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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1885
Page
3
Article quotes President Warren of Boston University urging against sex based schooling limits. It argues that fully human education requires harmonious development from both sexes, and condemns isolating girls or boys. It also includes a lengthy Florida orange critique contrasting justly grown fruit with poor pine land produce.
A Victorian tone laments Lent's end as fashion and commerce tempt the pious. Dressmakers, fabric merchants, and merchants invite the fair devotee to view treasuries of new silks and bonnets, blending worldly vanity with religious rites.
A snappy critique of black rain cloaks, arguing they are ugly and shapeless. The piece urges saving for a Mackintosh, describing its ethereal rubber waterproof quality and the varied color patterns, noting improvements from design and fabric, including raglan cuts and friar’s hood shapes.
A 19th century essay compares Florida oranges with other regions noting the finest fruit grows along the hammock shores near the peninsula, especially Indian River varieties. It highlights quality differences between shipments to Boston and southern markets, and compares cultivation practices, soil, and fertilizer use impacting flavor, size, and sweetness.
The article describes Boulette stitch crochet for a decorative pincushion border and ball motifs. It explains chain setup, series of long stitches forming balls, turning for rows, and finishing with a row of short stitches. It then outlines making a small painted pincushion using four satin bags in colors and labeled with grains, attached to a wooden placque with fringe and ribbons.
The text presents a muddled jumble about malt and a house Jack built, mentions a Japanese store selling tiny white silk mice, bag placement, a cushion, colors, and toilet articles, with garbled phrases and stray monetary symbols.
Readers share experiences of women in various professions including newspaper work and domestic duties. The Dorcas Magazine is noted as a monthly crochet oriented publication priced at 14 dollars per year, with the Hour acknowledging its helpful contributions.
H B Martin of Plymouth New Hampshire claims a championship belt in matrimony. His life features five marriages, a series of divorces and a dramatic wedding serenade in Grafton county. His second wife died at Franklin in 1888 and his third wife, a village widow, inflicted facial scratches before their May divorce and July remarriage. The rumor of domestic trouble intensified as his wife hanged herself in September, amid a chaotic social scene described by locals.
Two laborers on lower Broadway toast bread over a fire lit at a place needing repairs. They reminisce about wartime bread cooked on ramrods and sticks, recalling the taste and the risk of pieces burning. The dialogue captures nostalgia for past hardships and simple comforts amid current repairs.
Practical guidance from a mid nineteenth century gardener on starting indoor and outdoor flower beds. It covers sowing methods for pansies verbenas and chrysanthemums, soil prep with manure and sand, use of hotbeds or kitchen boxes, misting and ventilation, pinching shoots for chrysanthemums, and tips on fertilizing and potting to encourage large, healthy blooms.
The essayist extols hardy flowers and bulbs including sunflowers amaryllis hallii oriental poppy and clematis as reliable garden mainstays. It notes tuberous begonias for rain tolerance and long blooming plus practical tips on overwintering and sowing annuals biennials and perennials for strong winter resilience.
An article in Le Reveil de Maroc profiles Mohammed Ahmed the Sudanese Mahdi, detailing his humble origin in Dongola, early Koranic schooling, swift rise from obscurity, and the ensuing rebellion he led against Turkish rule with a dramatic, symbolic portrait.
Fragmentary report from the Binghampton Republican recounts a comical anecdote about an elopement and a thin rope failing during a stunt. The quotation cites Muller and notes a misadventure tied to a marriage.
Allan Roscoe frets over Hector’s California trip and an imprudent son, Guy, who demands more money. A costly letter from his lawyer arrives as Roscoe plans a city visit to handle urgent business, hinting at rising trouble and possible debt.
Hector Roscoe presents strong proofs he is the lawful son of the late Mr. Roscoe and inherits the estate after Allan Roscoe concedes. Hector secures guardianship for Newman, moves forward with schooling, and redeems former allies while Allan and Guy depart Chicago.
A Chicago News item recalls John Howson admiring a crumpled childlike letter with incoherent writing and doodles. The piece riffs on parental tenderness and the strange charms such notes hold for people, from actors to workers, as a symbol of inner sentiment in everyday life.
The advertisement announces Barker’s American Checker-Player volume with 179 pages, 22 openings, 534 variations, and 35 critical positions, highlighting contributions by Wardwell and Lyman. It lists pricing, ordering details, and a coupon offer, plus Black’s report on the New York Checker Club handicap tournament and recent match results including Priest’s Washington visit and Scotsman match outcomes.
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