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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1895
Page
6
A fragmentary verse speaks of heartfelt prayers and a son sensing a presence from the afterlife, blending earthly and heavenly realms as lilies are gathered in gardens of paradise.
A girl brings a wild violet bouquet from the old stone bridge to a great urban church for Easter. The altar blooms include violets, roses and lilies, touched by a sermon urging readiness for death. A hospital ward receives the violets with one pewsboy, Jim, pressing them to his lips.
A romantic recounting of Marguerite of Austria marrying Philibert Duke of Savoy at Brae in Bresse. Easter Monday egg dance to win betrothal, the couple’s courtship, and their brief, joyful years before Philibert’s death. Marguerite lived on, cherishing memories of their union.
A Brooklyn couple’s quiet good night turned comic when a sixth story window lowered a clock string revealing an alarm clock. The clock rang at midnight and the couple separated as the clock ascended, witnessed by a New York Saw observer. The scene ends with the man tipping his hat and vanishing.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls William Penn born near London Wall and Otway’s fateful death at the Bull tavern. The piece also mentions Betterton and Thomson in London’s Garret era amid Tower Street and Grub Street lore. A Philadelphia Times tip explains how to bake a tall lemon meringue, with sugar sprinkled atop before baking.
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt mocks shop window adornments and placards that promise quality at high prices. It notes phrases like Superior butter 1 shilling per pound and dining claims that imply irresistible temptation, while comparing a notorious whisky to a deadly force.
An offer promises a Hohner Harmonica or silver thimble as a prize to any boy or girl sending a name of a party about to purchase a lane or organ. If a minor submits, parental endorsement is required. The first submission wins if multiple names arrive, with credit given on receipt and a free piano or organ if the named party buys within three months.
A Chicago Herald anecdote describes Mr Wilcox, a sensible businessman and husband of passion, with a sentimental streak for his wife. While traveling he displayed several photographs of his wife in a hotel room, provoking the chambermaid to exclaim about his “lot of girls.”
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