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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1889
Page
2
Vernon Belcourt and his accomplice Clancy stage audacious thefts and a fake scientific scheme in Paris and other European cities. They deceive Prof. Chamart and explore ruins, prisons, and noble pretenses while Belcourt tightens control over money, disguises, and networking with American travelers. The escapade threads through mills, chateaus, and luxury hotels as they plot further ascent.
A Pittsburg physician explains bow legs result from hill living rather than infancy. Recounting patients, he says frequent uphill and downhill exertion shifts weight to the knees and ankles, relaxing joints and bending limbs into a bow shape due to extra weight. He urges residents on hills to descend hills instead.
A Bridge Street grocer tells Tribune reporters ants carry sugar to lemon to make a lemonade like drink. He tested by placing lemon and sugar meat and observed ants consistently transporting sugar to the lemon juice, calling it an absolute fact.
Up to age 15 most youths need 10 hours and by 20 nine hours. After that, individual needs vary but six to eight hours is typical. Eight hours helps prevent nervous disturbances in women and ample sleep aids brain development in growing children. The more nervous or precocious, the more sleep required to avoid stunted progress or early life risks.
A humorous exchange centers on views of future punishment at a family table. Mr Talkative questions Mr Stayathome about discipline while Johnny Stayathome muses on his own consequences for slapping his sister. The dialogue reveals family dynamics and generational attitudes toward punishment.
In a brief exchange Harper’s Lazar questions the price of cannel coal with Mr Littleton. The bookkeeper reports no payment yet from Haskins and adjusts the price up to twenty four dollars, prompting a pause before proceeding.
In a distant realm a king’s sons guard a tree yielding gold ingots of fruit each night. George, the youngest, gains Ida the dove queen’s love, defeats a witch’s spying, and, aided by magic beasts, finds a palace of doves, escapes a dragon, and wins Ida. They wed and return to a joyous realm.
George refuses a rich marriage scheme and his valet is bribed to harm him. A magic whip, a serpent skin, and three bands trigger a dragon release that abducts the queen. Grief drives George to pursue Ida, aided by a talking fish at the lake.
In a Cincinnati mayor letter ploy Brother Gardner jokes about a Candydate run for president in 1892 while recounting past fraud scares and cautions about honeyed words. He warns a con artist will seek ten dollars and board, recalling a Chicago scam and a Buffalo predictor. Brother Stepback Smith plans to inquire.
In a charged exchange, Brother Gardner refuses a spontaneous nomination saying there is no such thing to begin with. He argues that the people of the country have cleaned up and prepared for any hard work, insisting that the loud outcry has already been paid for, then sits Brudder down.
A London Globe essay critiques the German woman of today, contrasting German marriage and social norms with Anglo expectations. It portrays German girls as piano learners and readers, notes strict parental courtship rites, and condemns the lack of chivalry and emotional freedom under German patriarchy. It concludes the German woman is crushed beneath male dominance, a stereotype echoing Tacitus’s depiction.
A column argues that sleeping with windows open at night improves health. It cites expert authority on consumption and climate, praising night air in cities as often pure after 10 pm. The piece urges airing rooms from outside and letting passages ventilate, noting windows are made to open.
Report from the French Academy details a Gueroult concept by Lippmann to couple a phonograph with rapid motion photography. The system would photograph a speaker at about ten frames per second, develop images, and display them synchronized with the recording to show gestures and facial expressions to an audience. A Brussels researcher, M Bandsept, reportedly tested a similar device a year and a half ago.
Queen Christina rode in a military balloon during a first trial by royal engineers in the mud near Madrid. She and Col Ayallon ascended with four soldiers to about 300 yards, viewed Madrid from above, signaled a safe descent, and landed to cheers. The balloon was named Marie Christina of Hapsburg.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt notes the 1804 silver dollar rarity and mystery. About 20,000 dollars were minted but none circulated, with two famed specimens in major collections. Experts suggest surreptitious later striking and high authority involvement.
A dense offer lists subscriptions for The Weekly Globe and many magazines with bulk pricing. Readers can secure preferred titles at reduced yearly rates, with postage paid by The Globe. The list names numerous titles including Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Century, Garden, Prairie Farmer, and more, with prices and subscription terms.
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