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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1879
Page
2
An old gray fiddler wanders city streets with worn back and poverty yet his cheerful song comforts all. He has no wealth but earns food lodging and clothing while blessing the God who rules over all and ensures everyone is fed. Children greet him and the verse promises enduring care beyond gold.
Princess Charlotte of Prussia and Grand Duke Nicholas fell in love in Berlin in 1814. He wooed her openly at a royal supper while she pressed his pledge into bread. The ring later became a lasting talisman, symbolizing their destined rise to Russia's throne and Nicholas becoming emperor.
Practical home cooking and maintenance notes cover boiling salmon with salt, frying smelts, preserving citrus and dairy, making jelly stock and churning butter, and crafting beverages. Also recipes for desserts like Raspberry Short Cake and Strawberry variations, stews, sauces, and beauty/household care tips.
The article explains sponge biology on the coast, detailing their horned skeletons, water currents, and microscopic animals, with references to Leucosolenia butryoides and colonial growth. It notes sponges as sea lungs and describes how they filter feed, with observations from Professor Clark and related experiments.
Practical guidance on infant feeding and maternal care, stressing simple diet rules, recognition of digestive trouble, warmth and clothing, prudent fruit use, ventilation, and outdoor exercise. It warns against overfeeding, improper fruit, heavy pastry, and tight hair styling, and advocates sunlight, fresh air, and minimal stimulants for better infant and maternal health.
An excerpted verse lament by Mrs. J. G. Burnett, recalling enduring memory of a beloved across seasons. The speaker insists the cherished love remains, through June and December, toward a dreamt summer land beyond time and chill.
A correspondent with a family cow that yielded $120 last year and feeds an eight-person household reports milk turning bitter after standing for cream rise. The writer advises drying the cow off safely for six weeks before calving, notes rare similar cases, warns against keeping a cow milking year round, and cautions to monitor the udder for clotted milk to avoid future obstruction. Also mentions a brief New York scene from Tombs police court.
A collage of verse by Jones Very, farm tips from an agricultural journal, and quirky local notices. An empress gifting a gold plateau to celebrate a golden wedding, a Kentucky widow’s romance with a farm youth ends in marriage, and a Norristown Herald item on cow handling.
Detailed craft instructions describe a black cloth or leather scissors case with a seven inch first panel and five pockets, all silk lined and bound, plus a ruce edge braid finish and monogram. Also included are a Cape hood for a baby in white Shetland wool with blue white border and a hooded crochet cap for gentlemen, plus a fancy pin cushion project using cane rods, velvet, and perforated board. An advertising note invites summer boarders in the Boston Daily Globe.
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