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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1893
Page
6
A garbled historical text fragment appears from London Figaro showing stray phrases about marriage and fashion. The excerpt reads as a playful, incomplete dialogue likely from a social column or theater note. Characters or context are unclear due to OCR corruption.
A profile of the Hon. Tommy Arden who fakes betting cunning yet never bets, profits by tips to a circle of friends, and secretly bankrolls his wife while feigning restraint. After a string of exploits at Cafe Royal Kempton and Empire venues, his scheme grows until brokers demand payments and the couple drift toward a modest, discreet fortune.
Corrected timetable listing multiple stops from Boston to Framingham Marlboro Northboro Southboro Berlin Marlboro Fitchburg and beyond. Shows arrival and departure times, AM PM markers, and connections. Notes that trains connect at South Framingham for Taunton New Bedford and Wal River.
Train schedule data lists multiple towns including Belmont Waltham Wayland Weston Sudbury and Hopkinton style times with am and pm notes. It names stations like Oakdale West Boylston Waverly and South Sudbury and references daily Sundays with various departure and arrival times.
An Extra Frain departs Boston on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 15 P M arriving Marlboro at 12 53 A M PF A Marlboro to So Acton train also runs Wednesdays and Saturdays only stopping on signal or for leaving passengers from Marlboro Stops only to discharge Boston bound passengers Trains Marlboro 640 AM 785 AM 1120 AM weekdays 745 AM Sundays Boston 305 PM 400 PM 430 PM weekdays 715 PM Sundays have attached coaches without change
The article recalls Lincoln proclaiming national Thanksgiving during Civil War years and notes prior state observance, with varying dates by governors. It credits subsequent presidents for continuing the national observance and contrasts it with other holidays tied to state laws.
A simple paste of wood ashes salt and water can seal stove cracks. Apply over the crack when the stove is cool or warm to set the repair. Make sure the mixture covers the crack completely for a temporary fix.
The article describes methods to deter rats using oil of rhodium at the bait site or moist caustic potash near their nests. It also suggests drowning rats by placing bran on water in a deep vessel in infested pines.
Practical tips on damp-proofing cellars and closets. Advises using moisture-absorbing vessels and placing them in damp areas to reduce humidity and prevent moisture buildup.
A brief guide advises shaving on waking or after a bath. Wash the beard with soap and cold water, apply lather, and move the razor slanting against the face while lifting the skin lightly. Strop the blade flat, wipe with soft leather, and finish by removing the lather from the blade.
Five or six pounds of heel suet are prepared then fat is poured into the jar for storage. Olive oil is measured as one cup and added as part of the preparation steps.
The article advises avoiding poor lighting and glare. It urges using side light, not reading when ill or exhausted, and taking outdoor exercise. It warns that reading by firelight harms vision and glare from lamps directly on eyes should be avoided.
The guide warns to steep in melted parastine for a few seconds and dry at a high temperature to harden rubber. It cautions against cracking and suggests a short heat treatment and drying step.
Use two gallons of naphtha for an ordinary article not large. Place one gallon in a deep earthen vessel and wash the item as with soap and water. Rub spots hard, wring out, discard the used naphtha, rinse in the second gallon, shake well, and dry in the air away from sun. Press only if needed. drying takes minutes and odor disappears in half an hour.
A glass stopper that is stuck can be freed by placing a drop of sweet oil or glycerin in the gap around the stopper. Let it sit for about an hour, then the stopper should come out easily.
Instructions describe dampening drawing paper on the wrong side with sponge and clean water, applying paste along edges, laying the paper on a board, weighting corners with thin wood, and lifting to remove paste so no paper is wasted.
The text explains a process to stiffen hats using ammonia and water, then fudler's earth to grease, and apply gine diluted with hot water on the hat interior. A hat is placed on a block to set, with thicker gine yielding greater stiffness.
A brief home remedy advises covering the canary cage with a white cloth at night to collect mites on the cloth by morning, then washing the cage thoroughly to remove the pests.
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