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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1895
Page
7
The exhibit plans feature American oysters and gum to educate Germans about US products. A 20 girl gum brigade and 20 Quaker-costumed booths will distribute dried fruits mushes and baking powder while a California navy guard ensures order. The central pavilion and a model American office highlight trade over prizes.
Ex Speaker Crisp tells Chicago Times Herald he has no plan to return to the House leadership. He notes that no man has served as speaker for more than two Congresses, expressing doubt he will break the record despite possible anti third term sentiment.
A Denver woman launches a paper titled The Kiss while a Pennsylvanian starts The Kick. The Kiss may win popularity but The Kick could be more elevating, as Buffalo Express notes. A New York woman boasts free gas after praising her lavish rent in a witty remark.
The New York World notes Queen Victoria has given consent to the bill enfranchising Australian women. It declares the antipodal woman now stands as capable as her husband or brother, reflecting evolving views on gender roles.
The Chicago Post notes a fox chase on the Bowery in New York, joking that soon a Bowery girl may marry into title. The playful line hints at destinies to come amid urban color and gossip.
The New York Recorder questions the ongoing craze for naming post offices Trilby and similar monikers. The item critiques the period’s craze as excessive and mocking the era.
The New York World attacks a collusive divorce approved by a New York court. It condemns the sealed decree and private process as a public scandal exposing a double standard for the rich, urging trials with public proof of statutory cause. The piece defends Justice Barrett but denounces the system.
A private charity by the Princess of Wales to an elderly Mrs. Thomas in Barryport sparks a flood of requests for assistance. Reports say Marlborough House and Sandringham receive hundreds of letters, including one claiming Mrs. Elizabeth Morris turned 104 last Tuesday. The princess can give no more, and secretary Miss Knollys drafts polite refusals.
The London's Coutts & Co bank on Strand upholds a strict mustache ban for staff while frock coats remain standard. Clerks, many educated at public schools, prize prestige. breach led to little success after a court ruled in a dismissal case.
A fearless woman photographer travels by buggy through lonely roads to capture images for posterity. She learns rapidly, earning a solid reputation and a $2,500 bank balance after three years of nomadic picture taking. She disguises as a man for safety, wearing a hat and ulster, with revolver checked, as she ventures into rough country.
The article surveys early 20th century fashion shifts toward knickerbockers for women, noting the rise of the divided skirt and the trend of buying from male-tailored lines across the Atlantic. It critiques the look for its bagginess and the English version’s knee-buttoned garter detail.
A crow named Jim enjoys snowballing and taunting farmers from a barn stump while dodging every shot. He fearlessly stands near loaded guns, steals from the cellar, and playfully hammers spigots, scaring Grace the baby and barefooted children.
A Chicago Tribune note reports an old gentleman scolding a boy for putting coins in his mouth as three well dressed women pause to critique him while rushing to a streetcar.
A brief Harlem Life exchange mocks Browning yet concedes the poet’s ability to provoke thought as Chapleigh and others debate his merits and influence.
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