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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
2
A remarkable airship style ride for children features seats under large beams and automatic sails that tack by themselves. The device, labeled a sailing merry go round, spins fast or slow with wind and may soon appear at Coney Island, drawing Parisians who seek dizzying views and nautical thrills.
A confessional poem narrated by Polly to her doll Marie reveals a tale of talking dolls and eerie toys. It recalls a grandmother who kept a twisted rag doll as a child and the dark fate that befell her baby, ending with a shocking confession attributed to F. E. Effington in Youth's Companion.
The New York Recorder describes junior Indians in Buffalo Bill's traveling tribe as the youngest members at a grand festival dance. They wear ceremonial outfits while chieftains appear in full regalia. The old queen sits center, beating a tambourine and calling out with a musical cry.
A peanut party provides hide and seek style fun with several quarts of peanuts hidden about the house. Children collect peanuts in small baskets or kindergarten boxes, and prizes go to those with the most nuts or special peanuts marked by ornaments.
A dated advisory urges a woman to cultivate charm and discretion, urging mild flirtation, attentive listening, and robust propriety. It warns against overfamiliarity, promotes strategic romance, and cites biblical ethics while pushing for a timely proposal or decisive breakup.
Two young travelers from Liverpool arrived at Washington Avenue wharf aboard the Rhynland. John C. Gough aged six and Mabel Blaney aged eight were well behaved and eager to reach their Cincinnati homes. Each child carried tags with address details and relatives. They spoke clearly to immigrant officers and boarded trains for Ohio destinations.
The text describes a new bicycle book as a diary for trips and speeds, a useful handmade keepsake with fine paper and a canvas or parchment cover. It suggests decorative wheel art and quotes to personalize the volume.
A whimsical verse describes fairies mocking mortal boasts of a magic trolley. The spider spins the wire while fireflies spark. A line strings from tree to tree and a bumblebee serves as motorman in this playful fable.
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