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Newspaper

Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1887

Page

7

Joe and Tonio Freed by Police in Marco’s House Raid

Joe faces a tense wait as officers, aided by Slip Johnson and others, raid old Marco’s den to rescue Tonio and nine other boys kept there. Guiseppe and Marco are captured, Tonio reunites with Joe, and all youths are taken to detention before court on Monday. the group celebrates Joe’s role in the rescue.

Joe Jon Johnson Marco Tonio Basit Willin Guiseppe Qaverel Fareco Tombs Court Room Slip Johnson Tom Brady Tom Alice Dick White Slip Altea Esgbound Slippey Ape

Feast and illness shadow Joe's Sunday visit

In a late evening feast at a Park Row restaurant the boys celebrate with cheap meals while Joe grows sick and weak back home. Doctor visits, Slip Johnson assists, a vet helps the crippled friend, and Dick White arrives with a debt dispute as bad news looms with a shipwreck.

Shrpey Park Row Jor Slin Tom Lumber Yard Noom Joe Marco Slip Tony Seo Mrs. Johnson Slipe Jon Alice Walter Third Avenue Slips Tonio Bac Silace Master Johnson Lexington Avenue Sai Dick White Lick Master White

Joe's Quiet Death and Farm Family Farewell

Joe lies near death as Doctor urges comfort and distraction. Mrs Johnson, Alice, and Bill Brady visit, while Farmer Webster promises care for Alice and the dog. Joe writes to Miss Webster and, in his final hours, reconciliations unfold. Bill apologizes as Joe passes peacefully to an angelic rest.

Father Webster Ly Johnson Moth R. Shell Tom Brady Mister Joe An’ Moe Bill Denham Tom Braay Alice Bill Marco

Swell Supper Promises High Old Time For Guests

A lively promise of a grand meal and an exceptional old time is offered to guests, declaring that if they do not experience the finest hospitality ever seen, it will not be the host's fault.

Bear Attack Fells Maine Hunter After Daring Charge

Joseph Lewy son of Atlan Lewy of Princeton engaged a large bear on a Big Musquash stream Oct 18. With duckshot he wounded the bear and later killed it at close range after a brutal struggle. Lewy dragged the 180 pound animal eight miles to Peter Dana's point then received medical care. his leg and foot were severely injured and he remains in critical condition.

Bangor Conkfer Joseph Lewy Atlan Lewy Princeton Lewy Machias Union Peter Dana Dr. Fowler

Bear encounters Lewiston watcher in Packard's mill woods

Mr. Smith of Lewiston, at dusk on Sunday, heard a bear near Packard's mill as he walked with a lantern. He pursued the animal toward Kempton's 80 rods distant, aided by Kempton and Walter Hodges. Moonlight faded and Smith cried out loudly, hoping for aid and brighter light.

Phillips Phonograph Mr. Smith Lewiston Packard's Mill Smith Kempton Walter Hodges

Bears Encounter Ends in Lone Hunter's Kill

Jean R. Sullivan and two Whitneyville companions hunted Fletcher Brook last week. Sullivan tackled four bears, two old and two young. After tiring, he shot the old veteran at close range, the bear about seven feet long with buckshot wounds under the head, while the other bears fled.

tMachias Jean R. Sullivan Whitneyville Fletcher Brook Sullivan Brain Art

Saved by the Little Dog

A large black bear trapped by Levi Campbell of Kingsbury dragged the trap three miles into the woods. Campbell struck the bear with an axe but was knocked down and mauled on the leg. A small dog distracted the bear, allowing Campbell to escape serious injury.

Lewiston Levi Campbell Kingsbury Campbell Brain Mr. Campbell

Bear Tries Mouse Hunt Near Hancock Lake

In Hancock Lake, a bear startled residents when Mrs. J H West found the animal nosing a nearby spring in search of mice. Neighbors armed with clubs bows and shotguns chased the bear as it fled up Trim mountain, but authorities failed to corral it.

Bangor Hancock Lake J.H. West Trim Mountain

Bear mauls men in Sund ay incident at East Sullivan

Harvey and William Johnson visited a bear gun on Sunday morning at East Sullivan when the bear was released. The bear turned on Harvey tearing him severely and forcing doctors to use four spools of silk and 40 needles to close massive wounds. Harvey’s condition is critical and believed hopeless.

Pittafield Advertiser Harvey William Johnson East Sullivan

Agents Wanted for Spare Holiday Income

Advertises subscription recruitment with incentive to act now. Encourages readers to approach friends, share sample copies, and obtain the private circular from The Weekly Globe in Boston Massachusetts.

