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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1883
Page
3
A critique of Carlyle's memoirs and Mrs. Carlyle revealing the couple's private struggles. It portrays her as ambitious and capable yet worn down by his genius and dyspepsia, showing a life narrowed by domestic toil and unspoken sacrifices.
The piece surveys gray tones and color pairings in summer fashion, praising long gloves of varying button counts and the return to grandmotherly glove lengths. It praises walking jackets for their simple, refined look, with minor seasonal variations and virtuous tailoring. It closed with Emily Faithful’s observations at Vassar College about American women's alertness, vivacity, and the school’s disciplined, devoted faculty led by President Caldwell.
Mrs E l MORGAN of Newcastle reports dramatic relief after five years of uterine troubles. She says after using Favorite Preserance and the local treatment from Common Sense Medical Adviser she was cured in three months and has since received hundreds of letters from grateful readers detailing similar relief and urging others to try the regimen.
A whimsical tale describing frogs as friendly creatures that cannot fly. It traces their growth from tadpoles to legs and notes a quirky anecdote about a rich lady swallowing a frog, a tree toad that predicts rain with its call, and a boy who hears the frog cry in a bosom.
A Metropolitan horse-car tale unfolds with a burly passenger in a corner biting his railroad ticket in an odd strangest moment of a conductor's day. The incident highlights peculiar railway etiquette and the quirky behavior encountered on urban transit.
A passenger claimed a free ride after presenting a ticket the conductor said was paid. The man admitted no fare, paid cash, and at trip end the conductor found chewed ticket fragments under the seat. The conductor kept the pieces as a memento of railroad life.
Embroidery enhances bed coverings and window treatments with silk on linen or crewel, suited for moderate means and durable use. Focus on harmonizing design with other room elements, tile splashes above washstands, and a mix of books, tables, and light art. FavorQuality pictures over cheap wall fillers. patience and artist access yield lasting beauty.
Increasing user numbers and daily favorable reports show cures in desperate cases. Testimonials from respected individuals supportCompound Oxygen as a scientific, effective therapy. Send for the Treatise on Compound Oxygen from Drs Starkey and Palen in Philadelphia to learn about this notable remedy.
A New York bride fainted while dressing on her wedding day at the Indianapolis Journal report. The ceremony was held in the bride’s room with no clergy present until a second minister arrived after the groom waited downstairs. The bridegroom received condolences and congratulations as the ceremony proceeded in the family circle.
A horse drover at Wildren and Barrett's stable offered Mr. Sol Barrett a hundred dollars boot. After parley the men agreed on a foot race. They raced forty cents to win. Barrett started ahead, finishing a neck before the drover with Barrett paying seventy five if he beat him and the drover paying the full hundred if he beat Barrett.
Milwaukee Sentinel reports Custer in Mason county Michigan shipped its first car load of clothes pins. Aldrich and Bray workers produce about 45 000 pins daily as each passes through machinery valued at over eight thousand dollars. Feedman operates at about 1000 pins per minute with a one and one fifteenth cent per dozen wage. Packing costs are 44.2 cents per box and each pin, once packed, is valued at one sixteenth of a cent.
A practical guide urges diligent lawn care, detailing autumn preparation, drainage, manure and bone dust dressing, and overseeding with Poa pratensis. It warns against close mowing, stresses pure seed, and notes drought watering limits and seasonal plant tips for geraniums and verbenas.
This guide urges amateur gardeners to start with a small, sunlit plot and a heart for floriculture. It lists showy annuals, hardy perennials, bulbs, roses, climbers, and bedding plants suitable for May to July planting, with spacing tips and watering cautions for healthy growth.
A Philadelphia area horticultural note discusses hardy cacti from the Southwest and Mexico, their flowering schedules, and mail order exchanges. It covers safe packing, grafting and propagation methods, managing damping off, window box setups for plants, thrips and red spider control with hot water, Crown Imperial bulb care, camphor solution for earthworms, and a hellebore tea remedy for caterpillars.
The Proteus under Captain Vike arrived with 14 520 seals, 8550 old hood seals and 5970 young hoods, weighing about 700 tons of fat worth at least $120 000. Crew slept aboard amid packed holds after displacing coal to make room for the cargo, the voyage marking a northern sealing feat near Funk Islands and continuing through Arctic ice with thousands of seals loaded over several days.
The Boston Herald reports skepticism about a Woburn almshouse tanning claim and cites a prior Massachusetts case from forty years ago. A Charlestown prisoner Walton died in prison and his skin was skinned and tanned for anatomical study, bound into a book by Peter Low of Boston, a noted craftsman.
A Martin Alle gan county man traveled to Plainwell to wed as part of a staged union with a supposed father’s consent. The groom received a silk hat and gloves, met a masked bride who proved to be a masculine impersonator, exposing the ruse and leading him to flee toward Martin.
A long, mixed health column outlines early signs of diabetes with symptoms such as diminished perspiration, extreme thirst, frequent urination, weight appetite changes, and skin dryness. It notes a new treatment approach gaining traction in America and touches on chills, causes, and remedies for various ailments and common home care tips.
The article compares fat from infants, adults, and the elderly, noting infant fat is white, solid, and melts at 45 C while adult fat separates into layers and solidifies below freezing. It cites oleic, palmitic, and stearic acid proportions, observes fat cell contents, and discusses aging as chemical change. It recounts Dusterloff’s Berlin dissertation on digestion with iron salts, noting organic iron salts hinder digestion, and suggests odors removal, bronchitis diet, night sweats, bruises treatment, fissured nipple care, and insect sting remedies.
A Chicago man, Andrew Tallman, loses nerve vitality causing delayed sensation by about one minute and four seconds. He feels pain, touch, taste, and voice after a lag, yet remains fully conscious. The condition worsens slowly over five years, with observations from his wife and a reporter illustrating the inert transmission of sensory signals.
A highly concentrated extract of Sarsaparilla and roots with iodide of potassium and iron is described as the safest and most economical blood purifier. It claims to expel blood poisons, renew the blood, and restore vitality, suited for Scrofula and related skin and blood disorders, rheumatism, neuralgia, and debility.
A testimonial claims Brown's Iron Bitters strengthens and purifies the blood, rebuilding health from the foundation. D. C. Mack reports relief from long-standing dyspepsia, weak stomach, heartburn, and exhaustion after using the product, noting improved strength and regular railroad travel. The ad notes no whiskey content and warns against teeth staining or headaches.
The Weekly Globe Club List item appears as a clipped notice urging reader participation or contact for club membership. The readable fragment suggests a society roster or invitation with names possibly included, but the damaged text prevents full reconstruction of all entities or specifics.
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