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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1894
Page
2
A shipboard tale centers on a cowardly seaman who seeks passage and later a crewman who inspires others in a gale. His fear drives a vow to prove bravery, while a stubborn crew and a fatal swim attempt illustrate the sea’s harsh test of courage.
Poem fragment attributed to Lucy Larcom reflects on union with nature and shared wealth. Speaker seeks blessing from mountains and laments loneliness transformed by communal compassion. Ends with theme of joy found in brethren's poverty and shared blessing.
The article notes epochs of popular riddle making during intellectual awakenings such as the late seventh century with Aldhelm bishop of Sherborne, the first Anglo Latin poet, who produced Latin hexameter enigmas. It recalls Symphosius as an earlier Latin riddle collection used by Aldhelm, with three hexameter lines per riddle. Aldhelm died in 709.
Reports from the Buffalo Times describe a scheme at a girls’ boarding school where students arrange meetings with academy boys at an “out of bounds” spot. Crowds then accompany a girl known to the boys to be formally introduced, easing maternal objections upon return.
A description from Mechanical News notes wires as fine as a human hair .008 inch in diameter and thinner can be measured with instruments called micrometers. It praises the instruments as beautiful examples of workmanship.
A New York man worth over a million, grieving yet cold, asked a funeral director to relocate his father’s burial plot and sell the prime Evergreen family grave to fund his finances. The anecdote illustrates how some upper class individuals behave when money pressures arise.
Cherokee county Alabama records show 150 pound Joe Chaney arrested for burglary at Leesburg. He reportedly shattered a jail door chain and floor restraints, then stood upright and escaped as guards were slow to react.
Negotiations advance for a free land colony on the Lykipia plateau near Mount Kenya within the British sphere. The project seeks a socialist community with internal self rule while obeying British laws, led by Herr Denhardt, and to include a Maxim gun and rifles as part of its equipment.
An experienced fish culturist notes trout farming in artificial ponds is rarely profitable for small investors. He says only large, well funded ventures with ready access to mature fish pay off, while yearlings and fry sold for stocking offer better returns. American Angler.
An observation on how everyday expressions mislead us into accepting meanings different from the literal sense. It notes how people imitate neighbors and how phrases about clocks and faults mask true accountability, reflecting a broader habit of linguistic drift.
A late nineteenth century note laments the fading of durable inscriptions from Chola and Chalukya grants of rice to Brahmins, praising the legibility of old copper engravings while criticizing modern neglect in engraving lasting civic tributes.
The Topeka Capital notes Professor Snow's record shows 81 hottest days in 1893 with 10 in September and 1 in April. The last half of December was 10 degrees warmer than the first half, a curious climatic anomaly highlighted by researchers.
The Philadelphia Times describes stage snake handling as dangerous and deceptive. Charmers drug, chill, and daze snakes before passing them hand to hand, requiring perfect health and nerves. Any hesitation can cost a life as they toy with death during performances.
Kate Field's Washington notes the White House stair carpet bearing heavy axminster nails driven by the rush of office seekers. The worn, dislodged nails and grooved treads symbolize intense demand for federal jobs, while Parliament critics urge Congress to approve more stair carpet.
Excerpts recount meetings of explorers Don Alonzo Penzon and Christopher Columbus. The dialogue touches on ancestry in wool combing and a shipboard lapse before a collision lurch reunites them. Separate items describe Cape Colony diamond output and guard conditions, Nilsson and ReichEnberg in London theatre.
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