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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1894
Page
7
A fragmented reminiscence describes a night on a small boat with Bob at the bow and Rufus aboard. A dark shoreline glows from a fire as passengers improvise with a heavy forked pole and a lighted water-ward weapon, chasing a rapid, uncertain surface motion near a flat boat.
Fragmentary Washington Post text describes a general anger over blocking a plan to reduce the Comanche census by killing Indians. The speaker accuses opponents of sentimental interference and notes the general’s death after heated dispute.
A damaged OCR passage mentions a lifeless person and a refusal to meet someone in Outlook. The text is garbled with stray phrases and lacks clear context or identifiable figures.
The National Builder reports coal tar as a viable coating for masonry to render it water resistant, effective even under sixty feet of water in porous stone. It advises using tar in boiling layers for exposed surfaces or flaming application for surfaces to be covered, with emphasis on protecting artworks in public buildings and limiting lime salt exudation from mortar.
The New York Post reports a new law to prevent favoritism in juror selection. It forbids striking or fraud in the juror draw, imposes up to 500 dollars fine, and requires the mayor to witness the drawing to verify ballots.
A Cincinnati Tribune quips about Chinese government using men in America as scouts or laundrymen, questioning why Beijing would need them abroad when many are at home. The cartoonish remark suggests espionage or surveillance notions in a tongue in cheek tone.
Louis Philippe, exiled king, walked from Star and Garter Richmond to Twickenham to see old tradesmen. An elderly man recognized him, bowing and recalling that he keeps the Crown at an alehouse near Orleans House. Louis Philippe replied with quiet congratulations on the man’s steadfast fidelity.
A crowd gathered as a woman stepping onto an uncovered coalhole in the sidewalk fell in. She was frightened and dusty but uninjured. A male relative above offered reassurance while a passerby who shouted about a potential suit claimed fault against the city.
A waggish Ohio farmer killed 40 black snakes and buried them in a sand pit. The next day he sent his hired man, a Swede, to dig fishworms in the same spot, and the fearsome sight drove the man to flee in terror from the scene.
At the fair, two exhibitors Yung and Happersberg were found to have swiped painted wax matches from a booth. They claimed the matches lacked phosphorus and were not genuine, revealing a staged prank. The incident was observed by an officer at the door who questioned the booth owner.
Washington Letter describes nine granite busts on the exterior of the Library of Congress in Washington. Portraits include Scott Dante Demosthenes Hawthorne Emerson Irving Goethe and Macaulay with varied expressions. If this is a beginning the front may become a human comedy in stone and the second nine are eagerly awaited.
In Barnaul peasants halted a tarantass carrying a supposed cholera spirit, chased the vehicle to Pras lukha, and fired on the occupant. The group claimed they had killed the cholera woman after a missoiled attempt to spread the epidemic.
An London-written note states Emperor William does not favor American ambitions to yacht in English waters. It recalls his pleasure at his royal uncle's yacht beating the Vigilant and clarifies his visit's private, personal nature. The Browning slab in Westminster Abbey is described as simple yet rich in framing.
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