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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1880
Page
6
A fragmented OCR passage discusses Caudle family memoirs and Izaak Walton bequests, praising Job Candle's virtues amid a long editor's note. It surveys Mrs Candles lectures and Caudles’ strained finances, domestic tension, and reflections on life, charity, and memory.
In a dramatic snippet from the Caudle chapter a husband endures Mrs Caudle’s all night tongue lashing over money and debts. He recalls lending five pounds to Flashman and fears ruin while lamenting his lack of wealth and the burden of supporting his wife’s expenditures. The narrator questions truth and the aftereffects of last night’s quarrel.
Chester Dixon, a seventeen year old Choctaw, was executed by shot at Atoka after being convicted of murder at the Choctaw circuit court. He appeared with a calm, somber demeanor as a Choctaw elder pressed him to meet his fate with dignity. The crowd included whites and Indians, and the ceremony proceeded without appeal in Choctaw law.
A detailed account of the 1866 rescue of Fenian leader James Stephens from Richmond jail in Dublin. It describes the conspiracy, insider help from jail staff, a secret key, a improvised ladder, and Stephens’s dramatic escape carried out by trusted comrades amid heavy rain and patrol risk. The piece notes the impact on British authorities and Stephens’s subsequent movements to Paris.
The article notes railways spread globally costing about 15 billion dollars, with Baron Kolb claiming eight global circuits. It compares pre and post railway death rates in France and England, highlighting higher risks on rail travel in England and assessing long exposure danger.
Matthias Morgridge aged eighty-two of Union Settlement Wayne County born in England recounts life from powder monkey in 1812 to sailor on the Bellerophon carrying Napoleon to St Helena. He later settled, served as justice of the peace and postmaster, admired Horace Greeley, with a large family and a granddaughter in the local tannery town. Morgridge’s voice and anecdotes remain his notable traits as he nears the end of his vivid career.
Forney's Progress compares debts assets and expenses in Philadelphia Chicago Boston Louisville San Francisco and Baltimore for the latest year. Philadelphia leads in municipal buildings and police but Boston and Baltimore show larger school street and urban unitary spending while Philadelphia tops poor relief and sewer outlays though fire department costs lag behind Chicago and Boston.
Rev James F Schultz of Reading Penn deranged after delivering a funeral sermon for Miss Leinbach. He spoke of taking carriage rides with women and a love story then turned to threats and violence, wrecking a hostess's home, attacking several men, and ending unconscious in police custody. He is to be removed to his brother's farm in Montgomery county.
A severely injured young girl, claiming nine years of slavery in Hayti, escapes to New York. She hides in a church basement, tells a harrowing story of kidnapping from Nashville and sale to a Haytian plantation, and seeks aid from local Black clergy and residents as investigators seek corroboration.
Mrs Albert Winship woke her husband during a recent North Turner bridge fire crying that Mr Starbird's house was on fire. He dressed quickly and rushed to the scene offering prompt aid as neighbors joined in the emergency.
After a night blaze at the Starbird House, Winship slept through the action. His wife recaps the scene and he insists he barely remembers the event, claiming he cannot have been at the fire. Neighbors say he seemed unaware while the building burned.
The City of Sydney arrives San Francisco ahead of schedule, enabling a 1000 mile chase by a special train to overtake mail and load onto the steamship Arizona. The voyage to London is projected at about forty one days, roughly four and a half days shorter than prior records, signaling a major U S postal efficiency gain.
A copied 1783 Jefferson letter to M de Marbois discusses educating his daughter, practical philosophy, and patriot aims. He notes the Philadelphia tutor, reading plans, and a plan for future congressional sessions while expressing esteem and respect. The memo reveals Jefferson's views on marriage, family education, and governance in early America.
A column features satirical verses on a woman's promises and a series of brief notices from Detroit to San Francisco. It includes quips about a new Lick Observatory microscope, a pass for a shocking theater scene, and a humorous Limekite Club philosophy. The piece also recounts odd anecdotes from Leadville to Hackensack, ending with a discussion of cremation plans in Milan and a description of an eccentric obituary-poet’s musings.
The extract from an 1868 letter by John Bright warns that Parliament might resist a grand scheme to cut the Established Church and alter the territorial system, suggesting Ireland could press for change if united and threaten Britain if denied, amid government prosecutions against Parnell and allies.
A London Truth writer portrays life at Baden with a German couple dining and kissing between courses. The writer notes the couple’s affection and humor at their own happiness while diners and waiters find it unpleasant as they combine eating and kissing, claiming the pair are singularly ugly and affecting his appetite.
In Neversine on October 10 a New York Sun report notes James Ingraham died four years earlier, leaving a 100 acre farm and $400 mortgage to his wife and two children. Her funeral left her $10 in debt, yet she toiled solo to keep the farm. She plows, sows, tends twelve cows, and.
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