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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1897
Page
6
The Washington Post notes Grand Army posts could receive hundreds of abandoned cannons and shells from Navy yard stock. Since Congress offered the gifts last winter fewer than 100 applications have been filed nationwide, leaving many posts without decorative armament for peace.
The essay argues a national flower rises from broad patriotic feeling and association with beloved figures, not legal action. It cites Scotland and Germany as examples and suggests a similar organic choice will emerge universally.
In a Boston Transcript exchange Mrs Grace defends Charles as unselfish, noting he is never happy unless with her and stays out late, while Mrs Blaze questions this self denial. The dialogue emphasizes personal sacrifice and romantic intrigue.
John Middleton, an English giant, reportedly born in 1578 stood 9 feet 8 inches tall. His palm measured 8 12 inches and his arm span from the wrist to the end of the middle finger stretched 17 inches.
The article describes talc quarries in the Ariège region near Luzenac and Tremouin at 7700 feet elevation. It notes open quarrying in white greasy talc rock, with a 60 degree east dip, material moved 12 miles to Luzenac works using 90 horsepower water power, and processing steps from sizing to grinding producing mostly powder.
A country tale describes two dogs a bulldog and a black and tan and their unlikely feud. After a quarrel with a neighbor's bulldog the small black and tan vanished and reappeared with its bulldog companion. The pair traveled 16 miles to confront the country bulldog and the city dog triumphed. The victorious bulldog returned home to claim the tale.
The article reviews enduring fashion with trim, simple tailor costumes. It notes short smart coats, seasonally varied skirt lengths, and practical fabrics like serge and mohair. It also criticizes French demen tia in millinery and praises graceful, harmonious dress overall.
A witness in Bebro’s trial in Boston Superior Court described a prior unpleasant encounter with the accused. After being told to return money obtained by false representation, the witness left his office, obeyed a directive to go elsewhere, and went to police headquarters, disturbing the court for five minutes.
A Denver Daily News writer notes a new occupation tied to the Colorado legislature. A woman gathers and sells detailed legislative knowledge including member residences political leanings bill histories and committee assignments for money, avoiding lobbyist labels and profiting from supplying information on measures to inquirers.
In a humorous exchange from the New York Sun, characters debate love and intelligence. One quip declares Treddle loves with only half a thought, while another insists two souls share a single thought.
A fashion note discusses the poke bonnet as a seasonal revival in 1897 designed to honor the queen's jubilee. The article contrasts 1887 ugliness with a modern elegant version in black straw, pink rose wreath, white ostrich aigrette, moire ribbon, and rhine stone buckles shaping a under-chin bow.
A dialogue notes a fortune teller who offers predictions. The speaker questions supernatural powers, insisting the teller relies on shrewd judgment. The woman claims her spouse does not meet her expectations, reflecting on personal disappointment.
Dr Barnardo, leader of a London charity rescuing street children, recounts his early work beginning in 1886 with a night ragged school. He found homeless boys, including 11 youngsters on Houndsditch roofs and 70 at Billingsgate, leading to shelters funded by sympathetic locals and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The piece notes his work grew to place tens of thousands in permanent homes, and contrasts it with a tale from Turgenev about serf reform inspiring modern compassion.
A New York Sunday Journal cartoon caption shows a child asked if she has been baptized. She replies she has been vaccinated instead, highlighting a humorous contrast between religious rite and medical protection.
A Belgian subject Vanden driesche erected a villa in front of the king’s villa at Ostend. The king remonstrated and workers demolished the house. Builders then raised a heavy brick wall, forming a 12 story structure that obstructed the monarch’s view.
The article recounts the Loreto holy house near Ancona, its ascent from Nazareth by angels, its moves to a Dalmatian hilltop and a Laurel wood at Recanati, finally settling along a medieval road. It notes the plain interior, rich exterior artistry, and the long line of pilgrims and rulers who honored the shrine.
The Woman's Home Magazine notes current fashions in ladies correspondence paper. Vellum and linen finishes, pure white and azure hues, illuminated monograms, and octavo sizes dominate. Calling cards favor three sheets for formality, with heavy script and a Gothic revival reemergence.
Isabel A. Mallon notes smaller sleeves with fullness at the top and modest revers in new jackets. Nonslip, semifitted cuts rest smoothly across the back with velvet facings on masculine collars. Covert cloths, fawn to gray colors, hand braiding, and braid covered empire coats define the season. Ivory and pearl buttons appear alongside flat gilt buttons. bold Delft patterned large buttons stay in use.
A Boston organ grinder near Beacon and Mount Vernon streets draws a Gordon setter to the scene. As the dog mourns for its lost master, it howls repeatedly while the organ's music, though not sweet to the observer, continues unheeded by the woman playing.
A Chicago Record feature notes Lord Rothschild’s unfinished cornice at his London mansion near Aspley House. It highlights his support for the Jews free school in Whitechapel with about 4,000 pupils daily, funded entirely by him, offering hot breakfast, yearly uniforms, and 10 percent savings interest to students.
Over the past year women received 190 patent grants including a scrubbing machine a baby jumper a bed for invalids an improved hook and eye and an adjustable curtain bracket highlighting growing female innovation and contributions to industry.
The probate court at Cambridge orders all interested parties to appear on May 4 1897 to show cause why the fourth and final account of Charles Shean as executor of John Hunt of Sudbury should not be allowed. Citations require publication in Sudbury Enterprise for three weeks and service to interested parties fourteen days prior or mailing seven days prior. Witness Judge Charles J. McIntire April 7 1897. S. H. Folsom, Register.
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