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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1893
Page
6
A fragmentary quotation from Eugene Field in the Chicago News describes a parent scaring a baby boy with a playful game. The piece recalls a monarch like throne scene and a laughing infant as the parent teases with a handkerchief and voice.
An anecdotal tale from a theater of witty misadventure unfolds through a narrator recalling a sister’s intrusion into his chambers and a chaotic household farce. The piece ends with notes on New York’s aluminum Diana statue, designed by St Gaudens and a firm, contrasting with the copper original.
In New Hampshire, William C. Todd funds 2000 dollars yearly for Boston and Newburyport public libraries, believing newspapers educate the public. A traveler turned retiree, he defends free reading rooms as future demand grows, while neighbors know him for frugality and philanthropy but little else about his past or wealth, per Harper's Weekly.
A Spokane county farmer discovered massive mammoth bones while digging a drain in 1878. Professor Higley records 121 bone fragments totaling about 700 pounds. The mounted skeleton stands 13 feet tall, surpassing the St. Petersburg specimen at 9 feet 8 inches.
Mount Tabor residents report a confrontation over the local post office. Postmaster Brubaker resists Miss Thayer after she received a commission Saturday and seeks to take charge. Brubaker cites removal fears and delays inventory, promising action Thursday morning but awaiting conditions.
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