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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1891
Page
2
Frances Hodgson Burnet examines the idea of children as storytellers and imagines a girl who lived over 1800 years ago. The narrative recalls the Pompeii disaster and the collective tragedy of those who perished sharing a hideous fate.
A narrator recalls a young girl from Pompeii seen as a spectral companion on a sunlit day among ruins. Through a shadow, she guides the tour of peristyles, pools, and unfinished columns, then endures Vesuvius’s eruption with her mother as ash and lava devastate the city.
The story depicts the Messenger Boys strike led by Flora Gaines Loughead in San Francisco. Newsboys inhabit a lane between main streets as they demand fair pay and job security after a discharge. Outposts form near the Bay District office while patrons suffer delays and switch to rivals.
A group of Bay District messenger boys protest long hours and low pay by forming a formal strike and union. John Pembroke leads a convention to organize and press demands while Royal Champion is elected president amid growing support from a rival Pacific Messenger group.
A guide detailing boys parlor pastimes beyond shop bought toys. It covers darts quoits bean bags and catch as catch can with rules and scoring. It also describes mind games like a stage coach storytelling circle with roles and improvised plots.
In a quiet Georgetown ceremony Rev. Dr. J. Henry Davis and Annie A. Hunter married after decades of missed letters and delayed love. Annie, once spurned when a letter vanished through a trusted friend, learned of Davis's enduring affection only years later. Their marriage finalizes a long awaited reunion first kindled before the war.
This piece catalogs lively at home games including a pantomime orchestra where players mime instruments and a conductor. It also describes Geography and Person and Thing wordplay, Jenkins Down Jenkins Up coin challenges, and reflections on game variety before concluding with a note on exhausted space.
Dudely Canesucker accosts a pretty young lady on the street and offers his umbrella to make her acquaintance. He notes it is not raining now, but presses the introduction despite lacking an umbrella. The humorous vignette reflects a social gag from Texas Siftings.
Watts argues education helps a woman attract a husband while Potts quips widows rarely stay unmarried long. The exchange notes education as a social advantage and uses a witty take on marriage prospects.
A promotional plea to subscribe to The Weekly Globe and bundled magazines with reduced yearly rates. It lists numerous publications and prices, notes free postage, and requires at least a one year commitment. Readers may request other titles by writing to The Weekly Globe.
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