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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1879
Page
2
The poem laments a father’s bereavement for his son Absalom, echoing in a chamber over a gate. Longfellow’s lines describe grief, separation, and the unreturning messenger as town traffic and distant echoes frame a father’s sorrow.
Flora Congreve aids firemen and her husband Mark during a village blaze. Public affection grows as Flora earns the title queen of love and beauty by a nearly unanimous vote, while the town reforms fire safety and honors her charitable conduct.
A practical guide outlines easy home candy methods using molasses and brown sugar. Instructions cover boiling times, timing of saleratus and cream of tartar, pulling and cutting on buttered surfaces, and several recipes including chocolate, coconut, fig, and fruit candies with precise measures. It cautions against strong bottles of brandy or wine in candy for children.
A detailed editorial urging proper table setup and etiquette starting with neat linens and polished dishes. It laments slovenly service and rude dining habits, urges parents to teach children to eat slowly, use proper napkin and utensil positions, wait their turn, and rise quietly after meals to foster courteous homes.
The scene centers on Flora honored at a society gathering with grand esteem and bouquets. Flora and Mark share a private moment as he reveals he named his wife, highlighting themes of love, virtue, and charity in a high society setting.
A reflective poem contrasts measured time with inner sorrow. It speaks of youth and age, tears as gauge of a life, and the storms of years guiding the soul, ending with a blessing and the image of a brave voyage through tears.
A practical guide for raising young canaries discusses simple food, dangers of overfeeding seed, and differences in young birds digestion. It advises separating fledglings from parents, using a wire partition, and protecting birds from vermin. Treatments for convulsions include warm baths, castor oil, and milk with liquorice. a diet of chopped egg and crumbs is suggested for weaning, with seed gradually introduced around one month old.
Instructions for creating inexpensive home decorations from cardboard, splints, leaves, and fabrics. Projects include button hook holder shaped like a boot, splint baskets with blue ribbons, paper holders from Bristol board, hair receivers with fabric bags, crystallized baskets using alum, conework shelves with natural seeds, a repurposed teapot urn turned into a vase, coral frame from apple twigs, and perforated lamp shades with embroidered patterns.
A fragment on household care offers practical advice from a New York Evening Post reader. It explains how improper collar and bosom ironing causes poor fit, and shares crosswise-stretch methods, starching recipes, and polishing tips to achieve a clean, glossy finish on shirts and collars.
Pattern is moved then folded rough side out. Shapes are pasted, wired, and edges bound with narrow pinked glazed paper. When placed on the lamp the whole design glows beautifully, as described in Floral Cabinet.
A Northern widower wooed a Louisiana widow through a transcontinental exchange of letters and a New York personal ad. After a swift courtship and a down payment of $8000 in a Vicksburg bank, they wed and began a bridal tour, described as a happiest couple in Louisiana. The article notes the unnamed parties’ social prominence on both sides of the river.
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