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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1894
Page
2
The New York Tribune reports a failed assassination attempt against Grand Duchess Xenle of Rawls. A conspirators tampered with a bridge as a imperial coach crossed, wounding and possibly killing the couple. The czar’s family fears renewed violence as officials order heightened vigilance.
In Good em, a local tea stall draws crowd amid lively vibes. Patrons enjoy a blend advertised as Bidar style with bold flavors and brisk service.
A Philadelphia Times item reports James Pateman, a wholesale dealer on Federal Street, inherits a forgotten stash found by his wife’s heir after 1879 deaths. A German Bible with family births hid bonds worth $500 and legal tender notes, plus gold and notes in a battered tin, dating back to 1820, later discovered in a trunk containing mother's clothing.
The article notes the Abyssinian king intends to devote elaborate stamps to a project he is having engraved and priced but mentions there is no post office. It highlights confusion over a royal philatelic initiative lacking an operational postal system.
A Chicago Times report recounts a man named Danier claiming a throat wound and a dreamlike past. He describes a long voyage, memory gaps, and facial marks matching another man named Lander, suggesting possible reincarnation or scientific experimentation.
Experts note that a generation’s handwriting and appearance show strong family likenesses across groups. Comparing old family photo albums reveals repeated dress, poses, and facial features, with full length portraits emphasizing uniform styles that blur individual differences.
The death of Jean Carries recalls a salon anecdote with President Carnot. Carries’s busts at the Champ de Mars earned high praise as first rank. Carnot, seeing Carries moved by the art, awarded him a cross of the Legion of Honor on the spot, and the next day The Officiel announced him chevalier of the order.
Readable fragments recount a California journey by Senator Stanford where a trunk burst open on a depot platform and a quip about owning the road followed. Also noted is a lord's temper and a lawyer's retreat from a chief justice's impatience, preserving period voices.
The text notes that 5000 years ago Egyptians understood heliacal and cosmical risings, and tracked the sun's journey relative to zodiacal stars. It asserts early familiarity with celestial motions, linking observations to myth and worship in Thebes.
Navy officers refused to drink to Lord Howe until a chaplain, a lordly protege, urged a biblical toast. He proposed the first two words of the third psalm, which read Lord How, and the toast became popular after the June celebrations.
The Philadelphia Press notes that bearded women appeared across eras from ancient priests to modern royals. It cites Pedasnes near Halicarnassus, Bartel Garetti of Copenhagen, a female grenadier with beard in Charles XII’s army, Margaret Duchess of Austria, and Albert, Duke of Bavaria, describing sizable beards and public fascination.
Susan B. Anthony foresees an era of unmarried women as civilization shifts from home industries to factories. The piece notes dissipation among men and women turning to stores over marriage. A farmer's wife jokes about buying cows for buttermilk beauty, reflecting changing domestic roles.
A 19th or early 20th century note on child etiquette at meals. It argues children should be quiet most of the time but may speak occasionally without monopolizing discussion. The piece asserts children have a place at the table but should not dominate family conversation.
An Ansonia Connecticut letter recounts a cider barrel explosion that hit a customer in the face. A stream sprayed the woman as she screamed, choking her. The startled horse frightened the wagon, the rider was thrown, wheels ran over him, and an ambulance was sent for the injured man while bystanders endured panic and fright.
The New York Times notes Oscar Wilde declined sharing personal gossip about the late scholar William Walter Pater. Wilde wired that gossip should be left to jackals, not lions, of literature, a rebuke to sensational reporting.
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