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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1897
Page
6
A Harper's Round Table essay counsels students to speak sparingly until they have formed solid conclusions. It argues that steady, delayed opinions gain influence, while early speech may reveal an empty mind. The piece emphasizes restraint enhances the value of advice and respect in daily interactions.
A short verse from Youths Companion depicts a soldier facing wind and cold under Captain Ted’s command. Sparrows peck his nose as rain and wind intensify. He falters. buttons loosen. gun drops and legs run away.
A San Francisco hardware firm received a strange order to ship 50 rats to the Utica mine to eat decaying refuse. Workers trapped and boxed the rats for shipment after preparing a cheese and bacon banquet to lure them. The Utica mine’s previous rat colony was killed by a recent fire.
A girl discovers sparrows enjoy music as two birds perch on a parlor ledge and dance to a piano medley. They listen with heads cocked, chirp loudly, and attract pedestrians before resuming their jig when the music returns. Since then they greet the window each morning reflecting childlike delight.
Archie speaks of wanting to be a soldier and lead men through dangerous mountains. His mother directs him to fetch kindling and asks for light, revealing concern and fear. The exchange reveals family tensions and wartime longing in a domestic scene.
A New York fashion writer favors the simple tailor made gown with a plain coat and skirt for early spring. Emphasis is on quality materials, silk lining, and a neat, practical silhouette. A new gray shade near mauve in tweed or cloth offers a stylish spring option.
The Decorator and Furnisher reports a zinc wallpaper that reproduces marble patterns with a cement adhesion and enameled surface. It claims permanence and washability, can mimic tiles or murals, and works on flat or curved surfaces with embossed beading to form designs.
A visitor recalls seeing Polish girls move rosin between barrels in a West Side foundry, heard justified as hand hardening for handling heavy castings. The foreman notes workers misunderstand the transfer as a deliberate rosin move, while a critic jokes about energy conservation.
A Chicago Chron article describes a home childcare arrangement on a suburban street where a woman cares for up to six children while mothers attend church or run errands. Children from infants to five-year-olds have meals provided, with rates of five cents per hour day and ten cents per hour in the evening, enabling mothers leisure activities.
Italy provides a government marriage dower to aid poor young girls seeking marriage. An annual sum of 500000 pounds is distributed to eligible applicants who prove good reputation and lack of means, and show that a marrying suitor has a trade.
A fashion note recalls a trend where women seek plump shoulders through daily use of a felt disk beater. The practice equals a routine of massage and cocoa butter with olive oil to enhance appearance and tone, reflecting evolving beauty standards.
The Ladies' Home Journal notes spring dress fabrics from smooth cloths and mixed suiting to light silks and wool mixes. Emerald greens and bright blues appear in silks and bodice jackets while belts and trimmed cuffs harmonize shoulder and wrist lines. Lace and chiffon headline spring decorations as skirts remain fitted and slightly narrowed above the hips.
A New York fashion writer notes that tucked skirts and bodices remain suitable for women beyond youth. Spring and summer styles feature skirts tucked above the knees or at the upper part, with moderate tucks near the hem and narrow hips. The look recalls early Victorian silhouettes with vertical plaits and horizontal tucks on skirts and sleeves. A velvet Easter sleeve is cut in one piece with a puffed shoulder, graduated tucks, and a cantilevered cuff.
The New York Advertiser notes the revival of overskirts distinct from the basque worn over thin fabrics in black or white for ball gowns. Dresses feature embroidered or ruche trim starting at the knee with a gathered flare to the hem while beneath fabrics are sometimes checked or brocaded. White gowns and floral trims suit debutantes, brides favor pearls and diamonds, and maid of honor and bridesmaids roles vary with trains sometimes used for pageantry.
The New York Sun invites readers to nominate ten American women whose historical fame stands longest. The list includes Martha Washington Priscilla Alden Rebecca Rolfe Pocahontas Eliza Goose Mary Pitcher Maria Mitchell Elizabeth Blackwell Harriet Beecher Stowe Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucretia Mott. The editors note other deserving names may exist.
Public auction to foreclose mortgage on three parcels in Concord Middlesex County Massachusetts described with landmarks and boundaries. Sale on March 7 1807 at 4 pm at the dwelling house with $1000 cash paid to purchaser and balance on deed ten days later. The Middlesex Institution for Savings as mortgagee.
The article traces mistletoe’s ancient use in Yule traditions, notes the Druids’ Viscum album on trees, and explains seed spread by birds. It cites London imports from Worcester, Hereford, Normandy, and France, plus U S distribution to New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, with Phoradendron flavescens common in the Americas.
The article explains that post meal sleep is a natural physiological effect as blood shifts to digestion reducing brain blood flow. It notes risk of impaired brain work if one immediately resumes intense mental tasks but presents no harm in the nap itself. It also introduces Miss Elizabeth Mocock, a Salvation Army supporter with clergy lineage and education.
German foreman John Schneider files a dramatic telegram describing a runaway truck at a crossing. The crash destroys a track section, a worker named Mike Doole is missing, others injured, and rescue crews search the site while the train company crews attempt salvage with spikes, shovels, and growbars as ground crews wait for Doole’s descent.
Swiss snail farms pack and sort snails for sale in fall harvest, with hedged enclosures and moss shelters to protect snails from sun. Fat snails with white houses fetch high prices. Separately, Mrs. Laphamer cites life insurance endowments for women offering protection for dependents and guaranteed returns if the policy is kept, stressing long term value.
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