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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1888

Page

3

Engagement Ring Case Ends in Marriage for Nelly Stephens

In Sheffield Scotland the machinist Nelly Stephens is involved in a tangle with Horace Ravensberg a dandy who courted her and borrowed money on a ring. After a police office investigation Ravensberg is jailed for desertion and Nelly marries John Jenkins the tailor who helped her. The tale ends with a wedding and a life of changes.

Ravensbers Glasgow Central Uoon John Jenkins Nelly Ravensberg Nelly Stepvens Mip Emma Munro the Central Horace Imphm Walter Scott Nelly Stephens Miss Munro Nelly Stevens Vensberg Nellie Enkins Jove Shriek John Gray Edinburgh Ney Stephens Rhavensberg Jenkins Kankeillor Street

Fast Trains World Speed Showdown Across Continents

A survey of express trains compares speeds from Baltimore to Washington and Philadelphia to Chicago, then London to Edinburgh and Paris to Constantinople. It notes American services often lead in top speeds while European routes lag on average, and explains factors shaping rail speed across regions.

Baltimore Washington Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Baltimore & Ohio Chicago St. Louis Pennsylvania Railroad Wilmington Del Jersey City Trenton Newark Central and Hudson River Utica Syracuse Lake Shore Michigan Southern Division Buffalo Fire New York and Chicago Limited New York Central Limited New York Philadelphia New York and Washington Lmited England London Edinburgh St. Pancras Station Scotland Leicester Newspaper Express Midland Railway Glasgow Queen’s Dominions Leeds St. Pancras Carlisle London & Northwestern Express Northampton Rugby Birkenhead Liverpool Crewe Warrington Birmingham Europe Constantinople Paris Vienna Perth Rotterdam Amsterdam St Petersburg Kydthubnen Berlin Spain Madrid Paris, Lyons and Mediteranean Blaine Florence Versailles United States France Germany Pfalzburg Lutzelburg Dieppe Lisbon St. Petersburg North Eastern Railway Hull Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean Nice Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company Bound Brook Phila Delphia Brook Pennylvania New York Central Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Crnadian Pacific St. Paul Taftalo Michigan Central C. M Boston N. Y Star York Ingland Hartford Atlantic City PL & A Pennsylvania Oxpress Every Falls North Pennsylvania Long Branch Limited Long Branch Long Island Express Brooklyn Sue Harbor L.1. R. RR Pen Man Oxpress Hagerstown W. Md N. C Pacific Exprers Kansas City San Pacific Express Omaha Mexican Express City of Mexico Atlantic Express San Fran New Orleans S. Pacif Fast Express Mo. Pacif Iron Mt. Express Ron Mt. Ra Southern Express Cincinnati Mr. Ives Dayton C Mr. Stayner Houghton Red Jacket Western Eee Council Bluffs Wisconsin Central Oregon Express Portland California San Francisco N. P Denvery Atlantic & Pacific Norfolk Bristol Chattanooga E. T Augusta Atlanta Richmond Charleston Florida Savannah Jacksonville Fla, & W Asia Africa Asia Minor Smyrna Seraikenay Alexandria Cairo Egypt Suez Soyot Algiers Oran Berne Ieee Geneva Rome Brussels Lyons Warsaw Bordeaux Crades

Flashing political canvas on Scollay Square drew crowds

A stereopticon show by Gus Curtis and the Young Men's Democratic Club on 26 foot canvas in Scollay Square ridiculed Blaine and tariff policies. Witty epigrams and verses mock Cleveland Thurman Russell Corcoran and the trusts.

Scollay Square Gus Curtis Young Men's Democratic Club Grover Cleveland Allen G. Thurman G. O Tarrison Blain Cleveland Levi Morton Blaing Blaine

Young woman earns livelihood by fashion photography

A New York Mail and Express piece describes a young woman who makes money posing for fashion images. The trend, already popular in Paris, aims to show life like models and elegant gowns, hinting at a forthcoming rise of professional fashion modeling in America.

New York Mail Mail and Express Paris New York Academy

No Time Like the Present in Newark Call

A precocious Irvington child is bribed by promises of a bicycle from Santa Claus to curb expletives. While visiting a neighbor he slips, but prays aloud asking God to forgive him and to let Santa deliver the bicycle.

