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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1893
Page
2
John E. Barrett reports in Scranton Truth that Edwin Booth's portrayal of Hamlet ends as the prince dies on stage. The obituary-like tribute recalls Booth's influence on Danish tragedy and bids farewell to his gracious, gifted presence.
A man recounts a century old hoax in Shoreditch where Wilkins claims to sell ventilating hats. A worker is strapped into a chair under the shop, while a rival model promises relief from heat. The victim endures hours of supposed torture for a half crown, leaving with only his pride and a story of duped crowds.
A willow and rattan furniture maker notes gilded chairs, often odd and unlovely shaped, are the top sellers for wedding presents. Despite comfort and practicality being limited, these chairs command higher prices than simpler durable pieces.
A brief exchange shows a lady asking when Mrs. Binks will be home. The servant replies that she will return as soon as the parlor is dusted, noting the task is nearly finished.
A Parisighteen swindler described as a gentlemanly Frenchman wearing the Legion of Honor rosette targets bearer securities. He studies bank customers especially women, notes names and document numbers, then imitates a bank clerk to retrieve bonds by claiming minor formalities. The London Daily News notes his success and elusive detection.
A Vaunclain compound locomotive on the Bound Brook line between Philadelphia and New York achieved extreme speeds. No. 385, attached to the 5:15 p.m. express, logged four rapid miles with 88 mph between Jenkintown and Yardley and 39 seconds for a mile near Neshaminy. The fastest section occurred between Plainfield and Elizabeth on the Central Railroad of New Jersey where one mile took 37 seconds and two miles 75 seconds at 97 mph. The engine weighs 123 800 pounds without tender and carries 88 400 pounds on the drivers.
Henry Labouchere argues in London Truth for a progressive death duty on inheritances. He explains that the tax should apply to the amount each heir receives rather than the total estate, using a £1 000 000 bequest example to show how a 5 percent rate would force distributions across many heirs.
Three months after leaving Martinsville at sixteen, Lewis Stroodtbeck traded away his clothes for a poorer suit and a horse plug with gypsies. He then proved a skilled trader and now runs a restaurant in Vincennes with five horses and ample church clothes.
Reading railroad moved sixty five coal trains from mines to tidewater generating about 109200 tons. At roughly 2102 dollars per ton the haul equals nearly 250000 dollars, a strong day’s pay as coal prices continue rising.
A former tramp returns to propose buying a farm for 3000 dollars after claiming 5000 dollars from a lottery. He offers to live on the Curtis farm until next spring and insists no papers be drawn, insisting Mr. Curtis is honest and should take the money. The Bangor Commercial notes the irony of a tramp aiming to farm.
The World’s Fair reception funded by Secretary Carlisle cost $500 for tea macaroon luncheon corsage bouquets. The board of lady managers failed to pay suppliers who sent accounts to Carlisle, who covered the charges from his private funds. The incident highlights social proprieties and financial friction at the event.
A young sergeant earns praise for gallantry at Donelson but fails to answer a military board. President Lincoln, amused and puzzled, notes the captain’s certificate should be given, recognizing his potential despite limited knowledge of fortifications and losing battles. The episode appears in Harper’s Young People.
A 20 centimeter mammoth ivory figurine of a muscular man was found with other human remains 43 meters underground at Bruns Austria. The head is elongated with a cephalic index of 65.68 and a skull capacity of 1350 cubic centimeters, showing prominent frontal sinuses and glabella suggestive of a low skull type.
Sermon notes discuss Peter’s letter to strangers in Pontus Galatia Cappadocia Asia and Bithynia. Themes include election grace endurance in tribulation and salvation through Christ with references to Romans Hebrews John and Revelation.
The Philadelphia Zoo offers 100 dollars for a snake like the one described by James Martin near Twelfth Street. The reptile reportedly 5 feet long with a horn on its tail end, capable of gulping frogs, has unsettled frog markets in the Neck. Martin saw the snake grabbing frogs while his dog stood still before it slipped away. Superintendent Brown plans to pay the bounty to the finder of a near replica.
Circuit Attorney William Zachritz filed 208 suits in the circuit court against firms failing to annually affidavit their non affiliation with trusts. The 1891 law imposes fines from 50 to 1000 dollars per delinquency and requires yearly sworn statements.
Colonel Gritzenko of Pottava near Odessa, born around 1806, would turn 120 on Feb 7 if he lives. He began service in 1789 and received a gold medal from Empress Catherine for bravery at the Ismail assault, inscription dated Dec 11, 1789.
Mrs. Coleman Drayton returns to her Fifth Avenue residence with servants for winter and ample comfort. Her brother John Jacob Astor settled the house for life and gave her one million dollars outright, a liberal gift praised by society and noted by the New York World.
A preserved ancient ducking stool in Fordwich is tested when a youth agrees to wear female attire and undergo the trial. The device ducks him into the river and refuses to retrieve him, risking drowning before timely aid arrived.
A brief dialogue from American Industry shows Lis asking to lend five dollars and a careful man replying he has only an eight dollar twenty bill. He explains a twenty dollar bill is a government promise to pay, and fears breaking that promise.
The Washington Star quotes a boy’s father who says he sympathizes with a sea story hero wrecked on a cape. He adds he was wrecked on a sealskin cape himself, sharing a humorous inkling of hardship.
The Paris restaurant proprietor announces a name change to honor Russians. He will transform the cafe from Cafe Divan buio to Cafe d Ivan using a single apostrophe.
In 1794 the first turnpike road was built extending 62 miles from Lancaster to Philadelphia. It earned its name for being so hard that a pike could not be driven through it.
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