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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1907
Page
5
Readable items note big discounts on coats suits skirts waists and trimmed hats with hats priced from 98 cents to 1.98. Fur selections advertised at 1209 1163.2 with emphasis on value and variety.
Maynard public library adds a large batch of new books ready for distribution on Saturday February 16. The list includes works by Hornaday, Hutten, Knowles, Colton, Churchill, Tolstoy, and many others, with titles spanning history fiction travel and poetry. The note invites readers to explore the expanded catalog and mentions a Grange membership push and a sale on fleece lined underwear.
The article declares Mercury a airless waterless dead world with a rough surface, three eighths in perpetual glare and gloom, gradually turning between extremes. It notes tidal friction ended its potential for life and places Mercury alongside Venus as extinct worlds in solar system history.
The essay explores Sicily as a land shaping Western imagination, arguing that while Sicily enriches Italy with southern character, it also reflects Greece and other eastern realms. It asserts Sicily embodies the Italian spirit in its southern form, distinguishing it from northern Italy and highlighting the peninsula's cultural gulf.
The piece traces Edmund Kean from a rough childhood in England to his emergence as a tragic leading actor. It notes his early schooling by benevolent tutors, initial study of Shakespeare with family and an actress, and a breakthrough at Drury Lane after years of hardship. It also mentions his London debut at twenty eight and later conduct affecting his refinement and learning.
The upas tree Aguaris toxi caria from Borneo is blamed for instant bird deaths and fatal shade. Its sap is highly poisonous and used by Dyaks to poison dart tips. Darts six to eight inches long are fired from blowpipes and can kill birds instantly or pigs in about twenty minutes. The fresh juice causes convulsions and death if ingested or injected. Chicago News.
The article explains the relative distances in the solar system from Earth to the Sun and to planets. It notes the Moon at about 240,000 miles, Venus and Mars as our near neighbors, the Sun at 90 to 93 million miles, and outer planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune. Neptune is about thirty times farther from the Sun than Earth.
The kiwi, native to New Zealand, appears wingless with a small rudimentary wing. It hunts earthworms with a snuffing scent given by nostril placement at the bill end. Its egg is unusually large, weighing about a quarter of the bird, and its brown gray plumage and tailless body are noted.
A curious girl who often experiments with new skills tries to set a chicken's broken leg after watching a doctor fix a neighbor's arm. She casts the leg in plaster and, after the cast is removed, the hen hops oddly on the crooked leg, showing the mistake.
A collage of essays on wealth, work ethic, and child development. From prudent investors to the value of honest persuasion, insights on banks and risk follow a tale of a Yorkshiremaster. The piece then surveys aliens in London 1567 and concludes with praise for the uncorrupted mind of children and the need for elder guidance.
Marlboro and surrounding area residents are listed with new jobs visits and personal updates. Fred Goopman takes a stock farm post while Laura Bowlby and Chester Pope visit Marlboro. Various locals return from trips and recover from illnesses as unions, minstrel shows, and factory shifts appear in weekly schedules.
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