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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1893
Page
6
An archaic prose fragment evokes dreamlike imagery and wishes of fortune and sleep. It names Kate Putnam and references Lippincott's magazine as the source.
A youth recounts a near fatal accident while muffling a cathedral bell. He and a club of volunteers had prepared the clapper, triggering a perilous nine to ten minute free fall of terror as the bell swung overhead. He escapes after suffering torn hands and disheveled clothes.
The sky’s blue color is due to the air scattering short wave blue light more than long wave red light. Lord Raleigh found blue reflections four-fifths stronger than yellow and six-sevenths stronger than red, with violet nearly nine-tenths of red. polarization also fixes color direction, so as conditions hold, the sky remains blue in varying intensities.
A humorous exchange from the New York Herald where a customer asks the waiter if he remembers him from yesterday and requests the same steak if no one else is using it. The waiter confirms and the banter continues.
The Top Notch of Style mentions Mrs Hayrick and Mrs Lawnmo saying all at her house are fashionable. Mrs Meadow agrees. Women own dogs and all the dogs are sick per New York Weekly. A curious note cites Galabra as a ten foot high giant mentioned by Pliny during Claudius's reign, weighing over 400 pounds according to Million.
Corrected timetable for the B and A station Kneeland Street Boston listing northbound trains from Framingham Marlboro Northboro Clinton Witchburg and stops for Boston passengers with flag station notes and connections at South Framingham for Taunton New Bedford and Fall River.
Train times listed for Northampton Ware Barre Berlin Hudson Waltham Weston and other stations with Boston departures. Stops noted for signals and notices to conductors. Officials John W. Sanborn G F Evans D J Flanders.
Nov 21 1892 notices detail extra trains from Boston to Marlboro at 11 15 P M arriving 12 53 A M and an extra train to Acton at 11 30 P M Wednesdays and Saturdays with selective stops. Marlboro through services run morning and Sunday trains with coaches attached, running through without change.
A guide on valid wills explains forms can vary from deeds of gift to written or printed documents and signatures may be by an X or another under the testator. It notes two attesting witnesses, capacity rules, and that beneficiaries should not be witnesses. It also includes a bizarre recipe for making a false nose with wheat flour tragacanth and spirit gum.
A historical guide outlines body measurement methods to gauge proportions. It covers arm span for height, chest diameter, thigh to ground and head distance, knee midpoint, elbow position, chin-to-head relation, and a fist knuckle to foot length rule.
Instructions advise burning sulphur inside casks to neutralize odor. After ignition, seal and let the chamber remain closed for a period to absorb dampness and restore freshness.
Advice on keeping toilet sponges clean by airing after washing and weekly soda boil, rinse and sun dry. It also covers removing creases from drawings by ironing between damp white sheets.
The guide says white flour with a slight yellow tinge and that kneads dry and elastic when wet is good. Good flour should hold shape when pressed. Very white flour with a bluish tinge and black specks is bad, as is flour that kneads soft and sticky.
A concise guide explains crystallizing fruit using a sugar sirap and drying between steps. It also describes a relaxation method to aid sleep starting at the toes and gradually loosening muscles, ending with a sense of rest.
The recipe blends five parts gum arabic with three parts white sugar two parts starch and a little water. Boil the mixture until it becomes white and thick for an adhesive suitable for mounting ferns.
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