Ostrich cartoon quips on retreat and progress
A quoted exchange from Scribner's Magazine features an ostrich boasting of a trick to retreat by hiding its feet in boots that point the other way. The commentary appears in Fliegende Blätter.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1897
Page
6
Miss Gotroks Promises and an Ear Trumpet
Cholly recalls promising to win favor with Miss Gotroks while muttering to himself about whispering soft nothings. The scene hints at political ambitions and comic mischief in a quiet moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Gotroks
Cholly
Pore rule debate cited by New York World
Languid Lawrence-Nit disputes a saying on reciprocity while Patigned Freddie-Say questions its universal fairness. The New York World records a backers of the view that the rule can work both ways, while some doubt its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie
Lawrence
New York World
Tailor Describes Sleeve Construction Technique
A tailor explained to a customer the method for shaping women’s sleeves using a small box plait of crinoline on each shoulder side. The technique prevents sleeve droop while avoiding an overly artificial protrusion deemed unattractive.
Maynard Odd Fellows celebrate 78th anniversary with banquet
Maynard lodge of Odd Fellows marked 78 years of Odd Fellowship with a banquet and entertainment in Cooperative hall attended by about 150 guests including grand officers and neighboring lodges Concord and Acton. The evening featured Maynard Ideal minstrels, speeches by grand officers, and a charity-focused program highlighting lodge growth and benevolence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellowship
Maynard Lodge
Cooperative Hall
Concord and
Acton
Loewe’s
Concord
Maynard
Robert Carter
W. A. Brown & Co
Littleton
John Archer
Noble Grand
John Hillis
N. G
Hillis
Royal Lodge
West Acton
Sui
Winfield S. Nevins
Concord Lodge
Charles
Turrell
Order
J. G. B. Adams
State House
G. V. Ball
John N. Perkins
Essex County
Jack Adams
Frank J. Patch
Acton Lodge
Mullen Brothers
Minstrels
Amory Maynard
Joseph Yorke
Iodge
Scott
Concord Reformatory
Flo
B. Stone
N. B. Dana
James
Lord
P. G
Wm. G. Morris
Geo. Champagne, Jr
D. H. Elliot
Wi. Clark
Pith
Neil Currie
Robert Warantini
W. B. Case
Treas
Amory ‘Maynard
Lhos. Hillis
Henry S. Hapgood
William Wheeler
Suite
Rebecca Brews Mitchell Named Idaho Senate Chaplain
Rebecca Brews Mitchell, longtime Idaho temperance advocate and state organizer for the WCTU, has been appointed chaplain of the Idaho Senate. A central Illinois native, she moved to Idaho in 1882 as a self supporting missionary and helped raise the age of consent to 18 and supported women’s suffrage. Mitchell organized Idaho’s first children’s temperance society and has worked to educate and mobilize for reform through Sunday and day schools and the WCTU. She is noted for her devout nature and has earned wide respect in her new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Brews Mitchell
Idaho Senate
Illinois
Miss Willard
Union Signal
Baptist Church
Idaho
Mitchell
Senate
Lone Rock Pastor Drives Petition Against Minors Cigarettes
Rev Harriet E Williams of the Congregational church in Lone Rock Wisconsin canvassed houses merchant and saloon keepers to secure signatures for a measure prohibiting cigarette sales or gifts to minors. The petition passed the town board as she preaches Sundays and grows church attendance from 25 to 60 while doubling overall services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet E. Williams
Congregational Church
Lone Rock
Wis
Endeavor
Miss Columbia Rivera Joins San Andres Hospital Ward
The New York Sunday World notes Miss Columbia Rivera has been licensed as a practicing physician and appointed to the women’s ward at San Andres hospital, becoming the first woman in Mexico to hold such a position. Bracelets with adjustable springs are mentioned, and the Brooklyn Woman Suffrage Association is incorporated with a first-year board of Brooklyn delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Rivera
San Andres Hospital
Mexico
Brooklyn Woman Suffrage Association
Cornelia K. Hood
Anna ©. Field
P. D. Halkstaff
J. O. Perry
K. Kary
R. 0. Talbot Perkins
Mary H. Lomis
Abbie L. Ham
M. H Hooper
Mariana W. Chapman
Brooklyn
Middlesex
Lucinda B. Fairbanks
Sudbury
Charles Thompson
Cambridge
East
Charles J. McIntire
Hhpolsom
Lucy A. Buttrick
Concord
Thomas T. Buttrick
Malone
New York
Lowell
Concord Enterprise
Report on Sixth Regiment inquiry lays blame for discord
The legislative committee reports four days of testimony on the Sixth regiment showing officer dissatisfaction with Colonel Parsons and drill regulations. It condemns the removal meeting held at a Boston hotel and urges prompt action to resolve charges and restore harmony within the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Woodward
Sixth Regiment
Boston
Man
A lady owns a large dog and trusts a new servant to weigh it at the stable. The servant returns after a long time and reports the dog weighs 100 pounds. The woman challenges the figure, and the servant says he weighed him correctly but could not fit the entire dog on the scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marm
Strand Magazine
Fashionable mutton sleeves with velvet calyx finishes
A fashion authority notes the popular finish for mutton legs and sleeve extensions from the elbow to the wrist. The sleeve widens at the wrist like a flower calyx and is trimmed with velvet, silk lining, lace, tabs or points, and braided or piped details for contrast.
Mrs McKinley Chooses Chicago Gowns For Inauguration
The Boston Daily Transcript notes Mrs McKinley’s decision to travel to Chicago for gowns rather than Paris. It argues American dressmakers must refashion Paris fashions before American women can wear them, praising home industry protection by the future White House mistress.
Miser Defin ition Sparks Prohibitionist Jibe in Indiana
A humorous note from the Indianapolis Journal mocks a miser and his renie relatives while joking about prohibitionists. The writer recalls meeting several of the man’s nieces and remarks on their self-styled label as prohibitionists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhangry Higgins
Indianapolis Journal
Grumpy Becomes Tetchy Over Dentist Receipt
A brisk Detroit Free Press snippet notes Grumpy showing his own fine teeth and confirming the dentist’s receipt in full. The playful exchange highlights a cheeky moment about dental bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Restoring discolored ivory carvings and delicate repairs
The article advises restoring discolored ivory carvings with wet sand and turpentine, sun drying for three to four days, and rewetting in sun. It cautions not to patch woolen dresses unless necessary, advising underlay and careful right side darning. It also notes Kraumur's early microscopic study of a mosquito’s biting mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraumur
Landor’s harsh words on Wordsworth in Emerson letter
Landor insults Wordsworth as insipid and flat praising Scot’s dog poem by Scott. He mocks Wordsworth for opinions on authors he has not read and derides his scornful treatment of the Scotch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Savage Landor
Wordsworth
Landor
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Plato
Scott
Wedding Reporter Quip From Chicago Editor
A humorous exchange shows the Chicago editor asking about wedding reporting experience and the reporter replying with nine prior marriages as a tongue in cheek claim. The brief exchange highlights newsroom banter over assigning feature duties.
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