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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
2
The article surveys sugar deals and market confidence, notes the People’s Cooperative Shoe Manufacturing Co. in Brockton, and summarizes political shifts as legislatures adjourn without electing senators. It comments on Aguinaldo tactics, colonial governance, and Boston press takes on sparrow criticism while praising John Sheridan’s long public service.
The piece critiques so called fireproof design after a Windsor hotel blaze and argues most safety lies in prudent construction. It highlights James Whitcomb Riley as a writer whose life proves persistence beats talent, citing Walden Fawcett and Success magazine.
The emperor trims the ends of his moustache in a tri fling fashion. Observers long seeing him as steering toward peace. The gesture is interpreted as a sign amid ongoing international tensions and diplomacy efforts.
A Boston observer notes the royal habit of changing the king's moustache style every six weeks, seen by some as vanity. The death of Rev. Dr. Gumbart, pastor of Dudley Street Baptist Church, is marked as a loss to practical Christian charity in Boston. The storm damage is minor compared with southern and western losses.
Various local items include John F. Dolan completing janitor duties at Solon Wood building, the Oxford club weighing a baseball team, office move of The Enterprise, and Russell E. Andrews owning a Maine Angora cat. Other notes cover recovering Mrs Hall, bicycle shop reopening, Maynard basketball club formation, and civic lectures in Temple hall.
Twenty or more major U S shoe manufacturers including prominent firms across the country are drafting plans for a national organization. The proposed trust would let each firm run its own plants while coordinating discounts and other business terms. About 12 million dollars in yearly business is represented by signatories, with no local firms listed.
The article traces Easter as a recurring marker in American conflict history from the 1754 Fort Duquesne saga to the 1898 Spanish clash and notes peaceful arbitration as a counterpoint. It cites Lexington 1775, War of 1812 embargo 1812, 1861 to 1865 Civil War battles, and the 1871 Treaty of Washington final ratification, highlighting Easter’s paradoxical timing with war and peace.
A Bedlineton coal miner was charged for kissing a woman on Easter but released after pleading the old north of England custom of kissing at Foster time. The conservative justices advised the complainant she could have given him a silver sixpence. The decision stirred favorable comment across north Britain.
In Germany rabbits play a central role in Easter amusements with nests filled by children to be found. The Easter rabbit is credited with placing the treats and guiding the hunt.
A New York Herald report notes a growing Bermuda lily bud import for Easter. Since 12 years ago the trade has expanded from 750 to 8562 boxes, each with 70 buds, packed with moss and tissue to arrive fresh for sale at 2.70 dollars per box.
The New York Journal recounts Dr. Talmage’s Easter sermon linking lilies to the Bible’s references to flowers, the theme of resurrection, and religious symbolism. He cites Bunyan, Luther, Picciola, and Job, tying floral imagery to comfort, memory, and the Easter morning of Christ’s renewal.
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