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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1892
Page
3
Tracy, an aspiring painter, narrates his encounter with a shrewd colonel and a plotting senior, as he befriends young Gwendolen and her circle. The scene shifts between art, flirtation, and schemes to reveal character, with Tracy caught between romance and danger.
Health and Beauty column discusses remedies for soft hands and whitening skin. It warns cold creams may irritate some complexions, cautions against overuse of oils, and offers practical tips including gloves, warm feet, and an oatmeal paste with lemon juice and fats used as a night treatment.
Edwin 8 Hopkins presents a poetic meditation on an old musician in Detroit Free Press. The piece evokes a vividly sensuous scene where an aging violinist, amid dancing partners and fading memories, is drawn into a whirl of schottische and waltz. It merges romance, nostalgia, and music.
In a brief exchange, Rev Dyphardly asks Mrs McSimper what penance she keeps during Lent. She cheerfully replies that she attends church every Sunday to hear the sermon.
The Behring Sea issue reaches a serious phase as Lord Salisbury proposes opening the sea beyond 30 miles from Pribyloff Island with a catch limit of 30 000 seals. Officials call the move unfair and threatening to extinction. Britain may force unilateral protection measures if the proposal stands. A Cabinet meeting is planned to decide on a response and possible actions.
In Victoria on March 5 the provincial Legislature unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Dominion government to compensate sealers for losses already sustained and to block any extension of the modus vivendi without provision to recoup those losses. Treasurer Turner cited about 60 sealing vessels active and 18 more en route from Nova Scotia, worth 400000 dollars with outfit costs around 160000 dollars. The industry employs roughly 800 white men and 524 Indians, with not less than five thousand people dependent on them directly or indirectly.
Reports from Minnesota suggest Archbishop Ireland of St Paul was invited by the pope to Rome to discuss naming an American cardinal prefect and to accept if he is chosen. The move follows prior appeals by Cardinal Gibbons for an American cardinal at the Vatican to represent U S church interests.
In Astontown Pennsylvania Jacob Prinkey a wealthy Wharton township farmer hosted a man claiming railroad ties. The stranger dreamed of a money filled tree and 4000 worth of silver ore appeared but the metal proved to be counterfeit after tests.
Mary Nevins Blaine, formerly married to James G. Blaine Jr., was seen at the Wellington Hotel en route from Sioux Falls to New York with her child, maid, and nurse. She spoke of illness, declined interviews, and said she would publish any evidence if the 10 day period expires without proof from her estranged husband.
Washington dispatch reports James L Supert of near Waco Texas swindled out of 10600 in New York after a man posed as a helper and guided him to cash a check. The con artist fake cash led to a valise, a bogus greenbacks payoff, and Supert's loss followed by a failed suspicion on a train to Jersey.
Ottawa reports Minister Tupper introduced a bill renewing the modus vivendi allowing United States fishing vessels to enter Canadian Atlantic ports during 1892 to buy bait and outfit ships, with licenses issued for a fee of 1.50 per registered tonnage.
A Valparaiso special reported by the Herald says anxiety centers on whether Washington will seek indemnity from Chile for the Baltimore affair. Chilean officials deny any official press of such claims and favor sending disinterested commissioners to investigate the Baltimore incident and related coral questions. The claimed amount is nearly 3.4 million dollars.
Thursday reports a collision on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line near Hinsdale after an open switch, smashing several cars and killing a fireman and a brakeman. A Baltimore and Lehigh passenger wreck near Bellaire claims the engineer Henry Robb and injures the mail agent E R Hughes Express Messenger A C Hayden and David Evans. Another Kansas City Memphis Birmingham fast freight crashes into a work train near Adamsville Alabama, killing two brakemen and injuring five others.
A lively collage of characters and titles as Mr Potter of Texas and a Tin Soldier drift through a whimsical narrative. They navigate a string of chapters and escapades from The Ness Family to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, ending with plans, pursuits, and a future meeting in The Streets of London.
Detroit Free Press recounts a hotel clerk story of a faro game at the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne Australia. Three miners and brothers played with diamonds and opals as chips. a California gold hunter led a late comeback before a dramatic finish with a revolver drawn.
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