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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1885
Page
3
A thoughtful reflection on parental authority and social influence. The piece warns that well meaning relatives and visitors often undermine discipline, shaping a child’s future with casual indulgence and flattering praise. It contrasts disciplined guardians with carefree adults, urging firm boundaries to protect character.
Quick guide to making a party bag for gloves and fan necessities, a wall hanging board with brass hooks, and decorative fish cloths and oyster napkins inspired by Boston embroidery. Also covers toilet mats, cushions, fashion notes, and practical kitchen tips for cracking eggs, bread crumbs, zest, and roux.
The article suggests simple centerpieces using two low glass dishes on stands with one inside the other, one filled with fruit and the other with foliage and flowers. It describes a cake basket base with a shallow glass dish, notes centerpieces are lighter now, and offers a wall hanging brush-brown with red silk and satin bands lined with pasteboard. It adds that worn lace should not be discarded.
Instructional note on lace dyeing trimming cages and chair backs. Provides casting on and knitting sequences for lace patterns, with multiple rows and stitch counts. Describes applying lace to ribbons, velvet, Crazy Patchwork, and chair-back embellishments.
Knitting directions outline a 16 stitch cast on with rows varying decreases and special maneuvers. First row uses two knit two together and two slip stitches, second row repeats decrease and a turn around with four stitches slipped, third row forms four made stitches and retains eight stitches, fourth row repeats decreases to finish. The note explains that the 0 2 creates one extra stitch and references resurfacing from the second row.
A parasol shaped lamp shade is described, made from canvas crepe or thin silk and lined with colored silk. Every detail is framed in lace insertion with hand embroidered edging at the top and bottom to harmonize with the lining.
A physician warns that newborns are highly liable to lose body heat, especially in cold weather. Do not bathe in cold water for the first day or two. cleanse by rubbing with pure lard or sweet oil. Soap, if used, should be of high quality and sparing, as impure fats or excess alkali can irritate the delicate skin. Water should be near blood temperature about 95 degrees to prevent chilling and internal congestion.
The article notes that heraldry forbids a woman displaying a crest on a shield since she should not bear a helmet or shield. It observes fashionable practice in the United States where damsels mark stationery and seals with family crests. It recommends arranging arms on a lozenge or diamond to allow broader use while preserving proper form.
Practical advice on improving lean meats through fat larding with bacon or lardoons, plus step by step boning poultry and methods for egg and bread crumb coating. Includes how to insert fat strips, how to remove bones from chicken, and handling spare bread trimmings for crumbing.
Guidance on watering and drying baskets to prevent stress, with weekly soaking and daily watering, plus under-plant catch basins. Notes on fern light needs and humidity. Common greenhouse pests include red spider, greenfly, and mealy bug, best controlled by syringe spray and light tobacco smoke. Those skilled at plant care detect problems early and deter pests before they proliferate.
A health note explains that sleeping occupants lose weight via respiration and that air is polluted by breath. It states that burning cotton in a room would fill it with smoke, and recommends about 3000 gallons of fresh air per hour per person. It urges keeping windows open at night or using effective alternatives for air purity.
Washington reports publish a government volume on fish culture and oyster production with data from over 200 sources. It notes Chesapeake oysters average 25 bushels per acre today versus 41 in 1880 and describes a creature seen near Pearl Islands resembling a horse headed sea serpent with unicorn-like horns, four fins, and a long neck, plus prior 1817 sea-serpent sighting near Cape Ann.
Washington January 1 President Arthur hosted the fourth annual New Year reception. Rainy weather contrasted with a lavish White House decorated with tropical plants. Fifty-two invited ladies attended, led by Mrs Frelinghuysen, while the diplomatic corps and military officials attended in formal dress. The event featured a Marine band, courtly rituals, and a detailed account of guest arrivals, seating, and social politics within the administration.
Washington dispatch notes President Arthur’s praised manners and social ascent. It credits the Frelinghuysens as social tutors shaping his White House image, detailing a shift from a clubman to a polished society host and describing lavish renovations under his rule.
New York report details several porters and drivers falling ill after contact with arsenic dipped hides from Buenos Ayres. Malachi Daly died after a scratch mixed with hide dust. others suffered severe inflammation, swelling, or death from presumed poison. Hatch’s firm faces scrutiny as health fears spread among leather workers.
A Washington correspondent from Asheville North Carolina touts tobacco leaves as a curative. Soaked dark leaves applied as a poultice with a wet bandage produce a sedative effect within minutes and reduce external inflammation in two hours. Claims include bunions corns erysipelas wounds sore throat lockjaw constipation neuralgia rheumatism and even cholera with cases cited.
A traveller at a country hotel retires to his room and leaves word to be called for the 6.15 train. In the morning a porter thunders at the door asking who is there. The guest confirms and learns the train has already departed, so he may go back to sleep.
In New Bedford a seventeen year old bride disappears five days after tying to Mr. Allen. Emily Holbrook, known as Emma, confesses she fled due to a prior involvement with Frank Morse and a planned marriage to him. Morse is questioned. Emily speaks of love for Morse, denial of Morse as cause, and intent to obtain a divorce. The case shakes the west end as investigators probe Morse’s influence and Emily’s uncertain age and future.
A Dakota settler recalls a December walk home through a blizzard with frostbitten hands and frozen feet. Lost on the prairie, he found a haystack, set it alight to stay alive, and survived until dawn when a farmer’s house offered shelter and aid.
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