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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1882
Page
5
The article details life saving crews along the New England coast, their duties, pay, housing, and equipment. It covers 183 stations, patrols with the Coston signal, rescue methods including breeches buoy, life car, and surf-boat, and last year’s saved lives and vessel losses.
Pittsburg dispatch tells of a possible iron ore find near Mansfield on the Pandanale line. Drillers report a tough, iron-like rock after sinking sixty nine and a half feet, with sand pumped rock and magnetic iron clues. Analysts awaited. Local landowner W. Co. Smith previously bought land to build a residence, stimulating property interest as speculation grows.
A New York report to the emigration commissioners cites abuse of emigrants aboard ships. It details bad food and water, and attributes child deaths to the conditions on the Survey and Nemesis. The document notes deaths among children and assigns responsibility for the sufficiency of provisions.
The report notes overcrowding and careless neglect by the surgeon and officers. it states that current law leaves commissioners without adequate authority to shield emigrants except through civil suits for damages.
Weekly exports of live cattle and dressed beef show a drop from the prior week with no American live cattle shipped. Canadian stock dominates. Market dullness seen at stock yards and Boston beef trade, prices weaken. Western grass fed cattle arrive, leading to mixed demand and higher costs for space. Prices for prime Western steers fall with mutton and veal mixed, consumers poised to gain briefly until grass and Texan supply tighten.
A Norwich resident keeps a red squirrel that washes his face, while a Barre man’s woodchuck scare ends with a burned acre and escaped animal. Pendleton Hill’s Siamese twin turkeys intrigue locals, and a Plymouth Maple sap batch yields tiny sugar. A New London store sees a horse enter for calico, plus trivia on Jesse James. Laconia’s Fitzpatrick family tale reveals a reunified marriage, and Woodstock’s twin Hereford steers are distinguished by a red eye spot. A remarkable maple tree limb graft near Elm and College prompts wonder.
Great demand for Beatty's Organs. Beatty's Beethoven Organ meets wonderful sales with nearly two thousand units manufactured and shipped in May from the Washington New Jersey factory. Pamphlet of particulars offered and a ten day reader offer advertised by Tue Globe column.
A New York Times piece recounts how Loco the Apache chief teaches poker to his people using a frontier schoolroom. He bets livestock and relatives in a tale of bluffs and jackpots culminating in a dramatic blaze hand and the tribe's downfall, ending with Loco playing tag with U S Cavalry. A second note shows a household flour shortage provoking a husband’s plea for more flour.
A Pittsburgh suit by Elias Speidel seeks state of trust accounts from the Harmony era Economite Society founded by George Rapp. Speidel, born 1804 in Harmony, claims about £30,800 share and asserts Rapp exacted all assets, ran the fund, and forced harsh controls, with current property valued around $18 million and a shrinking membership. If failed, estate likely passes to the state.
Market report notes easy money, ample loan funds, rates steady. New York Wall Street mixed, crops looming, reserve up. banks hold excess reserves. Broad coverage of bonds, stocks, exchanges, and commodity prices across banks, railroads, and goods markets.
A Brooklyn resident, Thomas Thompson, argues against the claim that misery from love reduces body fat. He recounts lifelong obesity, failed romances, and his persistent blubber, insisting misery never thins a fat man. He recalls childhood taunts and a failed proposal that left him fatter and more miserable.
The source notes a Manchester gentleman who testifies about the influence of alcohol and tobacco on intellectual work. He cites that Darwin drank one glass of wine daily and smoked two small Turkish tobacco cigarettes, claiming both aided his efforts though doctors urged wine as a remedy for giddiness. He says he is 73 and regrets past habits, yet believes these stimulants helped his work.
A Broad street merchant’s wife yesterday gave him a letter with instructions not to open until he reached his place of business, setting the scene for a puzzling domestic moment in Nashville.
A digest of varied items includes ex Governor Dennison's rapid decline after illness, Cassatt resigning from Pennsylvania Railroad in October, Jewett of Vassar dies at 84 in Milwaukee, Harlem railroad accident near Cos Cob kills five children, Jacksonville Car Company failure with assets $150000, Crawford’s Delaware Indian centennial at Delphos, an B&O wreck near Martinsburg with minor injuries, Cape Ray reports of starving cattle, fishing failures causing destitution, Sullivan awarded $6000 for eye injury at Coney Island, executions of Vinegar Robison and King in Kansas, Henry Hilton gifting a New York dwelling to daughter, New Brunswick wreck near Winnipeg, shooting at Council Bluffs with exoneration unlikely, pedestrians race articles for $500 sweepstakes at Madison Square Garden, Miller Brothers Co. suspension tied to Coshocton, aggressive ads for medical tonics and free offers.
Commercial matters in Boston markets show a cautious tone with limited activity. Wool and cotton rise modestly while hides stay firm. leather flat. metals weak though iron and nails sell due to Western mill closures. oils stable. spirits turpentine firmer. Flour demand up but prices low relative to wheat. corn light and firm. provisions well priced. molasses weaker, sugar lower. butter firmer but many lots still at cost. cheese steady. eggs quiet. beans firmer. potatoes rise again. beef cattle down about half a cent per pound. peas firmer with chickpeas steady and yellow eyes higher.
Sed New York markets report a muted trading day with flour and meal prices listed for various grades, cotton futures steady with futures for June to January shown, provisions and lard steady to weak, grain prices for wheat, rye, oats, and corn varied with mixed shipments. Coffee, sugar, and oils show little change while rosin and turpentine trade modestly active.
Special correspondence reports a brisk week at Gloucester with codfish totals near 1,255,000 pounds and halibut 117,000 pounds, mackerel 3,540 barrels. Prices rise for Georges Bank cod, Bank cod, and halibut. stocks dwindling for old mackerel and salt fish. diverse fish products and byproducts listed with current rates.
Week ending Friday June 10 shows total cattle 2498 with Western 763 Eastern 251 Northern 1479. Sheep and lambs total 7804 with Western 6600 Northern 1204 Eastern 0. Swine 21865 veals 1916 horses 204. Prices for beef cattle various grades listed including first quality 7100 and poorest grade 250. Hides and other livestock prices noted.
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