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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1895
Page
7
Aerial performer Mlle. Viola, hanging on a trapeze above a burning balloon, unties a parachute as flames spread. She leaps to safety, parachute opens to reveal a burning descent, yet she lands unharmed. She recalls a San Francisco upbringing and fame with the Livingstones.
A St Louis woman sues claiming a defendant used her photograph in advertising without consent. The suit alleges improper exploitation of her image in promotional materials and seeks unspecified relief.
An adage from the Washington Star notes the Marquis of Queensberry is a stronger judge of boxing rules than of social manners. The quip contrasts expertise in sport with propriety and decorum.
A California rancher narrowly escaped as a mountainside slid, burying his cabin cattle and several sheep. The land ripped away in a quarter mile square wake, damming a creek and stripping the slope of soil while the horse carried to firmer ground. The event was witnessed by Mr. Houx near his home on a stormy day.
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria recalls a dangerous elephant encounter in India. He and Captain Pirie narrowly escaped as the beast charged, bullets from his Austrian rifle felling the animal and piercing its brain, trunk, and throat.
A Saginaw led colonization company organized in Michigan plans to purchase 300000 acres along Florida's southeast coast from Fort Pierce to Biscayne Bay for over 5 million dollars. It aims to sell 20 acre blocks at very low prices to Dakotas and Nebraska farmers seeking a fresh start in a fertile region.
The Alton South Missourian editor reports picking two messes of strawberries last week from his own vine and fig tree. He contrasts this with south Missouri where strawberries grow on vines and trees, a claim noted by the Houston Herald.
A Clapham Junction boy's father sues the woman doctor called to the birth claiming the caal was kept and worth ten to fifteen dollars. The case reflects lingering superstitions in the era.
A Salt Lake paper says it will publish an edition edited entirely by laboring men and will produce six issues of that kind each week. The note is attributed to the Chicago Dispatch.
The Chicago Post notes a wry rule for arctic expeditions: first lose your explorer, then try to recover him. The editorial frame suggests danger and misadventure as part of exploration lore.
A fragmented dramatic piece portrays trapped souls within musicians as the choir performs. It questions whether art, life, and body reside as one or apart, lamenting the Philistine plight and seeking solace through music.
The piece describes spoony spoons at courting parties as playful aids to matrimony and notes their social function. It then profiles Captain McCullom planning a 19 foot sea voyage from Nova Scotia to Queenstown with a terrier crew, guided by advice from the Bentley and Captain Price, aiming to hold due east to reach his Atlantic destination.
A party of six includes a banker a politician a lawyer a theatrical manager and a mysterious seventh guest who mingled well and entertained with wit but vanished after dinner. The stranger, who left without paying his bill, was unknown to all present and simply invited himself to dine.
A young man and woman on a Broadway car argue over who pays as the woman offers a penny and says two, handing the conductor one cent. The scene prompts questions about chivalry and the rise of the so called new woman.
Alabama farmers report using wild cane seed as stock feed with excellent results. The seed is said to fatten stock and be relished by animals, and the seeds are claimed to make a good bread substitute.
A Washington Star quip notes Shakespeare spellings Shakspeare and Shakespere and a 1851 weather myth from Harleian MSS. A student asks for advice on gaining recognition, urged to write in a subcellar. The piece adds Quonangticot as the Connecticut river’s Indian origin and Italy named for an early king.
A note from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat quotes Mrs. Cady Stanton discussing a Breeches Bible and suggesting a playful branded title Bloomers Bible. The remark reflects gender and reform era humor tied to early women’s rights discourse.
A grieving parent recalls a lively boy who cared for cows and plowed fields, his whistle and noise fading to silence. He grew weaker for about a week yet remained cheerful and alert, finally gazing toward the night sky before he died without a word.
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