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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1880
Page
6
A historical retelling presents the complete account of the famed Curtain Lectures. It unveils the origins, personalities, and reception of the notorious public moral lectures, offering new details on how the performances shaped social norms.
In Martel Marmont's excerpt, Mr Caudle's death is framed as a peaceful, principled end to a life of active duty. The narrator argues the memorial honors his pragmatic godliness over public eulogies, contrasting his stance with caustic domestic life and a critique of church fairs and their questionable fundraising tactics.
A pale man entered Chestnut street police station and, after an odd exchange, offered Sergeant Watkins a cigar and an envelope. Inside was a letter from Provesson Theodore Deem, an apology for past intemperance and a plea to shelter the poor, ending with philosophical reflections and moral advice.
A historical piece profiles the average American journalist as a young, agile, night owl figure. It details appearance, habits, education, skills, memory, interview craft, and the trade’s demands, ending with a weekly salary of 30 to 40 dollars. It compares journalists to actors and notes their vital role and ethics.
A vivid tour of L Shaw’s beautifying bazaar and hair store on Fourteenth Street New York detailing its luxurious salon in the second story and the meticulous cosmetic and hairdressing process performed by a trained coiffense. The piece notes the exclusive salon space, price hint of $100 for full outfits, and the transformation achieved through precise application of creme, rouge, fard, and wigs under expert hands.
A Bay City Press note highlights a Utica resident described as handsome and staunchly Democratic. It mentions a visiting young woman from the east, noted as one of the strongest Democrats in the land and uncompromising in her political views.
Sue, a young woman from the east, receives the news of Hancock’s defeat and grieves deeply. She dons mourning attire, plays a piano piece, and arranges withered leaves and flowers as a makeshift memorial over a white sheet bearing the inscription In memory of W. S. Hancock, Died November 2, 1880.
Detroit Free Press recalls Tom Kelley of the Second Michigan Infantry a remarkable private scout and spy famed for extraordinary strength speed and marksmanship He entered Richmond three times Vicksburg Lookout Mountain and New Orleans preached a sermon before surrender spiked guns dodged guards and captors and was killed by a lightning bolt while escorting a captured Confederate scout in the war’s final year.
A New York Sun feature profiles Edward Wise and other highway sign painters who adorn rocks, barns, and walls with advertising. It tracks origins, routes, earnings, adventures, legal brushes, and rival decorators shaping a growing mobile signage business across the United States and Canada.
A Plain City Ohio man writes to Postmaster Tobey in November 1880 seeking two Boston women to marry, asks Tobey to select two young ladies and arrange correspondence, with photos to be exchanged. Also includes humorous items on boys sports calendars and quirky anecdotes from Burlington Hawkeye and Little Rock courtroom incident.
A Fort street officer halted a colored man late Saturday and found a crock of meat substitute. The man claimed it was hot cake lard bought downtown. The officer sniffed and declared it lard, while the owner protested it was butter. He now faces legal action.
Henry Clay Dean argues Garfield was elected due to a coalition of Beecher and Conkling, while dismissing Mobilier and back-salary scandals as party frauds. He claims Beecher’s literary corruption and Conkling’s scandalous behavior, along with Seven’s dramatic writ against God, explain the political outcome.
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