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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
3
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad line enters into effect on January 1, 1290 marking a formal start of operations. Officials announce the merger or reorganization details for the system serving major Northeast routes.
A reflective verse laments unrealized lives songs deaths bells smiles thoughts hopes and a fish never caught expressing a somber mood about opportunity missed. The piece reads like a lament on unactualized experiences and unspoken possibilities.
A 1899 lesson commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns on John 10 1 16. It argues Jesus as door and life giver Good Shepherd and contrasts hirelings with faithful leaders. It references Moses Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Acts and Malachi and urges believers to follow Christ's voice.
A Chicago Times-Herald profile of Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson portrays a striking American figure. The piece highlights her ancestry, intellectual versatility, and unconventional stance on art, dress, and social roles while noting her theatrical, paradoxical personality and public reception.
A Chicago society woman, mindful of her plain tailor made gown and veil, shops downtown amid a growing sense that people stare. She tests her appearance with Jack in his office, then realizes she is merely self conscious and smiles.
Mile. Viron the 42 year old Russian countess and a Muscovite woman shared a first class compartment marked Ladies Only on the Orleans Ceinture line to Vincennes. The Russian countess smoked vigorously denying a notice forbidding tobacco and injured Mile. Viron with two blows after a dispute. Station master and guard witnessed the incident and the countess faces action by Mile. Viron and the Orleans company.
The article discusses women's fencing as recreation and profession, citing Bayard’s pictures Une Affaire a Honneur and La Reconciliation. It recalls Ninon d Enclosas duel with a noble, and notes Roman and Dahomey Amazons as examples of women warriors in history.
A damaged passage notes a wearer of a skull trophy taken from a man she had slain in battle. The text hints at ritual or symbolic uses of the trophy within a warrior culture.
A Pittsburg Dispatch piece notes a shift from off the rack corsets by numbers to personalized care. Women increasingly rely on corset makers or fittings, sometimes trying twenty pairs to find the right shape, with many waiting ten days for appointments at top department stores.
Mrs Anthony J Drexel introduces a jeweled muff valued at $500 noted as a distinct novelty. The Russian sable muff features sable tails point lace frill a gold purse with amethyst top and twenty colored stones set with gold links. The pink amethyst rim contrasts the dark fur and purple satin lining. from Buffalo News.
A romantic tale describes how a sixteen year old Empress was wooed by her cousin Francis Joseph. He declared in front of the Archduchess Sophie that she would be his wife. The young girl known as Gold Else grew into a renowned beauty noted for charity.
Women's limited vote for magistrates in Paris drew praise and criticism as turnout stayed low. Mrs. A. L. Bruce, daughter of David Livingstone, sent 400 for Gordon Memorial College in Khartum. A medical expert warns salt overuse harms flavor and kidneys. Miss Sarah J. Eddy won bronze in New York for a cat photograph. Mile. Thilikeza, Polish origin, passed a medical exam in Paris with a thesis on corsetry condemnation.
Mrs Phabe Hearst purchases Pros per d Epinay’s marble bust of Jeanne d Arc and will donate it to the Washington museum. The piece is described as a very fine work.
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