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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
6
Instructions describe making a pinnetta from a cigar box using tissue paper pins and a hammer. Cover the box, nail the lid, arrange pins along the bottom edge, and have a sister sing the soprano part note by note for tuning.
The article explains tuning a pin netta box by driving pins to match sung words. Pins set a quarter inch apart or closer produce notes. run a pin along the pins to tune to time. A duet is possible with another box, creating a clear sweet sound like water over stones.
A guidance piece from Harper's Round Table urges every boy and girl to remember their name and the example they set. It warns against living two lives and notes that daily actions in sports and studies can influence others who may look up as standards.
A youth poem lists Maud Philip Joe Jenny John and the speaker enjoying moonlit summer play Ispy among lilac bushes then winter downhill coaster rides and skating with Delia Hart Stone cited from Youth's Companion.
A young Lancashire lad tours his village every weekday morning around 4 40. He wakes customers at their doors for a few cents so they can report to nearby mills and workshops on time.
A New Orleans Picayune note describes a party game where one person lights a candle for another to light their unlit candle. Both participants hop on one foot throughout, using bedroom candlesticks to avoid wax spills.
A young sculptor with rapid rise, Bessie O Potter, operates from the Atheneum building in Chicago. Her clay background at Cook County Normal and the patronage of figures like Mme Melba and Susan B Anthony mark her as a notable rising artist. Her best work The Spirit of the Water features Little Sabina as the model.
The Boston Home Journal argues for a Foremothers Day honoring pilgrim women. It praises the sacrifices of pioneer wives, comparing domestic labor to frontier toil and urging revival of women’s commemorations alongside Forefathers Day.
Isabel Mallon describes Easter hats and bonnets using Paris models with chip straw and wide ranges of trims. Materials include leghorn Neapolitan Madagascar and English straw, with black velvet trims and maire ribbons. Feathers and flowers dominate the season with Parma violets roses and lilies featured among new additions.
Mrs Helen M Gougar admitted to practice before the Indiana supreme court on February 19 and promptly argued her test vote case. Judge James McCabe praised her as a logical concise and forcible advocate. The court and all members express belief in woman suffrage and will study the case carefully.
A traveler recalls a camp scene with Ramsay in a remote Phrygian village. A boy sells a rare Hierapolis coin twice to two Englishmen, first for half a dollar then for a dollar, raising questions about possession and value. The piece ends with unresolved questions about coin ownership.
A startled village man woke to a saw noise. He fired on what he believed was an intruder, wounding a visiting youth delivering a serenade to his daughter. The youth, hurt, explained he was serenading, not breaking in, and blamed his fear for the mistaken shot.
London Letter reports contemporary chimney sweeps in London still follow an old craft but have modernized with a machine and sticks. A witness at William Price's inquest notes degeneracy between past reputations and present practice, arguing that true chimneysweeping has faded though some elders claim it remains.
The article praises horse radish or armo racia for culinary use with Wienerwursta and roasts. It notes medicinal properties including stimulant effects and claims of aiding digestion and relief for rheumatism and dropsy when used as a diuretic or in compound spirit form.
Ivory billiard balls are roughly turned by a lathe from the tusk then stored six months to a year in a room with typical ball temperature. The long aging equalizes shrinkage, ensuring uniform seasoning before the balls are finished and polished.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer styled exchange, Papa Bushweed voices doubt about Bella's chosen suitor after noting the impressive dinner her young man enjoyed, while Mam Ma counters with practical observations about appearances versus character.
A German genealogist notes nearly all European monarchs are cousins. All crowned heads of Europe except Turkey descend from one or both sisters who lived about 150 years ago, showing close royal kinship across kingdoms.
Remarkable gains have been achieved in bleaching paper through electrical processes. Scientists report efficient whitening with potential industrial scale adoption.
A compact study reviews Acts chapters 1 through 12 with lessons on the Holy Spirit, bold preaching, miracles, persecution, and growth of the early church. Each lesson cites golden texts from Acts, Luke, and Paul, stressing witness, self denial, faithfulness, and divine empowerment through the Spirit.
The St James Gazette notes fashion trends from Tudor to modern times with towering heels in 3 to 7 inch heights. It praises craftsmanship of ornate shoes while mockingly recalling past restrictive laws and the impracticality of extreme footwear.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the craze for ostrich feather fans and gauze fans in varied colors and ornate designs. Emerald clasps and mother of pearl sticks accompany lace empire fans, with hand painted gauze and silver chains matching art gowns and accessories for a cohesive, decorative look.
A magistrate questions whether a boy’s confession was truly voluntary. A stern parent recounts forcing the boy with threats and punishment to obtain his admission of misdeeds at the schoolhouse. The tale underscores differing views on voluntary testimony.
A humorous exchange notes a widow not dead but gone before, as a friend consoles a widower. The parson’s visit fails to comfort, highlighting the misread grief in a clipped anecdote.
A dramatic exchange unfolds with a widow confronted by a shade of her deceased husband mentioning a new marriage. The dialogue hints at doubt, fate, and the peril of public judgment in a domestic trial of love and loyalty.
A New York Sun excerpt describes an uptown antique shop run by a persuasive salesman who trades in old silver and jewelry. He claims rings date back centuries and can be swapped for newer pieces by promising exchanges, noting New York's limited collector base compared with London and Paris. The dealer targets women, insisting old jewelry appeals to them and that he can induce sales through exchanges.
The piece contrasts rapid modern courtship with medieval patience, noting nine teenth century haste, quick wagers of marriage, and swift mutual judgment. It cites Emily Stone in Lippincott's describing how dowries and fortunes were known, leaving little need for preliminaries.
A Washington Star excerpt notes a middle aged woman and her niece debating human nature. The elder cites constancy while the niece highlights shifts in girls' education from magazines and needlework to maps and tools. The dialogue contrasts eras and skills.
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