedly sat low toward Young’s nose, while Reina Young’s hat brim left a notable distance to Grant’s nose.
A stage mishap during The Banker's Daughter at the Grand Opera House drew boos and laughter when Miss Marie Wainwright's sham petticoat train slipped free. Charles Walcott and party returned to stage, George Washington Phipps recovered the item and made a swift exit as the audience roared.
War correspondent Archibald Forbes recounts the Prince Imperial's death in Zululand lecture notes. He describes the force’s initial stupefaction and sorrow, followed by wrath as gruesome details of the prince's murder emerged, including wounds and a revered relic found on the body.
Rainy day tavern tales unfold as Hank Hartung’s deer story spurs bear encounters and Pike County legends. Old settlers, lawyers, and a boastful liar entertain with wild hunts, a fox tail misfire, and a pistol swallowed by a bear yielding a comical yet perilous escape, ending with a barroom verdict on truth-telling.
A ballet girl denounces the Church and Stage Guild in London Truth, arguing that curates should not moralize actresses and dancers. She asserts society splits into two camps, notes similarities between stage and salon morals, and proposes focusing reform on society ladies rather than performers.
A passionate defense of the mince pie as a sacred traditional dish. The essay extols its symbolism the craft involved and urges reverent preparation using rich ingredients and careful technique, contrasting it with inferior imitations and modern excess. It laments neglect and defends the pie as a noble culinary achievement rooted in history.
A collage of humorous vignettes and brief sketches captures store clerks ignoring customers, a Mendota suitor’s comical vow, a humorous tale of a would be divorce seeker, a telegraph money demand gone awry, a vagrant cash haul and a Detroit wagon joke. Also includes a postal office incident, a curious circus repair, and a boy warned about sugar plaster ornaments.
A Glasgow physician warns that green colored packs used in whist and poker may be tainted with arsenic and cobalt compound coloring. Handling such decks for hours risks toxic exposure and accidents.
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