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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1888
Page
6
A veteran recounts a risky Civil War spy mission against Corinth. Disguises, misdirections, and near capture follow a daring entry into Confederate lines. The narrator uses deception to report on Beauregard’s movements, avoiding battle and revealing Corinth’s evacuation.
Crowds gather to view a Philadelphia clothier's window display featuring 1800 in cash arranged as a boy with a barrel of coins and heaps of bills. Each suit carries its cash price, drawing curious onlookers and pranks as people marvel at the spectacle.
George and a woman meet at a junction of two avenues to discuss a father's insult. She laments the disappointment and recalls last evening. He responds in a measured tone, urging to move on, but she persists that she hoped for a sign of gentler treatment.
In a conversation, Ketchily boasts that Lulu and he will begin married life under favorable terms. Lulu’s mother provides a home, her father furnishes it, and Uncle Delong stocks a patent stable in the city. Lulu uses income under her own name. The couple asks what Ketchily contributes, answering with the main item being the name.
Pat works on a farm and at noon tastes buttermilk, then wonders if the cow is left in the sun. He suspects someone let the milk sour, prompting him to consider going out to check the stock.
A playful joke about Little Tommy who pretends to be a locomotive making noise until his aunt asks him to stop. He then calmly replies that the locomotive is waiting for the old cow to clear the track.
Fragmentary exchange shows a landlady refusing a boarder with children at a fashionable boarding house, clarifying she never takes children and the applicant is a boy without a guardian present. The dialogue conveys class and propriety norms in lodging decisions.
A historical overview explains card manipulation tricks, the Saul de coupe, and how Robert Houdin pioneered the second sight act. It describes practice methods, hypnotic sleights, and the memory code used to reveal objects while blindfolded, noting the technique's origins and evolution.
A Waukesha county farmer hosts a tramp who declines to herd cows and recounts a past Dodge county ordeal. He claims an organized tramp society rejects labor, detailing a harsh month of work under a shotgun, a watchdog, and a commanding farmer, then says he will never work again.
A Buffalo Courier item describes a South Division street boarder claiming dream control via meals before bed. He links squash pie to aggression and sardines with cheese to vivid brain activity, asserting that mental states can be planned to produce calm nights or exciting dreams.
A flashy traveler steps from a rickety stage in San Francisco. He approaches the driver and pays the fare to the surprised horse Nancy. The scene captures provincial humor as onlookers react to the dandy and his bay mare.
Je Brown pursues a charming widow who rejects his advances. She declares the door of her heart is closed, while Brown quips that the late lamented could not have carried the key away with him.
A husband complains the dinner is slim but his wife retorts that if he made allowances there would be no quarrel over the meal. The exchange, attributed to Harper's Bazar, captures domestic humor through a straightforward dialogue about appetite and expectations.
The humorist tells his best girl that his writing earns dollars even as she rebukes him for not including her in his act. The exchange shows playful sarcasm about his profession and its payoff.
A Chicago lawyer presses a witness in a courtroom scene from the New York Sun. The witness sweats and asks for clarification, while the lawyer questions the truthfulness of the testimony in a tense exchange.
A telegram describes a terrible accident as twenty cars plow through a covered bridge. The editor suggests a bold headline and a strong editorial stance to capture reader attention.
An inexperienced young woman at the Polo grounds shouts that Welch has hit him at last and asks if that win the game as the batter collapses in the grass, the scene unfolding in the food department pit.
A humorous exchange between a country editor and his wife about editorial work. He laments the burden of writing editorials while she suggests hiring a cheap helper to share the load.
A brief, witty observation on marriage and love from the Washington Critic contrasting matrimony without love with the fate of an old maid, suggesting both extremes as dreadful in a concise social note.
The dialogue presents a widow declaring she would not marry again for riches. A man counters that while she remains free, any future husband would seek wealth. the exchange hints at social expectations and marriage incentives in pursuit of economic security.
