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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1897
Page
6
Marion Dillon is shown exercising with Indian clubs as part of a wholesome routine. The piece praises her health and work ethic, noting she studies hard, helps her mother, and stays busy to stay well. A humorous aside on English verb usage follows.
An elderly showman recalls Jumbo the elephant protecting a four year old girl from a moving train. The child slipped under the beast's feet, but the quick trunk movement shielded her, lifting her to safety and prompting cheers from the crowd and later admiration for Jumbo's life-saving instinct.
A Chicago Record item describes two playful nerve tests for boys. The trapeze trick has a swinging board brushed near the head to force a duck, while a mirror test on stairs makes the boy stumble with comic stops as onlookers laugh.
The Brooklyn Eagle suggests simple manners for drinking from public fountains and railway mugs. It advises not touching the rim and using a clean handkerchief to cover the rim when drinking from a railway mug. A tiny tumbler is recommended for journeys or walks as an alternative.
Dr. J. M. Rice argues that teacher quality, not methods, decides teaching success. He cites two classrooms with the same nationality bias, one praised as intelligent and the next labeled dull, showing the personal equation of the teacher governs outcomes.
A young lawyer rushed into a newly elected country justice demanding a capias. The judge warned patience and learned the writ, only to be told by the lawyer that he had resolved the case and paid the $2 fee to avoid a capias, praising the judge’s legal prudence.
The article notes summer hammock and sofa cushions favor washable slips in linen and cotton fabrics over silk. It lists Agra linen Russian crash duck cretonne holland and dress linens as popular materials, with china pongee and washable silks for plain finishes. Turkey red remains a favored color for decorating and embroidery. A pillow example features black sateen with turkey red imps goblins and devils in playful positions.
An exchange captures a head clerk pressing for a raise and an employer agreeing to raise it by the next payday. The dialogue illustrates wage negotiations during the period.
A humorous Punch cartoon caption features Grace-Harold and Harold discussing why Mr. Blowhard is called a liar. The joke hinges on the father's authority and the child's perception of size and truth.
The essay describes how wives and sisters of large men feel drawn to a man with 200 pounds of adipose tissue in a compact 5 feet 5 inches. It argues such men captivate women, marry, and are worshiped, as public opinion reimagines the fat man as a gentle, magnanimous ideal.
A sportsman recalls Mickle the bailiff and Sport the dog chasing a large salmon. Mickle uses a gaff to land a 28 pound fish after a 46 minute fight, noting its salt water freshness and a lucky fly removal. The scene ends with another splash inviting further sport.
The Rest Tour Association reports its fifth year with 700 members nationwide led by president Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. It offers travel company or chaperons, exclusive lodging lists, a foreign travel handbook, and a loan fund for vacations. The Elizabeth O Robbins Memorial library enhances member resources at 264 Boylston Street Boston.
A witty reminiscence recalls a New York literary woman famed for many translations. Before marriage she was a “fascinating widow.” Her husband-to-be must share those traits for she notes her heart easily yielded. The guest boasts of sitting with the captain beside a charming widow, Mrs Blankington Blank, leading to a quip that he will be known only as her husband upon their marriage on blank day of blank.
In a brief New York Sunday Journal feature a daughter pleads to use a lorgnette to see a stage event while Mrs. Sugartrust Hortense resists. The exchange highlights a family moment over a theater viewing accessory.
C C Buel discusses the duties and burdens of the U S presidency in a Century article. He argues a president must blend drudgery and iron constitution with personal stamp, bound by the oath to faithfully execute and defend the Constitution. The office is no mere leisure but heavy service and authority.
Instructions describe cleaning short haired furs like sealskin and ermine with soft flannel rubbed along the grain. Dark spots are treated with flour, then brushed out. Other furs such as sable chinchilla squirrel and monkey skin are cleaned with hot bran and cornmeal for mink.
Instructions describe making birch bark napkin rings during country stays. Cut bark into a strip, sew ends with a feather stitch using Roman floss, edge with feather stitch, and add an initial or monogram in the center. Use different colors for multiple rings.
A concise quotation reflects on senators and presidents climbing high with pain to vindicate manhood in public eyes. It emphasizes endurance over comfort and questions the pursuit of esteem through hardship.
Parasols gain fashion ground with six to twelve needed per woman but three well chosen ones suffice. Changeable silk or ecru batiste, brocaded silk and chiffon or lace cover all outfits. Describes elaborate handles, gold set jewels, moire silks, and affordable plain silk options in varied colors and patterns.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a park scene where once lush songbirds like orioles thrushes catbirds and robins filled trees and bushes. The narrator laments that crowded bicycle traffic now robs parks of birds leaving only sparrows nesting amid dawnlike crowds.
A reflection on judgment and charity arguing against harsh assessments of others. It compares misperceived pain or loss to soldiers returning from front lines and waves after a storm, urging understanding of hidden motives and unseen suffering.
Nikola Tesla argues that life is measured by waking hours not sleep. He says sleep accumulates vital forces that extend life, so the longer a person sleeps the longer he will remain on earth. He frames life as a dying hour by hour during wakefulness, with sleep pausing the clock.
A Washington woman visits a New York artist and with a chaperon learns hypnotism from a skilled physician. After 16 minutes both women, especially the chaperon, fall under the doctor’s control and express satisfaction. The Washington girl deems hypnotism practical and asks to be taught.
The Acts xvi passage shows Paul and Silas endure beating and imprisonment yet sing praises. An earthquake frees all, the jailer seeks salvation, and he and his household are baptized after faith in Jesus. The jailer hosts a joyful, renewed household and proclaims belief in God.
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