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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1883
Page
6
A detailed (imagined) account of a late pursuit by troops and scouts against Apache raiders. The march tests men and beasts through water shortages, rough mountain trails, and nights of hard marching. The narrative contrasts officers and troopers, noting fatigue and the dangers of pursuit across arid terrain.
A Berlin correspondent portrays German firemen as unhurried, describing their routine from wakeful start to drill, beer breaks, and staged pomp. The piece laments the lengthy readiness and reports a fire that burns out before arrival, ending with a note on rest being essential to becoming a fireman.
The passage portrays the American girl as bright brisk and business like yet full of questions and curiosity. It contrasts patience and vanity and suggests she embodies a social witness box filled with questions and few answers, leaving a lasting impression of vitality and modernity.
The Continent argues two Southern life phases unseen in the North. Southern planters are careful estate managers, not slothful or untidy, achieving good crop results with crude tools. Domestic life is misread. Southern mistresses blend hospitality with anxious care, yielding a charming, intimate home life amid isolation and strong family ties.
A German chemist proposes a new brittle bullet that shatters on impact and releases a powerful anesthetic for twelve hours. The aim is to render enemies insensible while heart activity continues, creating the illusion of death while soldiers are transported unconscious for capture.
The New York Graphic notes that women were blamed for fatal blockages in past panics at a Brooklyn theatre in 1876 and a Sixteenth Street church incident. It argues long skirts caused crowding and suggests testing by letting men wear them to count falls.
A Philadelphia artisan makes wreaths from worn clothes to honor deceased loved ones. Reporters view garlands crafted from baby stockings, dresses, and a fireman's uniform, revealing a growing craft where colors and fabrics supply petals. The maker notes pricing at about $1 per lesson and touts durability under sun and cold.
Clara Belle promotes Lisle thread underwear in the Cincinnati Enquirer as elastic yet frictionful. A frivolous young man boasts of endless waltzing aided by an elastic eelskin combination suit, claiming sustained nerve and muscle readiness and unprecedented endurance.
Muley Hassan of Morocco is described as the richest sovereign, hoarding vast treasure in underground vaults guarded by Africans. The article likens him to a ruler of tales, noting 100 feet deep vaults, tenfold walls, and labyrinth guards who never leave.
A Central New York lad near death in wartime reveals deep homesickness after a visitor brings fresh roses. The emotional moment breaks his reserve and he laments missing home and friends. Despite efforts to furlough him, his strength wanes and he dies.
A fragment describes how American visitors at Chinese restaurants in San Francisco prefer tea and sweets over soups or meats. Tea leaves for each guest are measured into a pad and cover, water is boiled and poured, then the infusion is strained into a cup while the first cup is left loosely capped to prevent steam.
The essay describes the method of pouring tea from a steeper, refilling with water for subsequent brews, and the precise grip and pour to avoid spills. It notes that the second or third infusion is often better than the first and that milk or sugar are not usually added, though sugar can be obtained.
In Burlington Hawkeye a fanciful tale unfolds of the Early Peach and the Little Green Apple as they duel with a rosy boy. They boast of power and thwart others yet cannot resist the boy who roams homeward, who defeats them and slips away. The tale ends with the boy returning to seek more mischief, sleeping soundly.
A wartime reminiscence collection details miraculous bullets and near-misses from the Civil War. Accounts describe bullets deflecting off gun barrels and buttons, wounded soldiers surviving through odd fates, and a Detroit man wounded five times in ten minutes at Fair Oaks.
A millinery owner explains how gum chewing curbs chatter in a single large workroom. Bribery with spruce gum to reward silence reduced talk and improved efficiency during rushes. Forewoman enforcement led to a work environment where jaws snap but words stay few.
A distant mass of white sandstone east of Zuni New Mexico known as Inscription rock spans nearly a mile in length and rises over 200 feet with weathered inscriptions in Spanish dating back to 1606. atop the rocks are ruins of two pueblos and scattered pottery pieces reflect explorers soldiers and friars histories.
In Leadville the gambling business is open like dry goods stores and Pap Wyman's saloon stands as a major gambling den. Pap, a burly saloon keeper, runs one of the town's largest dens with windows painted to resemble a church and a Bible on display. The scene includes bets from a quarter to 200 peso-like stakes, reflecting a thriving if illicit gaming culture.
