Scotch Gambit Chess Game Quoted with Shakespeare Notes
In Boston on March 4 1879 Captain Mackenzie plays a Scotch Gambit game against a Massachusetts amateur. W W Curran reports with notes styled as Shakespeare to illustrate cross references, including lines from Twelfth Night and Henry VI. The piece treats chess lore and literary allusions as light commentary.
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Mackenzie
Massachusetts
Shakspere
Shakspore
Mene
M. Black
Liwké
All
S Weil
Living chess exhibitions captivate Boston and other cities
The article discusses living chess performances in Pittsburg and Cincinnati with large crowds and elaborate costumes. It notes excitement in Boston to host similar displays under local club auspices and describes the elite cast of players portraying the chess pieces in white, silver, blue versus black, crimson, and gold.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
New York
Manhattan Chess Club
Boston
Pittsurg
Won MGRMB crossive secrers acretescne scure
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Hopkinson Ware with unclear context. No clear event or entities to confirm a full newspaper card item.
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Hopkinson Ware
The Ministers' Bugbear and the Oneida Commune
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent visits the Oneida community led by J Humphrey Noyes. The piece catalogs beliefs and practices, labeling male continence and breeding works as controversial, notes industry in silk and fruit, and contrasts Oneida with Mormon and Shaker models while quoting critical assessments of Cranmer and Protestant history.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Oneida
J. Humphrey Noyes
J. H. Noyes
Draughts note from Boston in 1879
A brief notice from Boston dated Tuesday March 4 1879 informs readers that all communications and exchanges should be addressed to W C Parrow at the corner of Beacon street and Brookline avenue in Massachusetts.
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Boston
W. C. Parrow
Beacon Street
Brookline Avenue
Massa
Notices and book list from scattered readers and sellers
Letters request updates and address changes for newspapers. Readers in Boston Glasgow Leeds Bristol Providence Colchester and Lowell report postal notices and management changes. A draughts book sale lists several titles with prices including Anderson's Third Edition Spayth works and Sweet's Elements of Draughts.
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F. Mitchell
Boston
Cekly Globe
McCall
Glasgow
J. H
Leeds
Yorkshire Independent
J. A. Kear
Bristol
T. F. Gilday
Lowell
J. Hill
Providence
R. J
Ecvo
M. ©. Wardell
Colchester
N. Y
Anderson
Spayth
Sweet
Scattergood
Beginner and expert notes on checkers strategy and prizes
The article reviews a checkers position labeled No 545 with White to move and win, and Black to move and draw in another, plus commentary by F Mitchell and D Ep. It discusses drawn outcomes and a new column plan featuring annual problem tournaments with prizes, mentions entrants in New York and Boston events, and notes clergy protests over a Chinese bill.
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F. Mitchell
F. M
J. Bletcher
Liverpool Albion
C. G. Roger
Fire News
R. &. Bowen
KR. A. Davis
Chelsea
J. D. Janvier
Schaefer
New York
Davie
Boston
Freeman
Littlefield
Murray
Davis
Move and Protest Clash With Legislation Critique
The letter criticizes citizen protests against a general legislative measure and mocks the idea of united action by various trades. It notesHop Bitters’ widespread advertisement in papers and praises the hops plant while questioning the reach of proprietary medicines and their influence. It reflects a period voice and public discourse on civic action and commercial remedies.
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Coopers
Hatters
Read Every Advertisement in The Weekly Globe
Readers are urged to inspect all advertisements in this issue and to mention they saw them in THE WEEKLY GLOBE when replying or responding to the notices.
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Weekly
GLOBE
Ksu&wyeowttjals
Local Addresses for Branch Offices Listed
The notice lists branch office locations at 124 Tremont Street Boston opposite Park Street Church and Saunders Block Lawrence MA with additional offices at 5 Jackson Street Providence RI 258 Main Street Fitchburg MA Robeson's Block Williams Street Bedford MA 554 Main Street Worcester MA 120 Merrimack Street Lowell MA Post Office Block Manchester NH.
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Lowell
Post Office
Manchester
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