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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
2
A brief essay cites children and pets to explain playful spirit. It contrasts gentle animal play with roughness, noting horses avoid harm, dogs bite only playfully, and a parrot delights in tugging a string while seeking affection. It argues real fun requires mutual enjoyment and warns against cruelty.
A child proclaims she is an artist and shows a sketch she says captures her. She names her models including family members and a cat. The speaker invites the reader to judge if the drawing resembles the person depicted.
Chicago Record describes a party game for sixteen players. Two lines face each other with eight players per side and one free hand each. Peasily pass pegs along to chairs at the far end, collect them back first to win, but dropping pegs wastes time.
A playful domestic lament notes missing household items scattered and blown away by a kite flown by Johnny. The verse lists thread, dress pattern, tassels, suspenders, saddle gear, flour, and other goods as vanished, ending with a call for the household standard to speak. The tone is lighthearted and springlike.
A Brooklyn Eagle reader recalls a boy who changes his preference after hearing a father mandate. The piece contrasts compelled action with voluntary desire and notes that demand can sour willingness to participate.
A Montreal Star brief recalls Freddy in the infant class who vows to bring home a good ticket next Sunday. His father scolds him for not bringing home a ticket yet, and Freddy replies with a comical defiant promise, threatening to hook it if needed.
A poetic excerpt praising a plant symbolized as Clintonia tied to Thoreau and New England scenery. The lines reference redwoods in California and Maine pines, with Florid imagery of torches and altars, attributed to Lillian H. Shuey in Overland Monthly.
The New York Post notes pockets evolved from medieval pouches worn on the girdle to breeches with growing waistcoat pockets. It cites Japanese sleeve pockets and prayer amulets, Chinese pouches, and how waistcoat pockets expanded in George III’s era, shaping modern garment design.
The New York Tribune details the sultanate's vast seraglio along the Bosporus and its 4000 inmates. It outlines the hierarchical chain from the sultan’s mother and hasnadan ultima through kadines ikbals and favourites to attendants such as chamberlains, eunuchs, cooks, dancers, and the 500 imperial horses.
A German study reported by the Philadelphia Press finds eyeless creatures like earthworms and mollusks respond to light. Some species react to dimming, others to brightening, with responses linked to other characteristics.
The San Francisco public library highlights possesssion of about two years of Oregon Spectator files the first Pacific coast newspaper begun at Oregon City on February 5 1846. The Californian first appeared in Monterey on August 15 1846.
The notice compares annual letter writing rates by nationality stating Englishmen write 40 letters per year, Scots 80, Irish 16, Italians 6, and Americans 21, highlighting wide variation in writing habits.
Australian observations note birds becoming trapped by large orb webs spun by spiders, with some webs reaching up to 80 feet in diameter. Researchers document the behavior and its impact on local wildlife.
Mrs Faye formerly Miss Henrietta Graves is named among America's beautiful young women. The couple's Sandy Point country home near New York features golf, hunting, riding, yachting and lavish stables as they divide time between Europe travel and leisure.
Caroline County school commissioners vote to place women in active school management. They appoint 12 women among 156 trustees, asserting female leadership will raise efficiency and quality of public education. The Baltimore American endorses broader female trusteeship as progress for Maryland schools.
The St. Louis Christian Advocate argues that Missouri should allow women to vote for school board directors. It notes that while women cannot vote, men may elect a woman to the board if they wish, calling this a half step toward women’s suffrage in education governance.
Mrs Ellen M Henrotin president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs named Mrs Robert Emory Park of Macon to the national educational committee. The four members include Mrs Walton of Massachusetts Mrs Wilde of Illinois and Mrs Margaret Evans of Minnesota. Georgia federation proud of Mrs Park's appointment.
At a Second King's Own Scottish Borderers meeting in Rowal Pindi several ladies fired with rifles. Mrs W G Nicholson won first prize with a high score at both ranges, and Mrs MacLellan claimed the second prize. Nicholson is noted as an expert golfer who recently won a gold medal at the Northern India Golf Club.
A Boston Transcript note claims a Hebrew teacher at Chicago University asked female students to translate the English sentence about bicycle attire. The students allegedly argued that no Hebrew word for bicycle existed, highlighting humor over language barriers in a university class.
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