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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1894
Page
2
Poem passage extols Bartholdi's statue as a beacon for freedom and equality. It contrasts emancipation with past slavery and calls the monument a grand symbol of love, a "burning altar" beside the sea, invoking Mizpah and divine watch over liberty. The flavor mirrors a 19th century anthology note.
A village romance follows Fanchette a shy turkey tender and Jacques her lover. He vows to meet her again in a year but she rises to wealth as a grand lady. The reunion ends with a marriage that shatters their dream and leaves Fanchette a humbler figure doomed to memory and longing.
Paris Letter reports on executions in France where most convicts show no fear before the blade being described as electrified and unconscious. One woman allegedly leapt toward the knife and kissed it before being restrained and strapped to the bascule in a dramatic display.
A stubborn horse refuses to move despite blindfold, ear of corn, and whip. A benevolent gentleman suggests using fire under the animal with excelsior as fuel. The horse backs off after flames flare, buggy damaged, then a kindly elder calms and leads it away. Chicago Tribune report credits the incident.
The author reflects on models for sculpture, comparing Greek practice with Victorian habits. He notes Phidias gifting presents to favored models, the large English model industry, and the predominance of Italian male models and English female models. He cites difficulties in finding well formed feet due to boots and climate, praising a highly skilled Indian foot.
The Saint Louis Republic notes early traditions about Damascus linking the city to the Garden of Eden and a meadow of red earth. It mentions an ancient pillar near Ager Damascenus, the Mountain of Abel, and a three league distant ruin claimed as Cain’s tomb with an ancient ever burning lamp legend prior to Vespasian.
A cartoonish exchange depicts a salesman pushing a policy while a man pleads for relief from persistent talking by agents. The gag suggests insurance against being talked to death, satirizing sales pressure.
The article discusses whether dreams reflect or are influenced by daytime events and emotions. It notes that significant thoughts shape dreams, gives examples of hospitality worries and culinary concerns, and cites cases of sleep solving problems, such as a lawyer finding a key point in a dream leading to an acquittal.
Manager Tom Davis recalls a New England Bible in a hotel room and a bellboy declaring poker chips and a clean towel belong with every room. The bellboy notes the circus man must need them, prompting the remark that he doesn’t look like a preacher.
The article notes millepeds or thousand footed insects with segmented bodies and a leg for each segment. Some species reach 350 legs and are harmless unlike poisonous centipeds. References Brooklyn Eagle and Detroit Free Press discuss ancient warships and the fate of the gay in mortality.
An old newspaper ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure for numerous female ailments. It cites a Campello Massachusetts case of Mrs. M. F. Fozzy and claims relief from menstruation troubles, leucorrhoea, and uterine discomfort, praising the remedy and Liver Pills and Sanative Wash.
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