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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR describes eerie imagery of waves and wind as a figure passes while watchers recall a stormy voyage. Vague phrases mention demons, spray, and a gale over glassy seas with an uncertain narrative arc.
A colorful tale from Napa tells how a gentle English major struggles in California grape ranching. Pete the valet and Ellie Smith star as mismatched lovers amid art sessions, rival suitors, and a near village blaze that tests devotion and dignity. Brompton Edwards rescues amid smoke, prompting a comical yet heartfelt resolution.
A boy named Harry trains Mouser to skate on an ice pond in his yard. The white and yellow cat slowly learns to balance on small metal and wood skates, then glides on the ice with patient teaching. Museums show interest, but the boy cherishes his clever pet and the joy it brings to neighbors in cold weather.
The St Louis Republic reports Champ Clark of Pike county impressed a St Charles crowd with a tale of a possum dinner fending off fatigue as he delivered a late speech, drawing thunderous applause as the audience thanked him for his first public address in that county.
A humorous note from Ladies' Home Journal depicts the young Wilhelmina of the Netherlands claiming the title queen after only six months on the throne. The scene shows the child’s boldness clashing with her mother the queen regent’s patient wit as she knocks at the door declaring herself queen.
A stanza from Clinton Scollard in St Nicholas describing Little Mr By-and-by who frets and loiters when called a tale of a boyish temperament. He is portrayed in mountain moon imagery as Pretty Soon and cousin to Don't Care with a perpetual Why.
The Eagle notes a plan for a lively leap year party that invites both genders to arrange dancing and supper partners. It urges advance preparation to ensure smooth proceedings and reverse social norms for the event.
The guidance urges pedestrians to stay to the right in crowding and when overtaken by others to step aside. Courtesy applies to all, especially elders or those bearing burdens, regardless of who has the right of way.
In a short anecdote from Youth's Companion a child named Ethel visits Aunt Jennie and proudly exclaims she smells whole apples, not just parings, prompting a surprised reaction about the pan of apple scraps.
Henry M. Stanley recalls discussions with the king of the Belgians in 1878 about opening the Kongo basin to European influence. He describes plans for a surface railway around the cataracts, upper river steam navigation, and a network of military stations funded at about 60,000 dollars annually, amid Belgium’s humanitarian aims.
Minnie May, one of the country’s famed five diamond thieves, leaves Chicago for Ohio after a decade of robberies valued between 100000 and 200000 dollars. Born near Milwaukee, she allegedly stole from strangers, evading prosecutions through long-drawn cases and led a lavish life with diamonds, sealskin, and gowns. Police chief Captain Horace Elliott lauds her departure as a relief. Dyche of Kansas University plans a North Pole expedition using a west Greenland route and sledge or boat to reach the pole.
In Washington, a new member asks what to bring for ward in Congress. The reply: nothing. Aiming to avoid steering the ship of state toward a sand bar, the exchanged quip emphasizes practical restraint. The anecdote ends with a wife’s remark about admiring those who avoid getting in the way.
A Chicago Record item notes several people were crushed to death during an Amateur Grease Paint company performance as attendees fled the stage area in panic. Authorities described the incident as a deadly stampede rather than a fire.
In Bloomfield New Jersey a dispute over a trolley line threatens the parsonage and birthplace of Grover Cleveland the First Presbyterian church where his father preached. The trolley seeks to run near and over the site with an appraisal of the parsonage at 100000 as Caldwell railway directors back the fight against the route despite promises not to harm the church.
F D Kennedy of Grand Forks North Dakota prepares for a global bicycle wagon journey with friend W H Whitnall. They will travel with four pairs of Newfoundland dogs and an aluminium boxed wagon, starting from Grand Forks in a light sleigh and then move to New York for a steamer to Liverpool and onward to major European and Asian cities.
Catcher Dick Buckley of Philadelphia begins coaching Pennsylvania university baseball candidates. Charley Smith of England seeks a fair lightweight bout after leaving Tom O Rourke. Smith wants any reasonable offer and favors boxing any opponent. Amherst AA invited to relay meet at University of Pennsylvania on April 23. Amherst may accept. A new running circuit forms across Indianapolis Terre Haute Elkhart with Terre Haute first May 10.
Secretary Campbell has issued the summer meeting book for Detroit Jockey Club events from Aug 4 to 22. Prominent three year olds Ramiro Ben Brush Prince Lief and Strathroy appear in western stakes with Ben Brush in the International Derby and Campau stakes valued at 5000 and 2500 respectively. The International Derby 1897 shows 109 nominations and Campau 110. Also noted is the American College association meeting in Boston electing officers and a busy April–June schedule for Williams Amherst and Dartmouth athletic events with multiple intercollegiate matchups listed.
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