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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
7
Esra Hemming, a western paper's reporter, crafts a three column exclusive about a lynching, fending off delays with a dramatic appeal by an unknown advocate. The town rallies to spare the thief, overturning Hemming's sensational narrative and prompting him to beg for a kick in remorse.
The caption shows a mother scolding a baby for saying she won’t obey nursie, urging an apology. The baby resists, asking whether it is more naughty to tell a wicked story than to refuse nursie. The dialogue reflects a humorous child mischief moment from Punch.
The throneroom of Spain is a grand crimson and gold apartment with colossal mirrors and a world renowned rock crystal chandelier. Two large gilded chairs flank the canopy where the boy king and queen regent sit during ceremonies. Daughters stand beside their mother when the royal family receives the court.
A reflective piece from Housekeeper quotes Elizabeth Cherry Haire about hurt from a trusted friend and the healing found in nature. The speaker contemplates renouncing people, then recalls beauty in birds, trees, animals, and waterfalls as the path to forgiveness. The natural world offers solace and a restored heart.
In a St Nicholas excerpt Frank R Stockton recalls Morgan's assault on Porto Bello. Pirates, aided by ladders placed by nuns and monks, breached walls while the Spanish governor fought to defend the town to the last. The siege ended with the town’s fall and the governor mortally wounded.
Brander Matthews argues that real conversation is cluttered with tautology and digressions, while writers prune it for drama. He notes stenographers in courts preserve plain speech, whereas novelists and playwrights condense dialogue to fit narrative minutes and reader attention.
The passage cites 19th century flogging practices across England and Cornwall, noting 1827 as a turning point but records up to 1886. It recounts a Saltash parade with bare back flogging, cats of nine tails, and selective mercy by officers, plus Cowper’s tale of a courageous thief and a beadle's feigned pain followed by an aggressive constable.
E W Tinsley of Boone county Missouri proposes training animals to perform nearly all farm tasks with little human help. He observed mules guiding a mower themselves and believes horses hogs and cattle can be trained to replace much labor, promising a long rest for the farmer.
A playful quip in the Omaha World Herald praises the marching song with a humorous note that Johnny is coming home on a lit ter.
The latest computation shows 2413 miles from San Francisco to Honolulu and 8050 miles from San Francisco to Manila Philippines by way of Honolulu.
The governor general of the Kongo Free State levies an annual tax of 28.95 dollars on every commercial agent traveling salesman peddler and shopkeeper in the territory. Interpreters face a 1.98 dollar levy.
Twelve American built locomotives have been shipped to China for use on the northern railways. There is a steadily growing demand for American railway supplies of all kinds.
American manufacturers plan to sell thousands of coffins to Australians as competition grows with Birmingham makers. The piece offers bulb growing guidance for Christmas forcing, detailing pot sizes, soil mixes, watering, and timing for hyacinths narcissus and tulips, emphasizing rooting before warmth and light, and recommending the Roman hyacinth for multiple spikes and earlier bloom.
Washington reports allege Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont pressed President for Dewey to act without Navy Department restraints. Proctor argued Dewey, a Vermont native, must not be hampered in a crisis of which Vermonters know little. Dewey reportedly proceeded with an autonomous Manila blockade plan.
Asa Witham of Blanchard Maine a Maine volunteer militia marksman returned from Chickamauga and found his canvas coat housing a swarm of bees. Using a sulphur smudge he drove off the insects and harvested 22 pounds of white comb honey from the garment.
The Reading Railroad shops have completed a 60 foot funeral car in three compartments. The first houses a draped catafalque and six bearer seats, the middle holds mourners with ten seats, and the third contains about 80 seats for invitees. Finished in dark mahogany and dark cloth, the car will transport funeral parties over any distance with no extra charge if a set number of tickets are sold.
The Antwerp Flemish academy session proposed a new term to express the French automo bile. The suggested pronunciation is snelpaardelooz onderspo orwegpetroorijtuig, per the Antwerp London Chronicle.
Rudyard Kipling cruises with the channel squadron aboard the third rate cruiser Pelo rus off the Irish coast. The Atheneum reports the outing as a lead in for a forthcoming sea poem titled The Cruisers.
A Civil War style battle scene unfolds as rifle fire erupts along a front line. A solider is wounded in the arm while others press forward, the cresting hill reveals casualties, and distant noises hint at continued fighting as three figures lie motionless in a clearing.
Mary disputes a fortune teller who claims not to use cards but who allegedly produces two dirty decks through a doorway called a transome. The mistress questions Mary as dishes crash in frustration after the reading.
The passage notes Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan’s lifelong money troubles and grants a glimpse of his family’s history. It recalls a quip from his son about the O prefix and the family’s debts, ending with a humorous remark that they owe everybody.
A fond mother learns that Signor Arturo, with whom you have danced all evening, has finally declared his intentions. The dialogue reveals relief as the couple discusses the future.
Joseph Sullivan of Solomon City Kansas injured three weeks ago with a severe hip burn. Doctors report successful grafting using frogs skin strips moistened with salt solution and applied to the wound. Both donor frog skin areas showed growth and the site tightens toward full healing.
The Century article by W. F. Bailey notes low rider fatalities despite many dangers. Indians killed more station staff than riders, with horses the key. a Nebraska rider was shot but his bridled mail was saved. Immigrants sometimes shot riders, fearing Indians, while Indians watched riders pass safely.
A New York basement storefront displays a sign advertising Umbrella Hospital with doctors' hours from 7 A M to 9 P M and a claim that fractures and other injuries are quickly cured.
A compact essay notes that inventing has permeated society with promise of wealth. Many harbor ideas but few succeed. most ideas fail to become working models or pass patent scrutiny. A small group may achieve substantial wealth, while most projects recoup little or none.
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