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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1887
Page
4
The Weekly Globe promotes a six month subscription featuring Sunshine for Little Children at $24 with richly illustrated pages. It announces a search for paintings to gift subscribers and promises to deliver art that brings aid and sunshine into homes, reflecting a campaign to enhance every household via the magazine.
Two limned water colors by Ida Waugh titled Wide Awake and Fast Asleep showcase lifelike mother child scenes, Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes or Mothers Jewels pair with a playful babe, and Sunshine for Little Children presents a 24 page folio of wood engravings. The Weekly Globe is advertised as the world’s most newsy and entertaining weekly.
The Waterbury arch premium is withdrawn this issue and will never be offered again. The shop has 20 watches in stock to be given, under advertised terms, to the 20 subscribers whose orders are received first.
The Weekly Globe will add Talmage sermons a condensed American news summary a brief international history illustrated fashions and fancy-work for ladies. Summer issues will include short stories by popular writers replacing serials.
A call to form local Democratic clubs to grow subscribers. Anyone can start a club by requesting posters sample copies and agents rates, which are provided free. Build a club to increase party support and expand Democratic membership in the town.
The Earth Trembled is Roe's latest fiction, described as his best work. The Charleston earthquake subplot stems from a Civil War setting, and back numbers are available for readers missing the initial three weeks of publication.
A tribute praises Charles Francis Adams for his diplomatic mastery as American minister to England. Analyzing his calm fixed purpose, it credits Adams with preserving the Union, noting his integrity, sagacity, and patient, principled strategy in a hostile international arena.
The race for the Democratic vice presidency is unsettled with no clear front runner. East of the Alleghenies, Crm vELAND faces challenge, while the West and South vie for influence and return New States to convention rivals after 28 years. Names such as Fitz-Houenx Lee and Lucius Q C Lam ar are cited, alongside Daniel W Voorhes and Anphal E Stevenson as possible picks.
A veteran postmaster general and rival governor candidates are evaluated for geographic and personal appeal. The Pacific coast and Indiana are seen as pivotal regions for Vice Presidential considerations. Democrats wary of full support may seek a strong regional representative in the next best spot, potentially fueling light convention sparring.
Roscor Conkline returns to Chicago after seven years as a senator and now a lawyer. The piece recalls his 1880 presidential race and notes others like Garfield Grant Hancock Antour and Exmo B. Wasneurne as dead or faded figures while Conkx1 remains central though aging and wealthy.
An August sun eclipse tracks a continental arc from Berlin toward Russia Manchuria and the Sea of Japan with totality over land in parts of Russia and Japan, involving observers from Moscow St Petersburg Kineshma Jaroslavl Tver Perm and Vladimir. Professors Bredichin Young and others plan stations near central line under clear weather while telegraph lines align with the path.
The eclipse will extend over a 100 degree longitudinal stretch with a totality difference of an hour and a half. Russian telegraph lines may be used for astronomical observations and scientists plan to maximize this rare viewing opportunity. Sado Island Japan lies within the shadow where the sun will be 37 degrees high and the eclipse lasts three minutes and eighteen seconds.
A mosaic of editorials and quips from the era notes TuTtLe wearing cap and bells amid temperance talk and political jibes. It references Cameron in Alaska, Bar Harbor speculation, and satire on Prohibition, national loyalties, and the press’s take on leaders and scandals.
A fashion feature surveys vogue season styles including hats gaps and shoes and how to craft a bath wrap. It discusses fabrics for bathing dresses such as jersey cloth flannels serge and ticking, noting a playful remark about minimal material and preferring wool goods.
A historic note on bathing attire discusses fabrics preferred for swimsuits, favoring thin white or striped materials over thick ones due to water absorption. Navy blue and white shades, red and blue combinations, and striping are highlighted. Accessories include mohair trimmings, colorfast bands, kerchiefs, sturdy fastenings, and practical wraps like a striped Turkish towelling bath cloak with detailed construction.
The article notes heavy outfits hinder movement, urging simpler swimsuits. Plain close fitting jersey suits with no sleeves are common, paired with a robe to the water’s edge. Some wear a two piece or trousers and blouse design, described with a checked fabric and blue bands.
The article details wet wear and garment construction for swimwear and leisure outfits. It covers waist and trousers as a single suit with a skirt, DIY features, fabric choices, trims, and variations from plain to striped jersey looks with matching stockings and slippers.
A writer warns that no two waters or days are alike and outlines safe practices for sea bathing. Stop in the water at first chill, avoid wet suits, and prevent ear injuries by filling ear canals with oily wool pellets to resist spray. Dr Samuel Sexton notes many ear injuries come from surf bathing.
