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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1887
Page
3
Our German Citizens and others discuss Hon. James G Blaine at table. Turquoise’s cable announces Blaine’s safe arrival abroad, while the slower mail reports voyage incidents, everyday shipboard life, and the diary of an ocean trip as vividly described by Tae GLogE man.
The narrative chronicles James Blaine and family as they sail from New York, detailing his wife and daughters, the voyage mood, and social observations. Blaine criticizes deck conditions, discusses German Pennsylvanians, and comments on shipboard routines, while Mrs Blaine reads and the captain handles a lively discussion.
The account recalls a dinner with Mr. Blaine and a German professor where they debate monarchies and the role of rulers in history. Blaine argues kings survive through public ignorance yet urges that if kept, rulers should be kingly while praising U.S. territorial expansion and warning of future revolutions. He predicts Canada may join the United States and speculates on woman suffrage as a catalyst.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker weighing motives for staying abroad and avoiding speeches. The exchange touches on patriotism, travel for rest, and quiet return, with references to America, England, and expectations of behavior during a private trip. The text appears to be a clipped portion of a larger conversation with uncertain context and participants.
A London tragedy unfolds as M. Harry Botsville Thynna dies by his own hand on Duke Street. He was the repurchased reversionary heir to a $50,000 estate, contingent on his cousin’s death. Had he waited 12 days, wealth would have come, as Lord John died then.
A historical survey notes thirty Paris theatres burned in 124 years, with Opera Comique fires causing the most deaths. Early episodes include the 1763 Opera blaze and an 18th century revival fire that killed 19 in its final act, while later losses hit Cirque Odealais Royal in 1798 and Opera Comique in 1888, with the 1878 Commune era blaze fresh in memory and a sharp drop in theatre receipts after a recent catastrophe.
The Milford Massachusetts era piece describes a marble memorial in Milford New Hampshire for Caroline H wife of Dr Calvin Cutter with the inscription Murdered by the Baptist Ministry and Baptist churches. The article recounts the church conflict in 1887 and Cutter’s role as surgeon and author while noting controversy over the inscription and its display in the cemetery. It recounts a large public gathering in 1843 and says the inscription is copied by visitors each year.
A humorous column from the Omaha Herald presents a horse trading riddle. Surcharge of counterfeit money, notes, arrests, and a lawsuit swirl around a $100 sale to B and a $110 resale to C. The tale ends with a torn note, a doctor’s bill, and no clear profit.
A Lewiston Journal snippet recalls a Kennebec farmer quipping that drum players needn't boast of their fine gear since there was no local foundry to make shirts or repair them, implying he could wear ironed shirts if a foundry existed nearby.
The Pittsburg Chronicle notes Boston plans barricades at gambling dens and foresees a reform wave that will abolish such dens. The piece reflects optimistic reform sentiment and future action against gambling establishments.
A Nebraska City man makes fourteen dollars daily by corralling stray cattle that roam the town streets, a hint noted in the Chicago Times clipping.
A New York hand organ mender complains that interstate law affecting his business. The Kansas City Times notes the issue and its potential impact on craftsmen crossing state lines.
Fragmentary Somerville Journal item mentions a Holliston minister and a day op phrase. The readable text hints at reasons for rejoicing and a distant party reference, but key details and context are missing from the clipping.
Analyzes English and American reporting styles from the tilt of shorthand versus descriptive craft. It notes English reporters focus on verbatim speeches while American reporters pursue enterprise, diplomacy, and securing scoops, with anecdotes from Portrush, Philadelphia, and Dublin concerning press dignity, access, and lunch versus seats.
A Boston drummer visiting Rockland with his wife described quarry operations to explain lime production. He illustrated calcining, melting, and forming lime sheets before they are broken into lumps, noting the intense heat and processing steps observed during their trip.
A dapper Minneapolis bookkeeper proposed to a beauty who would marry only with her father’s consent. The father questioned the suitor’s habits and character, turning the romance into a tense family affair as plans and manners clashed.
