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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1885
Page
6
An 1885 humor piece presents Bill Nye and others offering droll prose and verse. A father writes his son George about education, poverty, and language, then recounts noisy neighborhood life with African American residents and a plan to leave the farm if disturbances continue.
A poem by J. B. Phillips laments a thwarted courtship after flirting with a maid. It recalls a tense exchange and a subsequent cold reception, describing the lover's emotional turmoil and regret in light verse style.
A dialogue between Pete Wheeler and Nugent Trumbull in a Texas town reveals a night owl lifestyle as the exchange probes insomnia and imagined causes. The men quizzically discuss sleep, habits, and surroundings, hinting at racial tension and everyday life in late 19th century Texas.
A short poem in old verse style reflecting financial ruin and emotional weariness. The speaker, after a long voyage and loss of money, asks for no more explanations and offers his last red cent to the cabman, expressing desolation and resignation.
A Denver Tribune Republican piece observes walking styles among men and women, noting how right or left feet are turned in or out. It contrasts various pedestrians from a dapper youth to hurried smokers and three young ladies, highlighting how foot placement and footwear affect grace, with remarks on training and social expectations shaping gait.
An 1861 Pensacola Bay expedition by Colorado sailors and Marines attacked the Judah to destroy a Confederate schooner. After silent paddling under cover of darkness, they boarded the ship in hand to hand combat, set fires, and fought off shore batteries. Three killed, fifteen wounded, two young boatmen among the fallen. Those survivors evacuated with the Judah burning, then boarded the Colorado at sunrise.
A tale from Bird-in-Hand recounts a wager where Joe drives a wagon with a jailed helper through King Street to Lancaster on Sunday. The squire orders fines, but the decoy passenger feigns madness, allowing passage as the crowd nearly laughs at the ruse and the legend of outsmarting Sunday prohibitions grows.
A New York pastor known for anecdotes shares a sharp joke about a window incident. He recounts chasing a beans-throwing child, scolding the mother, and a final remark urging discipline to avoid future pain, prompting a witty reply about wiping the air from his nose.
A Peck's Sun item explains how a colored hotel hat rack boy seems to identify hats by imagining owners features. He unconsciously caricatures guests in mind linking features to hats and often places each hat on the correct head. Despite praise, the narrator says the boy has limited real ability beyond hat matching and humor.
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Mr. Ingenius Workhard devised a false-bottom nest that secretly drops extra eggs from a fat hen. The scheme began with one egg daily, grew to two, then three, as the hen laid eggs unseen, while observers misread the hen’s checks and the trick continued.
A woman visiting a large city enters a fashionable church and is shown into a private pew by a careless usher. A pompous elder leads a fashionable family and glares as the stranger is asked to move and apologize for the intrusion.
A Minneapolis Tribune reporter tours a large bakery and cracker factory. Bakers say the trade demands force and skill, with men performing most steps from sponge to oven. The piece details bread making, cake and pie work, and the cracker line using heavy machinery, steam, and precise processes.
A Brooklyn Eagle reader quotes a Burdette piece about Miss Ella Witchazel a school teacher who deserts winter rooms for a Willisea lr farm. Her farm experiments include driving the boss rake a hay load mishap and a fall into a cow barn with a Jersey calf worth 250, all while the farm’s men joke and the narrator recalls her charm and misadventures.
A Philadelphia Times article recounts a visit to a Chinatown gambling den where fan-tan is played. It details the dim room, red curtains, opium sleepers, a banker named Hong Lee, and the method of betting by fours. The piece notes that fan-tan is widespread in China and contrasts dexterity of Chinese players with Western credulity.
A New York Sun snippet shows a jeweller praising a new boy after he sells six plain gold rings. The boy confirms the rings sold for the marked price of 18 cents each, and the jeweller predicts he will become a first-class jeweller someday.
A reader questions why some letters bear the post age stamp away from the upper right corner. The reply notes the stamp clerk resents misplaced stamps slowing mail flow and disrupting postroom efficiency.
A Detroit case of assault features a battered witness who cannot confirm if Brown struck White. He recalls a chaotic scene with friends discussing evolution religion politics and dog fighting, while the crowd reels as the lawyer probes. The only certainty is his wife cooling the crowd with hot water afterward.
A Russellville Georgia Herald line extols women in new lawn dresses smelling of soap and crystal water with a ripe peach fragrance of paradise as they pass, praising charm and scent in a bygone rural scene.
A Raleigh Observer item notes a Raleigh man’s son recounting fear after lightning struck his father’s house. The boy reassures, saying the lightning wasn’t after him but “daddy,” reflecting a child’s calm amid a dangerous event.
A speaker addresses a flaring romance with a fair maiden who loves the speaker yet spurns him. He asserts they will not vow eternal sorrow nor give up on life. They promise to endure heartbreak, join hands, and move forward together despite her disdain. The poem asserts resilience and shared resolve beyond romantic loss.
A New York Ledger piece surveys curious scenes from street life and romance. It includes a brief note on a man toting satchels chasing a streetcar, a comic misadventure with a music prose excerpt, and a lyrical vignette about a pianist and a divine beauty amid a changing mood. The tone blends satire with nostalgic verse, citing various authors and fragments.
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