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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
7
In a bitter New York winter the Pheebles, a poor family, struggle as a landlord threat mayevict. Mrs Pheeble seeks work to feed baby six weeks old while husband wanders for jobs. Nurse and mission workers sketch possible childcare fixes and promise aid by next day.
The Daily Death Rate notes that about 90,000 people die each day worldwide, indicating a constant global mortality pace.
The piece recalls Continental Army life, noting soldiers valued independence yet learned subordination. It recounts stories from Elias Howe and Koch in Philadelphia, a guard’s bargaining with General Macpherson, and a Pennsylvania veteran Sam Smith’s memory of Company K, illustrating combat risk and personal bravado.
An article recounts a Paris singer protesting a German triumphal march by leaving the dining table when The Marseillaise rang out. It also surveys global wells where offerings like rags and trinkets were left as cures or thanks, noting medieval to modern superstition and Irish pilgrimages to holy wells.
The article recalls Senator West securing Pendleton’s Senate chair after a political maneuver. In 1883 the civil service bill split Republicans and Democrats. West filed a claim for Pendleton’s seat after a motion to rename the bill to retain Republicans in office passed. He moved into Pendleton’s vacant chair at the start of the next Congress.
A group of countrymen in town visited a Strand theater. After inquiring admission they sent one delegate inside to judge the show. He returned reporting the film poor with fiddlers in front of a big picture, prompting the group to leave.
A Richmond Dispatch aphorism about borrowing trouble warns that happiness serves as security. The note cites Roman catacombs stretching 580 miles with 6 to 15 million interred. It lists mean summer temperatures of New York City about 74 and Liverpool about 59.
A perceptive, if wary, shoe reader argues that shoes reveal temperament. He notes the aggressive boots worn by a blunt philosopher and contrasts them with the Tecking woman's long pointed shoes, then admits uncertainty about judging identities. The exchange ends with a cautious good morning.
A mother asks her daughter Ethel to fetch a quart of vinegar from the grocer. Ethel resists, preferring a pint, explaining she can say pint but not krort. The tale highlights Ethel’s sober, stubborn honesty and humorous mispronunciation.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote frames a speaker who jokes about tracing lineage beyond William the Conqueror. The remark highlights pride in ancestry and a humorous take on genealogical reach.
In the Philadelphia Record dialogue, Nell notes May’s fiancé is a white haired octogenarian, while Belle points out his hair is jet black and he would dye it for May. The playfulness centers on mistaken appearances and romantic vows.
For long, religious incantations and litany prayers guided healing while remedies were applied. In ancient Egypt, pharmacy appears to have been practiced at an early date.
A brief humorous remark by Josh Billings on economical eating noting he can catch enough mackerel for breakfast and make the other two meals from water.
The discussion explains seven parables in Matthew thirteen, noting why Jesus spoke in parables, the meanings of sowing good seed tares and wheat, the enemy sowing tares, and the harvest as end of the age. It compares the field to the world, the sower to Christ, and the treasure to true believers and the church.
D J McKinney recounts a mountain hunt near Skagguay where he and camp boys toppled a rock to unnerve goats. The trio then fired and killed three goats within 60 yards, noting goats’ habit of avoiding rocks when descending. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer quotes the anecdote. Calves trend and notable figures noted in brief.
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