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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1898
Page
2
In a Christmas Eve clash, Lieutenants Fleming and Evans lead a small squad through a church fortress amid snow and flames. An old civilian sexton rings a Christmas morning bell, preaching peace, and the troops lay down arms to march away, inspired by the bell’s call.
An anecdote gathered by A B Lewis describes a cyclone that wrecked a town years ago. A survivor recalls searching with his cousin for loved ones and a porous plaster he had bought for 25 cents that vanished in the ruin and was never found.
A poetic fragment contrasts a serene midwinter night with a sudden morning flood of waters. The sky shifts from clear stars to overcast heaven as a blue sky line appears and a sunbeam briefly cheers before sorrows and gloom Return as the afternoon clouding the scene.
A puzzle titled No 341 A Naval Acrostic invites readers to guess pictured words and arrange them in order so that initials spell the name of a distinguished naval officer. The note is attributed to St Nicholas.
A puzzle listing several clues including a diamond, a letter, a rabble, a character in a Shakespeare play, and an insect. The item suggests a numbered entry style with simple word-answer clues.
A reader submission curtails various phrases leaving core fragments that form a puzzle chain. Each clue shortens a common term to expose a linked set of meanings and a final themed outcome.
Tourist asks if the highlander feels cold in full dress. Sandy-Na replies he is almost frozen but steadfast in the uniform.
A fragment from Harlem Life hints at social pressures and financial strain tied to clothing costs. The speaker laments debts and a strained marriage as conversations about expensive gowns unfold in a urban setting.
A block of puzzle entries including No 331 through 336 with items on clocks, animal riddles, metaplasms, curtailments, mythological diagonals, and double decapitations. Notable clues reference Watch parts Four o clock Hand Face Gold Chain Time Elephant Monkey and names like Euterpe and Minerva among the listed solutions.
A calm, deliberate stationer speaks of printing delays after a customer orders addressed note paper. The exchange hints at an awaiting tomorrow for completion while Ally Sloper records the scene with restrained prose.
Mrs Brownjohn Good questions Bridget about an oil spill on the carpet caused by a lamp. Bridget explains she turned the lamp down and blew it out, noting a defect at the top that let oil pour onto the floor.
A Brooklyn Life item notes a boy in a Poly technical school destined for law or journalism. After a grammar lesson on gender, he was asked for the feminine of stag and quipped, “An afternoon tea,” a flash of wit observed by his Jessen grammar teacher.
An irate customer accuses a seller of a faulty chair bought a month earlier, citing worn covering and visible springs. The auctioneer responds by recalling a stated boast that the springs would outlast the chair, as reported by the Boston Globe.
In a tense moment from Pick Me Up dialogue, Mary demands all the change in John’s purse claiming it will help her improve, while John hints at broader issues and resistance to the request. The exchange highlights a struggle over money and control.
Comic Cuts joke panel notes a character asking if a creepy sensation ever returns. Sally replies she has not since Jack shaved off his whiskers. The gag plays on facial hair as a light frightful cue.
Daisy asks for the name of certain flowers and William mispronounces hollyoxes as hollyoxen in a playful exchange from Punch. Daisy corrects him and the humor centers on flower names between a horticulturist and her father’s gardener.
A brief item from the New York Journal notes a marriage ceremony with a challenged ending and a defiant remark about not trembling, reflecting a cautionary social vignette.
A concise verse discusses the difficulty of reaching the north pole due to extreme cold, doubting anyone will attempt the climb, and labeling the line as an L. A. W. Bulletin reflection.
A description of an elegant evening waist inspired by foreign models. It features silk or satin with chiffon, dark ribbon velvet trim, shirred groups forming a tiny frill, a chiffon covered collar, a silk foundation with chiffon, and chiffon sleeves. Suitable in pale blue pink or white.
A chic visiting gown by a fashionable modiste features tucks at the skirt and bodice. The bodice shows a wide gray cloth collar with spangled braid, a white broadcloth collar, and tight sleeves with epauletlike braid. Braiding accents run down the left side and skirt with bias tuck patterns.
At the Chapel Royal St James Palace London the second son of the Duchess of Marlborough was baptized. The Duchess Consuelo wore a sky blue silk gown with silver and pearl embroidery and diamonds. He wore a long white silk robe richly embroidered by the duchess with a front of dense blossoms.
Velvet toques trimmed with fur and fur toques trimmed with velvet grow popular for afternoon wear. Chinchilla and baby lamb furs dominate millinery. fur toques often feature a velvet rosette bow or mousseline de soie. Feather toques with shaded wings appear as a Paris novelty.
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