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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1885
Page
6
A humorous 1885 spoof critiques anatomy and medical study. It lampoons the word origin and methods, mocks students and dissections, and portrays Bill Nye as a ventriloquist of satire, noting dangers of personal dissections and moral cautions.
A quirky humor piece from Texas features patter about patent medicines, a minister turned gambler, and a distracted orator at a political gathering. It closes with a comic domestic misreading and a note on propriety in public scenes.
In a quiet restaurant two youths, Josephus the encyclopedia and Ptarximander the eager inquirer, discuss how one becomes a nobleman. They explore birthright versus achievement, noting Sir Richard Sutton and Sir Arthur Sullivan, income, titles, and the Queen’s potential role in elevating status. The playful dialogue ends with a mock plan to write Victoria for a nobleman fate.
The Punxsutawney Tribune warns against staying in bed, claiming nine tenths of deaths occur there and nearly half of murders happen in bed. The piece urges readers to rise and avoid bed while noting robs, bites, and haunting dreams tied to bed rest.
A veteran recalls a vivid midnight vision of Battery G at Gettysburg, led by his deceased brother Bayard. The dream unfolds into a spectral march through revived combat, with damaged guns, exhausted horses, and the living man urged to rejoin the fight as the line fires anew.
A Memphis traveler recounts his failed attempt to learn gondoliering in Venice. Stripping to rowboat balance, he falls into the canal after the oar slips from the lock. After multiple tries and a splashy bath, he abandons the lesson, acknowledging gondoliering is harder than it appears.
Lieutenant du Litton de Kampstuhl, a staff officer under General de Resparaid, recounts the Battle of Seven Oaks. He describes orders to hold position, protect his train, feed the mules, and rally his men under heavy fire before collapsing from exhaustion, as the engagement ends with a victorious recoil.
A method to build a small light tight starch box with a brass pinhole cap and a sensitive plate at the rear. A thin metal spring clamps the plate, a lath protects the front, and exposure lasts five to twenty seconds depending on light with development like using an expensive lens.
A reporter recalls polite missteps at three synagogues on Ferry street South Pearl street and an Orthodox temple. He describes removing his hat at first but learns modern practice varies and a Hebrew usher requests uncovering heads to show respect. The piece reflects on customs and courtesies in places of worship.
Savannah News recounts General Toombs tale of Milledgeville secession jubilee. A crowd toasted, hungry members found late supper, and a witty enslaved comedian quipped that the United States would be left long after 3 PM, easing tension and provoking laughter.
The Rock-Painting Crank is a German man named George Mayer who travels with paint and brushes to inscribe religious lines on rocks across Connecticut New York New Jersey Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He has painted about 270 sentences since January and claims each saves ten souls. Mayer says he saved 520 souls in Paterson New Jersey in one day and that he sleeps in barns with no pay, trusting the Lord to provide. He adds that if he starts any other work the Lord tells him to paint again.
William D. Bennett, head of a large spice department, shows growing specimens from spice islands in sealed jars. The display covers clove trees, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, pepper, tapioca, sago, and related plants with notes on cultivation, harvesting, origin, and trade practices from Moluccas, Penang, and Jamaica.
The Dutch East India Company seized control of spice islands and exterminated clove trees except Amboyna and Banda. Each year expeditions destroyed clove bushes and banning cultivation. natives starved as lands grew barren. To prop up foreign prices, much spice output from Amboyna and Banda was burned until 1824 when policy eased.
The Detroit Free Press recounts a dramatic Lime Kiln Club meeting where a member, Bradder Johnson, faces public reprimand for curbing a theory about cultivating Canada thistles to make mustard plasters. The stern kurnel orders him to the ante room with Givendam Jones as a ten minute timeout, leaving Johnson battered and humiliated.
The Chicago Ledger describes a woman tackling a sewing machine with hammer, screwdriver, and stubborn resolve. After a frenzied struggle that rattles parts and frays nerves, she oils the balance wheel and the machine runs smoothly, promising a $2 watch level performance for four months.
In a New York scene, Charles El Isidore Coshinigin asks Miss Smith to see her father. After a brief talk the elder Mr Smith grants leave for a private word and hints at a secret matter. The pair discuss a late visit and a small loan as the scene shifts toward Harlem.
A child asks how nations go to war and a family quarrel over the cause. The father argues Germany and Spain almost fought over a flag incident, while Mrs. Seasonby and others dispute the reasoning. The boy finally declares he knows how wars begin.
A Fall River Advance fragment reflects on aging indifference to disasters from cyclones to earthquakes and a humorous aside about a left handed woman shying rocks at a hen, ending with a quiet cry for solace.
A New York Times account of a Wall Street broker turned keen amateur photographer using a detective camera to snap unsuspecting subjects. The piece follows him on a riverfront walk near Harlem and a bridge, capturing bored sleepers, beer garden brawls, and street vendors. The escapades reveal bold, sometimes risky, improv photography and lively observations on the craft and its limits.
A broker notes eighteen river views captured from a bridge with a blank plate, while about 200 cameras of this type are in use in New York City. The warning urges circumspection on streets as people may be photographed unexpectedly in embarrassing situations.
A collage of comic pieces and poems from various sources, including light verse about Willie and Susie, a Turkish legend, rhymed quips about Felice and Felix, and short humorous vignettes on money, love, and life. The snippets mix in stray headlines and captions from a bustling 19th century style page.
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