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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1883
Page
3
A society column reflects on intellect versus moral qualities through a conversation about temperament and character. It highlights American bias toward genius, urges equal value for kindness and strong virtue, and notes evolving views on intellect and morality. The piece blends social insight with fashion observations on trims, nets, and silhouettes.
A writer in Lippincott has notes on the feminine intellectual type. He argues women in clubs and classes pursue self improvement but show zeal without discrimination, often harming themselves mentally and physically. A Cornell correspondent lauds co education, claiming added self control and better social relations. Rev Dix lectures prompt ministers to debate women’s rights and duties, urging practical experience and opportunity over laws.
Harper's Bazar outlines Polonaise designs using light woolens for spring outfits. Descriptions cover fulness via hollow pleats or Newmarket seams, plain fronts with pleated skirts, Jersey waist lines, revers polonaises, and varied trims. Also noted are summer silks revival, Jersey coats, sashes, and linen lawn patterns with geometric and floral motifs.
A long list of knit patterns for shawls and striped work plus extensive guidance on embroidery making scrap baskets, macrame chair backs, sachets, and table tidies. It covers umbrella stands, couching stitches, and candlelit decorative motifs alongside household decor tips and varied recipes signaling a feature on domestic crafts and cooking.
Denver Republican reports Larimer county hunting tale where Charley Heidrich and Gus Stouse corner a mountain lion in a cave. The lion peeks out, a hunter fires killing it. Enraged, the animal is shot again as it interviews its visitors. Carcass shows each marksman hit the head eye destroying both eyes.
San Francisco reports Consul A F Bee and his family suffered rheumatism and neuralgia with medicines failing until St Jacobs Oil was tried. The consul calls the oil the greatest pain curing remedy, noting immediate cures in every case.
A Providence Telegram item notes a remarkable local young lady who rises at 4 AM on Mondays to wash for a week, handle housework, breakfast, dress for the day, and still has leisure in the afternoon. She is not married and is described as an embodiment of an elegant lady with white hands. Names are furnished on receipt of a 3 cent stamp.
A Georgia correspondent in Hatcher's Station dated March 27, 1876 reports his wife, long ill, and his niece both improved by using R V Prerer's Favorite Prescription after other medicines and physicians failed. The letter is signed by Thomas J Methvin.
A Hartford Times southern correspondent reports three Florida seasons oral, vegetable, and invalid, with the last supposedly the most lucrative. The piece notes locals rely on sweet potatoes and sugar cane, while winter favors Yankees. a quip about Florida life follows.
A recipe from a family tradition describes making hard soap using refuse grease. Ingredients include three pounds solid grease, three pounds washing soda, one and three-fourths pounds lime, half a pound lump borax, and two gallons soft water. Boil water, lime, and soda until melted, then combine.
This April guide outlines sowing annual flowers and various stocks, handling bulbs, and transplanting perennials with full earth balls. It covers sowing seasons for herbaceous perennials, removal and trenching practices, and bulb lifting and replanting for winter stock preparation.
The article covers bed preparation with rich soil and light cover, potting guidance for snowdrops and crocuses, and sowing herbs like basil marjoram thyme and winter savory in April. It discusses window-box refilling, zonate geraniums for drought tolerance, soil quality, and garden features such as rock work and elevated fern mounds. It also gives plant care tips for houseplants watering, avoiding dry centers, temperature adjustments for Paris Daisies, hydrangea color changes, and crowding of hydrangeas. It concludes with division of pink oxalis and bulbous varieties, and sweet peas requiring rich soil with prompt seed pod removal to sustain bloom.
For fifty years I have watched Chicago grow from a wilderness to a metropolis. I suffered serious health decline from a disordered stomach and kidney disease. I ignored doctors until late, found relief with Warner's Late Kidney and Liver Cure, and urge others to seek prompt treatment before damage becomes permanent. J. M. Johnson, 3403 Wabash Avenue, ex-member Chicago Board of Trade.
A real life romance in Louisville Kentucky began with Miss Alcene Vanderespt and a young man both buying a 1 ticket in the Commonwealth Distribution Company. Each held half a ticket and shared the 10 000 prize, winning 5000 each. The couple soon married, the groom now owning a prospering business. Address Rh Boardman Louisville March 31.
A Baltimore notice extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a universal remedy for pains and wasting diseases. It claims rapid blood purification enriches the system and strengthens tissue, curing kidney and liver ailments, consumption, rheumatism, dyspepsia, malaria, and fevers. A testimonial from Toe McCawley vouches for regained appetite and strength.
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