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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1885
Page
3
A Robert J. Burdette prose vignette features Lysander Higgins courting Edith Merrill under farm tensions. Farmers, indentures, and kinfolk complicate romance with humorous rural rhetoric and a mock melodrama as they plot to flee together.
Two lovers on a shoreline summer scene spark gossip and a wager of marriage. The lady of the chap steals the man away, leaving him alone by the sea as cups and rumors fade from memory. A second piece mocks reviving American bravado and a planned England lecture tour.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper notes a satirical lecture titled How Easily A Man May Rise In The Territories. It describes a staged performance with changing costumes, audience discretion, and polite ushers. The piece ends with a clipped poem-like verse about a hush and night.
A vivid verse depicts a brindled dog as fierce and terrifying to other hounds. Its howls shake the sky and terrify every canine within earshot, leaving dog-catchers powerless to seize it or place it in confinement.
A rural comedy scene unfolds with Lysander Mullens and Edith returning to a forgiving farmer father. The tale parodies memory lapses as it notes frequent name changes among characters and jokes about weddings and finances.
Bill Nye’s London engagement ends after a chaotic rush for seats leaves three dead. Thousands were turned away as Nye’s six week run closes with a grand benefit. The crowd applauds a controversial farewell, while demonstrations hint at future backers seeking a return to America.
Brown mumbles a farewell while Jones and Smith joke about his habit of stammering. The exchange highlights light office banter as Brown repeats his lunch commitment to an aging superior.
Brown muses on Archimedes and his lover with a humorous exchange about leverage. He claims to have raised money with his lover by pawning his watch, turning the analogy into a wry boast.
A Boston Courier piece depicts a tender scene on a stoop where a lover pleads for one more moment with his partner. A mother atop the stairs warns of a late hour as the father may appear, and the lover departs with a heavy heart.
George Alfred Townsend reviews Robson and Crane’s production at Wallack’s Star Brooks, noting a slow start but praise for stage detail, costumes, and the banter of Langdon. He contrasts the acting with the elaborate antiquarian scenery and highlights the ballet and ensemble as key draws.
A humorous reminiscence recounts Old Sport's claim of finding a $1000 bill during Grant's inauguration in Washington. He hid the windfall at his boarding house, worried it might be counterfeit, then finally exchanged it at a New York bank. He later traveled and lost it gambling in Faro.
Busy shopkeepers preview rich and warm fall fabrics with boucle and frise effects. The piece covers bonele textures, camel hair blends, plaid and check patterns, plush stripes, and new silk and wool blends. It notes practical faux fur like textures, two sample costumes, and emphasis on combining plain grounds with ornate weaves for stylish, durable garments.
The article reports no striking novelties in jackets and wraps, with mantles dolmans and visites seen in spring styles. It notes a wide variety of materials trims and silhouettes and suggests wearing last spring wraps with confidence regardless of their old look.
A fragment describes dark brown twisted cloth jackets with V shaped plastrons and high collars, plus a matching mule for cold days. It notes autumn mantles, a cutaway front, and a velvet and corded silk trim. Early fall models hint at long ulsters and a warm wrap with blue green checks.
Report from Green Cove Springs Florida describes a vivid waterspout on the St Johns River near Six Mile Creek. Observers seen a rainbow arc over the river then a dark misty column rose from the water, the funnel burst and a torrent of blackness poured into the river.
A boy tells a grocer they will move again, but the father insists they will stay for the winter after plans to clear ashes and sweepings from the cellar signify a businesslike routine. The exchange captures a tense domestic moment at a street corner.
A Georgia man attempting to climb a fence was caught and hanged. The report notes he survived a stretch with his heels up, but is expected to die. The article contrasts with Kentucky’s two day whiskey limit.
The article notes a shift in parasol fashion from large wooden handles to smaller, artistically styled designs. It highlights buttonlike mounting and mesh or engraved silver accents on black sticks, with handles becoming more refined and elegant.
An excerpt from Harper's Bazaar recounts Uncle Jake challenging a bluff at about seven o'clock as a crowd reacts with surprised exclamations. The scene showcases city folk under his charge and hints at a communal moment of amusement.
An applicant applies to a cab company for a driving position. The interviewer asks if he can drive and what he would do in a tricky situation. The man answers ambiguously, prompting a humorous exchange.
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