In Froude's Short Studies on Great Subjects a second century figure, Alexander of Abonotichus, imitates Delphi with a tame snake Glycon. He crafts a mythic cult at Abonotichus, hosts an oracle, and peddles answers. The elaborate deception, supported by bells and brass idols, thrives until skeptics and Christians challenge the fraud.
A satirical critique of strawberry festival fundraisers run by churches, arguing they drain wallets and tax digestion. The writer mocks winter fairs, the social pressures to spend, and the supposed sanctified pleasure of devout indulgence, questioning whether any genuine enjoyment arises from such events.
Time has changed the college graduate and tamed him with fewer prospects and more doubt. Many depart college town with blank futures, while some small colleges keep the old mold alive. Education now exposes ignorance yet offers mental light that can still guide a life beyond mere bread.
A steer through Canton reveals a vast flotilla of more than 100000 people living in boats. Junks form acres of water streets with kitchens bedrooms and idol shrines aboard. Boats host families from birth to burial while some flower-boats serve as floating pleasure houses. A typhoon years ago drowned hundreds of small craft and their inmates.
A Philadelphia Times analytic essay explores how love adapts with seasons and contexts from summer ice cream to winter oysters and theatre. It suggests love varies in form yet remains a pleasant, sometimes elusive force, with aging readers noting love as absent mindedness more than grand passion.
Fragments of verse present a sunlit farm scene with Whittier Ottarson and Lowell named figures. Imagery contrasts country peace with crowded modern life, noting hay, birds, and nature’s calm in a largely lyrical collage.
Uncle Jabez compares a local newspaper’s rise to a successful paper. William Henry teases about why it grew, noting it began weekly, became tri weekly, and now runs daily with a Sunday supplement, as Angelina watches.
The poem The Summer Moon by Mary A Sawyer laments the moon’s constant presence and beauty across sky sea and land. Aunty advises caution about lending a photograph to Herr Schmidt at a ball fearing etiquette issues, suggesting adding a relative’s photo to accompany it.
A fragment of Ivan Tourgenieff’s verse describes a banquet with titled figures and a mix of benevolence and gratitude. The piece notes the guests as “great ones” who speak and laugh, while two strangers stand out as unfamiliar despite the festive setting.
A humorous quip asserts a woman can keep secrets better than a man. It compares a woman's ability to retain a single secret through a two hour shopping trip social obligations and a furniture auction, while a man would lose track quickly. The line ends with a playful claim about Annabel keeping pace in a run.
A poetic fragment explores the envy of restrained desire and the ethics of theft versus rightful reward. The speaker contrasts a stolen kiss with a granted one, praising prudence and the value of waiting for a legitimate prize over petty piracy.
Wall Street men discuss a new confidential clerk at a lunch, noting the man’s rough reputation yet revealed as the boss’s oldest son. The exchange hints at conflicts of judgment and the unease of trust in business affairs.
A fragmentary verse piece cites Browning and vivid imagery of clouds and light. It contrasts gloom with a divine smile, noting violet bloom after a stark landscape and a world in distress until a radiant face appears.
A group of women console a bride whose husband was left at the station. One sobbing speaker says she will join him on the next train while another notes their earlier fuss over getting married. The scene captures private grief and social embarrassment aboard a vessel.
A poem recalling the futility of grand schemes built on hope. The speaker notes fragile, ivy-covered ideals that crumble when tested by time and storms, arguing that no architect named Hope can guarantee lasting structures.
Denver News argues West Point must fund 22 000 to repair barracks and build a new gymnasium. It criticizes the academy for lacking a baseball club and underperforming in rowing and boxing, urging baseball, boxing and rowing to be central to the curriculum to elevate the army’s standards.
A college student abandons study to chase pleasure on the beach. He slings hash to earn honest dollars while facing the wrath of soda drinkers. A humorous riff likens his swimsuit and actions to Adam in Eden, highlighting the playful critique of summer antics.
In Leslie’s Autobiography a calm day leads a vivacious scene as Captain Morgan advises a single lady to test suitors by jumping overboard and seeing who dives in after her. Two lovers leap simultaneously, leaving the lady to choose the most sensible mate and future husband.
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