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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1882
Page
3
The column quotes a poem about leaving the world and its flattery. The speaker longs for a simple hearth where nature and contemplation reign, rid of wealth offices and crowds. It rails at human pride while imagining a sacred, tranquil forest home where man meets God in the bush.
The lyric recalls a memory ignited by a beloved voice. A speaker hears a song across a street that promises night will not fall while a cherished face remains in mind. The verse describes wind waves and starry paths as the refrain persists.
A lyrical meditation on birds in nature. The poet recalls trilliums by clear streams, lilies on the sea, and the joyous chorus of birds from seed time to late autumn. The song laments their unspoken sorrows and prays for understanding of their language.
A poem by Joaquin Miller condemns antisemitic charges and asserts Jewish influence on Western history. It questions who taught nations their Bible, Christ, and Christian creed, ending with repeated insistence that the Jew bears responsibility for civilization and religion.
A poetic recounting of English rulers from William the Conqueror through William IV and Victoria, listing successive kings and queens in order. It names William, his successors Henry Stephen Henry Richard John, Edward the first to third, multiple Edwards, Henrys, Mary, Elizabeth, James, Cromwell era, Charles, James II, William and Mary, Anne, George I to IV, William IV, and Victoria as the final royal figure.
A summer verse by Harriet Prescott Spofford recalls gathering purple pansies while awaiting a lover Tsung. The sea lights dance offshore as the moon fades and lights vanish, with night and wind urging patience against the cruel sea.
The speaker laments fading youth recalling sky and earth of childhood, sea, storm, and forests once loved. He asks if these old scenes persist now as time and nature move on, wondering if youth and the natural world depart together with passing years.
Like an ancient titan, his ascent was measured and grave. A mind worked deeply though the clouded head hid from view. Yet as he moved, sparks fell to fertile minds, planting seeds of genius that grew and endure.
Fragmentary poetic passage evokes a brown tenor musician pausing mid song to imagine bulrush glows and lovers meeting. It contemplates youth, time, fame, and mortality as river imagery and funeral rites mingle with a stark memento of death and the devotion of the living to the dead.
A Georgia woman seeking truth about published testimonials on Compound Oxygen asks former patients for confirmation. Among replies is a June 17 1880 message from the noted author T. 8. Arthur, who begins to answer the inquiry.
A sender asserts genuine belief in Compound Oxygen’s curative power after personal experience and references Starkey & Palen’s Case Reports. They claim many long diseased patients were cured or greatly relieved and offer Drs. Starkey & Palen’s Treatise and free information. The doctors list Philadelphia addresses 1109 and 1111 Girard Street.
Public health guidance discusses consumption and heart disease, cerebro spinal meningitis, bruises, and eye care. It covers early symptoms, advised cures, and preventive tips, including lifestyle changes, exercise, and home remedies as taught by medical authorities.
Vegetables and fruit preservation guide advises laying in winter supplies early, store in cool dry places, and can at home to save costs. Emphasizes buying in bulk with family sharing, proper shelving, and careful weekly distribution to avoid waste. compares flours, grains, sugars, and condiments with practical storage tips.
A lengthy collection of cookbook style recipes and kitchen tips from a vintage newspaper page. Includes a detailed coconut candy method, nut fillings, bread and cake bake times, custards, pies, puddings, and fruit desserts. Also covers vegetables like asparagus and spinach, plus cleaning and household hints.
Lyitchburg Sentinel notes that New Bedford took two of its insane paupers from the asylum Thursday and will care for them in the city almshouse. The piece recalls past practices of caging the mentally ill before the asylum and laments the rising costs of asylum care. The commentary frames this as a return to first principles and questions funding.
A 12 year old boy pleaded guilty before Judge Libby in Ellsworth for stealing a small sum. When asked what he did with the money he admitted subscribing for a back paper and paying $1, then bought a revolver and a jackknife before the judge stopped further questions.
H Ellenburg of 1007 Ridge avenue chased a quick rat into a hole. He burned paper to flush it out, but the fire spread, causing considerable damage before stopping. The fate of the rat remained a mystery.
In 1881 Connecticut caught 38,382 shad versus 7,727 in 1880, with labels added after market. About 1,000,000 shad come from the Hudson. In 1880 New York market sold 1,209,000 shad and 543,609,000 young shad were placed in the Hudson. The winter home of shad is unknown, a mysterious anadromous fish. Last year 7,000,000 salmon eggs were shipped to Germany with minimal loss.
A long wartime style column debates women’s education, fashion, and footwear. It contrasts American and English views on women’s higher education, praises university gains, and warns against high heels and narrow soles while forecasting better shoe design drawing from Chinese and English examples. It also covers fashion notes, actresses, dress reform clubs, Princess Beatrice’s wardrobe, and social notes on American women’s employment and Indigenous language study by Miss Alice Fletcher.
The article extols darned work embroidery for backgrounds and fill patterns in Kensington stitch. It describes color effects from two shades of floss or silks, warns on even distribution, and suggests uses for piano covers, bed spreads, and pillow shams. It also offers ideas on feather-based art for decorations and assembling artificial flowers from feathers with colored powders.
An old Baltimore advertisement claims many suffer with pains and weariness month to month and credits Brown’s Iron Bitters with purifying blood and restoring strength. It asserts the medicine cures kidney and liver diseases, dyspepsia, rheumatism, malaria, and fevers, and includes a testimonial from MCCAWLEY praising appetite and strength after use. It also warns the product is not a whiskey drink and urges obtaining the genuine preparation to avoid imitations.
The article describes decorative embroidery for spreads, pillows, and toilet sets, using drawn work, cross stitch in red and blue silk, satin stitch on light grounds, and combinations with lace. It notes color recommendations, border ideas, and two example toilet sets with cypress vine motifs, coral-like feather stitch, and torchon lace finishes.
A Manchester Mirror report tells of a local druggist whose candy jar lured visitors yet yielded no profit. One thief who helped himself took a bite of camphor instead of candy, causing a painful chew and a quick retreat, ending his candy theft era. Brown's Iron Bit ters is cited as a remedy reference in the tale.
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