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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
5
Jardinieres for 50c and 75c for 6 and 8 inch pots at Dart's. Horse clipping at Tuttle's stable for $2. Fancy Drips Syrup 15c per quart can at Dart's. New barber between the post office and Tuttle's stable offers clean shave and haircuts.
Frequent northwesterly gales bring very cold conditions and heavy snow as a local test of patent air tight weather strips conducted by John M. Keyes of Monument street.
Mrs. Cora Hatch improves while readers chuckle at New Year resolutions. Grace Tuttle advertises bargains as Mary and Elvira Curry suffer grip. The new bridge is nearly ready and a bicycle accident injures Percy Allen. Infant Joseph E. B. dies after three days. Union church roll call and week of prayer proceed amid weather hindrances. Col Prescott Jump officers re-elected. local speed trial teased. Bible class launches year with mixed attendance and aims to reach nonmembers.
Union church led by Rev. W. Campbell holds Sunday morning service at 10:30 and Sunday school at 11:30. Evening services scheduled at 6 p.m. with prayer and other activities.
Concord Junction locals see a new lot of salt codtish at Darts along with a cabinet calendar and five bars of Fairy soap for 25 cents. Boots and rubber repairs offered, Mc Donald's rubber soles applied to leather shoes, first class work at lowest town prices. J C Jensen.
The remarks from multiple papers reflect Admiral Dewey’s apparent wish to return to the United States. They note his desire as reasonable, and discuss public interest in seeing their hero again, while cautioning about health and social engagements during a leave.
The Ceylon yellow silk spider has a body weighing nine ounces. Fleas avoid epileptics and flee a dead or dying person. The goldfish is a coward, easily frightened by a small fish. The camel cannot swim and flips over when it loses footing in a stream, unable to save itself from drowning.
The article praises ancient Greek national games as a religious and moral cult where all free men could compete without pay. It notes the truce during Olympiads, the rise of events from running to boxing, and the high value placed on beauty, intellect, and virtue alongside athletic prowess.
Irving Brokaw, Princeton alum and noted sprinter turned fancy skater, will represent the United States in the Vienna January international tournament to decide the world figure skating championship. He trains under former champions George Phillips and Jim Story and seeks to overcome rivals from Russia France Sweden Denmark and Great Britain in a bid for the title.
A fire safety guide quotes San Francisco Chief Sullivan and New York Chief Kenner on escaping hotel and skyscraper fires. It urges preplanning exits, carrying a rope and sponge, using breath protection, and choosing stairs or elevators with caution. Details cover standpipes, the gun and cable rescue method, scaling ladders, and the life net invention.
The article warns twelve hunters were mistaken for deer and killed by other hunters in Wisconsin last season. It urges cautious shooting and urges every man to know what he is aiming at before firing to prevent more manslaughter in the woods.
Cyclists advise using two bicycles for year round riding one for fair weather and one for dirty weather. They suggest keeping an old machine with mud rust and wear ignored as a cost saving measure and practical solution for varying conditions.
The London Mail reports on royal crowns including Portugal's, Russia's, and Austria Hungary's. It notes the Portuguese crown valued around 6.6 million dollars or alternatives like 4044 miles of banknotes or 7 tons 16 hundredweight of gold. The Russian crown features a cross of five diamonds atop a large ruby. The Hungarian crown, tied to Stephen II, weighs about 14 points, bears gems, and was once pawned and buried after a queen seized and hid it for decades.
A coal dealer touts All Rail Coal as the best quality White Ash sold for two seasons. Every pound is screened before delivery and orders will be delivered promptly to Concord or Acton.
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