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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1885
Page
3
A column explores argumentum ad hominem in gender critiques, contrasts women's dress vanity with men's, and describes black lace dresses with French and Bengaline fabrics. It notes fashion's social impact and details lace, flounces, basques, and trim. Also announces Boston Cooking School summer sessions and office hours.
A 19th century guide proposes a cooperative Boston carpet cleaning service mirroring New York. It outlines cheap but effective methods using ox gall, soft soap, fuller's earth, and turpentine for carpets and oak polishing, plus rat control with chloride of lime and a lime soap deodorizer. It also covers linen whitening, stain remedies, and a DIY floor and furniture care routine with household ingredients.
A case-knife sculpts a patch that will harden like papier mache. Shape it carefully, let it dry thoroughly, then fit it tightly to the surrounding wood-work for a seamless repair. This practical method outlines material preparation, drying, and precise fitting.
Victor Hugo’s claim that the nineteenth century is woman’s century gains support from a new Holyoke publication. Clark W. Bryan & Co. issue Good Housekeeping, a handsome family journal with perfect typography and illustrations. Contents include Model Homes for Model Housekeeping, an engaging Tom and Sally serial, home amusements by Milton Bradley, hospitality by Mary E. Dewey, gastronomic tips, decorations, poetry, and more. Priced at $2.50 per issue, biweekly releases promise practical, instructive entertainment for housekeepers.
In Boston on May 5 the annual meeting of the Woman's Educational and Industrial Union was held and the Buffalo E I Union marked its anniversary with the unveiling of a portrait of Abby Morton Diaz. The planned at homes at 74 Boylston Street are to be announced. Emma Brown's paper on Child Toilers in the Shop World sparked a lively discussion at the Women's Club.
A New York Sun profile of a Houston area planter known as the “Texas Cattle Queen” debunks the nickname while detailing her wealth two large plantations cotton corn and sugar cane property in Houston an opera house and a hotel she fought a mortgage dispute with Attorney General Brewster and expects about 40000 from the case she has traveled across Texas Arkansas Missouri and the Indiana Territory on horseback and plans a third trip to Europe noting Dallas humor and cowboy lore without sensationalism.
A dramatic scene unfolds with Wooliffe firing toward a friend as a crowd intervenes after a gun misfire. The narrator discusses jewels including the Muir diamond, a $1000 cameo, and a rare North Carolina gem called the hidden light. He reflects on public benefaction and a life spent pressing others toward goodness.
An 19th century guide on decorating with brackets valances and Virginia creeper leaves for walls. It notes weaving satin screens in shaded chenille with birds and water plants, and suggests cozy tea cloths, embroidered borders, and harmonious color choices to enhance drawing room furnishings.
The article guides homemakers in crafting table scarfs and spreads using affordable materials like flannel ladies cloth or felt. It covers edge finishing with fringe or silk stitches, decorative borders of cretonne or velvet, corner designs, and variations such as tinsel cord embellishments, crackle work, and imaginative end designs using threads and yarns.
A detailed craft description outlines making a daisy themed tidy from white material 41 pieces and red ribbon with yellow worsted centers. The note references Zach Chandler and a gas explosion that distorted his face, supplying historical context and a vivid anecdote about the 19th century Detroit incident.
An 1886 reminiscence reflecting on Yerba Buena in 1843 and San Francisco in 1849. The writer recalls Telegraph Hill, the Admittance, the Cayenne, and the fledgling town’s rough life, mining camps, high wages, and the city’s rapid transformation into a modern metropolis with streets, rails, and ships. He contrasts early scarcity and disease with later urban growth and infrastructure.
William H. Thomas recalls a 1848 view from Telegraph Hill, noting drastic city changes from Mission to waterfront, the rise of elegant residences, and the transformation of Mission Creek and the hill into a bustling urban landscape. He describes Masonry in California, visits California Commandery No.1, and reflects on early San Francisco press and hospitable residents.
A Helena citizen recites a Philadelphia Times letter describing a remarkable Yellowstone gorge beyond the Shoshone Basin. In a silent, timbered scene a hunter is unable to shout while a panther appears. his gun seems fired with no report. The party exits through a “land of enchantment,” the gorge real but off the usual travel line and likely to remain little known this year.
Miss Leonard outlines a Boston Cooking School menu for a family dinner featuring potato soup fricandeau of veal spinach Turkish pilaf truce salad banana ice cream sponge drops and coffee. The potato soup method uses potatoes milk onion celery flour butter and seasonings with straining and a light thickening. Veal is braised with pork onions turnip wine and stock, finished with glaze and a cornstarch-thickened sauce. Spinach is cooked in its own juices and served with butter and optional cream sauce. The menu includes tomato and rice vegetable, lettuce salad with dressing, banana cream, sponge drops and filtered coffee.
J H Barron and E C Leach of the New Hampshire Cattle Company return from Wyoming Territory after buying R B Van Tassell's Running Water Ranch herd of about 6000 Hereford and short horn cattle. The sale, first of its kind counted and tallied on a range, marks a new era in the cattle business as the Hampshire firm gains 11 000 head total, 80 000 acres under fence, and range control.
A letter from Rural Home notes an immense population of crows on Sado Island’s lower ridge. The birds form organized marching foraging parties and return by dusk. They resemble ravens more than common crows, act as scavengers, yet cannibalistic behavior is observed with weak and sick being eaten.
A catalog-style list highlights Hale's Honey for coughs at 25 cents to 50 cents, Glenn's Sulphur Soap promising heals and beautifies, German Corn Remover for corns and bunions, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye in black or brown, Pike's Toothache Drops claimed to cure in one minute, and Dean's Rheumatic Pills offered as a sure cure at 50 cents.
An 1885 notice outlines Barker's American Checker-Player with 179 pages of openings and variations by Charles F. Barker, pricing and ordering details, plus reports from various chess and draughts clubs. It includes results from Jewitt's simultaneous draughts in South Shields, Jarrow club activities, Lanarkshire tournament conclusions, and acknowledgments for contributors and organizers.
The following-named players signified their intention to resume national competition: Aas, Beattie, Jackson, Crows, Woolhouse, Tommuts, and others bringing eleven entrants. Moane hopes to hear from Fletcher, dehvitt, Birkinshaw, Horsfall, Templar, and others intending to enter. Willie Gardner cannot attend due to circumstances beyond his control.
W Kelsey Reed of the Dime Savings Bank cites a West lag in saving small sums, contrasting with Eastern trust in deposits. He notes few savings institutions post 1871 fire, low balances among Chicago depositors, and argues for thrift through a mutual system approach to safe, modest returns.
In Longman's Magazine a discussion notes how words from Greek and Roman history shift meaning in modern use. Triumph gains broader sense, while ovation becomes a vague show of praise. the piece argues for preserving precise technical meanings and questions why ovation is never paired with a full triumph or bulls sacrificed.
Bismarck is quoted advising Turkey to align with Russia if Britain and Russia clash. The piece notes a single act of courage by one man standing firm as another faces danger, highlighting values that give life meaning.
The article debates General Grant's improving condition attributed to a simple vegetable preparation from South America. It argues that if such a remedy works when produced and sold cheaply, it questions professional exclusivity and criticizes medical establishment suppression of patent medicines. It cites Warner's Safe Cure and reflections from Scribner's Monthly and Baltimore American on professional power and merit.
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