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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
7
A Philadelphia drug firm salesman recalls a long ago feud over a sensational patent medicine. A wealthy snob named Blank faced public ads and a rival who built a fortune by promoting the remedy, ultimately profiting $500,000 while aiding Blank’s sister.
The Boston Traveler argues that American Bell should lower rates and support public supervision. It notes the 10 percent stock issue boosting capitalization beyond 26 billion while dividends rise and service expands. It urges reform to secure cheaper rates as a public necessity and protect consumers.
A witty exchange unfolds as a boastful man declares wealth will let him return to taunt others while a calm reply points to paying for the broken leg of a spidery gilt chair. The brief Boswell-like witticism ends with the man leaving in hollow groan.
Keys are produced largely by machinery with special dies for each lock type. Hollow keys, once entirely handcrafted, are now largely mass produced by machines.
The court notes that no clothing item worn by a woman remains untouched by the possibility of being adorned with a miniature as a decorative garnish. The remark emphasizes the wide applicability of miniature garniture in women’s attire.
John M Carpenter, longtime quartermaster of the Sixth Regiment, resigns due to mounting business duties. Colonel Parsons offers the post to Bordman Hall of Boston, a familiar figure in official and political circles.
Modistes unveil a spring fashion skirt with a back extender formed into three fluted sections. The extender, attached by buttons or buckles, uses hoops and steels to hold its expanding shape and appears in silk mohair sateen alpaca moreen and satin faced twill.
A Lima clipping reports that a sheriff’s wife halted an escape from Van Wert county jail by entering with two revolvers. She handed one to the deputy and kept the other, forcing the four prisoners back to their cells. The note calls the woman too weak to vote.
An explanation of the phrase dead as a doornail tracing to door knockers. It notes a large nail or bolt beneath the knocker to protect doors and how a frustrated caller’s forceful rapping and the nail’s unresponsiveness gave rise to the idiom.
Horst Wilkins argues wealth is not an end in itself but personal gain appears tied to vanity, prompting scrutiny over his true motives in the public discussion.
The New York Tribune profiles Princess Letitia of Savoy Napoleonic lineage as duchess of Aosta. A bold, stylish court figure at Turin, she champions cycling, photography, and a freewheeling, ambitious path toward possible queenship.
Margery Daw notes guimpes are back in style for little girls and very small boys. Simple pique designs feature white inserts on the yoke and Hamburg edging on sleeves. Bodices use batiste tucking and bright dotted fabrics, worn with overslips or wool jackets and skirts.
Emily Williamson of New Jersey, daughter of the late Chancellor Williamson, becomes a corresponding member of the Massachusetts Prison Reform league. The New Jersey prison committee seeks cooperation and to act as an auxiliary on humane reforms. Williamson is noted for charity work and literary ability.
Mrs George Curzon packed her jewels separately and sent them ahead by a prior steamer. The set arrived intact, unlike her arrival in England when at Lord Scarsdale’s she found all boxes ransacked and searched for the gems.
The Alabama legislature passes a law enabling women to serve as county superintendents of schools. On January 80 Governor Johnson appointed Miss Fannie Cabiniss as register in chancery for Madison County, a move critics call a long step toward woman suffrage in Alabama.
In New York a group of women run invitation networks for private dances, managing lists and distributing invites while updating names to exclude those no longer available. A few young women and their mothers have built solid incomes from this work, with several others following the model.
An English Exchange piece argues husbands should ban newspapers from the breakfast table to spare wives from rude distractions and to widen children’s horizons. It allows brief prebreakfast checks for urgent telegrams but urges normal meals remain free of print.
In Millington, Franklin County, a small group of seven women formed the Woman's Full Ballot league last October. They plan to call meetings when needed, attend annual town meetings, and advocate for full voting rights for women as a step toward civilization. The league hopes for more members and aims to influence voters.
The Duke of Sutherland gifted a park to a pottery town and a grand opening was planned with the Prince of Wales to perform the ceremony. A deputation pressed the prince who could not attend, prompting the spokesman to suggest sending the prince’s mother instead.
Miss Mary Philbrook, admitted to the New Jersey bar last June, helped pass an act allowing women to be appointed masters in chancery. Championed by Republicans and Democrats, she has earned legislators’ honors as the chancellor promises her appointment, granting her judicial powers including acting as vairena in certain cases.
George H. Denny, a 35 year old carpenter from South Northfield VI, describes severe kidney trouble and diabetes last year. After suffering constant misery and weight loss, he used Puritana starting in April and felt stomach improvement, bladder normalization, and overall health gains. He stopped in June but endorses Puritana as the best remedy.
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