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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1891
Page
8
A longtime observer condemns shallow kindly criticism in New York, urging honest, independent judgment of plays. He pits Barrett and Ganelon’s reception against rival reviews, noting bias, money influences, and the public’s trust in critics and managers.
This piece outlines digestion from chewing to intestinal absorption, detailing the alimentary canal, saliva, gastric juice, and enzymes like pepsin. It notes valves in the stomach, the role of bile and pancreatic juice, and the influence of rest and cadence on digestion.
Copyist at 119. Fred Walker, claimed to be the oldest man in west Tennessee, resides in Savannah. He says he voted for every U S president from Jefferson to the current era and notes ongoing interest in county affairs.
Rev D B Clark testifies to a rare event on Tradewater River Caldwell County where a section of clear water flowed amid muddy river. Fish swam in the clear belt attracting 100 spectators and Hunter’s mill trap yielded a harvest before the section vanished Sunday with no explanation.
Notes lists blind figures from various eras: Rudagi the Persian poet who died in 954 A D and was said to be blind from birth. et al the inventor of writing systems for the blind who was himself blind. Welch an educator who invented type for the blind. J F J Campbell an American instructor who was blind. Sturtevant Otis Patten Rev P Lane J Chaplin W H Churchman Samuel Bacon E W Whelan W S Fortescue and David Doughery noted as American teachers in the field. Elias Oeides a modern Greek poet also said to be blind.
A Buffalo congressman elect Daniel Lockwood recalls being valedictorian as a schoolboy and ordering new shoes that would not fit. He calls a shoemaker for help and improvises by breaking in two pairs to fit, illustrating ingenuity in a humorous anecdote from his youth.
A New York Sun piece describes a tired young man peering across a brownstone block on Christmas afternoon. He notes items on ledges including champagne, a photo frame, a hot pan, milk jar, fruit baskets, butter, things cooling, and various jugs and pails, all once recorded on ledgers.
Instructions for selecting large crawfish and preparing them for soup by removing tail meat and using remaining parts in a rich stock. Includes long boiled veal stock recipe with vegetables, then notes Syrup of Figs as a safe remedy for ladies.
A reader notice outlines options for watch movements with jewel counts from seven to fifteen. Prices range from $1.00 extra for a patent regulator to $16.00 for advanced gilt nickel movements.
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