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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1882
Page
6
A Brooklyn Eagle piece recreates a dialogue with a chemistry professor about hasheesh aka cannabis indica. It covers habits from chewing to smoking to saloon scenes in the Middle East, effects on perception and time, historical references, and dangers including no reliable antidote.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt Desdemona McCallery taunts Rupert with a test of love. He vows courage and sacrifice while she schemes to secure two matinee tickets, leaving him to ponder a rushed June union. The dialogue blends romantic bravado with playful manipulation.
A fragment from Rome Sentinel features a bizarre, dialect laden narrator describing a kangaroo with exaggerated, humorous remarks about its appearance and behavior. The text blends playful caricature with surreal observations of clothing and anatomy.
Edward Stabler began as Sandy Spring postmaster appointed by Andrew Jackson. He has held the position for about fifty years, interrupted only by a period in another Postal Department branch, making him a rare long serving official.
Frank Stringfellow Lee’s trusted scout recounts a dawn raid near the Potomac where he captured a Federal courier, evaded capture by mounting a daring bluff with a U S coat, and survived a tense pursuit by cavalry and pickets. After hours of fighting he and his small Confederate band defeated the Union force, with Stringfellow delivering a captured sergeant to Richmond and sharing spoils.
In San Francisco a famed acrobat Clairette dies after a stunt gone wrong during a New York style trapeze act. Rival Al Hartman and Rose Varvasure are linked to the tragedy as the audience gasps and the troupe contemplates a final tribute. Mons Hercule Laverne recalls the fateful night and the performance that ended in tragedy.
A San Francisco Chronicle interview with Captain Loring G. Emerson, commander of the fre mont, recounts life aboard the ironclad Passaic era. He describes deck armor, turret design, armament, and the brutal conditions faced by crews, noting deafening blasts and frequent medical issues.
The narrator recalls life aboard the Monitor and the Passaic during Civil War service. He describes cramped berths, damp air, strict discipline, grog practices, and meals as the ships faced storms off Fortress Monroe Beauford and Hatteras. The tale ends with a dramatic midnight battle against a gale, the loss of the Passaic, and the safe arrival at Beaufort, South Carolina.
A Skityike editor defends citizen rights and blasts repeated omissions to stop trains at Skitville on the Texas and Pacific line. He claims a painted stake near the track visible to engineers proves the town’s presence and vows further actions if the night express ignores the signal.
A spoof hotel listing parodies charges and absurd policies. It warns of twenty-five cent hints for slop coffee, damp sheets free, rooms with twenty-five year old carpets, and beds with serap-iron mattresses. It exaggerates dangers for children and odd service charges, ending with chaotic, humorous misprints.
At a Hartford ceremony for Joan Russell Young and Miss Coleman General Grant attended with Fred Grant's child. He led his grand daughter to the bride and, after handshakes, encouraged a kiss from the child. The bride kissed the child and then teased Grant for a kiss from her grandfather. The veteran, famed for battles, appeared bashful and slightly embarrassed by the moment.
An unusual Maine tale describes a one handed horseman on the Peter Pusher stage between Exeter and Etna. He dropped his whip and returned for the welp while the horse continued to the post office, fetched the mail, then returned to the stable.
A Comstock youth writing home from Arizona details local manners and dress. He notes residents favor belts with pistols in ordinary weather and a second belt for chilly air, then a Winchester rifle when cold or harsh conditions arise.
A collage of poetry and prose items from June themes, including lines on June births plants and seasons, humorous anecdotes, and brief notices. It weaves verse by Bryant Dora Goodale Lowell Nora Perry and others with short humorous vignettes and quotes from multiple newspapers and writers.
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