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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1880
Page
2
Poem recalling a vanished love with nature imagery of summer fields hills and birds. The speaker laments absence and memories while contrasting past beauty with present loss amid serene rural scenes and recalled voices attributed to Helen Irving.
In a Pennsylvania frontier tale, Lieutenant Rochester and his Delaware ally War Eagle rescue the White Fawn from an ambush by a hostile band. The captive maiden guides them through woods to safety, with romance blooming as the trio evades pursuit, endures a cave refuge, and finally settles near the haunted stream after Rochester marries the Indian maiden and they prosper on frontier lands.
A fragmentary verse piece lauds Gladstone at seventy, praising steadfast leadership and national vigor. It references Dalkeith and Buccleuch, vows of loyalty, and a chorus of victory. A stray Boston Daily Globe ad prompt asks for summer boarders and a phantom joke about a ghost with summer complaint.
Article outlines a gum printing method to reproduce butterfly wings for collectors, detailing materials gum arabic white unglazed paper dub rubber and tools, step by step wing preparation mounting pressing drying and separating the finished impression. It notes variations for green and blue species and historic attempts by French missionaries.
Domestic guidance explores how to care for fabrics from silks to calico, arguing neglect ruins garments faster than wear. It cautions against wearing fine dresses in dirty work, sharing anecdotes of women who ruin their clothes by neglect or improper use and urging prudent, work-appropriate dress.
Detailed knitting instructions for lace and edgings, describing multiple stitch sequences, slips, knits, and increases. Includes border options for counterpanes and Shetland shawls, plus a repeating four-row pattern for edgings. Specific stitch counts and techniques are provided for accurate recreation.
A lyric extravaganza describing a distant coast as a refuge from daily trouble. The speaker imagines a tranquil realm where winter’s fury yields to brighter, kinder days and the senses are stirred by unfamiliar perfumes and vivid, dreamlike scenery.
The British church warden reports damage at Priddy parish church in Somersetshire with whitewashed stone corbels, mocked saints, and a clergyman forced to balance water streams from a leaky roof. The pulpit is a staircase relic, and a goose once nested there, prompting a comic scene as the clerk warns the clergyman away from the pulpit.
A fourteen year old boy Joe Hurlinghame adores Hetty Prince amid a family vendetta between the Hurlinghames and Princes in Seaburn. An accident with Abijah Prince brings the lovers together, Joe survives a grave head wound, and old Si Hurlinghame faces his long hatred as Dr Spatula urges reconciliation.
A Belgian woman seeking a divorce enlisted a Lille fencing master to duel her husband. She planned the tactic, paid 800 francs, but the facilitator got drunk and revealed the plot, leading to arrests.
A concise notice directs readers to dress promptly for the Houston Daily Globe event or issue, urging immediate attention. The brief item emphasizes quick action and alignment with the publication’s forthcoming schedule.
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