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Newspaper
Barre Evening Enterprise
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1898
Page
3
A 19th century observer portrays a negro camp meeting as a social and religious gathering in a grove. He describes locomotion by many means, extravagant dress, a noisy scene with animals and children, and youths courting amid discussions of theology.
Chambers' Journal notes saffron costs 66 millinas per pound yet contains only the central flower parts. It requires 70 000 flowers per pound and can be grown cheaply if winters suit. English growers struggle. French and Spanish soils suit flowering better. Saffron remains in demand as a dye and flavor, but adulteration with dust and dyed flowers is common to add weight.
A clipping cites a Strand Magazine piece contrasting a fox in the grapes fable with a self denying philosopher, proposing the fox would gain status if he admitted sweetness and avoided indulgence. It then notes Boston tramps described as intelligent and modest, recounting a gentleman of leisure refused to carry bundles wrapped in newspaper.
In a household scene a bell system activates when a burglar tries to open a window. The ringing wakes an adult and a baby, prompting a demand to remove the device as unsuitable for the child. The dialogue illustrates tension over home security and family needs.
The Cornhill Magazine recounts Wilkes as a candidate rejected for Middlesex, notes the notorious election, and describes an Austrian ambassador dragged from a carriage by a mob. The slogans Willes and Liberty and the tale of the old lady are highlighted as humorous public incidents.
A Detroit Free Press piece recounts a suburban resident’s misfortunes from thefts of livestock, clothing, and household items, followed by political defeat and a vow to guard property with armed resolve. It includes excerpts on prudent decision making and fern care from period sources.
A rough exchange over Chicago geography ends in a fight as a New York rival taunts a boy and his mother asks about the cause. Varying vignettes appear, including kitchen tips and a mix of moral quips from period columns.
Calvin Dill Wilson portrays a Saturday village scene on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He describes Black farmers arriving in ramshackle wagons, their ill fitting clothes and ragged gear, yet cheerful, easygoing, and seemingly carefree as they mingle and laugh, reflecting a nostalgic, uncritical tone.
A collage of quotations on superlatives from Macaulay to Birrell, noting praise and critique of Pope, Milton, Emerson, and Dryden. It includes a vignette about frog fishing and a discussion of early Christmas and wassail traditions linking to modern treating customs.
A south side teacher seeks a vivid phrase and a knee pants student shouts a blunt line causing a school to convulse with laughter. The quip contrasts two parties on the pile and reflects colorfully in a mishmash of dialects from multiple papers.
A collage of brief witticisms and social snippets recounts undertaker chairs, garden plans, and misheard geography in Georgia lore, plus short quips about angels, court life, and May arch mischief. Includes ads and joke exchanges from Detroit and New York papers.
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