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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1893
Page
2
The article argues that child nature should guide teaching and parenting. It highlights how adults, including authors and scientists, learn from children and the benefits of systematic observation. It discusses plans for a book recording a child’s life to guide self knowledge and family relations.
The article traces New York postal history from early shore letters at coffee houses to formal post offices. It notes 1692 as the inaugural city post office near Bowling Green, Franklin becoming postmaster general in 1753, and post routes to Boston Albany and Philadelphia. It also criticizes the New York Press Club for alleged blackmail and public-facing schemes.
Dean Hole recalls a lecture moment with a pupil from Shrewsbury school who corrects a Greek city’s location. The student says modern travelers place the ancient town about ten miles southeast of its map position, a remark offered to honor Shrewsbury and Dr Butler.
The New York Sun notes Clarence L. Bement of Philadelphia has the largest private mineral cabinet in America. His collection fills nearly a full floor, shines under special lighting, and surpasses public museums in size, beauty, and perfection. Dealers send him top specimens. he pays promptly and generously. Unwanted pieces go to the British Museum. Estimated value at least $125,000.
JulIan Ralph in Harper's recounts a former Mississippi river custom where mates struck enslaved Black workers with wood billets to enforce labor. Passengers laughed as reformers later faced talons of fear. The Providence mate notes that now delays and warrants curb such abuse as Black workers defy unjust control.
A stylish young woman alights at Madison Avenue and Forty-third Street and falls into muddy slush. A bystander smiles as a gust blows her cap into a large puddle. The scene underscores a comic mishap observed on the street.
The London Tit Bits item cites twelve peerage suicides in the 19th and 20th centuries including Lords French London derry Greaves Beresford Munster Congleton Forth Cloncurry Wal Singham Delaware Lyttleton Shaftesbury. It also mentions Dr Samuel Butcher bishop of Meath in 1876 and Dowager Lady Howe in 1877.
A Munsey’s Weekly brief quotes a reader recalling Dr. Prosy’s lecture as tedious. The remark: I skipped it in about five minutes, illustrating reader frustration with that public talk.
The kindergarten is no longer an experiment or on the defensive. It targets opponents to show cause for their opposition, citing widespread expert approval and public endorsement from those familiar with its methods and results.
The New York Sun notes a shift from a single hump hook to a two hump design holding the eye between them. It highlights rapid invention in this land of novelties.
An advertisement claims women need eight hours of sleep plus one more hour daily to retain freshness and youth. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for uterine and related ailments and says testimonials require consent. Liver Pills are also advertised at 25 cents.
The article traces the origin of the bride dowry from barter in ancient times to its evolution as a marriage contract. It notes German pay weddings, Welsh bidder roles, and the wedding casket as a groom’s symbol of endowment. It explains morgengabe gifts tied to medieval marriage forms and notes the casket’s decline in use.
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