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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1881
Page
6
An interview with Conk ling, veteran lion tamer, reveals the peril, discipline, and routines of training big cats. He recounts lessons from past deaths, the cue system, how lions learn tricks, dangers of cross eyed predators, and the need to stay cool and sober in the cage.
A tale from Bowery New York recounts Captain Constantinus of Bunnell's museum where a cultured yet voluptuous young woman became enthralled by his nude tattooed body. Their clandestine meetings followed French dialogue and evolving affection amid propriety, secrecy, and eventual distance.
The piece argues that English social tests hinge on the word guess and its American accuracy. Carlyle used guess with precision in examples from Scotch and Philadelphia contexts, showing a cultivated American sense. It contrasts English views that label guess as American with the broader, correct sense in both nations.
An old Wall Street operator asks who sustains two thousand brokers and their luxurious surroundings, answering that it is the lamb, meek-eyed and innocent. The piece suggests there is a profitable sermon for those itching to speculate in stocks.
A Chicago Times despatch from Berner Springs Mich reports Josephus K. Turner, once jailed in Meadville area for robbing a money-drawer and later linked to a pension fraud, escaped Erie prison twice and endured brutal winter wandering. Turner's life spans Titusville oil region politics, a 1869 Erie sentence, dramatic escapes, and a 1875 pardon, with a pattern of legal trouble and fragile reform.
Benedict Stivers, an Englishman, was arrested as a suspicious character on Wyckoff street. The Brooklyn Eagle notes his cheerfulness impressed Judge Ferry and the court, who discharged him after hearing his defense. He left smiling, insisting officers overreacted and praising good humor.
W C Renfrew of Russell and Captain W J Patton of Little Rock traveled to St Louis to present the Eureka Baby to Smithsonian Institute officers. Found October 1 at Eureka Springs four feet underground, the 85 pound figure was coated in a pumice like covering removed from head and body revealing a two foot two inch long body. The artifact resembles a Hindoo idol and experts question its age and origin, whether prehistoric or modern, with Smithsonian scientists to advise on depositional timing.
A compact apparatus demonstrated to the Societe d Encouragement, presented March 11, measures about 144 feet long and 1 foot wide on a stand 214 feet high. It uses six basic signs to form 74 phonetic letters and runs at up to 200 words per minute. The system claims universal language applicability, can be learned in months, and suits women and the blind with reading by others. A young Italian Senate stenographic staff member operated it.
In Utica reporters recount a strange rescue by Louis Gleasman and his family. A poisoned canal rat bait killed hens and a rooster, then an improvised surgery by the young lady and an elder gentleman saved the fowl. The rooster recovered enough to roam, though it has not crowed since the operation.
A New York Herald correspondent visits the Salpetriere asylum in Ivry for its annual costume ball. He describes a haunting scene of epileptics and hysterics in fanciful dress, the twofold medical and administrative management, and the mingling of patients with staff and visitors amid a crowded, oppressive atmosphere.
A New York Sun report describes the York Masonic Lodge forming The Mortal Twelve of York. The group plans yearly meetings on the second Wednesday in October with a dinner and ritual discussions of deceased members. A wine-filled twelve-compartment rosewood case is kept in a safe, opened at each death, and the wine drunk in silence to honor the departed. The last surviving member will eventually drink the remaining wine each year until it is exhausted, and the twelfth member is to bequeath the case and bylaws to an heir for preservation.
Richard Grant White weighs in on railway versus railroad and argues depot should not describe passenger stations. He contends a depot represents storage, while station implies a place where materials are stored, noting station usage is rising. Detroit Free Press comments.
A New York police chief claims three fourths of abandoned girls are ruined by dancing and warns that dancing lowers religious devotion. The piece argues dancing corrupts morals, likens it to alcohol, and suggests separating sexes would ruin its appeal. It concludes that dancing fails under scrutiny of reason, morality, and religion.
The residence of Rev. Conrad Vreeland at Echo Lake New Jersey burned Sunday, costing about 10000 dollars for the house and 2500 for furniture, with only 2500 dollars of insurance. He preached at Newfoundland church then told his congregation he had lost his shelter and expressed grateful sympathy for his public service.
In London a Hindoo bridegroom perished during a burial ceremony when the couple were sealed inside a room after marriage. A Brahmin prayed outside as the bride begged for release. The bridegroom’s clothes caught fire while he burned incense, and those outside misread her pleas as customary shouting.
A collage of comic vignettes and dialogues from the Cleveland Herald including a bitter memory of childhood medicine and spanking, a tale of a widower marrying a grass widow, Chinese courtship, a Brooklyn magistrate quip about a burglar's jimmy, and humorous exchanges about weather, rent, and rack rent with various regional voices.
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