The writer Ouida fifty years old and still using the pen name Miss de la Ramee. She has a masculine figure and rubicund face from exposure. Her amber hair is cut short and she favors white velvet on festive occasions. She lives with her mother near Florence in a villa packed with embroideries, antiques, porcelains, bronzes, and paintings. She reportedly has spent much of her earnings on these purchases. She loves dogs and is driven at high speeds, having been fined for reckless driving.
Colonel Ingersoll praises the late Henry Ward Beecher while noting a shared temperament and a single point of religious dispute. He suggests Plymouth Church as a potential pulpit for conversion. The piece discusses European tensions with Russia and France forming a bloc against England, and notes Germany’s overlooked role in European balance with Bismarck looming over the Franco Russian partnership.
Poem asserts that a woman's love is steadfast and enduring not swayed by wealth or fleeting pleasures. It rejects notions of fickle affection, claiming true affection remains constant from first flame and forever endures without a second passion. The verse contrasts fair beauty with loyal devotion.
Emil Zola admired Gustave Flaubert and once sacrificed a vital character name in a novel to aid his friend. Flaubert feared losing the name Bouvard to Peluchet, a keystone he could not replace after six years of research. Zola chose the name for Flaubert’s sake, lamenting the need to dispossess himself of a unique label.
Professor Sam Sterling rode his bicycle along Fairfield avenue when an ice wagon turning from Middle street collided with him. He blew a whistle and attempted to proceed, but the wagon continued, sending Sterling to the ground in a startled, uninjured collision.
A letter to the editor discusses the builders of the great pyramids as the kings of the fourth dynasty and smaller pyramids by later dynasties. It links Egyptian monuments to biblical figures and notes theories about the Hebrews' presence, ending with a cautious caveat.
In a letter to the editor an issue is raised where A keeps hens that trespass on neighbor B’s land. Public Statutes chapter 203 section 98 says a person in charge of fowl who permits entry onto another’s land after written notice posted by the owner or agent may be fined up to $10. The note suggests civil suit yields little if A is insolvent.
A and B own a house on a shared parcel with two thirds belonging to A and one third to B. They once agreed to a division leaving the basement to A for 35 per month rent, which A now withholds. The proper step is to seek a legal division by commissioners appointed by the Probate Court of the county on either party’s application.
A Boston reader complains of receiving 60 cents for two days’ work, claiming piece work and a mismatch with the job hired for. The reply cites the law that a worker is owed the value of services rendered, and notes the need for fuller facts before determining if the labor was worth more.
A tenant asks if a newly drawn three year lease from March 1 1885 to March 1 1890 supersedes an old lease from August 1 1884 to August 1 1887. The landlord signed the new lease but the old lease was not cancelled. Prorue's Lawyer notes the parties intend the tenant holds under the new instrument, implying surrender of the old lease and legality of the new lease.
A letter from the People’s Lawyer explains land boundary issues when a town’s selectmen claim a 16 foot strip along a main street on a long occupied property. It covers how titles may transfer, who pays when land is taken, and the remedies if fences or buildings have stood for decades under statutes governing highway boundaries.
A reader asks about succession when executors die. Surviving executors continue unless the will appoints others. If all executors die and the estate remains unsettled, an administrator with will annexed is appointed. A stepmother does not inherit from her husband or his children. Pro V. LAWYER.
Guppy asks if an executor can legally purchase the interest of a deceased brother from his heirs and later disclose the estate was worth more, while the Globe Reader notes the executor may have bought for himself if all heirs were of age. If no fraud occurred, heirs may be barred from a new claim depending on law and settlement terms.
An officer acting in discharge of duty may call on legal authority or public aid when his lawful duties require assistance. The duty-bound officer seeks appropriate lawful means to ensure safety, enforce law, and execute official functions.
A historical note asserts deputies may demand aid in executing office under section 18, chapter 25, Public Statutes. It questions if a minor is considered suitable aid and cites section 21, chapter 205, threatening up to one month in jail or $60 for refusal. It states minors do not appear to be exempt. Probable year: Proie's Law Year.
A baby aboard a railway car charms passengers from businessmen to clerks and an old maid as the child’s playful innocence sparks smiles. The scene ends with farewells at the station, leaving travelers wistful and kinder for a moment.
Dr. Joseph F Geisler chemist for the New York Mercantile Exchange and the New York Dairy Commission reports that lead compounds are used in enamelled hat bands. He observed head discomfort from a hat and found sulphide of lead after exposure to lab fumes. Hatters defended enamel bands as a minority demand but warned over-nice wearers of potential pain and harm.
A fragment from the Boston section notes a restaurant closure and a remark about usefulness as a husband. A New York Commercial Advertiser snippet mentions nothing more than a figure 1 on a ten dollar context.
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