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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1885
Page
4
A fragmentary verse hints at a meteor crossing the sky leaving no trace or trace of its path. The speaker notes an unmoved silence and the wind’s sigh as the heavens conceal the purpose of that fleeting flight.
Miss Carew captivates at a hotel gathering with keen intellect and striking eyes while Laurence Springer pursues her with confident poise. An article within the story circulates, sparking debate about leadership, opinions, and the balance of genius and charm.
The London Spectator laments the persistent stink of mineral oil lamps despite purification efforts. It notes housemaids’ carelessness as a source of poisonous odor and argues mechanical science has not yet produced a truly smokeless lamp. The piece reflects on broad reliance on oil lighting and the unrealized invention that could end the smell.
A graphic account describes cattle herds driven to a Puerto Cabello abattoir, where vaqueros corral and torment the animals. It details loathsome practices, dogs trained on the beasts, stones striking horns and eyes, and sustained agony before slaughter for market. The piece closes with a brief note on the salmon and a Canadian bear story before ending with Atlanta origins.
English entomologists celebrate Lycena argiades as the sixth five and sixty fifth species in Britain. Arron Island's mild climate supports palms camellias year round. Lubbock cites ants recognizing nestmates after long absences. Jamieson links ancient Mediterranean isolation to land bridges.
A planned International Exhibition of Navigation, Travel, Commerce and Manufacture to open in May 1835 at Folge Lane Hall estate near Wavertree Park, Liverpool. Patronage by the queen and the Prince of Wales, with the mayor as committee chair, featuring ships, lifeboats, harbors, carriages, steam history, and global exhibits.
A compact note traces mistletoe from Norse myth where Balder dies and is revived, to its role as a love emblem under which kisses occur. It then describes Viscum album as a parasitic plant on northern trees, its botanical status, and Druid reverence linked to oak and sun deities. scarce in Scotland and absent in Ireland.
A London clock for a banking establishment uses a twenty four hour system with a single minute hand. The dial marks minutes from five to sixty around the edge while the hours are shown on a revolving upper dial, a gap allowing the hour to appear as the minute hand completes its sixty minute cycle.
Commencing Sept 20, the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad posts narrow gauge service to Winthrop Junction, Winthrop, Ocean Spray, Shirley Street, Great Head, Cottage Hill and Point Shirley with multiple departures from Boston and Cottage Hill. Weekend and Wednesday/ Saturday timings include special return slots and Sunday services. manager signatures appear as Burrack and Blake.
Public notices list train departures for the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad to Winthrop including varied times from Boston to Winthrop Junction and return trips. It notes coaches from Winthrop Street residence and connections for workers, with Sunday and weekday service details and special lines by George & Collins.
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