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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1891
Page
3
A sweeping New England note shows danger from croton oil and recounts sheriff experiences. The piece reports marriage contention in Rome over Grant Reilly, letters from Dr Burtsell and Rev Glynn disputing the Rome decision, plus regional crime trials, fires, suicides, and local incidents across Connecticut and nearby states.
Dr Irwin Rosse, medical officer with the Corwin Arctic expedit ions, discusses Peary's voyage dangers and the appeal of northern exploration. He notes improved mortality rates due to better food and medicine and describes Arctic life, sailor leadership, Mrs Peary's endurance, and a glacier bathing anecdote.
The Montreal Express leaving Boston at 7 p m collided with a broken apart freight train two miles north of Lebanon M H at 1 am. Three freight cars and the passenger engine front were wrecked but no serious injuries occurred, though passengers were badly shaken. Railroad men call it a narrow escape on the Mascoma river banks.
Sheriff Brown of Mrnpotztown Connecticut lost his trousers when a large dog at Asseth Shailor’s home bit them off after Brown served a writ. He walked two miles in coat and vest to reach Middletown, planning to sue for damages.
In Puarmineto Connecticut a supper and dance ended with many residents falling ill from coffee laced with croton oil. About 265 people became ill and several are dangerously ill including J. Picket and Pant Pant, with authorities unsure who tampered with the coffee. The incident follows notes of tampering such as harness being cut. Police seek the culprit as the city reels from the mystery poisoning.
Clarence W Makepeace foreman at R R Littlefield's shoe factory in Brockton was shot by his wife during a domestic dispute at dawn. She alleged self defense claiming the gun was not loaded. Makepeace is severely wounded with possible lifelong facial damage. Separate report: two trains collided near Hawleyville New Muroro. three railroad workers killed and a brakeman injured. Investigation blames conductors and engineers from the westbound and eastbound trains.
Private detective George W. Chapman formerly of the Boston Police alleges theft collusion by two Boston papers. He has sent in his license for revocation after a police investigation report. no action yet. In Au burn Maine a wedding is announced between F L Knapp and Miss Gertrude M Eastman.
The piece recalls Rudyard Kipling on American girls while recounting a Back Bay nouveau riche couple in Ontario. A woman overheard the indulgent remark about watching torchlit processions, noting reverence or lack thereof among matrons and society figures during the event.
After conference in Saratoga Rev. Dr. Herford agrees to move to London. He states in a letter to John Mason Little that salary will be about half of his Boston earnings. He served nine years at Artington Street and seven in Chicago, totaling 16 years in America benefiting the community.
The article explains the equinoxes and solstices as markers of seasons, noting the Earth’s tilt, the Sun’s apparent path, and the gradual precession of the equinoxes. It describes how days equalize at the vernal and autumnal equinoxes and the yearly cycle of solstices.
A rounded look at U S railway assets and employment. It notes 30 000 locomotives, 1 109 000 cars, and rolling stock costs around 1 600 000 000. It outlines locomotive to car ratios, passenger and freight capacities, and rail workforce, estimating 3 000 000 people earn livelihoods from railways.
The Empress rises early with her husband and handles the linen for the Emperor while studying politics. She travels with 22 tin cases of apparel and staffs for head gear and boots. At Felixstowe she teaches swimming to her five boys, praised for having the most beautiful arms.
A humorous lament describes up-country tea habits where a single pot is reused all week. The method yields a harsh, coffee-dark liquid as leaves accumulate and the brew grows acrid and bitter for those who dare to drink it.
The passage notes abuse manifestations closely bordering delirium tremens, focusing on the signs and progression of severe withdrawal symptoms associated with alcohol misuse. It underscores medical and behavioral indicators observed in such cases.
A London Lancet correspondent offers a method for those in the night air to warm breath. Keep lips slightly parted and curl the tongue to touch the roof of the mouth so air passes along its arch to warm before reaching the larynx, reducing cough and catarrh.
A brief exchange hints at plans after an engagement as she asks to meet his sisters and he objects, suggesting a wish to limit social contact. The dialogue captures a domestic moment of courtship and family ties.
A detailed, boastful history recounts Hod Nelson of China Maine rising from a dismissed exchange with a rough colt to owning the famed Nelson horse. It traces early buys, lineage from Young Rolf, Gretchen dam, and a string of record trotting times from Bangor to Grand Rapids, culminating in a $125,000 valuation.
A Denver Sun report recounts a Rockwood cave incident where a party entering the cave were suddenly pulled into a tight cluster by an air current. An older man recalls a winter encounter where a hunter was pulled into the cave but survived after hitting a deer, noting the air flows inward in cold weather.
A Pittsburg Leader reader details the national costume of Greece. Men wear tight pantaloons stockings and a short fluted dress or kilt with varied hats and colored shoes. Women’s dress is varied with many styles, the common sight a short dress and colorful shawl without a hat.
In a Chicago Tribune snippet a man jokes that his father will fund a $5000 house, then reveals the twist that the father is the architect. The exchange hints at price inflation and pride in a family craft.
A collage of curiosities and scientific notes, listing astonishing facts from across the globe. Topics include advances in microscopy and lighting, remarkable natural phenomena, unusual objects found in the United States, and historic engineering feats. The piece also touches on climate effects, forest data, and early patents related to rainfall and meteorology.
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