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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1882
Page
6
A historical survey of Confederate privateers led by Semmes aboard the Alabama and other vessels. It recounts captures, battles with the Kearsarge and Hatteras, and notable actions at Cherbourg, Bahia, Nassau, and Wilmington, detailing outcomes, losses, and diplomatic reactions.
The siege of Athlone in Ireland pits 1500 English forces against Irish defenders. A dragoons sergeant named Costume rallies ten men to sever the bridge’s newly laid beams under heavy bombardment. Eleven volunteers die across two waves, but their sacrifice disables the target and Athlone is saved at a dire cost.
A Chicago News correspondent reviews German living rooms noting sparse decor and the absence of rocking chairs, praising porcelain stoves, fine china, and linens. He contrasts a German sofa's size with American courting customs and highlights German tableware, linen, and silverware as superior to typical American offerings.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin recalls a Kansas Pacific locomotive that vanished after breaking a bridge and sinking in Kiowa creek mud. Despite digging and boring, no trace has been found, and the piece of property remains missing as quicksands and centuries pass. A future scientist may uncover this mysterious relic deep under sandstone.
Investigations into weights of attendees at the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition last week show men averaging 154.02 pounds and women 120.87 pounds. Boston 1864 figures: men 141.42, women 124. So Ohio and Kentucky regions run higher for men and women, with detailed averages for Ohio Southern Indiana Illinois and Kentucky sources noted.
The iron palmetto in the State House yard at Columbia South Carolina is a full iron casting commemorating fallen Carolina soldiers. Its banks two brass tablets bear raised names. The leaves sway in the breeze with lifelike fibres and delicate tinting, closely mimicking the real tree and deceiving keen observers at a distance.
A Hartwell man bought a parlor rifle with a thousand small bullets and hunted at Benson's mill pond. He fired twenty seven times at a large frog, which toppled into shallow water. The frog had swallowed twenty six bullets, mistaking them for filled bait, and only appeared severely sullen when recovered.
Walter Gwin, four miles south of Highland Georgia, wandered into a wild rocky glen after taking a near cut around Sounding Knob. He faced an enormous rattlesnake and found several more snakes in close proximity. He avoided danger by turning aside and encountering a knot of venomous reptiles.
A man named Mr. Gwin approached a tree and found himself surrounded by a den of rattlesnakes. The serpents swarmed from coils and emitted venomous fumes as he fled, nearly being bitten and falling ill from the fumes. The den is estimated to hold 600 or more snakes.
A New York Sun interview with a leading caricaturist reveals the craft’s evolution from crude parodies to artful satire. He explains daily routines, workplace dynamics, and how education and timing shape influential political and social cartoons, noting risks from threats and bribery while highlighting famous subscribers.
Cincinnati correspondence reports a procession of fifty priests in varied robes, colors ranging from scarlet to black. Some walk two by two along the street, with others wearing Oscar Wilde inspired outfits or simple brown robes tied with rope. Bare feet and sandals appear in the barefooted display, prompting comment on the unusual sight.
John Brown, sent to Balmoral by the Queen in a quest for the Duchess of Athole, stumbled into the duchess and claimed she was the woman he sought. The duchess burst into the royal presence protesting the insult, while the Queen rebuked her and others as having a deadly hatred for Brown.
A Philadelphia studio explains the lucrative trade in actresses portraits. They describe sittings with Mme Janauschek and Miss Langtry, the role of agents, and royalty practices. They recount sales of Nellie Larkelle and Mrs Langtry images, and note strong demand from casual buyers and ministers alike.
The Empress of Austria, grandmother and formidable figure, has undergone a rigorous hunting season preparation. She rises at 6 am at Ischi, trains in gymnastics and fencing, then walks or rides for hours. A pack of foot-beagles was sent to Godolo to assist her hunting, and at Gondola she trains horses in a circus style ride.
A Rochester family on Monroe Avenue reports a peculiar incident during tea when a thunderclap and vivid lightning struck. No damage or injuries were immediately evident, but the event is vouched for by a respected local centreman and described as a remarkable, nonviolent effect attributed to lightning.
A singular odor filled the home initially blamed on escaping gas. Searches found no hole in pipes. Opening a closet revealed a strong scent and burning leather from boots whose nails had been drawn to nothing, prompting questions about the cause beyond lightning.
Bill Nye humorously suggests shifting from host carving to a sideboard helper with a side of nitro glycerine titled as an amusing piece about Thanksgiving turkey carving. He jokes about methods for various fowl, the awkwardness of seating, and different quail presentation.
Baltimore News recounts Henry Martin the lion tamer who died at 90. He trained horses in circuses then tamed wild beasts without whips, using calm commands and gaze. He faced a dramatic tiger attack on stage, yet recovered to perform again. His method relied on personal influence, not fear, and Nobel praise likened him to a Bonaparte.
George Trevors, while walking home through Douglas field in New Brunswick, fought off a large bear with a bottle of paraffin oil, lighting a match to burn the beast. The bear burned. Trevors carried water in his hat to save the snout as he sought the dam. Previously he rode home with two dead cubs and a live bear, paws in hand, proving his knack for bear encounters.
A naval brigade struggles with military terms on shore until a naval officer suggests simple nautical phrasing. Hearing “luff and weather that house” prompts the sailors to wheel around the corner immediately, solving the problem with practical command.
An anonymous Burlington Hawkeye item mocks a self styled class of “professor” showmen. It lists feats of improbable skill from coin cutting to diabolical arts, rope walking, and music, noting the performer “knows less of books and schools than of heaven” while avoiding teaching.
A verse from George A. Baker and a Bill Nye cartoon fragment blend in a light moral vignette. A missionary tone claims success with a neighborly sentiment, then shifts to a night scene about a fat man in a New York lower birth bunk enjoying air, ending with a misfired window dream and a sad outcome.
A Newman Herald item lists curious taxable-property items from a citizen's return to the city clerk. Merchandise includes old clothes traded for berries. stocks and bonds note. jewelry ear-ring and brass watch. live stock cat hens rooster. library dime novels. tools poker broom. furniture washpan three-legged stool. vehicles wheelbarrow. produce jimson weed dog fennel. plus others and a mention of a growing family.
An emotional Upper excerpt describes a soul bound by attraction and the glow of eyes. The piece is followed by a humorous vignette about a mountain man at the Rees House drinking a finger-bowl and a parade of family portraits and a horse car moral about fresh air versus muddy shirt fronts.
The poem speaks of Christine as a child queen beloved by a seventy year old speaker who pledges obedience. Christine, five years old, is praised for white robes, ribbons, and golden hair, celebrated as sovereign of the speaker’s heart, who affectionately calls himself grandpapa.
An exchange recounts a popular Western stump speaker George Sheridan now in Washington noted for stories and snoring on a sleeper train in Ohio. A Kentucky village merchant named Sledge with a weak childlike voice inspired a Cincinnati trader to visit his store, only to be startled by Sledge’s high pitched reply when asked to meet him.
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