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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1896
Page
2
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt recalls the brank or scold’s bridle used to silence wives in earlier centuries. It notes harsh living conditions, hunger, and rough husbands as factors, but argues improved life has reduced domestic scolding and violence.
A New York passenger warns about a common $5 bill trick used to ride free by manipulating conductors. The dispute escalates as another man denounces the tale as lies, while the conductor calmly collects fares. The scene ends with the irate passenger muttering and departure.
A well known sculptor discusses ideal arm proportions for women noting the ideal arm length should equal twice the head, with a full upper arm and a tapering forearm. He stresses arm expression alongside form and cites Spanish, French, and Italian women as more expressive. The piece also retells a wanderer’s vivid London memory contrasting it with Kashmir fantasies.
A Scotland Yard detective tours an English militia battalion with the adjutant to locate a malefactor. At the rear rank he identifies the best soldier, a 20 year veteran praised for conduct badges. The detective replies he knows all the others, not him, but he knows all the others.
A discussion on boy actors playing heroines in Shakespearean times contrasts masculine stage roles with female grace. The piece notes Mrs. Laura M. Johns’s suffrage tour through Arizona New Mexico Nevada and Utah praising her organizing work and predicting future成果 for women's rights as a nationwide movement gains momentum.
A fragment cites Mrs Fannie Reese Pugh as editor and proprietor of the Hearne Advocate in Hearne Texas. The Indianapolis Journal quote implies a plea for assistance and a line about receiving a dime. The note preserves historic attribution to a female newspaper leader.
The New York World recounts James De Witt Carson's extravagant rise in Chicago society. He burned through wealth, divorced, and faced a drastic fall after his father General John B. Carson died, revealing he was cut off in the will with his mother’s charity masking faults.
The Rochester presbytery proposes commissioning a new edition of the Bible and asks the general assembly to consider how the revised version might benefit church worship. The matter is under discussion by other presbyteries as well. New York Journal.
Reports from Oregon City detail pioneering X ray experiments by Dr J Perry and W Cheney showing gold in quartz treated by rays. The piece also argues bicycles empower women, praising practical attire and freedom brought by cycling, with calls for fashion prizes and better gear.
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