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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1885
Page
7
The passage cites Oliver Optic as author of multiple series including The Boat Club and The Yacht Club and notes copyright in 1885. It lists works across The Lake Shore Young America Abroad Upward and Onward and The Great Western series.
Buck and Clipper uncover a tin box that may hold a crucial document linked to a buried fortune. Gaybreon and Fordy hide their plans, while Clipper and Bunse pursue truth, confront danger, and plot to reveal the scheme amid a tense chase and a planned meeting with authorities.
Mr Bunse theatrically opens a leather valise and reaches inside to produce a tin case, cutting through the leather with a knife before revealing the contents.
Purdy strains to reach Clipper as captors close in. Mr. Gaybreon confesses he visited Flash River and admits the group has been too hard on him. Fordy mirrors the change, while Clipper shows no ill will, signaling a thaw in tensions.
Clip per and Bunse uncover a long letter from Clifton Benedict detailing a Pinkingham City Hall transaction. Leon Benedict, cashier, faced creditor pressure and forged a fifty dollar payment from the treasurer’s drawer, then the next day the handwriting transfer unfolds.
A hotel keeper recounts a scene at a city treasury. Gaybreon and the cashier handle a trunk and a satchel of papers and money while the treasurer stays away for supper. Suspicion and nervous behavior surface as officials discuss the trunk contents and possible misappropriation.
Clifton arrives early at the shanty to confront Mr. Gaybreon and Fordy, finds them planning to leave with baggage, and declines a winter job offer in Mendoza while weighing a return to town. The scene reveals distrust and pressure as they debate futures.
A Washington letter in the Philadelphia Times lists statesmen's favored pastimes. Gorman enjoys politics and baseball, Hendricks once a Hoosier third baseman attends Nationals games, and Butler of South Carolina loves the theatre. Jackson supports drama heavily, Ingalls enjoys comedy, and Call favors theater though seldom smiles. Frye prefers billiards, Miller wins points, Bowen plays poker, Coke hunts old books, Jones of Florida walks, Sherman dislikes amusements, West hosts dinners, Hampton rides, West of Missouri plus others showcase athleticism and culture. Ransom and Fair favor drama and lavish dinners while Morrill maintains a quiet, disciplined life.
A La Nouvelle Revue piece by Count Paul Vasili surveys the Prince of Wales and his reputed pleasures with women, and sketches the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Connaught, and the Duke of Cambridge. It notes the prince's social reach, army promotions, and public image, alongside anecdotes about royal quirks and court life.
A Kentucky colonel recounts a tale of Thomas Jefferson and a Mississippi boy Morgan who seeks an office in Washington. The incident blends historical charism with a comic clash, followed by a public vaccination scene at Lancet Hospital with physicians, mothers, and children enduring inoculation in a bustling, crowding room.
Mme Zueleine Arostegui, once New Orleans and South Carolina socialite, married Cuban Miguel Arostegui in April. She says he abused her in Cuba and again in New York, prompting multiple escapes to America. after recounting the years of cruelty she won a divorce in Atlanta without alimony, citing her own substantial wealth.
A public warning against adulterated baking powders decrying cheap brands using contaminated cream of tartar and alum. The piece urges avoiding free samples and lotteries, recommending Royal Baking Powder for safety and purity based on long proven quality and government chemist endorsements. It cites poisoning cases from sample powders and urges consigning samples to the ash barrel.
A playful recollection traces a family's use of Castoria from infancy to adulthood. The rhyme emphasizes the medicine's repeated presence across stages of life, highlighting trust in the product spanning generations.
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