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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1894
Page
6
A distressed fragment quotes Siedine Gooey and rivalries in mischief with references to blood and love. The passage ends with farewells and nature imagery as Wiggin signs from Minneapolis Journal.
A narrator recalls a past romance with Lucille and a moral claim on him. He reveals his devotion and vows to marry, while recounting friendship with Robethon, a shy but esteemed clubman, and a chance meeting with a striking embassy host on Pall Mall. The piece hints at social obligations and personal loyalties shaping a choice about love.
A narrator recounts meeting Robethon and his wife Lucile at a London club. Robethon reveals his marriage to Lucile, and the narrator witnesses Lucile’s calm grace and shared loyalty. The tale ends with the narrator acknowledging an odd, fateful future and the unwelcome gout episode.
The article notes ancient Egyptians kept cats for rat control and hunting fowl. British Museum paintings show sportsmen and cats in boats with large rats and cats swimming with birds in their mouths, puzzling naturalists as modern cats dislike water.
A Civil War tale recalls Jim Roberts, the first to plant cotton in Arkansas after the conflict. Surrounded by secessionists, he faced hanging but smoked a cigar to stall. A Union officer with a fraternity badge recognized him, halted the lynching, and freed him, with the captain guiding his escape. Ned, the elder man, then shared his side.
A witty column riffs on the long dialogue between celestial imagery and poets across centuries. The piece playfully imagines the moon commenting on poetic trends and voices, offering a lighthearted, reflective take on literary perception.
A vivid diary recounts the coronation day with crowd awe and emotional scenes. The queen’s solemn entry and the eight ladies near her form a silver cloud as guns and trumpets signal the moment. The writer notes feeble responses to the service and a dreamlike street procession back to Kensington.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes English after dinner speakers. Coleridge stands as the shining exception among admired orators. many others such as Ballantyne and Tupper are judged dull or poor. The writer recalls hearing Coleridge and Webster, praising Coleridge as the memorable best.
A village schoolmaster tests boys on a poem. Most recite well except one boy who cannot remember his lesson. In anger the master asks why his head is for, and the pupil replies to keep his collar on.
A dialogue shows a customer asking about bicycles priced from 10 cents to 100 dollars and a dealer confirming the range with a quip about a ten cent candy bicycle. The piece also notes that the Koran forbids romance and popular tales are passed orally among Mohammedans.
Provincial authorities in Australia retain polsoned grain in offices to aid farmers who intend to destroy small birds. The arrangement aims to provide poison for pest control but raises concerns over safety and compliance with regulations. Farmers reportedly access the grain to protect crops and livestock from bird damage.
A fragmentary verse passage ponders whether truth and love survive betrayal. It contemplates life, death, and hope as intertwined with liberty, suggesting enduring spirit beyond hurt and illusion in poetic prose.
The Chicago Post recounts a streetcar line where one man fills every role from superintendent to driver. He waits at a corner, greets the visitor, and even aids passengers with a trunk, turning the ride into a cordial, memorable experience.
James T. Flord of New York recalls an Alexandria stay and a Nile voyage, noting initial disappointment with muddy water but later admiring the river under moonlight as picturesque banks and palm groves transform it into the river of his imagination.
A Carrollton Kentucky woman tried to stop a pot leak by driving lead from a pistol cartridge with a hammer. The cartridge exploded injuring her thumb and finger. The iron pot continued to leak as before.
On the Hudson River a dredging boat ties near a sand bar while a boy asks about its purpose. His mother explains the craft is dredging for a load and jokes about his father's recent tired return, prompting a playful exchange in a New York Herald tone.
The article recounts Jeffery Hudson born 1619 who stood 18 inches at age eight and later reached 8 feet 9 inches before dying in prison at age 68 amid suspicions of involvement in the popish plot. It also notes public Danish executions by axe and mentions simultaneous beheadings on shared dates.
Will Hubbard Kernan condemns Anglomanias in the United States schools. He attacks teachers who alter English pronunciation and promote British “fads” such as knit and sew lessons for boys. He calls for a general vaccination against this linguistic plague and urges action beginning today.
United States Commissioner Bond of Baltimore dismissed a complaint of dunning by a postal card. The Baltimore News warns the ruling will unleash a flood of debt notices and even morning reminders on desks and breakfast tables, reaching boarders and creditors alike.
A Louisville wreckage cleanup story reports a submarine diver and his relief failing to respond after an hour beneath the river. The diver was found asleep on a pile of iron after resurfacing, delaying debris clearing at the bridge site.
The Philadelphia Record notes the silver dollar’s centennial on Oct 16. It recalls July 18 1704 when the Bank of Maryland deposited 80715 dollars in French coinage for minting at Philadelphia. The first coins were struck on Oct 15 1794 with 758 pieces, marking the start of a century of silver dollar production.
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