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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
7
A fragment of analysis on Earth's ancient color and soundless beginnings contrasts with a modern view of evolution. It recounts Archibald Forbes anecdotes and light humor about lectures, race, and a lazy sleepwalker, culminating in a comical kitchen mishap at Mrs. Gs Staten Island household.
In October 1883 Paris Lady A. reported a theft of 8500 francs. Police questioned the household including a favored 19 year old valet nicknamed le Petit. A clairvoyant foretold the thief would be executed within two years. Weeks later the servant fled and two years hence he was hanged. the condemned was Marchanddon the assassin.
An intimate friend urged Edisons marriage to a suitable homemaker. Miss Stillwell, a telegraph operator, surprised Edison by turning and declaring she could tell when he was near. Edison proposed and they married a month later, a union that proved happy at the time.
Mrs Newned discovers Jord and master dili tearing a drawer. Herbert before wife explains the letters are worthless but valuable to him. He fears if he dies someone could misuse the letters to prove insanity, from Pearson's Weekly.
A London article notes an American visitor baffled by an old church burial floor. The guide points to the inscription covered stones saying many lie beneath. The American asks why England does not have a more interesting preacher, remarking on similarities to the United States.
Ian Maclaren recalls a parishioner whose husband fell ill with typhus. When a second clergyman was called, she asked why not fetch one’s own minister. Her reply: we would risk Norman with typhus fever.
The Century club debates a carpet pattern once owned by A. T. Stewart. Stewart visits and disputes the violet flowers, claiming the original was white. Investigations reveal the flowers were covered with violet ink by Louis Lang, altering the carpet’s appearance.
The article details John Milton’s cottage at Chalfont St. Giles, a well preserved country house used by the blind poet during the 1665 plague. It notes Milton finishing Paradise Lost, receiving a five pound note plus future notes, and the cottage remaining nearly unchanged and popular with London bicyclists.
In a London Figaro snippet Ethel asks what George said when proposing. Maud replies he started to speak, gasped, turned deathly pale, and fainted. After recovery she suggests he ask papa, and he faints again.
A historical note describes an alleged practice where taxpayers disputing high assessments are confined in a dark room and urged to “think it over carefully.” Some victims reportedly endure a full day in darkness, eventually conceding the officials’ claim of greater wealth.
Missouri reports 1896 totals including 200000000 bushels corn 18000000 bushels wheat 22000000 bushels oats 8500000 tons hay 14000000 pounds cotton 7000000 pounds tobacco 500000 bushels flaxseed and 6000000 bushels potatoes.
The North American Review notes a shift from milk restricted diets in fever to milk dominated regimens in modern practice. It cites German spas favoring lean meats eggs grapes and minimal bread with non starch focus and limited cereals. Rice, fruits, and bread undergo digestion differently, highlighting lean meat and fruit as advantageous.
Lilian Whiting asserts peace of mind is the priceless capital behind all worthy work. She argues serenity comes from abounding purpose and noble enthusiasm, not passivity or brooding. True serenity flows from outward energy and positive direction, not inward brooding.
The New York Sun notes peach stones from the peach districts of southern California are sold by canneries and used as fuel, burning freely to make a good fire. It adds coconuts, including decayed or unsalable nuts, are used as fuel on ships and at wharves, broken before stoking.
Dr. Chauncey M. Depew recalls as a boy traveling from Peekskill to New York to view Barnum's exhibit of the Pawnee war chief. On March 17 the parade passed the museum the band played The Wearing of the Green and the chief cried to the medicine man that he would see the procession even if he lost his job.
Citizens of Dijon voted to tax the installation of a railing around the city’s famed oldest poplar. The tree, labeled for sightseers, stands within Dijon limits, with council records tracing its history to 722 A D. It towers 122 feet high and 45 feet in circumference at the base.
The London Echo names several vast landowners in Australia. One owner holds 620000 acres, another 1200000, a third 3600000 acres, while the Union Bank counts 7800000 ACTOS in holdings.
After Bechuanaland chief Luka Jantje was killed in a Cape forces attack his head was cut off by a British soldier under orders from his superior officer.
A collection of quotes on manners from American Queen and Chicago Times Herald recounts Lord Chesterfield's social tact about introductions and the refined stance of Vere de Vere. Dr. Nansen memoir praise notes delight in his Arctic writings and a vivid memory of Jackson on Franz Josef Land. The piece ponders heightened senses in wild living.
Janon Gore recounts a pickpocket dying after uttering watch words he clutched as he slipped away. The tale contrasts his penitent mind with the failing will that could not resist old habits.
Professor M. V. O'Shea discusses how elder siblings teasing a two year old can induce fatigue and irritability, shaping a troubled disposition. The piece notes constant provocation fosters unbalanced behavior and lasting character traits in the younger child.
The French school at Delphi has unearthed two limestone slabs with a fourth century BCE inscription in about 200 lines. It records building wages in Greece at the period, noting an architect earning under 36 pounds per year, a figure whose purchasing power would be much higher today.
A humorous exchange from London Fun recounts a professor requesting silence for a noisy cat. Margaret replies that the reader is actually sitting on it, revealing the feline beneath him. The moment blends workplace strain with lighthearted urban whimsy.
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