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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1885
Page
11
A long reminiscence from New York on Violet Cameron and Genevieve Ward, plus notes on American tours, notable performers, and memories of actors, managers, and war-era correspondents. The writer critiques venues, praises some artists, and recalls long careers and personal anecdotes from Washington journalism.
A rambler questions why a cabman moves both fast and slow, noting the driver accepts fifty cents for a fixed place and the cab is chartered by the hour. The speaker contrasts rapid, dauntless travel with slow, listless crawling through the throng as the taxi remains bound to time.
Gardiner Maine Home Journal notes an oxen pulling contest at a cattle show and muses on why oxen respond to drivers. The author jokes about being yoked to a heavy load and the mystery of guiding animals, suggesting oxen may be smarter than people in understanding commands.
A Philadelphia Press reader recounts meeting Mrs father, ex-wife of a senator, who remains divorced, lives with her son, and has grown a fortune from her $400,000 settlement to become a millionaire. Tabor’s fortunes are fading as the piece hints at rekindling a broken marriage.
Excerpts reveal a melodramatic chatter about a missing song and a bold newspaper play on divorce. The Boston Globe riffs on cutting Hymen’s hawser while a lover of music asks Ethel about the Lost Chord.
Instructions for knitting a bead star purse bag long purse and child cap with step by step rounds. Explains knit and purl terms, star bead pattern, increases decreases, beading, and finishing touches. Eva M. Nines and Mrs H M G receive detailed patterns and materials for stamped lace cap and purse designs.
A detailed knitting pattern by Mrs L E Surre for Diamond Lace knitted from Scotch linen No 60. Instructions cover casting on 31 stitches, multiple rows of plain knit and paired knots, make 1 increases, seams, bind offs, and a repeat starting from the first row. Includes needle sizes No 16 or 17 and two steel needles.
Scarce readable directions describe real Scotch linen crochet thread and steel needles to create a wide knitted lace edge. Instructions specify stitch counts and repeat patterns for a lacy border usable on flounces and children's dresses, with notes on adjusting for thread thickness and needle size.
A survey of writers like W D Howell Henry James Mark Twain and Louisa May Alcott shows their daily routines and methods. It contrasts leisure with discipline noting sunrise work in candlelight and long drafting sessions. The piece lists habits across many authors to illustrate creative practice.
Baltimore Sun reports a new counterfeit tactic at the U S sub treasury. A worn ten dollar bill was exchanged with a genuine front and counterfeit back split from the original, worth five dollars, then a second similar note caused the treasury to lose thirty five cents. The method exploits tellers by relying on a genuine front or back to fool scrutiny. Experts warn this is a dangerous swindle that could fool even trained tellers.
A Lowell Citizen note reports a farmer raising cabbages weighing twenty two pounds each. The unusual yield is described as a notable local achievement worthy of broad news. The item carries a quirky tone and mentions sharing the story beyond local bounds.
A French embassy linked visitor describes dining with the Sultan of Morocco in Fez. The sacred palace garden hosts a slave-led procession of wooden trays and conical covers, revealing fricassees of sheep and chicken with honey and fruit. The account highlights ceremonial restraint, unusual etiquette, and the European guest’s guarded appetites amid a warm, floral setting.
A Russian financier built a lavish smoking room whose walls are lined with European banknotes. Artists praised the striking design while Leo, a famed painter, mused that money could be replaced with paintings, remarking the decor might someday vanish in smoke.
Passengers on a Sixth Avenue elevated train yesterday morning glimpsed a woman in a dress inside a lower floor shop window. The scene drew quick amusement from west side riders and a curt remark from the train guard about the apparent display. A few stray ad lines appear in the text as well.
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