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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1880
Page
2
A reflective piece contemplates mortality and the afterlife. It envisions sleep as a final rest and wonders what comes after death. The speaker imagines reunions in heaven, the persistence of memories, and a quiet voyage to an eternal shore beyond earthly pain.
The article guides October bulb planting for hyacinths, tulips, crocus, narcissus, and Cape bulbs. It details pot and garden methods, care in framing, watering, and temperature, plus notes on varieties, soil, spacing, and seasonal deco considerations for window displays and beds.
The article surveys table covers and chair-backs in various fabrics from satin and felt to oatmeal cloth, detailing styles with acorn ornaments, reeds and grasses motifs, and Japanese embroidery. It also covers new English techniques for painted velvet leaves, Geraldine textures, and a long knitted pattern section for tidy and scarf edges, with practical cast-ons and stitches.
Garden guidance explains why hardy and tropical plants lifted in October bloom differently in winter. It covers monthly roses carnations geraniums chrysanthemums violets and tropicals such as bouvar dias begonias poinsettias salvias and heliotropes. Lifting size and timing affect bloom, with pot culture used for winter flowering and careful shading lighting and temperature controls recommended.
A Virginia correspondent argues that Mahone era Readjusters manipulate state elections to favor Hancock while Republicans ally with Readjusters to block Democratic gains. He details 1878 79 funding and 1881 Readjuster shifts, calls for unity behind Garfield, and defends Mahone supporters as reform minded youths.
Letter from California argues Democrats will carry the state in the fall. It cites 1880 governor race results with Perkins vs Glenn and White, asserts Workingmen and Democrats unite behind Hancock, and notes Kearney’s fall from favor. The writer predicts no Republican drift to Garfield and Arthur and cites fraud lessons and new registration protections.
In回应 to a New York Sun piece titled A Florida Typhoon Jou B Cabrin defends Florida from sensational claims. He argues summers are not universally scorching, nights cool, and trade winds persistent. hurricanes are not yearly, cotton and orange crops remain viable, and sand fly bars are rare. Cabrin, a resident of Stephensville, urges fairness and accuracy.
Plymouthia North Carolina October 1 1880 The writer argues T J Jarvis will win the governorship by at least 15000 votes over Buxton. They praise Major L C Latham for Congress and outline a club backing Hancock Jarvis and Latham with English as vice president and J L Robinson as lieutenant governor asserting Democratic strength and Republican fear.
A letter from C. C. Washburne seeks investors with capital of 10 000 to 16 000 to bring stock and goods to Kellyton Alabama for trade. He praises local honesty and reliability and invites friends from The Weekly Globe to send capital and merchandise for a promising venture.
A Boston institution run by women at a South End house allegedly accepts deposits only from unmarried women, with strict limits and unusual rates. The Advertiser questions the legitimacy, noting a prominent Mrs. E C Howe connected to the firm and detailing prior legal issues and a large cash purchase tied to her.
The Queen notes Henry Kingsley saying the Atheneum is the only club fit for a wife to urge her husband to join. It mocks other clubs where spouses face fear of coarse jokes, and suggests one untrustworthy club runs prayers nightly at eight in National Whitehall Gardens.
The tale follows a dwarfish boy nicknamed BeBe born to farmer Jean Ferry in Lorraine. He grows to court life with King Stanislas, enjoys a miniature palace and a band of child companions, and endures the loss of his beloved Zizi before dying peacefully as the king pledges him a grand funeral.
A historical guide lists poisons and antidotes including acids, arsenic, opium, and poisons from nails to gases. It prescribes emetics, oils, chalk, lime water, and stomach pumping, with cautions on bleeding, wounds, and first aid measures. It also contains a lengthy essay on skin physiology, vaccination, warmth and cold therapies, and the dangers of prize rowing for athletes.
Poem fragment reflecting on tender affection from maiden to wife to mother. The speaker, Mrs. J. P. Morgan, notes ongoing longing despite giving love in each life phase. Ends with a lullaby to a son and a tribute to maternal warmth.
Captain Ward reports from Boston harbor era alley markets tout Smiths Medica Prunes and Planes as cures for constipation and biliousness. Notices urge hiring twenty girls for general house work at 21 West Street and promote Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound with pamphlets from Lynn Massachusetts. An advert ends touting Hop Bitters for bad taste and general malaise.
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