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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1885
Page
7
A brief catalogue note listing the works of the author including Do and Dare Hector's Inheritance The Rack Woods Boy and Prom Farmer to Senator with other titles and credits.
Mrs. Hamilton confronts her cousin and her housekeeper over Ben Barclay implicated in a gambling-house visit and a missing opera glass. A detective probes, Conrad's pawnbroker ticket surfaces, and Ben is moved to a distant post after being cleared of guilt.
A Kentucky resident becomes a one person committee to gather subscriptions for the Bartholdi pedestal fund. He encounters a mountain county man who pledges a dollar before recalling he cannot pay. The tale includes a jailed man who recently escaped and a comical exchange about supporting Liberty and the statue.
A garbled passage describes a small man badly injured with a sling, bandaged head, and eye, suggesting a police inquiry or report amid unclear text. Names, places, and precise actions are obscured by OCR errors.
Washington correspondents describe the Dead Letter Office in the Post Office Department, its origins, and daily workings. The piece notes 15,000 letters handled daily, 120 mostly female staff, and the handling of misdirected and unmailable mail. It highlights money, stamps, and valuables found, the careful tracing and forwarding by a skilled clerk, and the auctioning of unreturnable items for treasury funds.
A young man on East Merrimac Street last evening saved a falling child from a second story window above the Arcade building near the Concord river. He steadied himself and caught the baby with rare presence of mind, returning it unharmed to its frightened parent.
Fragmentary line from the New Orleans Picayune notes a death affecting Concord philosophers. It hints at a shift in thinking or influence, mentioning philosophy and a textual joke about Medill and spelling, suggesting a literary or editorial aside rather than a clear obituary or event.
Somerville Journal notes that cooking schools are valuable but fail to reach full value until they train engaged youths on building the kitchen tire for a future married life.
In Oyster Bay a reported elopement between Miss Ida Larrabee and Dr. Charles White, a dentist with multiple marriages, led to a tense village scene. A self-appointed committee blocked his entry, locals hurled tar brushes and curses as he fled toward East Norwich, ending his chances of returning.
In Peekskill Rev Henry Ward Beecher states that Cleveland attracts backing from newspapers once opposed to him and urges unity of reform elements. He says Cleveland represents the best in both parties, while criticizing the Bloody Shirt tactic and noting Arthur would have mirrored Republican virtue. He declares he is no politician.
President appoints sixteen to diplomatic and consular service. Judge John B. Stallo of Ohio is named minister to Rome, with Charles A. Dougherty and W. L. Alden among others slated for Rome posts and Persia. Hanna wins transfer to the Argentine post. consulate appointments include F. Peixotto and Newmark, with salaries ranging to 7500 for minister at the Argentine Republic and 3000 for a consul general appointment.
Lucie M L Buckner announces she withdraws from the raiden town press upon marrying Mr Vannevar. She states she has no further interest in the Press and wishes the staff success, in a brief Jacksonville Times-Union notice dated May 2, 188.
An old nursery rhyme style note promotes CASTORIA as a trusted remedy from infancy to motherhood. It claims continued use for babies and children, suggesting it eases discomfort and supports child care across generations.
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