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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1882
Page
7
Gertrude Brandon faces a stern refusal from Elmer Howard and a perilous secret as a gulf widens between them. Detective Duke probes mansion visitors and a shadowy alderman, while Clotilde Grey and Clarice Howard maneuver in a web of danger and hidden loyalties.
Clarice Howard asks Detective Don Yke for help to pursue an unscrupulous villain who wronged her. He is thrilled by her earnest plea and agrees to pursue justice, promising to rescue and support her in the mission.
Dick Chase tails Clarice Howard to a cottage near Mrs. Chase and waits two hours for her return. He reports the failed lead to Dyke, who praises the boy’s diligence and urges secrecy. Elmer Howard confronts Dick just after the meeting ends.
Dick Chase subdues a frightened girl named Clarice who wields a pistol. He questions her about intent and fate, while a Boston detective looms and Chase contemplates delaying with talk until help arrives. The encounter ends as Clarice pleads to be released.
Detective Dyke questions Gertrude Brandon about an assassination attempt. She refuses to name the would‑be lover while insisting the motive remains hidden. He hints at deeper mystery and new theories, still pursuing the case.
Wartime style alert reports New York Sun on rubber speculation driving prices upward. Producers fear manipulation by buyers who control South American supply, pressuring Brazil Indians and Amazon trade to force higher raw rubber costs. A meeting on the 18th aims to counteract control.
In Woodbridge near New Haven an immense ancient oak, possibly 1000 to 1800 years old, draws locals and scientists. A dinner under its shade featured speeches by ex Governor English and others, and an association to preserve the tree was formed with Dr C Eaton as a leading figure.
Mrs. Frederick Butler of Reading Pennsylvania was stung by a snake doctor insect while sitting on her residence step about a month ago. The sting caused a mild momentary sensation. swelling appeared the next day and rapidly worsened over two days.
The account describes a woman experiencing extreme agony after a sting. Her arm burns intensely and develops blisters and green matter. Pain peaks in the evening, with continued distress and slow recovery expected over several days.
A Pittsburg Post letter uses a Charles I era tale of Saunders to deride the Republican Party. Judge Black recounts a dirt ridden figure rising to high office while moral reformers threaten to wash away the decorum of the party. The piece aligns insult with the Independent movement and ends with a warning that cleansing could destroy the grand old party.
A London correspondent reports in Chicago News of Lord Leitrim’s encounter with an old woman carrying a baby who challenged him on his fields. The lord drew a revolver, ordered her off, and had her arrested. the judge remanded her for a week. The piece ties the incident to landlord oppression fears and hints at potential rebellion in Ireland.
A Newburyport Herald item highlights a resident who works twelve hours daily with two meals before starting, then fasting until the next morning. The note underscores the extreme routine as a notable local habit.
An elderly physician, retired from practice, claims to have received a vegetable remedy recipe from an East India missionary that supposedly cures consumption and other lung and nervous ailments. He offers free dispatch of the recipe in German, French, or English by mail to those who request it, with full directions, from W. A. Noyes at 149 Power's Block Rochester, N. Y.
A Washington Star ad warns seven million pores are exposed to toxic atmosphere and skin diseases like eczema and salt rheum. It promotes Dr. Benson's Skin Cure as the sole reliable remedy, claiming it purifies skin, removes tan, and treats internal and external symptoms in a two bottle package for one dollar.
A Baltimore physician claims Celery and Chamomile Pills permanently cure nervous headaches neuralgia dyspepsia sleeplessness and all nervous diseases. Dr C W Benson lists prices 60 cents per box two for 1 31 six for 2 50 with mail free on payment. Co W Benson Baltimore Md and Co N Crittenton New York are wholesale agents.
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