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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
6
Rob and Archie beg for a story from Uncle Phil who recounts a childhood moment. A quarrel with Roy the dog leads to danger as a current pulls Uncle Phil underwater until Roy saves him. The dog’s loyalty prompts forgiveness and a vow to never be unkind to animals.
A whimsical scene at the county fair features tiny riders on a merry go round. Young participants ride a bear a lion a tiger and other beasts with bold cheer as music ends and they depart. The contest ends without a clear winner.
All boys and girls in Tennessee show interest in a Nashville centennial exposition next spring for children by children. Little Miss Lizzie Pearcy 13, daughter of the U S consul at Colon, suggests writing to over 800 US consuls abroad for toys or dolls. Responses flood in, promising a valuable international doll collection.
A playful exchange reveals a dog named Champ by his master and nicknamed pcalmp by neighbors in a St. Nicholas style vignette. The contrast highlights how different people give pets distinct identities within a single story.
A 10 year old pupil writes on winter as the coldest season and its contrasts with summer. The boy imagines skating barefoot, snowballing, and laments a lost pair of skates while joking that judgment will catch the thief who ran off with them.
The article debunks the belief that edelweiss only grows in the Alps’ rarest spots, noting it is common on rough slopes 6000 to 8000 feet high and sometimes near paths by Zermatt. It describes the plant Gnaphalium leontopodium, its small size, star-shaped flowers, easy seed propagation, but difficulty transplanting, and cautions tourists that sea level cultivation erodes its character and value.
A speaker rails against unsolicited calls and visits from neighbors describing them as time-wasting gossip. He condemns polite surveillance of others homes and labels voluntary social calls as civility tricks that intrude on work and personal space, ending with a jab at being branded a boor.
The narrator recalls Count d Aure entering La Fleche as a boy, befriended by a veteran future General Baraguay d Hilliers who crushed his finger to test bravery. The tale, told decades later, links Roman virtues and stoicism to post‑Empire French schooling and a lifelong friendship.
A buyer recounts wandering land barter along the Tug River in Kentucky. He meets owners on a log, negotiates via quick chats over a fish supper, and eventually procures a deed for about 980 acres after paying $1,000. The tale underscores rough, informal bargain methods in frontier land deals.
A New York Ledger report discusses six week to six month water immersion in a tub for treating a large sloughing abscess and gangrene. Proponent argues constant pure water immersion provides asepsis, reduces pus formation, washes away toxins, and promotes tissue repair.
A man occupies a Dublin area house in Ireland for six months with his wife and daughters. A locked long room holds owners belongings. An old lady in a shawl appears to the daughters, enters the unused room, and vanishes. The same figure later stands in a doorway, frightening a girl who faints. A visitor later identifies the old lady as one of two sisters who moved to Geneva and died matching the description.
A fragment describing Lutetia on an island in the Seine with bridges to both banks. Winter is mild due to warm Atlantic air from about 900 stadia away. Parisians drink river water, grow figs, and shelter vines in barley straw.
A description of Swedish punctuality and honesty in public service and travel. The text notes clerks inform patrons about seating options and cheaper alternatives, parcels left on quays are rarely claimed, and steamship travelers carry personal ledgers for meals and drinks.
The San Francisco Chronicle recounts the California lion's remarkable running and leaping when chased by packs of mountain dogs. Hunters report lions leaping 40 to 80 feet, landing with no ground scent, and turning to attack dogs and then humans if cornered.
The observer notes that a new moon occurring between 8 and 10 a.m. during winter predicts cold rain if the wind comes from the west or southwest, while winds from the east indicate growth.
The Grecian ideal blends a continuous forehead nose line with a non receding forehead to produce a pure profile. The nose hollow fades and the nose prominence softens in this standard, distinguishing it from the Egyptian style.
In a Philadelphia North American item, Snobly recounts giving up his seat to an Irish woman who noted that the men in the car were hardworking. Cobly questions the gesture, calling it “ible” and asking how it happened.
The Toronto Globe reports a curious tale as Little Johnny opens his drum yesterday and discovers the source of a persistent noise. His father returns home and confirms the drum as the noise origin, ending the mystery.
The piece contrasts the actor’s work with his play and the musician’s play with work, noting how performance and craft intertwine in entertainment in Philadelphia.
A Youth's Companion excerpt explains parasol ants and their farming behavior. Ants carry leaves by the stem in their jaws to create soil for cultivating a fungus near their nests. The piece emphasizes that ants act as farmers, not sun worshippers.
The Costa Rican consulate in Philadelphia guards a large collection from Santa Cruz including over 8 000 stone objects and more than 400 ceramics half fractured along with gold idols jewels ornaments and grinding stones. The artifacts show two distinct Central American civilizations with ties to South America and indicate migrations from both Pacific and Atlantic routes meeting in the central plateau and the Chorotega culture at one end.
The National Review asserts that witchcraft is the leading death cause in west Africa, estimating 75 percent of deaths blamed on it. It argues tolerance equals indifference and discusses feared sorcery such as live crocodile or cataclawlike devices used to attack victims. It links slave trade suppression to war prisoner killings and tribal dynamics.
The author argues air vibration defines sound and disputes that multiple bells or many voices amplify distance. Using bells as example, they claim 12 bells heard five miles away do not yield twelvefold range, since combined sound does not scale linearly and a single loud yell cannot exceed a bell’s reach.
The new schin-schin shade of pink appears in a shoulder cape wrap. The foundation uses schin schin taffeta silk with white plisse ruching cascading to the shoulders. A black velvet yoke with white lace reliefs frames the pink subtly, while the white fabric remains sheer and delicate.
A new glove style features glace kid material with a pointed black suede cuff that can fold back. Available in fawn gray white and pale yellow with black silk stitching and matching buttons. Rev PF L Baker of San Francisco urges extending suffrage to mothers and daughters. The British and Foreign Antislavery Society adopts Harriet Beecher Stowe commemorations.
The Oxford Times recounts the origin of the word d oyl y and the D Oyley family. Robert d Oy ley served William the Norman and received Hook Norton lands on a condition to tender a linen tablecloth each St Michael’s Day. The D Oyley ladies embroidered the quitrent cloths used in royal occasions, forming a famed needlework collection.
The right to patent is not refused to a person who believes himself the original inventor even if the same article or device has been known or patented in a foreign country, provided the invention has not been described in any printed publication.
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