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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1880
Page
6
The tenth census era brings humor and hardship as enumerators face refusals, clever evasions, and stubborn responses especially from unmarried women. Col Wright cites laws forcing answers and recounts clashes over room interviews, fines, and the need for tact.
North Pole like ice threats rise as steamship Plantyn reports colossal bergs near Antwerp bound for Funen Edge. Captain Falk avoids collision after fog halts engines from 8 pm to 2 am. Several bergs exceed 400 feet high, towering above the ship's masts.
A South Arkansas man Bill Skittles planned a revival marriage to win a fiancée away from Zeb Monk, a local well cleaner. Zeb interrupted with a pistol demanding the girl, but after banter about food and a humorous standoff, the wedding proceeded with no license change.
Centennial celebration plans for Major Andre's capture set for September 23 at Tarrytown New York. Officials invited include the President and cabinet, Senate and House leaders, state governors, Westchester county supervisors, and county county officers. A 500 voice union church choir will sing, a sunrise naval salute will be fired, a Broadway procession will visit the capture site, with speeches by John T. Hoffman and Chauncy Depew. Washington's words when presenting the medal will be read, and a night pyrotechnic tableau of Andre will cap the event, expected attendance around 50 000 with a $10000 cost.
In Paris about twenty public weighing offices offer free weight verification for articles. Despite 200000 francs spent to install them, a statistician found average monthly use was a fraction of a cent, aided only by a persistent woman who visited daily for a month to study the station.
An elderly West Thirty-ninth street corset maker explains how she shapes and pads bodies to improve posture and silhouette. She contrasts custom fitting with mass produced options, notes that doctors are not central to the craft, and discusses figures, fat women, and male clients. The interview covers actresses, fashion, and the cost range of corsets from 5 to 50 dollars.
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent describes a startling pinkish gray flannel bathing outfit shown by a Fifth Avenue milliner. The design uses a fitted blouse, tight knee-length skirt, bare feet, and a wire net corset. the model appears nearly nude yet fully covered. Ocean Park at Long Branch faces stricter rules as Methodist managers vow to ban nude or improper bathing attire with penalties.
I describe notable advances in the Gower telephone system observed at ten, highlighting enhancements in service quality and reliability. The note emphasizes rapid progress and the potential impact on local communications and daily life.
A recent telegram describes an enhanced telephone instrument mounted in a wall box with a double speaking tube. The user places the tubes near the ears and hears the other end clearly, causing a surprised glance to locate the voice. It works with or without batteries, best with LaManche cells, and promises wider adoption of the system.
A tale from Hayes Valley describes George Eliotish intrigue as a Newfoundland dog guards a window to spy on a wife’s lover. The husband, posing as the dog, reveals a Santa Cruz alibi plan aimed at the red-headed broker's clerk Washington. He confronts the man, vows to strike, and welcomes neighbors with a drink after shocking his visitors.
An elderly reader rebels against missing items in his paper. He angrily tears out the sheet and rails at tax sales, a race bet gone wrong, and changing values as he seeks a sunset manuscript for publication. The Galveston News editor agrees to insert it amid a tale of frustration and loss.
An Old Observer in the New York Sun argues that Ireland’s emigration, spurred by famine and distress, has produced a noble wave of scholars, soldiers, and statesmen abroad. He notes Ireland’s historic role in learning and war, its influence on America’s founding founders, and the steady flow of Irish to the United States, especially to New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and the western frontier, as a beneficial transformation for the Irish nation.
A long miscellany cites humorous anecdotes and satirical snippets including a tribute to John Brougham, a broker’s farcical margin excuse, jokes about art at the Uffizi, a Galveston marriage certificate, an Oakland cemetery intrigue, pension era quips, Pantheon politics in Paris, and a warning on filthy frozen water with ice testing methods.
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