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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1893
Page
7
A chaotic pursuit unfolds as a chased rat dashes through street scenes involving a boy, a dog, a caped elderly man, and a startled couple. The rat is finally intercepted by a cat from a saloon doorway, ending the chase with the animal’s demise and the dog’s ensuing vengeance. The episode ends with the girl calming fears beside George.
Seventy German military carrier pigeons were moved from Mayence to Brunswick, 170 miles away, kept in captivity for six months, then released. They immediately flew back toward Mayence and reached the home loft in four hours, indicating the persistence of the homing instinct.
New York Evening Sun notes a predicted mass movement of residents as Chicago women plan to open houses and seaside cottages for summer visitors. New Yorkers seek similar arrangements to escape hotels and boarding houses, with exchanges of properties seen as mutually beneficial.
The spinet, created by Venetian Spinetta, improves the clavichord by enabling expressive tonal gradations unseen in harpsi chord or spinet. Early clavichord history is obscure before 15th century. a 1520 four octave instrument lacks D sharp and G sharp. The spinet resembles a small harpsichord with one string per note and quill jacks, reset by springs, aligning keyboard action with modern piano layout.
The piece highlights close name similarities among peers, such as Amherst, Lindsay versus Lindsey, Midleton versus Middleton, and Stanley of Alderley versus Stanley of Preston. It notes rank and territorial distinctions clarify identity, with Willoughby de Broke becoming Earl of Ancaster.
The Globe Democrat notes that few shops keep two price scales with most customers preferring single plain figures. It cites stories of doctors charging by house style and women sending servants to secure discounts, urging one uniform price for all items to dispel the novelty of one price stores.
A narrative from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer recalls Jim, branded unlucky yet unfazed by life, who smiles through hardship. He rejects worry, endures pain, and finally lets go as he faces death with quiet resolve. The piece centers on perseverance amid misfortune and small-town scorn.
The St. Louis Republic describes Gypsy beliefs noting they deny heaven and a future righteous state. They worship a wandering god devel and a superior devil beng with a bengipe home, fear both, curse them, and exorcise devel with water while beng resists only brandy or wine. Edgar Wake man cites fire worship origins.
In Caracal a Greek man dies and leaves a request to be buried in his worn overcoat. His widow seeks help to cover funeral costs. A Greek offers a new coat, but the widow reveals 35,000 francs hidden in the old coat lining, a secret the miser hoped to take to the grave.
A Harper's Weekly warning notes young men seek government clerk jobs to fund study. It argues this crutch erodes moral courage and may trap them when they finish training. Better to endure lower wages in a tougher, honest path.
Sea fowls eggs are nearly conical with a broad base and sharp point, so they roll only in a circle. They are laid on bare rocky ledges where they would otherwise roll away, a natural adaptation noted by the Boston Transcript.
A valuable diamond worn by Hal Carpenter of Columbia County New York was bought years ago in the Orinoco river region of South America for two boot legs of plug tobacco, which the natives valued more highly than gems.
A fragmentary miscellany on plant resilience, and diverse curiosities. It touches prickly pear propagation in Africa, the allure of the golden fleece, wine soil influences, the scope of a vast crab family book, a Roman senator’s exile over a prized opal, and a wary view of a young Spanish king kept from bullfights.
James Matthews and Dr. John Williams escaped death crossing Wolf River in an old bateau. They marooned on a tree as the current swept Williams past shelter, while Matthews clung to a limb. After hours rescue required building a boat, with Williams freezing hand affixed to the limb until removed.
The director of decorations at the Jackson park buildings follows Leonardo’s example and uses a newly invented device to paint vast ceilings. A gas pipe, rubber hose, and electric motor drive the tool, making painting faster and feasible for acres of surfaces.
At an Elmhurst funeral Mrs. Lucy D. Clay lay in her coffin as mourners gathered. A. B. Clay, her son, led in his lover Miss Lillian Snyder and asked Rev. T. J. Collins to wed them. He consented and the couple were pronounced husband and wife beside the coffin. The ceremony occurred just before the service resumed.
The article notes Sarah Bernhardt in a disturbed state as her son Maurice drains both their fortunes through baccarat. His wife leaves him and they separate amid recent poor business results. A burlesque Cleopatra performance spurs indignation, while Bernhardt vents with sharp French profanity.
A letter cites disfavored spellings such as dialog in The Springfield Republican and mocks trimming words. The Utica Observer notes Charles Townes, convicted of grand larceny in Canadaigua, pleads for mercy, claiming the court judges an innocent man.
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