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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1885
Page
14
A fragment describes a bottle that produces a shrill hollow tone when blown, highlighting its audible reaction to the action. The note emphasizes the unusual quality of sound and the experiment’s outcome.
A reflective piece from Veritas, the longtime columnist, describing his alias Taxpayer and fellow signatures, his battles with editors, and his belief in bold, anonymous truth telling in the newspaper. He recalls collaborators, feuds, and the lure of public discourse, ending with pride in his unmasked good name.
A Chicago Inter Ocean tale recounts a first wedding of a young clergyman and his bride who wed amid nervous mishaps. The groom, anxious to earn money, accepts twenty dollars as payment and the ceremony ends with the new couple united and the bride crying in her mother’s arms.
A wedding scene unfolds as a minister gives the bride a first marriage fee coin. He reveals it is his first such payment, prompting startled reactions from guests and a wry reporter’s glance at potential future divorce plans.
A humorous portrait of a rural barber shop as the village information hub. The barber gathers and broadcasts community news, shaping the local paper while the editor relies on shop talk for timely leads. The piece contrasts rural and city shops, and notes the barber’s genial role and blind spots in grooming.
A Philadelphia Times interview with a veteran ballet master explores what becomes of ballerinas. He notes many marry within the theater world or their social circle, while some rise to aristocratic matches. most support families, sew their own costumes, and accept short dresses as normal in their profession. Some avoid scandal, yet a few stray, but the majority view their work as respectable and practical.
A Primitive Baptist gathering at Harmony Church in Sumter County ends with a mischievous goat drinking from a water bucket during a David and Uriah lesson. A thirsty man nearby joins, sparking a humorous, tense moment as the woman warns the pair that sheep do not drink with goats.
A quirky meditation on greetings across languages and cultures. The piece strings together phrases in English and many nations noting how similar questions about greeting, bearing, standing, and well being recur worldwide. It weaves humor with global linguistic flavor and ends with a Persian blessing about enduring shadows.
A Civil War veteran recalls the Fredericksburg crossing on December 11 1862. He describes the river defense shared pontoon bridges and sharpshooters Mississippi forces Mississippians North Carolina troops and a brutal fight along the railroad. He notes hunger mud and a heroic escape across the pontoon bridge ending with a northern lights night and a late retreat under Burnside.
Atlantic Monthly surveys wartime shoe scarcity and the rise of wooden bottomed footwear. It describes crude wooden soles, ironed bottoms, and improvised uppers from leather scraps, morocco, curtains, or pockets. The piece notes widespread use among laborers and slaves, with clatter and floor damage marking daily life.
Harper's Magazine recounts Professor Greene a warm, fatherly New England mathematician and astronomy professor who tutored a slow student named Jones. In a class about earth motion, Greene asks if Jones has been in the earth's shadow and where Jones spends his nights, highlighting a humorous exchange.
In a Pittsburg Post item a country church gathers to pray for rain. A young boy arrives with a large umbrella to stay dry on the walk home, while others rely on hoping for rain to fall.
A sad-looking young man asked a druggist for about a dollar and a half worth of quinine. He explained he had just visited his girl and caught a severe case of the shakes, requesting two dollars worth to feel better.
A night in the life of Goncourt St Martin, a flashy New York bachelor, as he leaves a Fifth Avenue apartment in a drunken rush, trips through a wild sequence of cab rides, theater visits, gambling, and a long morning after, with Watson the servant and Johnson the groom keeping him upright.
A narrator describes a Tren ton NJ depot scene with an old bob tailed street car and two hacks, then walks to a Delaware River bridge where a factory girl swims. He encounters a confessed embezzler who begs money, shares his plan, and hints at a confidence game. The tale ends with a jokey exchange about seeing a baseball game and potential future traveling swindles.
In a Chicago Journal snippet a Newsboys' Home scene shows a classroom quarrel over wisdom. Jimmie and Pete argue that Robinson Crusoe was the wisest, with Pete claiming Crusoe’s hustling from way back while Solomon is deemed a Mormon by the others.
A street vendor laments changing consumer tastes calling for ever more lavish freebies with purchases. He jokes that customers now expect satin ties and exotic add ons with each sale, fearing the market has turned into overbearing gimmicks and even gambling tips in Gambler's alley. He vows to keep his name Isaac.
Dialogue reveals a musician named Smith recalling a recent concert. Bower, a prominent figure in the symphony scene, asks about the latest composition. The response notes a memorable portion that has lingered with Lenora, highlighting how a single motif can stay with a listener.
A critique of stage cosmetics by Howard Paul cites Langtry Cameron and Bernhardt among flagrant makeup offenders. It contrasts crude grease paints and elaborate powders with skilled artists like Mrs Langtry, Violet Cameron, and Margaret Mather, recounting Mrs John Wood’s aging cosmetics and a sunlit mishap that cracked her makeup at a party.
A dialog from The Judge comic features a mother answering a child about spotting married people. The exchange hints at practical wisdom learned from experience, with a humorous tone underscored by a playful miscue in the dialogue.
A collage of playful verse, light humor, and brief vignettes from Puck and other papers. Sketches include a train trunk joke, a baby’s teeth, a penny for thoughts, and humorous exchanges, plus poems about love and everyday mishaps and a dog’s antics in a summer scene.
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