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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1891
Page
2
A fragment from a Stevenson style tale follows Kokua as she steals a cursed bottle to secure her husband Keawe. An old man trades for value, suspicions rise, and in a twist Kokua accepts the burden, hoping to free her soul. Keawe recovers, gaining fortune yet haunted by loss and danger from the bottle's curse.
In a harbor tale Keawe confronts the boatswain who has kept the bottle free of Keawe and Kokua. The struggle ends with the boatswain keeping the bottle while Keawe returns to Kokua, ending their night with renewed peace and a vow to mend their lives.
A study of Sir Samuel Baker and elephant lore notes his hunting methods for sizes from small to large game, preferred rifles and bullets, differences between Asiatic and African elephants, and their behavior in captivity and the wild. It recounts elephants’ intelligence, speed, and fear, plus a dramatic tiger encounter contrasting with elephant lines of advance.
The article recounts elephant medicine by mud and dust, a bull elephant Bisgam’s ferocity, a tiger hunt with Sir Samuel Baker, and wild animal behavior observations. It notes Bisgaum’s sudden frenzy, a deadly tiger encounter, and broader reflections on courage and fear in wild beasts.
Gideon Philbrick, a 17 year old district schoolteacher, treks home with a bass horn when a bear and wolves attack. He lights torches to fend them off as flames climb a tree. Two nearby hunters arrive, finding Gideon perched aloft blowing a dirge to the chorus of wolves.
A young Gideon confronted a circling wolf pack on a snowy clearing, blew a high C horn to scare them, then climbed a birch as a bear and seven wolves closed in. Hunters arrived, firing volleys that killed wolves and a bear, rescuing Gideon and sharing the fur for their sled journey home.
An armed pursuit ended with a soldier found dead in the bush after firing at him as he attempted to escape. The incident concluded the chase with the death near the wilderness, leaving the outcome uncertain.
Fourteen elderly men totaling 1160 years answer questions on youth health sleep work and recreation. Count Moltke’s replies emphasize tough youth, early studying four hours then ten hours, yearlong outdoor activity, moderate habits, riding into his eighties, light meals, and belief that God’s grace sustains health.
Rivers taunts about wealth equality and cites William Waldorf Astor to claim each citizen would get about $1.15 if property were divided. Brooks responds he is kicking for his $1.15 and the scene shifts to a courtroom moment with a mention of trust and Lent fasting from conundrums.
A South Africa travel tale recounts a man who acquires two young lion cubs from a Boer family and keeps them as pets on a long caravan. The pets disrupt daily life, require confinement, and engage with villagers, baboons, and oxen during journeys. The narrator dodges jury duty with the lions present and recalls incidents with the sheriff and neighbors.
A fashion forward host serves plum pudding without brandy butter and brings a silver basin with a lump of butter and a wooden spoon to the table. The host is instructed to cream the butter at once, completing the dressing of the dish.
Advertises a bulk subscription program for The Weekly Globe offering reduced yearly prices on numerous magazines and journals. Encourages readers to request combinations, notes postage paid by The Globe, and limits orders to one magazine per address with a minimum one year commitment. Provides a long list of titles and prices.
A fragmented 19th century snapshot discusses social divides among department back stairs staff. It contrasts the coachman, groom, and footman, noting the footman’s closer role to a mistress and his loyalty to orders. The piece explores status, propriety, appearance, and deference in a rigid service hierarchy.
A playful verse from Park Benjamin in the Providence Journal blends romance with electrical metaphor. The speaker declares love as a magnet and the beloved as an armature, tracing currents and circuits to express enduring fidelity and union.
In 1868 Gen G M Dodge and Gen M M Bane wagered Lincoln would not revoke Burnside’s order suppressing the Chicago Times. Lincoln did. Bane sent a bottle of Green Seal to Dodge which Bane kept unopened for a long reunion. They plan to meet soon to share the vintage and reminiscences.
The Schenley estate holds 2000 acres within Pittsburg Allegheny with heirs earning 1 million annually. Other magnates include Vanderbilt 2 million acres Murphy 4 million, Mission 4 million, Standard Oil 1 million, and railroads 211 million acres. Foreign nobles hold 21 million acres with Lord Treland owning 90 thousand in Illinois. US wealth share dropped from 43 to 20 percent by 1890 amid vast railroad land holdings and ensuing profit flows.
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