A disjointed excerpt hints at a father blocking a marriage as a suitor pursues his daughter. The language suggests a dramatic parental objection influencing the relationship, with unclear names or places but a focus on motive and consequence.
Oxford Me Advertiser recounts Thomas Wight famed wag of Oxford deeded his homestead to his son Mark and hired out Mark’s mare Fan to ride to Oxford Village for tobacco. Uncle Tom borrows Fan for a trip, pays thirty cents, and returns by foot after the plan misfires and Mark discovers the ruse. The tale ends with Mark retrieving Fan and driving home.
The government retains the Regent Diamond and royal pieces from the French crown jewels for display between the Paris Louvre and the school of mines. The list includes the Regent diamond the rose diamond a XVIth century reliquary brooch a watch given by Louis XIV and insignia of the Danish order of the Elephant. The royal military sword remains a premier piece in state ceremonial regalia.
New Boston music catalog lists Arthur Sullivan piano pieces such as Graceful Dance from Henry VIII, various waltzes and songs priced up to 75 cents. Titles include The Mayflower Waltzes, Wherever I Hear the Strain, A Youth Once Loved a Maiden, and The Shepherd Evening Prayer. Numerous sacred, sacred and instrumental works are described with varied prices, highlighting new arrangements for piano, voice, guitar, violin, and flute.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports Dr Cornelius Herz a French inventor introducing a telephone button costing 621% cents. The device allows speaking and ringing, enabling instruction delivery and door status checks at a distance.
A garbled New York Sun passage shows a dialogue where a character resists a late contact with a lover as a father figure looms nearby, suggesting a tense scene of withheld intimacy and possible family interruption. The readable lines imply older style speech and interrupted emotional exchange.
Two businessmen discuss the science of their assistants. One, amused, notes that if shoes were as smart as they are, people would not be their assistants. The exchange captures a humorous take on workplace roles and intelligence.
Fragmentary dispatches from Queenstown reveal anxious notes about a sudden cure and impending trouble. The strange phrases hint at personal alarm and possible travel plans, but the garbled text obscures clear names, dates, or outcomes.
Fragmented OCR shows a dialogue with elderly participants discussing sewing and surplus. Names and context are unclear but hints at Arabella and potter interest. Tone resembles a mid century newspaper blurb.
An Arkansas plantation memoir describes cypress brakes and river life, the settlement beside the store, schoolhouse church, and a mixed settler community. It details ghost tales, corroded cabins, guerilla violence, and seasonal routines, revealing how owners and laborers share work, faith, and hardship.
In Lewiston Journal prose from Auburn an eight year old talks prices with Mr Greens in a grocery aisle during the 1 8 cent kerosene era. He asks about half a gallon and a quarter in a playful economic exchange reflecting the era's small price calculations.
A Middleboro man who drank heavily mistook a cornfield scarecrow for his old friend No 1 and challenged it loudly. The humorous misadventure ends with the man wandering on toward the suburbs, seemingly unfazed by his drunken error.
A brief note from Lynn Item describes Joseph F. Plummer of Upper Swamp Scott with an apple tree planted four years ago that has bloomed and yielded fruit every season. The item notes a curiosity about the tree’s ongoing flowering and fruiting, with a hint of local interest.
A fragment from Burlington Free Press notes concern that Sage candidates falter after initial appeal. The text hints at a custom die showing two aging figures and their subsequent disappearance, suggesting erosion of support or momentum across the campaign.
A fragment from the New York Journal hints at a sensational tale involving a lady, a sting boat, and a graceful scene. The readable text suggests a literary or dramatic angle centered on a prominent女性 figure.
A Lowell Citizen item notes a wedding anniversary involving local residents as part of a brief community notice. The piece references President Cleveland in a nonfactual, nonstandard fragment and mentions a sauna tag or surcharge unexpectedly.
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