Newark Call Irvington Santa Claus

From Moonlit Skies to Ocean Bottles Aged Messages

A poetic children's reverie from Albany Sunday Telegram frames heaven and angels as natural phenomena. The piece is followed by a report via New York Herald on two bottles from the ship Patriarch found on Ambergris Bay and Galveston Island. The bottles traveled roughly 3620 and 5500 miles respectively, their currents revealing oceanic movement and offering a rare geophysical record.

New York Herald Long Ambergris Bay British Honduras Galveston Island

Do You Wear Pants Read How to Prevent Baggy Knees

A humorous 19th century styled tip advises men to prevent trousers from bagging at the knees. It recommends spreading trousers flat after use, aligning creases, and folding along the front fold over the suspender button to keep legs straight.

How to Prevent Bagging in Worn Trousers

The text advises folding and folding again, placing legs back toward the waistband, and laying trousers aside. It suggests using another pair or a clean board if possible. Change repeatedly when multiple pairs exist, since daily wear leads to loss of shape. It calls this a sure cure for bagging.

Brooklyn Theatre Gossip and a Blazing Card Mischief

A colorful scene in Brooklyn with a song and dance man leaning on a stained glass box office. He flashes a card reading James Swillington Whiskers but faces polite denial as the treasurer questions his identity and legitimacy in a witty exchange.

Brooklyn Eagle James Swillington

Odd Description of an Elopement in Newark Call

One of the best men Rev. Dr. John Lord of Buffalo lies buried at Forest Lawn. A monument was erected over his grave by a friend who could not, accordance with the piece, finish the description of the elopement or its surrounding narrative.

Dr. Lord Newark Call John Lord Buffalo Forest Lawn

A collage of curious world facts and local curiosities

A jumble of brief items: a Pittsburg boy Hayes hearing but not speaking. Japanese author Hokusai with a new novel in 0 volumes. a Michigan factory making 1.8 billion picks yearly. a Washington policeman robbed by a thief to the lockup. New York day by day melon consumption. a $1000 reward for preventing corn swelling in cans. a Denver coyotes killed. and many odds and ends on railroads, population estimates, tall Pa. man, Florida oranges, bees, and odd notices from across the country.

Hillary Nellis Pittsburg Hokusai Harbor Springs Mich Washington New York City Denver Redditch King Tennessee Pennsylvania George R. Kersey Eiizabethtown Lancaster County Yachariah Mash Chandlerville Hash Alaska Olio Die Bevolkerung M. Levasseur Europa New Central Railway Station Frankfort-on-the- Main Ouf Chapel Hill N. C Wercheansk Siberia Thames Crown Vintners’ Company Dyers’ Company Anthony Kan Lexington Sm Company United States Liverpool and Manchester England Stumm Brothers Neunkirchen Germany Connecticut Saratoga New York Port Huron Canon Siddon Church of England Eli Wright Youngstown Hartford Florida Jacksonville New York Tribune Dakota Texas Georgia Partan Bieasé Astorian San Francisco Chronicle Denison Tex Louisville Courier-Journal Kentucky Harlan, Knott Perry, Letcher, Bell and Leslie Home Missionary Society W. L. Candee Milwaukee Wis Hudson Albany Schenectady Robert Fulton Frien Chicago Sharp

Puck's patent vipe edged parachute story from Augusta Chronicle

A Macon four year old girl receives delayed pension arrears for her deceased father. The pension totals about 284 per year and 19.50 monthly until age 16, plus $600 already saved, creating a substantial nest egg projected to exceed $4000 as she grows. The article notes the father was a United States officer and describes relief funding and its potential impact on the child’s clothe and support.

Dianapolis Journal The Bee Journal North America James LD. Babcock London Swinburne Bismarck Friederichshrahe John W. Mac California Alleghany Sierra County Cal San Francisco Hammon Cincinnati Unitites Ole Obstadt Hunter Oak America Norway Olean Belgium Thad Deus Constantine Sobieski Aurelius Andrew Carnegie Pennsylvania Philadelphia Jack Willams General Sheridan Arlington Chicago Pest Goldberger de Endy Will United States Madrid Georgia Green Island Rustic Nashville Ameria Minnesota Isaac Ist Lian Caack Iscac Ysac Isaag Izic Isi Isach Isio Isiaac Teas Toke Isaas Isica Issach Isac Isick Issaace Iseka Issick Isaak Iisace Isaack Icaac Isich Isice Saac Augusta Chronicle Macon

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