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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
5
European writers claim a German hostility to the United States during the Spanish War is exaggerated. The piece asserts there was no German bias and that Germany maintained strict neutrality, with the German emperor not interfering in any way to affect the war.
Quote by C. F. Thwing on teaching as a cycle of progress and renewal. The saying frames a teacher as a bicycle, where cessation of growth yields decline and steadiness comes from ongoing improvement.
An elder presides at a English church service when the minister is absent. He begins the sermon with stammering and a stuttered call to the congregation, then awkwardly tries to recover the address.
A sensational claim from Modern Medicine suggests a surgeon would pretend to treat hysteria by cutting a patient’s hair with scissors to apply a head treatment. The passage portrays the procedure as dubious and possibly failed in practice, reflecting era medical sensationalism.
The passage contrasts poets and owls noting that most poets complain to the moon rarely, and that owls are misunderstood. It cites Shakespeare and Wordsworth as few who truly understand the birds, while others scorn them as scandalous.
The Washington Star quotes Miss Miami Brown asking a playful riddle about bones in human anatomy. Mr. Erastus Pinkky responds with a humorous remark about knowing from his razor that there were bones, implying a folk saying or local joke in the exchange.
A humorous note on composers and conductors as Hans Richter attends a brother composer’s concert. Richter quips that he has written pieces to “make a pile so high” but has burned them, while a mother scolds her son Bobby in a brief domestic aside.
The piece recalls Lancashire banter about city rivalries. It notes lingering jokes between Manchester and Liverpool, once sharper in days of stagecoaches. A guard tallies who was inside with a quip listing Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, and Wigan.
Kilduff quotes a Detroit Free Press remark that a woman has acted as speaker of the Colorado house of representatives while Mr. Tiff jokes that Mrs. Tiff acts as speaker in his house.
Peter defends the Gentile conversion at Caesarea, recounting the vision on the housetop, the Spirit’s outpouring, and the need to preach to all. He stresses God’s plan for all nations, notes the fulfillment of Joel and John promises, and concludes with praise that God granted repentance unto life to the Gentiles.
Zoe Anderson Norris reports her new novel The Color of His Soul published by Funk and Wagenalls was withdrawn due to threats by socialist lecturer and writer Courtney Lemon. Lemon claims the portrait and dialogue resemble himself and his views, prompting the removal until an arrangement is reached. Manager Cudahy cites other reasons for the withdrawal. Norris is noted for her brilliant short stories.
A visiting woman reports being shifted from the guestroom to a back bedroom and then to sleep three in a bed with children. She says she would not notice if tied with blue ribbon on her mirror.
The text recalls ancient navigators’ ritual sacrifices to water gods. It notes Idomenus of Crete vowed to Neptune after a storm, sacrificing his son who survived, and Medea nearly becoming a sacrifice on the Argonauts’ return voyage.
Adelina Patti lists nine reasons for her stage success including looks, grace, dress, piquancy, public rapport, voice, personal style, musical memory, and reliable acting. The remarks frame her in a witty self portrait highlighting confidence and audience appeal.
The Indian child is described as isolated, with no playmates or ample affection. It is left to its own devices after dark, sleeping in small sacks while the squaw mother attends dances. If it cries, no one comforts it, making crying nearly unknown among these children.
A historical note explains green hues in some Italian cheeses arise when milk rests in copper vessels. The milk absorbs copper, and makers gauge activity by the fading shine of the polished metal surface.
A Cornhill writer argues that in early 19th century a man aged twenty was young at twenty, middle aged by thirty, and old by fifty. Now he says a man remains a boy until about thirty five, a young man until fifty, and is not old until well past David's peak life by six to seven years.
Maoris use volcanic heat to cook potatoes and vegetables in the mountains. They harness volcanoes for several tasks, with cooking as the most peculiar use.
General Hector Macdonald, famed for his South Africa campaign against the Boers, has been appointed commander of British forces on the island of Ceylon where many Boer prisoners are housed.
In 1731 Holland narrowly faced inundation as sea dikes proved unsound due to teredo shipworms burrowing in timber. The worm enters sea water logged wood, grows up to twelve inches long, one and a half inches thick, and creates separate channels without crossing. A log eighteen inches across showed 800 burrows.
Florence Hull Winterburn’s meditation on humor blends tenderness and sympathy with wit. It argues humane judgment, mercy tempered severity, and warns against cruel or oppressive humor that harms others.
The article surveys old proverbs about eating and manners. It notes phrases like Meat is much, man ners are more and Leave the last slice for manners. It explains manners once meant meal remnants given to servants.
A Kansas City minister preaching in the country sought quiet in the pulpit and asked for no amens or ejaculations. An old woman who usually spoke up stayed silent this time, prompting her to insist she would not be thanked since the sermon yielded no shout from her.
The passage urges that an unhappy life stems from idleness and happiness comes to earnest workers. It argues life is a grand task and shirking labor is cowardly. Each person, by doing their duty, will lead a busy life.
A Catholic Standard and Times quote notes Flo bought two tickets from Jigby for a charity amateur theatre show. He reportedly used them and enjoyed himself, prompting light amusement about the exchange and reception.
A collection of quips and lines from various newspapers notes playful exchanges and wry wisdom. The pieces include a judge’s remark on shade and light in a relationship a literary man’s claim that an author’s hardest struggle is staying successful and adages about humility and marriage in witty contrast.
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