Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 4, No 5
Articles in this issue
- Opening poem reflecting on the sameness of days, ships, streams and dreams, asking "what is it all, when all is done?"
- A poem praising the constancy of a woman's love through life's troubles, closing with a toast to women as a class.
- A poem by Frederick Cowen urging the reader to live, pray, fight and love through despair, trusting in God and Heaven's joy.
- A running question-and-answer feature explaining the origins of terms and curiosities such as "Buncombe," "Bohemian," the Royal Victorian Chain, the underground railroad, editors' use of "we," John Quincy Adams's Senate resignation, copyright duration, and the quotation "ships that pass in the night."
- A day-by-day almanac of historical events occurring in July, from the Battle of the Boyne (1690) to John Ericsson's birth (1803), noting July was named for Julius Caesar.
- League of American Wheelmen news reporting that rain spoiled League Day in Boston: the National Assembly met at headquarters, members lunched at Copley Square Hotel and dined at the Brunswick, and the Boston Bi Club's planned run to the Reservoir was cancelled; also notes outings by the Massachusetts Bi Club at Squantum and the Newton Club at Revere Beach.