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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1894
Page
2
A farmer explains that peach tree branches can poison sheep when consumed after heat exposure. He describes hydrocyanic or prussic acid formation in the fruit and warns the energetic heat turns peach sap deadly, noting the incident influenced a person’s life and career in hindsight.
The narrative describes Capoe Bromberg entering a room to address captains and officials, claiming to take his son to the queen for protection. He leaves, and days later word arrives that he was killed in action at the moment of his appearance. The piece notes the support of gallant officers for the chaplain in ordinary and references church officials in London.
Quoted figures describe economic roles in France: one half of the population linked to culture for a living, one quarter to industry, one tenth to commerce, and minor shares to liberal professions and other incomes. Landowners number 9,176,000, bankers and merchants 789,000, manufacturers over 9,000,000, state functionaries 805,000, and 23,000 journalists and scholars.
A translated quotation from Westfalischer Kurier notes the force of women's words as capable of moving great weights, praising their persuasive power and influence. The remark frames eloquence as a potent social force unleashed by women.
A compact reflection on time urging readers to treat every day as decisive. It emphasizes making each day count with purpose and seriousness, inspired by Emersonian thought on living fully in the present.
A scene unfolds at a table where Sachie Aockoubania is accused of kidnapping. An Oregon guest, a Toledo observer, and others clash over the claim as manuscripts fly. Landlord Eden intervenes, and the stranger is invited to join the audience at Boyd’s Oregon performance.
Thomas E. Byrnes, a molder, had about half of his right foot amputated after being run over by a Lake Roland car. He endured the procedure without narcotics, insisting the surgeons proceed while he watched the knife and resisted any pain reaction.
An eyewitness describes the coronation scene with trembling spectators and a solemn crown ceremony. The hush during the archbishop’s words, the moment the crown touched Victoria’s head, and the royal procession’s return to Kensington all evoke a dreamlike, unparalleled spectacle.
A London Times yarn reports an Istanbul earthquake causing palace damage. The sultan’s two wives allegedly fell from the ceiling while confined in the palace. After consultation with a grand mufti they were symbolically punished by being placed in sewn sacks and dipped in the Bosporus. They were later returned to sequestered quarters and restored to their conjugal rights.
Postmaster Miller followed strict orders to route mail from this place to Rosedale via Jewetta. With northbound trains blocked, mail for Rosedale went to Los Angeles then San Pedro, on to San Francisco, and finally to Jewetta by train, reaching eight miles from its origin.
The pope, greeted by a radiant smile, mistook J. G. Cox editor of The Tablet for the editor of Punch. The anecdote notes the pope’s amused error in recognizing the English paper, suggesting forgiveness for not reading all religious papers sent to the Vatican.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece praises Coleridge as the standout English after dinner speaker in America, noting most English visitors dull and prosy. It recalls Irving, Tupper, Toole, Webster, Dickens, and Aberdeen, but lauds Coleridge for wit, vocabulary, humor, and insight, remembering his memorable performance.
A village school master tests pupils on a poem. All perform well except a small boy who cannot recall his lesson. The boy dryly answers that his head is for keeping his collar on, provoking a sharp exchange about memory and purpose.
A playful New York Weekly exchange recalls a dealer offering bicycles from ten cents to a hundred dollars. The buyer questions a ten cent bike and receives a cheeky reply about candy.
The article notes that the Koran forbids romance writing among Mohammedans, so popular stories are not written but transmitted by storytellers across generations.
Australian provincial authorities keep poisoned grain in their offices for farmers who want to destroy small birds, a practice framed as helping local agriculture. This policy prompts debate over safety and ecological impact.
A Paris note describes Jean Louis Meissonier's residence as a refined yet unconventional house with narrow street windows and a courtlike inner space. He hoped the hotel would become a museum, expecting his descendants or state to preserve the art, and urged his son to keep the collection intact and temple-like. The London exchange adds a critique of Marie Bashkirtseff as a young painter and author, calling her a talented Russian lady in a dismissive tone.
Lucretia Osborne Putnam of Forristale Massachusetts suffered years of severe weight, prostration, and pain from womb related illness. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports new life, restored appetite, and improved appearance, calling it a cure for the misery of our sex.
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