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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1887
Page
7
Henry Guy Carleton recounts years of letters and visits from Miss J I Sand claiming he is a fraud and killer. He describes police involvement, blackmail risk, and a nationwide cycle of ill letters, witnesses, and false identities, ending with Miss Sand’s confinement and renewed threats from other correspondents.
The Chicago Mail notes evolving watch fashion for men comparing vest pocket styling to current English influenced trends. It explains wear in the pistol pocket with the chain kept in the pants pocket, urging this unadorned look as proper.
The piece traces Emin Bey Emin Pasha the Austrian governor over vast Soudan provinces from Lado to the Sobat and his long, perilous role amid Egyptian rule Gordon’s fall the Mahdi uprising and a string of relief missions. It recounts expeditions by Lenz Fischer Junker Casati and others and notes Emin Bey’s continued survival and leadership in the interior.
The narrative traces Emin Bey a Austrian turned Egyptian governor and military leader in the Sudan as General Gordon’s ally and foil to the Mahdi. It covers Stanley’s planned Congo route, Belgian and British support, and Emin’s stubborn hold on Soudan provinces. It describes portable steel boats and the Maxim gun as expedition aids, noting operational details and past combat performance.
A man should wear his watch properly with colored shirts and white collars and cuffs. Following these habits, he will appear correct in any billiard room and draw admiring notices. Only when a man has his coat off can others tell if his watch is in his pocket or at his uncle's.
A Chicago era letter to the Christan Union compares Swiss taxation to American practice, praising Swiss progressive real and personal property taxes in Vaud and cantons like Zurich. It explains three real property classes and seven personal, plus a 4 per 1000 top rate and a 4 percent retrogressive earnings tax deduction for dependents. The piece argues indirect taxes burden rich and poor unevenly, notes social justice and equal property distribution in Switzerland, and forecasts growing American favor.
A historic account recalls diamond smugglers using porous plasters to hide stones on the body. Other methods include embedding gems in wood, disguising items within toys, and even placing a jewel in a fake boil on an arm to deceive inspectors.
The Harvard cheer has a debated origin. Evidence suggests the Rah originated from class name cheering, possibly in 1864 during Lincoln support, later replacing the old Allah ah and becoming the regular commencement cheer while spreading to Yale and other colleges.
The author argues that in American communities dancing suppresses kissing games. Where dancing is disapproved or absent, kissing becomes a prevalent amusement at schoolhouse or church socials. He notes kissing as a sign of reduced refinement, while dancing acts as an antidote, suggesting villages should choose dancing over kissing as the preferred pastime.
In Hartford the Telegram reports four well dressed women at the union depot as a 12.24 train arrived. Three kissed the fourth and rushed into a car, then chased the train as it moved. One leaped off and was bruised but the others remained aboard to Beriovt, a forty cent excursion.
A ruined beauty endures relentless scrutiny and cruelty as her health fails and family estranges her. In bleak times without options she might seek refuge on the Riviera while hoping her husband returns to power and society grants her a second door back.
A Connecticut man exposes a new vial conceived as a grape shaped liquor capsule called vinous rubber grapes. The circular claims travel use at parties and travel, with directions to crush the grape and swallow its contents, ejecting the skin. The item mocks the earlier Have a drink patent tonic.
In 1862 eight railroad conductors played draw with watermelon seed tokens in a room near the National Hotel site. Goblets cracked one after another as the game continued, prompting a gambler to quit. The tale remains unverified with some players still residing in Atlanta.
In a Royal United Service Institution lecture Major Anderson argued machines guns should be packed and carried by mules rather than wheeled ordnance. He recommended at least one gun per battalion company for long-range attack, reserving infantry fire for a final advance. Discussion noted a ten-barrel Nordenfeldt could fire 1000 rounds a minute needing eleven mules for gun and ten minutes of ammo, though the major’s reply was not recorded.
The Chicago Herald notes that taking despatches by the typewriting machine increases wire capacity by 25 percent. Operators must learn speed to keep pace with senders, after which they can handle 25 percent more work with less strain. Some abuse abbreviated matter to keep up with fast senders. No sender can outpace expert typewriter operators.
A dignified man guides a troubled citizen from a corner alley to safety and discusses past doubts after a job rumor. The conversation reveals suspicion and later gratitude as they part with a promise of remembrance.
The piece notes that character is read from eyes and hair and even hats and gloves. It cites Howells Rhoda Broughton and a bachelor known by his umbrella, plus a man selecting a wife for liking a cheese habit. It claims biographies now often hinge on such surface tells.
The article recalls Mrs Langtry and the fate of ladies elevated to royal favor as professional beauties. It notes their fortunes end unpredictably, citing missteps from trivial fashion faults to exaggerated claims about gifts, and highlights the costs of maintaining royal connections.
Denver Republican reports on Lotta, valued near a million and a half in property across New York Boston and Philadelphia. She plans to leave her wealth to her brothers if alive, otherwise a Crabtree family division looms. She is unlikely to marry and dislikes men as she does beans.
A sweeping riff on Emin Beys Pate and the new Stanley expedition into Africa. It frames machine guns as civilization’s advance, praising Stanley’s mission to rescue a fearless explorer and spread light in the darkest regions, amid a broader history of exploration and conflict.
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports on the so called No-Man's Land a neutral border strip west of the Indian Territory proposed to be organized as a new territory named Cimmaron. It explains the strip 87 inch wide 167 miles long sits between Texas Kansas and Colorado and was left lawless after historical land claims. Cattle barons have taken possession and signposts warn trespassers with Lynch law in the absence of federal jurisdiction.
A Sherman narrator rails against social pretensions and hypocrisy, contrasting wealth with happiness. He mocks the wealthy Vanderbilt ideal and laments honesty, poverty, and taxation while urging truth, duty, and frugal living in a broad, sentimental monologue filled with humorous regional spellings.
Ras Alula, a 35 year old Abyssinian general and son of a slave, gains fame for his dark skin and tall, resolute bearing. Feared by his people, his reputation grows as his ranks praise him as a right arm, though many claim he would be powerless without his support.
A Buffalo area man hosts a evening outing for his coachman and the girls. The group attends a performance featuring Rosalind, with seating arranged so the master is seen among his household staff. The night feels like a private family party rather than a public event.
Senator West of Missouri remains in New York for eye treatment while weighing national politics. He criticizes Thomas Reed of Maine for alleging Democratic faults, defends tariff reform, and challenges Republican spending while noting Dakota and Montana admissions. West predicts New York as a crucial presidential battleground and weighs Cleveland’s potential re election as a Democratic candidate.
A Science note cites explosive eructations in a dyspeptic man igniting on contact with a lighted match. A British Medical Journal case reports a similar incident from stomach gases. A physician warns these are rare and suggests tobacco use over smoking to avoid danger, noting chewing tobacco can aid digestion.
Omaha World headline notes a sensational social issue in Washington society circles. A Chicago girl questions proper conduct as etiquette debates unfold over a woman placing her feet on a divorced husband’s lap.
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