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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1896
Page
7
The article discusses cartridge tees offering adjustable height and reuse advantages over rubber or papier mache tees. It also recounts Bill Lange's Chicago team mascot, a four legged chicken with a second body, hoped to crow or lay an egg to celebrate wins, a novelty believed to boost morale and success.
Sporting and Dramatic News explains that revised 1890 National Hunt rules are clear and not gender biased. Rule 92 does not allow female riders. rules 92 98 and 94 specify masculine riders and jockeys, and stewards would veto any nonconforming attempt. Cameos
The Pall Mall Gazette reports Lord Lonsdale pursues a yacht for the German emperor built by Henderson Bros on the Clyde. Designed by G L Watson, 120 feet overall with 26 foot beam and 18000 square feet of sail, it may contend for the America's Cup, linked to Lord Dunraven's escapade. Pillsbury shines as chess lion in London scene after St Petersburg exile. He oversees unfinished matches at the Inner Temple home event and appears at the Ladies Chess Club.
The passage notes clubs broadened from practical work to civics economics reform and education. It highlights growing financial roles with clubs acting like business corporations and managing others money. The general federation marks a major step in voluntary association.
The article describes widow’s bonnets in mourning such as the Mary Stuart and capote shapes with dull black ribbon ties and white front ruching. Lighter mourning shows poke bonnets with jet edging, while silk bonnets fall out of fashion. French milliners use crape and jet but this is not considered good form in England or America. A single rule remains: mourning bonnets should have dull black ribbon ties.
Dr. Phebe J. B. Waite and Dr. Amelia Wright urged the Assembly General Laws Committee to expand the state lunacy commission from three to five members, adding two women two physicians including a woman, two lay members with a woman, and a practical businessman.
Forty Beaver county teachers now run 88 public schools and form the Panhandle Cattle Company with plans to invest teaching earnings in cattle. About 80 teachers hold 160 acre claims on the Beaver river to farm in summer and teach in winter, earning $80 monthly for six months.
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery offers an equal suffrage paper set with blue design featuring a sunflower and the date 1848. Proceeds from a 24 sheet plus envelope box go to the National American Woman Suffrage Association. order from 1841 Arch Street Philadelphia postpaid for 30 cents.
The article highlights Marie Antoinette blue suede gloves as a winter favorite and terra cotta gloves as a spring novelty. It notes tan shades from pale fawn to delicate brown, with Smyrna as a new tan shade to pair with spring gowns. Glace kits and suede gloves share equal popularity among fashionable women.
Dr Grace E White eldest daughter of Dr William H White of Bloomfield New Jersey has been named resident physician at the Hospital of St Johns Guild in New York City She wired from Europe where she finished studies and sailed on the first steamer home The Rev Dr Henry Wheeler missed his farewell sermon in Media Pennsylvania due to illness and his wife preached a fitting farewell sermon in his stead.
The article discusses pedal types in cycling, praising rat trap pedals for aesthetics and close hauls while noting they may not suit all-round use. It warns that weight, wear, and sawtooth repair issues impact performance and temper, urging careful selection and maintenance of pedals.
A New York mechanic has patented a roller bearing design to replace ball bearings. Tips note guard breakage, mending by Fishline, proper handlebar height, tire inflation for grip, and methods to avoid valve dust and fatigue. France experiments with chain alternatives and four sprockets.
A Wheeling column humorously weighs cycling against city life. It jokes that bicycle users and nonusers feel sympathy, notes practical limits in cold weather, and argues for prudent cycling for both men and women within sensible limits.
The Peekskill local on the New York Central gains post to bicycle racks, the first seen in the area. A simple two piece wood rack fits wheels with a floor slot and a hinged wall slot, securing wheels during travel. In Elmira reformatory, a bicycle is used by the Watch captain to patrol half a mile of corridors quietly and swiftly, keeping guards alert.
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