Weekly Globe Boston Mass

Puff Paste Demonstration Draws Large Boston Cooking School Audience

The Boston Cooking School resumes its season with Wednesday lectures at 10 o'clock. A diverse audience from young housekeepers to grande dames attends, as puff paste is demonstrated with recipes for patties rissole partridge pie and cream sage pudding. The session covers butter cold handling rolling folding and baking in a hot oven, plus several fillings and serving ideas.

Boston Wookins School Jean ‘Caid

Sorosis Women’s Club of New York Funeral Delegation

A Kansas City Journal recounts a Sorosis event in New York where a prominent member’s death led to a large funeral and a delegation of Sorosis sisters accompanying the hearse. The article notes the club’s prominence and the crowd of attendees at the farewell.

Kansas City Journal Woman’s Club of New York Sorosis Sorosis Sisters

Sheep Shearing Surprise Awakens Sleepy Worker

A man finished shearing a sheep when household members with a lantern discovered he had been asleep. The sheep had been sheared as thoroughly as if done in daylight, prompting surprise at the unexpected nap.

Pie Industry in St Louis Reveals A Loaf of Local Pie Power

A newspaper feature dives into St Louis pie production detailing five firms, daily 26 000 pies, and large wholesale and retail operations. It profiles a famed pie eater, explains wholesale versus retail margins, crust quality, and the mechanics of large scale pie baking.

We Will Remember Burlington Free Press Item

A fragment from the Burlington Free Press notes a Michigan town praising a girl described as nine feet tall of stature. The fragmentary text also includes a phrase urging polite behavior when asking for favors.

Burlington Free Press

The Key of Amos Trenoweth Ends a Dark Quest

In a climactic moment the heir uncovers a rusted iron key inscribed with ominous warnings. The handle bears A.T. and 1812 while the shaft repeats a deadly omen about a house on sand and hopes tied to a dead man. The key triggers a final, tragic confrontation as Book I closes.

Benides Loveday Ezekiel Uncle Loveday Trenon Luntrig Margery Amos ‘Renoweth Arkness Nally Spider Mylood A.T Amos Trenoweth

Beechers Successor Named by Plymouth Church

Rev. Charles A. Berry of London Caled has been called to succeed Mr Beecher at Plymouth Church Brooklyn but has not yet accepted the offer. His final decision will be announced in several days.

Quanah Tex Joseph Norris Yonkers N. Y Albany Jacksonville Fia Times-Union Autub Rehoboth Sunday Herald North Carolina Supreme Court Upson County Columbus Enauker-Sun Kansas Valley Falls New Era Paradise Washington Jefferson Texas Brunswick Oh Relegragn H Hopkinsville Batist Church Christian County Opkinsville Louisville Courier- Journal Gladstone Atoe Homer Nathaniel Hawthorne Falrige Syle Hathorn Bowdon College Prina RE. B. Washburne Chicago News Yale Woolsey Porter William Lawrence Chicago Lewee Warren Gia Thomas M. Waller London Connecticut George Washington Buffalo Martha Washington Martha Gertrude King Zepenpe County Mich Pener Kng Panseene Pacaville Minn Henry Bh Dave Charles A. Berry Beecher Plymouth Church Brooklyn

The Owl Poem With Witty Exchange in Verse

A humorous verse from Puck depicts an owl in a hollow tree responding to a speaker with witty wordplay. The bird mocks the speaker’s phrasing while offering a refined Latin style, creating a playful clash of language.

Puck

Noted Red Hair in History and Modern Lore

The Buffalo Express recounts fascination with auburn hair, citing a New York paper linking a girl with auburn locks to appearances of a white horse. It references a Chicago Tribune piece on historical red hair artists and famous figures like Joan of Arc, Helen of Troy, Sappho, Cleopatra, and Mary Queen of Scots, noting praise of red hair in women and varied consequences of hair color.

Buffalo Express New York Decago Tribune Histor Rosamond Joan of Arc Helen of Troy Sappho Cleopatra Mary Queen O England London

Wealthy man urged to sponsor prize for animal communication

A recent magazine writer proposes a $100 prize to find a method of open communication with the lower animals, suggesting a man who has “gone to the dogs” could be used as the medium. The joke hints at exposing a social critique through satire.

Titsburg

What It Was Issued For

A fragment from the Savannah News notes A G Douglass of St Me Biel handling a $5 note issued in 16nd with unclear details. The item appears to be a stray historical snippet lacking full context or date clarity.

Savannah News A. G. Douglass Biel

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