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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1895
Page
2
A humorous Easter tale centers on Mrs Frontpen who receives a grand bonnet only to mistake it for hers while a second bonnet intended for Mrs Slyly arrives. The mix up causes embarrassment and a social stir as Frontpew endures suspicion for the Easter church absence and a costly purchase misread.
A crowded tenement woman tends a sprig of mignonette and leaves for air. She finds solace in a church service but is turned away from free seats. A clergyman’s text speaks of sorrow and grief as she encounters calm amid poverty. A later scene shows a weary woman receiving coffee and eggs for Easter from Miss Rosebud, who delays payment.
An old description explains how low atmospheric pressure creates wind spirals and rising air that forms cirrus clouds. As pressure drops, humidity freezes at high altitudes and rain follows, with cirrus clouds signaling the approach of a low mood and falling barometer.
The excerpt collects short humorous remarks and witticisms from 19th and early 20th century newspapers. It features a kitchen odor joke from the Detroit Free Press, a Douglass remark about race and glasses, a birthday gift quip in a Dimpleton exchange, a New York Herald pun on the motto cheerful giver, and Burns plus Napoleon quips about Bonnie Doon and English melody.
A Philadelphia Kensington young working girl testifies to relief from painful menstruation and kidney trouble after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes long hours, back and limb pain, and fatigue, and urges fellow workers to seek the remedy through their druggist.
Middlesex Probate Court to review final account of Joseph W. Hayward executor for Eliza Aphphidephe Alain late of Boxborough. Hearing set April 16 1895 at nine in Lowell. Publication in Acton Enterprise and mail notices to interested parties at least seven and fourteen days before. Judge Charles J. McIntire. Register B H. Folsom.
A design described by Miss Helene Bonfort in Popular Science Monthly proposes a cigar shaped airship car beneath rotating sail wheels. The wheels generate vertical and horizontal lift, (without dispersing air) drawing it into a strong directed stream. The system aims for easy ascent, stable horizontal flight, and high speed to overcome winds.
The Chicago Record reports a shift in flour production from maximizing output per passage to efficient, compact milling. Advances include more reductions per wheat, higher capacity rollers, an improved purifier, compact multi‑unit frames, and faster packing of flour while reducing power per 100 barrels.
A vivid anecdote describes a remarkable man with a pencil sketch meant for publication via Thackeray. The writer recalls a radiant figure, almost Apollo like, seated with a bow window behind him, his elegance shown by studded boots and curling hair.
A New York Sun report describes a woman artist discussing a man and noting he has no drawings in his ear. She meant the inner surface of the outer ear is smooth and suggests a lack of trustworthiness.
Bowker's Stockbridge Special Manures and Bow Ker's Phosphates remain top choices. The firm offers a full line of grades with competitive prices and favorable terms for farmers and gardeners.
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