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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1893
Page
6
The article reflects on the aluminum boom and the death of Fred J. Seymour, noting aluminum's abundance and potential for cheap production. It discusses conflicting reports on extraction costs, cites the Wohler discovery in 1828, and outlines aluminum's lightness, strength, and formability. It also mentions possible shipbuilding advantages and durability against corrosion and heat.
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt surveys Greek stools and chairs on vases spanning centuries, noting stone or wood seating, animal-footed bases, and backless forms. It contrasts Elizabethan throne-like backs, Roman chairs with curved arms, and the Roman habit of reclining at table reflecting ease and luxury.
Lyons New York meteorologist Dr. M A Veeder argues the current spring is abnormal due to a radical metamorphosis of the globe’s isothermal strata. He says New York lies in a belt of rarefied air producing cold nights and winds with hot sunshine and that this mountain climate could persist all year.
A New York Sun report notes rapid growth of the African American population in northern cities. It cites figures of more than 10,000 arriving in New York from southern states since last year and suggests over 100,000 have left slave states for the north in a year. The piece cites Frederick Douglass on crime and pauper rates and observes that most finding work support themselves in new homes.
The ancient Havre seaport honors Dr. de Boissy who has just turned 100 years. He presided at the dinner given by the local medical faculty and delivered a lively speech. He notes his father lived to 108 and says he hopes to continue his work in aiding humanity. He earned a medal for his actions during the cholera epidemic.
An Atlanta Constitution report recalls a Brunswick area pond known as Myrtle Pond in Fulton’s pasture near Dixville. Local lore says a missing 1869 girl’s disappearance and eerie singing by a child drew a fisherman who fled when the voice declared it was the spirit of Myrtle pond.
A Syracuse Journal tale recalls a large toad lounging beneath a leaf and toying with a bee. The creature feigns sleep while a bee intrudes, then lunges as the bee vanishes in a sudden flash. The toad lounges, ejects a hot bite, and finally returns to rest, eyeing the bee with mock vengeance.
Dr. Urbanschitsch of Vienna reports interdependent senses in a series of experiments. Sight and hearing influence each other with color perception changing with pitch and sound. Reading in dim light improves when sounds are heard. Red and green light heighten taste and smell, blue and yellow dampen them. Touch and heat show reciprocal effects, with tickling altering heat sensation and vice versa.
Dr Weyl recounts a Munich case of a youth poisoned by yellow dye in russet shoes. After a week wearing the shoes the man developed yellow blisters spreading to the ankles. Stopping use cured the eruptions in ten days. The Munich Hygienic Institute found the leather saturated with dangerous yellow dye.
Orlando families keep pet sandhill cranes as alert night watchers. Cranes' bugle alarm deters thieves and guards premises, while Maj. Foster’s flock and their wild visitors illustrate theft and wing clipping. A farmer notes two cranes keep worms from tobacco, working rows with sharp bills and keen eyes.
A crowded Boston horse car slammed shut on a standing boy's finger at a door. The severed fingertip could not be reattached, endangering the boy's future as a professional violinist while his father is a noted violinist.
In Bethlehem, at the new Neiser school, lady teachers threaten a strike unless directors remove a mouse problem. Desks and floors host numerous mice, sparking fear among staff while pupils tease mice toward faculty. The school board may act to curb this nuisance, as quoted by the Philadelphia Record.
On a Southern railway bound from New Orleans to this city William C Blackburn a porter aboard a Pullman acted wildly on the train at Chattanooga shouting and tossing money from his pockets. He was chained in an apartment and taken to police headquaters after arrival. doctors say he was crazed by tobacco quitting. He had chewed tobacco heavily yesterday before the incidents.
The Home and School lists lessons for Kentuckians at the World’s Fair. It notes Kentucky is not the only country on earth and that a horse is not the noblest work of God. It argues Kentucky’s legislature is not unique in flaws and that others have beauty brains and hospitality.
The Boston Herald notes Mrs. John Sherwood is now a far larger figure in Chicago society than Ward McAllister. Chicagoans praise their lady champion with expected gifts such as a lake front lot and city freedom akin to New York Penns. Ward McAllister plans to skip the fair.
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