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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1888
Page
8
In a March note from Parken Hover, Howard argues luck arises from disposition and effort. He contrasts two walkers and a cheerful, reckless racer to illustrate how temperament shapes outcomes, then contends birth and opportunity matter less than perseverance and character in life’s race. He notes many fail before 30 in mercantile life, with a few exceptional successes.
A prose meditation contrasts cheerful resilience with despair, arguing that temperament shapes perceptions of luck and life’s events. It cites examples from fortune, misfortune, and famous figures, asserting that success comes from disciplined effort, not fate.
A mixed discussion on riding dress includes Vigogne cloaks, white waistcoats, cravats, and gloves, with hats veiled in green gauze. Notes on habits for wives of hounds, tall girls in twisted cloth, Alpine hats, and eye glasses. Suggestions from Redfern describe riding bodices, skirts, and park versus country wear with various fabrics and accessories. A correspondent praises healthful dress and the ongoing discourse with dressmakers.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a stranger who sought credit at a Grand River grocer. The grocer refused, saying he never had a city directory to save the visitor time. The man admitted his aim was credit until Saturday, a new trick grocers employ to negate dented pride, so he decides to pay cash.
A fragment from Texas Siftings features a brief verse or quip titled A Sermon in Four Lines. The piece presents a playful dialogue about fate and temper, with a child asking if they will be as cross as a parent when grown up.
The writer claims a timely cure for consumption and offers two free bottles to readers who mail their P O address. He signs TSA Srocum M C of 181 Pearl Street N Y and invites express delivery.
George Augustus Sala surveys the evolution of riding attire from ancient Amazons to the modern habit, praising English tailoring in Melton and jersey cloth. He notes the cramped dress harms health, urges square seating and safer, simpler designs, and imagines a future of divided skirts worn by riders with growing acceptance.
New York publishers Oliver Ditson & Co present Hoffmann's acclaimed pieces including Valse in A flat at 60 cents and Barserola at 60 cents. They also feature Wedding March by A Jensen, Serene intermezzo by L Gaulle, and a range of vocal and piano arrangements plus popular songs by Meyer Uelmund and others.
Middleboro News recounts a 1640 courtship tale of Thomas Hatch of Barnstable and his farmer wife Grace. Two suitors competed by reaping larger harvest shares. Grace cunningly shifted the land allotment to favor Hatch, leading to his marriage claim and blessing.
An old engineer offers a quip about rubbing the other eye after a cinder in one eye. The piece then shifts to a wry line about a woman at work with hammer and nails, noting it is hard to discern her aim.
A detailed call to organize Young Men's Democratic Clubs in New York Brooklyn and beyond. Describes goals for a broad national federation to influence platform and candidates, outlines five policy planks on taxation tariff civil service anti monopolies and land policy, and details proposed structure for affiliating clubs. Names and committees in New York Brooklyn Massachusetts and Milwaukee are listed.
Asistant Superintendent J W Stickton relays Pullman’s tale of the palace car. After the Lincoln funeral, platforms were widened to permit passage, sparking global attention. The Pullman Company, founded 1877, now boasts vast capital and rail coverage across the US and beyond. Warming the streets of New York notes steam heating and city warmth efforts.
An elderly, retired doctor claims a simple vegetable formula can cure consumption bronchitis catarh asthma and all throat and lung diseases and nervous debility. He states thousands were cured and offers to mail the full directions in German French or English free of charge to any reader who sends a stamped request to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester N Y.
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