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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
7
New York Sun reports on a bill introduced by Mr Dees to license saloons with a deputy sheriff on duty during all business hours. The deputy must enforce the law, supervise the bartender, and report breaches, with severe penalties for violations. A temporary jail room is to be provided in the saloon for disorderly patrons.
The New York World notes a renewed interest in the bustles that disappeared five years ago. It describes a small 8 by 4 inch pad to be inserted in dress skirts to fill out the ripple silhouette of a Louis Seize coat, signaling a revival of the old accessory.
Two eye catching displays appear in New York windows. One shows a man in a brand cigarette costume smoking cigarrettes in a window. The other features a man in a lace sleeve coat with a paper crown and false nose posing in a Broadway tailor shop sewing on a coat.
Springfield Ohio opened a makeshift hobo hotel on an unspecified date with 15 weary men occupying the new shelter. The facility stands as a temporary haven for transient travelers seeking shelter and aid.
A witty exchange unfolds as a dealer explains a man’s request for a light, trim horse turns into a bicycle joke. The scene shifts through OSCAR era humor with Olga Nethersole, Miss Camille, and stage figures, ending with a gag about a Brooklyn trolley and a morning crash.
The O Briens promote a boxing specialty at Keith s and issue a bold challenge offering 1000 dollars to any man who can persuade the speaker to stand two rounds. The other member quips about burial, joking he wants his ashes scattered in the fireplace with the grate.
Victoria sealers accord that the 60 plus sealing schooners will defer operations until August 1896. Poor spring results have pushed back voyages, with last season’s hunt off the Japan coast and Copper Island. This year sealing will be confined to the Bering Sea.
Hilton Miller allegedly stole $65,000 from Perry county Indiana and fled to Canada five years ago. A man resembling a prison escapee traveled to English Indiana on October 15 and gained sheriff and prosecuting attorney’s trust, learning about the Miller case and bondsmen. The ruse was Miller in disguise and the sheriff seeks him.
A Carpet Tack Trust has formed in the last two weeks, uniting nearly every carpet tack factory in the country. The alliance has driven tack prices up to almost double the previous rates.
The essay argues journalism lacks fixed rules or formal schooling yet wields world influence. It claims talent and a calling are essential, warning against eclectic sensationalism. A journalist’s education should create a distinct elite, guiding future practitioners and elevating the profession.
The piece notes Chicago's 250 women doctors and the Woman's Medical Club’s social and reform activities. Dr. Gertrude Wellington, first president, leads a council for ethics, with banquets and public events. The club backs municipal reforms, supports a smallpox hospital, milk inspectors, garbage disposal, and a planned free hospital with International Medical Mission Institute aiming to educate both genders.
A dialogue fragment shows a young couple debating finances and future happiness. The man expresses confidence they can live on his income, while the woman questions needing her father’s support. They mention a poker game with the father as a source of money.
In a Brooklyn Eagle remark a spectator defends Van Waffles against accusations by noting his reputation as a winner. The exchange contrasts Van Waffles with McGilder, who is called grasping, while Van Waffles is hailed as a champion bowler.
Mrs Zonowsky, wife of a Russian, develops a novel paper from animal substance after discovering a thin transparent sheet between lard and wrapping. She sells the secret to a Liverpool firm for cash with potential future dividends. The material could be used for tissue paper flowers and artists paper.
Miss Marion Talbot, associate professor of sanitary science at Chicago University and dean of the women’s department, was elected president of the Association of Collegiata Alumnae at the group’s annual meeting in Cleveland. Other officers named include vice presidents Alla W. Foster, A. A. Cutler, L. M. Salmon, M. W. Shinn, K. H. Claghorn, Jane Bancroft Robinson. secretary Annie Howe Barnes. treasurer Mary Roberts Smith.
Godeys Magazine notes rolling a umbrella as a stylish skill. It describes aligning the ribs flat against the stick and securing the tips with the thumb and forefinger while the right hand guides the roll and the left hand turns the umbrella. The right thumb remains loose to allow revolutions.
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