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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
2
A German animal trainer stages a playful act where Miss Mimisse the rat dances with Mr Follette the dog. Cerberus the English dog pretends to steal a meal while Pippina the cat tricks the trainer, proving innocence with a whispered defense.
A playful tale in verse features a hero who marches with sword and shield. He faces robbers and a dragon in a meadow but flees at a cow’s moo. The spoof ends with a reminder that dangers fade when no cows are present.
A young Indian girl once aided a kind teacher in a Minnesota settlement. She overheard plans of an attack, warned the teacher, and escorted her to safety in the woods before the massacre. Afterward the girl guided the teacher to the nearest safe settlement with a pony.
Karl Groos presents a book asserting play is a true instinct in lower animals. He finds play stronger in youth and classifies animal sports into play hunting play fighting building nursing imitation and others.
A Brooklyn Eagle item invites contestants to spell a long sentence aloud. It notes the prize for first correct spelling and a booby prize for the most blunders. The sentence mentions two harassed peddlers and peeled pears.
A Boston Transcript item quotes a correspondent describing a ten year old girl who, after hearing explanations of earthquakes, suggested that an earthquake is what happens when the earth sneezes. The anecdote reflects a child’s imaginative interpretation of a natural disaster.
Sir Henry Mance, addressing the British Institution of Electrical Engineers, recalls his submarine telegraph work in the Persian Gulf and describes astonishing natural sights. He reports bloodlike waters near Mussendom, fire circles moving at 100 miles per hour, a milky luminous sea, putrid waters and mass fish deaths from a submarine volcano, huge jellyfish, brilliant sea snakes, and a sea snake battle in Karachi harbor.
The text discusses dietary balance for men, stressing repair foods like meat and dairy against carbonaceous staples. It advises a ratio of two parts protein to three parts carbohydrates, plus vegetables and fruit, tailored to climate and occupation, with starter light dishes and appropriate starch choices for different meats.
A Virginia company specializes in peanut products including oil for cooking and soaps, peanut crible and grits for confectionery and soap, flour for baking, and bran for stock feed. Europe consumes large oil quantities and peanut flour in hospitals. processing involves crushing, rolling, hot bathing to remove shells, and drying to separate skins.
An old Lancashire miller, in a flooded river, nearly capsizes in a boat. His frantic wife runs along the bank crying for help, but he halts her with a startling quip that if he dies, flour has risen a shilling a sack. The tale blends danger with a grim joke on prices.
A dialogue features a man arguing he serves his punishment in this world, citing his own this year in Philadelphia as example, while the other questions the idea. The exchange ends with a brief interjection.
Thackeray recalls his first audience with Goethe in Weimar at age 19. He describes Goethe’s elegant appearance, warm voice, and probing questions, then notes visits in Göttingen like moments in the Frauenplan garden and a chariot ride. Alma von Goethe died in Vienna in 1844. The Weimar salons buzzed with art and letters, and the grand duchess lent books to young thinkers.
The article outlines customary tipping on ships, detailing expected tips for table and deck stewards, factors affecting amounts, and the division of pay and breakage deductions. It notes sailors’ modest monthly wages and the share taken by cooks, emphasizing the reliance on tips for comfort at sea.
A poor widow notes monthly letters from her Australia bound son, each containing only a ten pound draft as a sign of care. A visiting gentleman uses the tale to urge readers to claim the many divine promises, especially the salvation offer, by applying them in daily life.
Miss Maud Powell sent her violin in a stout wooden box by express but the box was missing when claimed. An official described the box and, with a sympathetic look, returned with it coffinwise claiming it was kept on the ice.
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