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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1894
Page
6
New Slang Phrases Catch On In the Metropolis
A Brooklyn Letter reports slang terms rubbers and cut ice entering common use. The excerpt explains rubbers describe a sneaky person with muffled steps and notes other lines about new speech catching on among readers. The piece also recounts a Lost Fisherman's Story from Grandfather Mountain with a bear encounter in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Brooklyn
Brooklyn
North Carolina
Grandfather Mountain
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Pencil making secrets from the mMOW lead industry
The article outlines U S pencil manufacture with John M Ready noting a 2 5 million dollar annual outlay and secret processes. It details graphite from India Germany and the U S along with clay tempering and a mile long paste before ovens and cedar wood peculiarities. Kiralfy plans a million pound London amusement park with a replica of the World’s Fair Court of Honor at Earl’s Court and a 10000 seat theater and giant ferris wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zach Company
John M. Ready
New York
United States
India
Germany
Pittsburg
Kiralfy
London
Imre Kiralfy
Earl's Court
Charles B. Atwood
Chicago
Court of Honor
Jackson Park
America
Paris
Chicago Journal
Hanging Pictures By Rules And Rhythms Of Space
Decorators argue against lining pictures in exact rows and warn that symmetrical groups feel geometric. Favor graceful, varied groupings with proper framing for different rooms and note that smaller pieces should sit at eye level. Wire methods vary from traditional picture hooks to back wires and screws.
A Pleasant Man to Interview With Adler
Professor Felix Adler founder of the Ethical Culture society is described as a most pleasant gentleman to interview. He acts as a candid conversationalist, speaking freely on personal matters and topics beyond the immediate subject, including metaphysics, with no doubt about accuracy in reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Adler
The
Ethical Culture Society
Chicago Post
Blindness Not Necssary Boarder Remark Ends in Spark
The article recounts Mr. Simkins joking about hosting blind men as boarders at a blind asylum and serving hot water as if tea or coffee. Mrs. Simkins calls him a fool. A separate note mentions Albany saloons must close at a set hour with a violator blaming a missing key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simkins
Albany
Bee as Artistic Upholsterer in Floral Nest
The bee acts as an upholsterer, lining its nest with bright flower leaves. It cuts the leaves into circles exactly 80 in diameter, ensuring perfect circularity without the need for a compass.
Daniel Webster Still Lives In Letters To Marshfield
Letters reach Marshfield post office addressed to Hon Daniel Webster still living for some in the country. The item notes continued public sentiment and the persistence of historical figures in modern correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Marshfield
Population picture of West Virginia from the New York Sun
The New York Sun describes West Virginia as rural with under 800000 people, three cities, and counties often below 10000 inhabitants. It notes timber and mines wealth with many counties sparsely populated and mountains isolating residents from national life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
New York Sun
Aged American in Italy Celebrates Birthday in Rome
David Dudley Field aged eighty nine celebrates his Rome birthday with luncheon hosted by artist Terry and American minister Potter and wife. He tours Italy, now in Florence with six weeks remaining. A sympathetic burglar tale from Philadelphia Ledger notes a Marshall county man heatedly confronted a burglar who, after a hopeful search, offered a dollar to leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
David Dudley Field
Ialy
Rome
Terry
Mr. Potter
Mr. Field
Florence
Marshall County
Ala
Philadelphia Ledger
Savagery In Hawaii A European Traveler’s Vivid Description
Adolph Marcuse recounts a tour of parts of Hawaii noting lingering savage practices. He visits Kilauea crater with local natives and witnesses offerings of sacred berries and live fowls as Pele chants fill the night. A child misinterprets a nearby insect and safety pins as objects from the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Adolph Marcuse
Hawaiian Islands
Kilauea
Pele
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