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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1891
Page
6
In a family scene, Margery strives to sew a lemon gauze dress for a party while Amelia doubly resents her lack of skill. Cousin Edgar flirts with Margery as Amelia faces an embarrassing mishap and envy shifts loyalties amid wedding dress pressures and family dynamics.
In a Chicago North Side residence a group of six or eight friends lingered after evening plans fizzled. Conversations drifted from a world traveler’s tale of a million dollars in silver to feats of Pike’s Peak railway and the tallest tunnel heights, then to birthday lore and inventions like a long lasting lamp.
A Detroit man tried to cash a check but could not prove his identity. After many callers vouching for him, including a man who knew him as John Blank and others who could not confirm his name, the bank finally accepted him when a deed signer verified a match. The teller noted few locals could prove their legal identity without extensive effort.
The Capitol dome in Washington is the world’s only large iron dome, a hollow sphere weighing 8,000,300 pounds. It equates to over 4000 tons, about 70,000 people, and roughly 1000 coal cars, with the allegorical figure “America” at its summit. Dome pressure on piers is 14,477 pounds per square foot, needing 755,286 psi to crush supports. the dome cost nearly $1,000,000.
In Harper's Bazar a reader notes her husband is devoted and considerate. She explains his way of showing care by avoiding tobacco smoke in the house and instead smoking at the club after supper.
Dialogue depicts two men arguing about poverty and a family of five on a $2400 yearly income. Raggles criticizes others as stingy while Beery Ben downplays the hardship, highlighting discussion of wages and living costs.
In Chicago Tribune style, Millie balks at marrying Clarence because it would force her to quit her $15-a-week store job. Clarence suggests he will quit his lower paying $10-a-week position to remain independent, highlighting a lighthearted bout of domestic finance and compromise.
Behind the scenes at the Broadway Theatre during Cleopatra, Stage Manager Willard and 34 stage hands transform scenery in minutes. A Nile barge, palace of Rameses, terrace of Memphis and storm sequence via cyclorama, electric lights, wind machine, thunder drums, and a 20 gun battery create a vivid, hazardous, thunderous spectacle for Miss Davenport and the audience.
A sagacious New Yorker on a Sixth Avenue elevated train humorously survives a rough Chicago misidentity with a detective, then offers rule-of-thumb maxims for strap-holding travelers. The piece observes crowded cars, cheeky banter, and a hefty man from Sodus who laments the strain of public transit while insisting on space and dignity aboard.
A heated exchange finds a patient accused of indulgence while the physician notes that after paying the bill, the man must cut back his living. The dialogue centers on obedience, self-control, and financial leverage in a medical setting.
Lieut J D J Kelley profiles master mariners on ocean steamers showing their iron will and merit driven rise. In the stoke hole, labor is brutal with blazing furnaces, ash smeared workers, and relentless shifts. Crew entry requires signing articles and naval reserve ties while ships sail through gales and ice with constant watch.
An illustrated note describes naturalists crafting art from insect wing dust and grains. One mounts dust into flower bouquets and butterflies within an eighth inch space, another forms a vase of passion flowers from over 500 grains, with fuchsias and birds in three sixteenths of an inch. A design of 8600 young oysters fits in under three eighths of an inch.
The New York Weekly notes that rough behavior shows in restless hands and poor posture. It cites Queen Elizabeth era courtiers who kept hands poised with sword hilts and Spanish court ladies who use a fan as a social weapon, illustrating practiced restraint and graceful movement.
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports a Southside Presbyterian church supper hosted by the Ladies Aid Society last evening. The event drew good attendance and was described as unique and enjoyable.
Gladys and Nonie discuss Archibald with tension over his visits in a small boudoir setting. The dialogue reveals Gladys’s disdain and commitment to their engagement while Nonie probes and wavers. They plan timings for a forthcoming conversation with Archibald.
Jane L. Jones notes that most women love petting yet many do not receive it. She recalls Block Island summers where self-reliant wives receive more help, while flirtatious graciousness from men depends on women showing humble, manageable helplessness to keep devotion alive.
A reflective essay compares marital friction to skating hazards and urges couples to study each other’s weak points to avoid conflict. It argues the wife as central to the home, warns against wives or husbands dominating, and notes concessions underpin political and social harmony. It cautions against giving the other the last word, urging balance and mutual regard.
In a New York Press snippet a furious parent confronts a young man caught kissing his daughter in the hall. The junior replies with a flippant remark about the act, prompting a sharp exchange that underscores a clash of expectations and propriety.
A humorous study of Mr Bowser as an average husband who blames his wife for faults and mistakes. Mrs Bowser challenges him on a supposed mendicant and human nature, while a con man tests Bowser’s conclusions. The scene ends with Bowser regretting his misjudgment as a police inquiry reveals a trick.
A fragment recounts a girl's curious beliefs and rituals. She carries a rabbit's left hind foot, trims hair by moonlight, avoids certain clothing, throws salt leftward, and follows a string of superstition tied to luck and marriage.
Poems and verses from various sources reflect romantic longing and nostalgic sentiment. Pieces touch on infatuation, memory, and lost love, with reworkings of classical motifs and playful parlor verse styles.
A poetic dialogue on marriage, deceit, and agency. A young woman questions hypocritical expectations, defends calm patience over dispute, and recalls changing views as love matures. The speaker contrasts restraint with passion, noting growth after older generations and a new, brighter view of love’s light.
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