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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1884
Page
3
A call for continuing the custom of New Year's visits and women’s attire for street and evening wear. The sermon quotes Beecher on living together justly and charitably, arguing justice must precede charity in daily judgment and rumor. It critiques how people comment on others and urges balanced praise and critique to foster true justice and charity.
Harper's Bazar argues for keeping New Year gifts and greetings as cheerful, human rituals. The piece notes calls on New Year’s Day as a valued tradition across classes and nations, praising the mutual pleasure and social ties it reinforces. It praises inviting women for hosting and restoring simple entertainments.
A medical authority urges nasal breathing in windy weather to protect the chest, warns against mouth breathing, and notes that cold remedies include hot drinks, Dover's powder, mustard baths, extra blankets, and nostril relief. It warns hot rooms and feather beds weaken, and promotes frequent forehead and nose fomentation with hot water plus mild laxatives or opiates, urging fresh air and openness to combat colds.
Woollen costumes dominate street and morning wear with light weights that drape softly. Solid browns, creamy ecru, and French gray dominate, with contrasting color trims in high collars, curls, and pleats. Velvet remains used for accessories while fabrics include cashmere and tamel’s hair, with novel skirt drapes and bouffant back finishes.
The article describes front and side breadths in dress design with pads and drapery, details of back foundations, and pleated panels. It highlights satin as favored for gaslight dresses, citing a ciel blue satin gown with silver tulle and beaded fringe, deep corsage, panniers, and elaborate trim.
Instructions describe a raspberry stitch crochet pattern with multiple of four plus two cast on. Rows specify alternating knit and purl actions to create berry clusters, repeating across the needle and varying stitch order between rows. The pattern emphasizes keeping the first stitch. reader is urged to vary the berry order for a simple, repeating design.
Instructions describe crochet steps to create a width of four rows of crazy stitch a seven chain, three rows of crazy stitch, another seven chain and a final row of crazy stitch. Directions cover tying fringe, ribbon edges, and adding extra rows for larger sizes.
Step by step, the guide explains boiling to soften the horn pith, scraping away roughness, soaking in hot water, sanding with emery paper, rubbing with pumice, and polishing with flannel and linseed oil. It notes mounting two horns on a wooden block, using wet paper pulp as filler, and shaping the block for a secure shelf display.
A decorative coverlet pattern describes cutting pink and white satin pieces, layering white lining, and tacking the pink piece. A simulated flap of white satin features crewel roses and forget-me-nots, with matching edged corners and a stalked design, adaptable to pale silver gray.
Instructions describe mounting photographs on Bristol board using gum arabic and muslin strain. Lay photo face down, dampen back, press from center outward to smooth air bubbles, then shape large mounts into a croquet arch. Weigh edges lightly to prevent air pockets and allow to dry under gentle weight.
Use heavy pasteboard, glue, and light and dark wood splints to craft mats. Cut pasteboard to desired shape, cover with alternating splints, press flat, and dry under a heavy weight. Trim ends flush, add garnishing for a pretty finish at low cost.
Instructions describe casting on sixty stitches, forming ridges, shaping back and neck, casting on for front neck, knitting sleeves, and finishing with crochet edging and scallops. Includes heel toe style notes, yarn type Saxony, bone needles, and a completion claim for corn cure at end.
General Butler declares Massachusetts must be a Democratic state. He lauds Andrew Jackson as the man of the people, warns of Republican consolidation of wealth, and urges Democrats to unite for victory in 1884 while stressing equal rights and the Union’s preservation. He praises Massachusetts workers and calls for steady, principled push to power.
A veteran officer recalls disciplining and redeeming fellow soldier Lyman, from hospital beds to battlefield glory. Their deep bond, wartime trials, Nellie and Chloe, and the triumph of love restore loyalty, ending with Lyman’s promotion and a Decoration Day wreath for the cemetery.
An elderly bridegroom registers and reveals his two week marriage while the hotel clerk offers parlor and another room with escalating rates. The punchline sees the guest calmly acknowledging a third wife with humorous misdirections as the gag unfolds.
A detailed guide on designing hanging baskets with depth for soil, proper drainage, and plant selection. Recommends nest-tub baskets, chestnut bark, and central climbers like morning glory, Begonia Rubra, and Lycoodium densum. Emphasizes harmony, trailing varieties, and temperature considerations for indoor use.
English readers are invited to grow chrysanthemums as winter color, with varieties from pompon to anemone and incurved forms. Guidance covers selection, soil mix, spacing, staking, pruning, indoor care, and common pests, emphasizing six to seven months of preparation and careful moisture and airflow management.
The article outlines watering and temperature guidance for plants including lobster cactus, wax plant, Euphorbia, Rouvardia, oranges and lemons, oleander, jasmine, and bulbs. It details drying and cooling cycles during rest, gradual temperature and water increases during growth, soil mixes, repotting guidance, and propagation notes to encourage firm new growth and healthy blooming.
A dated discussion on how chronic overeating damages the stomach and digestion. It explains that excess food irritates the stomach lining, causing mucus production, impaired secretion, and eventual starvation as the gastric glands fail. It notes the limits of the stomach and warns of medical reliance for relief.
A historical note explains that burns including sun and scalds are rapidly relieved by applying a strong soda solution. Dry soda must be wetted by a surrounding moist layer to dissolve. Repeated washing with the solution and keeping a bottle ready are advised, claiming the soda dissolves albumen and eases pain when covered by a cloth.
Nighttime requires the largest continuous air supply in sleeping rooms. A two person room should be fourteen by sixteen feet and ten feet high to provide about three thousand cubic feet of air. The piece also advises soaking feet, removing corns, and using oil from fish to aid healing, claiming a soft healthy dressing after a few days.
A simple remedy is described for itching from chilblains using three parts sulphurous acid to one part glycerine, diluted with an equal quantity of water. Apply with a soft camel-hair pencil to affected areas for relief.
A New York physician reports rapid arrest of tuberculosis in his daughter after starting Oxygen Treatment. He notes she had a yearlong cough, hoarseness, night sweats, emaciation, weakness, insomnia, and high pulse. Symptoms improved within one week, with continued progress. offers free treatise on Oxygen therapy by Starsky and Palen in Philadelphia.
A trio of local youths aids a schoolgirl to attend a Waltham minstrels show by pooling money and escorting her home. The piece notes the boys’ effort to share 25 cents each for the ticket and for transport, and hints they may dine after the show. An advertisement extols Wilsonia Magnetic Insoles to keep feet warm and prevent colds.
A Dublin reader reports illness from dillous fever and back pains, notes loss of weight, and credits Hop Bitters with recovery and renewed appetite. A Malden, Massachusetts testimonial claims relief from sick headache neuralgia and kidney liver urinary issues after using the product, adding that many others have been helped. The piece ends with a sales taunt urging readers to “Take Hop Bitters.”
A dense catalog of periodical subscriptions and premiums. It lists journals such as Arthur's Home Magazine, American Naturalist, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Magazine and Weekly, along with various prices and discount details. The fragmentary page reads like a subscription ledger with many titles and numeric values.
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