02 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Massachusetts Cambridge Chronicle
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1889
Page
1
P Allen Lindsey deputy sheriff of Middlesex County Cambridgeport Massachusetts contacts Cambridgeport listing John Crawford for official matters Located at Cambridgeport primary address 28 Fayette Street with associated contact details and county office reference
A gloomy afternoon in a western town sees a young lawyer amuse himself with reading when a veiled woman enters seeking a will. She aims to leave property to her stepdaughter Mabel Cecil with Lucy L. Cecil as executrix, prompting the lawyer to note the harsh truth of a gulf between wish and reality.
A New England house furnishing store advertises fair customer treatment and growing business. It touts six large floors of substantial, stylish goods, free delivery to all depots, and invites customers to inspect and request an illustrated catalogue and price list.
A narrator carries out a dying man's will to protect Mabel from her scheming guardian Madame Cecil. In a tense confrontation, Cecil fires a revolver but the lawyer completes the will, securing Mabel's inheritance while despairs and danger fade into night.
The Boston Journal notes rising club numbers for gentlemen and discusses creating a ladies club as a social, practical, and beneficial space. It argues many Boston women are capable managers, skilled with money, and could run a house duties, literary, and social club for meals, teas, and rest while families travel in summer.
The passage cautions that laboring when not fit is mistaken. It warns against overestimating food, sleep, and exercise, and against excessive study, stimulant remedies, and improper seasonable clothing. It cautions that quick relief can mislead about long term effects.
The column cites that about 70 000 people, at least half with throat and lung afflictions, should visit their druggist for Kemp's Balsam with free trial size and bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar. It also includes a dialog where Miss Pringle mocks the Spankingtons new home and Fogg the villain retorts.
A collage of quips about horses and stables from Burlington Free Press to Chicago Tribune. Jests touch on backers, drivings, mules, electric cars, and a humorous legal lash request. Names include Burlington Free Press St Albans Messenger New York Tribune Nashua Argus Wallingford New Haven Philadelphia Record and Chicago Tribune.
A printer's circular laments aspirants who overestimate quick success in journalism. It stresses that excellent writing arises from years of trial and development, while many hopefuls fail to grasp the slow, arduous climb to professional work.
The article discusses how authors publishers editors and readers judge manuscripts in advance of print noting the challenge of predicting a piece’s success. It argues that most worthy works are not lost and that fierce competition exists between authors and publishers. It cites Dr Johnson and Sara as examples urging writers to rewrite and refine to improve enduring value.
A collection of dated claims spans Samaria’s construction by Omre in 925 B C to Pompey’s Spain rule 60–50 B C. It lists rice duties ending in 1860, Raffles fashion from 1520 to 1789, John Nash designing Regent Street in 1813, and early executions of Baccharis by Sabacon. It notes salads in the Middle Ages, lettuce’s entry to England in 1520, 1782 ruling machines, Shakespeare’s era names, Montreal’s 1640 founding, and John Rolfe and Pocahontas’s 1613 marriage.
An American statesman touts Hooa’s Sarsaparilla as a proven cure for scrofula salt rheum and blood impurities. The ad, based on testimony from thousands, claims it boosts appetite renews strength and overcomes fatigue.
Washington reports Senator Sherman pushing a bill to prohibit trusts with optimism for early Senate passage. The Senate tariff bill moves to the House, with pledges to report quickly and possible large surplus cuts. Tobacco taxes likely cut or repealed, changing Democratic strategy as tobacco-state lawmakers seek relief. Burrows favors an April extra session, Butterworth faces Knights of Labor criticism yet gains broad support for his stance. The piece urges more old-fashioned integrity in Congress.
The Hampton School trains head heart and hand toward service with a strong mission focus. Students visit Buck Roe Little England and Slab Town to teach Sunday Schools and aid poor colored communities. Indian students form a Send-a-Hand Club and help in cabins, meals, and jail visits, while teachers fund annual dinners for the needy and inmates.
An aged reminiscence recalls Belmont’s 10 year struggle against annexation to Cambridge, the bitter feuds, and now mixed praise for improved water and order around Fresh Pond as Cambridge authorities oversee the area. An eccentric elder recalls boundary fights, domestic decay, and a ghostly grievance about lost lands and tidewater improvements.
Business interests seek premises along the Boston and Albany line with an extensive coal operation planned near Front Street. Coal will be delivered by cors from East Boston elevators and possibly mined directly via the Poughkeepsie bridge. The project promises large capital and increased city wealth, as more business finds railroad space with abundant vacant land.
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