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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
2
The piece outlines Jesus dining with the twelve at the Passover, detailing the preparation, the betrayer’s identity, and the instituting of the Lord's Supper. It recalls prophecies, Judas’s nightfall, and hints at the kingdom, concluding with the hymn and the Mount of Olives.
A New York Mail and Express piece by Margherita Arlina Hamm extols planked shad as a prized year round delicacy. It describes cleaning, drying, and nailing or wire‑fastening shad to a wooden plank, oak or hickory preferred, then standing the board near a hot fire to cook the fish directly. Served melted butter with salt pepper and a garnish of fresh leaves.
The guide prescribes using soft water for all greens, salted and boiling fast until tender. It advises minimal water for peas, beans, corn, asparagus, celery, and spinach to conserve soluble nutrients. Cabbage and cauliflower are boiled covered in salted water with soda. onions are scalded. other vegetables are just covered and drained after cooking. watery greens should be well pressed and drained.
A passage lists decorative plant materials for hats and bonnets. It mentions purple blue iris hyacinths ragged sailor blooms periwinkles white and lilac stocks primulas French artificial primulas and foliage. It notes nasturtium sprays on hats with tulle and a green white harmony using delicate foliage and white garnitures.
A wife recalls her husband’s harsh early years of struggle for fortune and his stinginess over small needs. The quote cites Ella Wheeler Wilcox in the New York World, laments self-made wealth and questions spiritual cost, noting humbling memories and moral cautions about wealth.
The London Methodist Times lauds county council election results as a triumph for honest decency and social purity. It notes strong majorities for virtue advocates and condemns so called prowling prudes, temperance opponents, and gambling backers amid London women’s participation.
Early tomatoes and strawberries are described as flavorless for fresh eating but suitable for cooking. A recipe for tomato farcies is provided: halve the fruit, scoop pulp, fill with breadcrumbs Parmesan pepper salt and optional mushrooms, bake on buttered tin, with or without brown sauce.
The Society of Grand Rapids young women known as the Butterfly Bench Show Association ran its third annual exhibition last month and cleared about $1,000. They use profits to maintain a free hospital bed and aid the city's sick.
A history note describes a recipe for a refined strawberry mish. It instructs mashing three pounds of ripe strawberries with one pound of fine sugar, lemon juice and carmine, sieving the mixture, folding in a pint and a half of whipped cream, then freezing the blend buried in ice and salt for two hours.
The rudder consists of a stalk and backing joined as one piece and coppered for worm protection. The stalk bears the main strain, especially at the rudder head, and uses solid seasoned oak while the blade is built up from smaller pieces of spruce or pine. A broken or twisted head may require replacing the stalk, with the old backing often reused. stalk life is about 12 to 14 years, backing may last the ship.
Colonel Andrew Freeman recalls his brother William who habitually doodled the number 15 174 on blank surfaces. From childhood to adulthood the figure appeared everywhere, driving scoldings yet never ceasing. William’s tale ends with a Louisiana lottery win shared by the speaker.
An ex slave from Nottoway county tells a northern congressman at the capital steps that he paid $2700 for his liberty and questions promises of government. He notes white folks may face vigilance, but "the pooh nigger" must pay cash.
The intrepid explorer offers a native one watch for two tasks to win envy of the tribe. A native recalls trading a secondhand for a bushel in London last summer, noting no watch lasts more than a week. The Norfolk Virginian envisions a Virginia city union rivaling Greater New York. It cites 55 dogs per 1000 people in the UK.
Old Lady tells photographer she wants a pretty picture. The New York Sun-World reports on a young newcomer facing repeated attempts to join the gang as he learns to chew, backer, and watch the barn.
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