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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1880
Page
2
The column surveys summer fireplace ideas Doll's houses and furniture Moss baskets and fancy work. It notes a counter panel receptacle for soiled linen drawing room curtains cap basket and a Chinese pen wiper. Also includes seasonable receipts and sewing tips.
Home decor tips cover chimney boards used in warm months, from simple painted screens to black paper trellised with gold accents and floral motifs. Other ideas include Japanese sunshades, curtains, mantels, and mantelcloths, plus DIY nursery and dollhouse crafts using common items like corks, pill boxes, and moss baskets.
A collection of practical methods for handling and preserving strawberries and making strawberry dishes. Includes washing tips, pudding and shortcake variations, a tart strawberry concoction, ice creams, rices, and a method for cherry sweetmeats.
A former New Jersey telegraph operator recounts a San Francisco mining trip turned life risking duel with two robbers aboard a stage coach. He foils the plan by reading an undercover newspaper message and, later at Rose Hill, helps thwart a second assault with banker Mr Stamford. Blanche Stamford rewards his courage with love and marriage.
From Dr J W White and a recent Dental Cosmos volume the guide covers eruption of first teeth earache linked to teething and risks to hearing stresses sixth year molars removal if decayed and early preventive care. It stresses parental supervision regular dental exams and proper brushing avoiding harsh powders and charcoal while endorsing mild soap rinses flossing and phenol sodique as a versatile wash.
A treatise on scientific gymnastics argues it should be pleasure not work and focus on responsiveness endurance and strength. It explains responsiveness as rapid, precise muscle control. endurance as repeatable nerve-driven contractions. and strength as limited by age and build, urging balanced, symmetrical development across all muscles.
Lennox Ray returns to his beloved Nannie after a season among high society. Nanniehas become a fashionable, aloof figure, while Lennox longs for the old Nannie. Amid jealousy and改urned affections he pleads for her love, urging her to shun airs and remain true to him. In a final embrace, Nannie hints she may choose Lennox if he loves her as she was.
A recipe item describes boiling asparagus, trimming ends, cooling, and cutting into two inch pieces. It explains using melted butter with pepper and salt, then pouring over the pieces and dressing with very small lettuce hearts and capers for garnish.
A historic compendium lists remedies including nitrate of potash and ipecac with ginger and quinine dosing for remittent fever. It cites Tincture of Green Soap with oils as a common dermatologic elixir, and a zinc phosphide and nux vomica based pill regimen for spinal irritation, noting usage by New York physicians for parasitic cutaneous afflictions.
A letter offers Florence May a fortune by adopting her as niece and heir from her half brother Roger Curtiss. Her artist lover Robert fears losing her to wealth. Uncle Curtiss discovers a mistaken real estate letter misaddressed to him and helps the couple wed with a Harlem estate dowry, only to learn the error cost him fifty thousand dollars.
Edward Stone visits his Uncle Dan who offers stern but practical advice about self funding. He urges Edward to save three dollars weekly and learn the business before borrowing. Edward forms a cautious bond with Mary, the housekeeper, as years pass and a small shop opens promising a modest future.
A Boston Daily Globe style tale shows Edward Stone receiving help from his uncle after saving money. The uncle funds a $5000 cheque to lift Edward into a larger business, while Edward marries Polly with family blessing.
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