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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1895
Page
6
The article extols printing as an art and lauds the Babcock Optimus two revolution press weighing 18 000 pounds for its ability to handle half tone and color work with exact registration. It notes the press, tested at a world’s fair, offers flawless operation and invites observers to view its capabilities.
An illustrated piece describes a safe at‑table bottle cannon using a bicarbonate and tartaric acid reaction to mimic artillery recoil. It also details a shrimp nest at the sea’s edge, its sand and seaweed dwelling built by the shrimp’s body secretions and tools.
Popular Science News notes botanist Nierhanus developed a drying method using pressing papers saturated with a 1 percent oxalic acid solution. He reports it preserves colors in delicate plant specimens and counters color loss caused by herb ammonia.
The St. Louis Republic cites Louisiana and Ohio as sites of petrified forests. discoveries show forests buried for at least 50 000 years between growth and last forest. Other readers notice fashion watches on lapels. Nellie Giles named census enumerator in Omaha.
David Lewis, afflicted with rheumatism all winter, reports relief after using Chamberlains Pain Im. He says the remedy ends his pain and enables him to return to duty. Advertisers include B.F. Johnson & Son Maynard Mass H Whitney Concord Junction Mass and H S Richardson Concord Mass.
A stately ship sails the broad Atlantic with a young bride in a deck chair as a squall hits the vessel The husband Gerald clings to protect Gwendolen from danger as the ship heels leeward and the couple faces fear and peril on the sea.
A light exchange in the Pittsburg Review notes a medical dictum declaring kissing unhealthy. Mr Hunker agrees it may be true after Mr Munney caught the speaker kissing his daughter and the speaker was laid up a week.
A church debate rejects raising debt through a lottery, with a minister objecting to the idea and insisting on a different approach. The exchange reflects tension over funding church needs and public finance.
An Indianapolis Journal quote captures Mr. Dis mal Dawson lamenting the system. He questions why the unemployed and homeless lack shelter to keep out the wind, highlighting housing inequity and hardship.
Experiments at the depot of lighthouses in France reveal that rhythmic flashes extend a light's visible range. M. Charles Henry identifies a specific rhythm that yields the longest distance, due to the eye’s sensitivity.
A catalog of manuals and pamphlets promoting summer resorts and travel along the Old Colony routes. Includes Cape Cod Nantucket Martha's Vineyard Newport Plymouth and Newport information with stamp from 1 to 4 cents for mailing. Contact A C Kendall Boston Mass for orders.
At Louisville’s Derby day races a box party member, a noted belle, pleaded for a white shirt and red pantaloons as her horse, jockey in white shirt and red pants, raced. Her anxious wringing of hands drew laughs as she remained unaware of the running joke at her expense.
A lightning bolt struck a 150 foot tall fir at Point Defiance park in Tacoma last week. The strike peeled bark along a 50 foot path on one side and then spiraled around the trunk for 100 feet before reaching the ground, exposing the wood beneath.
A Mills Missouri physician endorses DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for indolent sores scalds and burns. He claims it eases pain heals burns quickly and leaves no scar in the Maynard catalog by B F Johnson and Son.
The gospel scene shows seven disciples, led by Peter, fishing at dawn. They fail until Jesus on shore directs them to cast again, yielding 153 great fish. John recognizes the Lord first. Peter dives in to reach Him, while others haul the fish. Jesus serves breakfast and repeats the question Lovest thou Me thrice, prompting Peter’s renewed commitment and foretelling his fate.
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