Aims to trace marriage customs from Bible origins to Babylonian and Greek rites, noting Jewish, Babylonian, and Norse practices. Describes betrothal, canopy ceremonies, ring exchange, dowry rites, and proxy marriages, with anecdotes on Scottish common law unions and Irish priest fees.
The fragment discusses a man’s claim related to the queen of France and the legality of his actions across three major life moments: birth, marriage, and a notable second marriage. The text is archaic and incomplete, reflecting a legal or ceremonial context about paternity and noble rights.
A memoir style piece recounts the rise of a country editor from printer's devil to owner of a Gazette. It satirizes editor life, detailing lavish offices, extravagant purchases, high advertising rates, and dramatic ownership changes including a sheriff sale and plans for national expansion. Names are used as part of the narrative to illustrate the era’s colorful press culture.
A bright bachelor explains why he remains single, praising single life and cheap breakfasts while recounting a married friend Jack. He notes how Jack’s wife greeted him, then opened the door, and finally read a novel, suggesting little conflict and a cooled relationship despite marriage.
The Pittsburg Chronicle presents two sides of a graduation moment. A valedictorian thanks teachers for guiding her to the Hill of Knowledge and expresses heartfelt gratitude and farewell. The next day another graduate comically criticizes teachers as the “horridest set” while celebrating completion and plans for ice cream.
A busy Chicago banker was to marry an Omaha girl on June 4 at noon. He failed to appear, sending a telegram pleading for understanding as the hour neared. He apologized for a supposed grace period and promised to arrive on the next train, yielding a late but merry ceremony with forgiveness.
A playful dialogue unfolds as Mr. Tremont of Boston greets Mrs. Lardly of Chicago. The exchange hints at prior meetings with humor about remembered occasions and the occasional misremembered names.
In a Detroit Free Press item, children seated at the supper table discuss fruit choices. Ruth, the last to speak, declares she likes all fruits except hash.
Jack asks Gus about the Waterbury project and its progress. Gus replies that it sometimes yields 86 hours of effort in a few days, indicating heavy workload and possible overtime.
A fragmentary note references affectionate remarks and enthusiastic praise about a person nicknamed Charlie. The brief item hints at mutual admiration and lively exchanges without broader context or specifics.
In Detroit a husband battles hired help trouble after hiring attempts. He proclaims management physics and posts a want ad for a good cook. Four applicants are tested by character reads, from flighty to eager, with one daisy-like candidate edging into the kitchen. The husband then admits the lesson: proper management and fair treatment avert worker unreliability.
Mrs De Jaison grills Alfred about her emerald green dress heightening a playful quarrel over appearance and gifts. The exchange reveals a tense, affectionate banter as she praises the color while he stumbles through excuses and compliments.
General Black’s daughter declares a chain of command from her parents to the President to God. She quips that she would rather be God than any of them, revealing a child’s humorous, anarchic take on authority within the household.
A Savannah News report from Emanuel county notes a widow sued a railroad for damages after a razor-back hog owned by her vanished and was killed by a passing train. The jury ruled for the railroad, finding signals properly blown and precautions followed, leaving the plaintiff distressed by the outcome and her claim unresolved.
A widow allegedly sabotaged the railway by coating rails with a flammable substance after a dispute over a pig on the road. The act disabled traffic for days, and engineers warned the line would be unsafe until the track was repaired. Authorities threaten legal action.
A fragment from a 19th century column presents verses on love and marriage with tongue in cheek advice. It includes quips about quitting desperation, Cupid’s ambush, and social proprieties, plus short poem fragments about castles in Spain ships at sea and a cadet's romance with tokens and initials.
A speaker favors life among trees over urban bustle, praising birds flowers and bumblebees that thrive outside the city. He argues the simple countryside offers true ease and freedom, while city life feels hollow and tough despite its comforts.
A pair of poetic fragments from Randoph C. Lewis in Puck and Maude Annulet Andrews in the Atlanta Constitution. The first revels in crimson imagery and an anarchic kiss as a dangerous lure. The second offers a motherly admonition on constancy, love, and the pain of unattainable or lost devotion, ending in a prayer for mercy.
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