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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1880
Page
6
A New York Graphic dialogue debates practical immortality through controlled dream states. TaroxtzeR proposes using sleep, visions, and chemical agents to extend conscious experience, arguing science can craft eternal ecstasy while critics demand substance and warn of overclaiming.
Washington July 6 A 300 gun salute woke Norman Wiard who, displeased by a codfish order for a Moses lodge picnic, clashed with waiter Hicks. After a heated dispute over payments, Wiard was dragged outside as Hicks refused to release him. He was fined 20 and later told a different tale at the police station.
A portrait of William Ewart Gladstone amid debates in the House of Commons. The article details his anxious, weathered appearance, steadfast moral resolve, and distinctive oratorical style. It notes his wide knowledge, discursive method, and the respect he commands, while lamenting the approaching end of a storied political career.
Special correspondence from New York outlines the novel Among the Thorns set in New England plantation life and northern society. It follows Richard and Robert Thorn, their slave Marah, and Robetta, whose life entangles themes of sin, duty, love, and redemption through peril, secrecy, and eventual reconciliation with a rustic New England ending.
Dick Anderson seeks Winnie Hogrow’s hand despite her father Hogrow's warnings. A wrestling contest with three trials to win farm and girl ends with a ruse. Dick secretly hires a bigger negro to throw Hogrow in the final match, claiming the treasure in darkness. Hogrow concedes, still granting four hundred fenced acres, and the couple wed.
A 19th century political squib lists and mocks Hancock options and substitutes proposed against General Hancock by Republican contemporaries. The piece claims the suggested attacks are weak and offers a sharper set of alleged faults and anecdotes, including military conduct, loyalty, literacy, and alleged cannibalism jokes, as stronger counterpoints.
The account recalls the Callao harbor fight between Peru and Chile, focusing on Lt Jose Galvez who on May 22 boarded the Yarrow torpedo boat with a bomb. He hurled the torpedo onto the deck, fired twice, and perished as his vessel sank, while his comrades San Martin and Ugartte also died. The act drew praise from both sides, and Galvez was awarded La Cruz de Acero. his name was to be inscribed in Peru’s Legion of Honor.
The Post ridicules dramatic notices about Miss Neilson with a tongue in cheek report. It notes prior claims of a cold worsening, then reveals a bizarre invitation to inspect her tongue at the Palace Hotel on the sixth floor from 6 to 7 pm, address 9015, without door knocking.
Thomas Jourdan nine, Patrick McCormack nine, and Charles Jourdan eight were arraigned before Justice Otterbourg at Essex Market police court. The trio, found sleeping on a Lewis Street sidewalk, alleged poverty and lack of care as police and neighbors described. Court committed them for examination and to notify the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
The New York Times reports Mr. Beecher’s July sermon shows a rejection of orthodox Christianity and an embrace of rationalism. Keevher denies the notion of human perfection and atonement, arguing God’s laws are not binding and that Bible truths are not to be swallowed whole. The item contrasts Beecher's stance with Parker’s antiChristian rationalism.
W. S. Soule announced a patented water walking device comprising two long zinc shoes with hollow airtight edges and automatic blades. Demonstrations in the Harlem river showed the shoes sinking slightly and enabling forward motion, with the inventor wearing street clothes first and then a bathing suit. Soule, raised in Wayne county, sought to use the invention for sniping and swamp navigation. the device allowed wading through deep water and offered a seated position for fishing.
A satirical letter mocks a reader for asking the current vice president’s name. It claims the name is Wheeler-George eight and ridicules the request as puerile while noting the desire to avoid future replies.
A chaotic scene unfolds as a fire alarm sounds and a fire nears at a city block. A nighttime halt on Woodward Avenue features a Canadian traveller sleeping on stairs refusing a hotel, alarming a policeman with a defiant threat. An old remark hints at cultural shifts and rough western life amid evolving public opinion.
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