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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
2
Practical guidance on cleaning gold and silver jewelry and care for stones and materials. It covers washing methods, polishing with whiting or leather, sandalwood sawdust dusting, and specific cautions for pearls turquoises opals coral jet ivory steel, plus watch winding and safe ring removal techniques.
A New York woman returning from Hamilton describes Bermudian children as unaware of American history. She notes racial stereotypes, claims of Indian slave ancestry, and that local schooling focuses on world maps while teaching little about the United States. Washington is the only U.S. president the students know.
Ida Tigner Hodnett notes Japan's abundance of toyshops from villages to cities. A large tradescape supports street jugglers, acrobats, singers, dancers, and puppet showmen. Festival days fill temple approaches with stands and showmen for both children and adults.
Cut ripe tart apples into quarters remove cores and smaller pieces. Soak in cold water keep white then drain and place in a granite kettle. Add a cup of sugar per quart of apples and simmer with a close fitting cover on low heat until soft or whole as preferred. Do not add water and avoid burning.
The Decorator and Furnisher praises wild flower doilies for country suppers. It recommends daisies and wild roses in embroidered linens, corner pieces, and center spreads with lace edges. Field flowers like wild violets inspire borders, while butcher’s linen suits daily use and white silk dainties blend with cream tones.
A 25 square creamy linen quilt showcases handmade lace rows and an edging. Each square bears a distinct wildflower embroidery in natural colors including pink pimpernel thistles buttercups daisies and clover. The daisies petals are rendered with bullion or worm stitches for raised detail.
An orient dispatch reports Admiral Dewey once planned to send home a bronze statue of Sebastian Elcano from Ca vive arsenal as a Vermont state or Congress trophy. A wooden statue fooled Hodges into whittling pieces, prompting Dewey to consider bronzing a wooden replica and still sending it home despite the deception.
Readers see a brief item from the Cincinnati Enquirer noting sensational terms Legless Wonder and Living Skeleton in reference to soldiers in business as a curio. The snippet hints at public fascination with oddities and wartime contexts.
Charles A. Wood of Concord recalls Stillman B. Pratt as Marlboro’s pioneer newspaper publisher who founded the Marlboro Mirror around 1859 or 1860, sold his plant at the outbreak of the Civil War, and later visited Europe. He notes Pratt’s persistent energy amid financial hardship and varied press experience, with public acceptance in Marlboro and eventual ownership of a small but valuable newspaper plant.
C. F. Burgess of Moosup Journal notes Mr Pratt ran over fifty country newspapers, including this paper at one time. He balanced intense business with church work and 25 years as a Sunday school teacher. His motto Do It Now guided success and mentorship to many young reporters.
Mrs M S McClure formerly of Concord died October 12 at her Princeton Minnesota home. Widow of Rev A W McClure D D longtime pastor at Malden First Congregational Church. She moved to Concord in 1879 to live with daughter Mrs S H Emery and was valued for temperance work and genial nature. Age 87 years, 9 months. No disease, natural decline. So fades a summer cloud away.
The speaker recalls a long ago love from a June night, beneath honeysuckle scents and a southern breeze. Hearts once true drifted apart yet remain faithful in memory. Regret resurfaces as the moonlit hammock dreams echo a past romance and enduring bond.
An Acton creamery praised for completing a Davis and Brent plan built with Hastings oversight. Locals defend the project against prior fraud warnings as they report top equipment and rising market prospects. Officers elected October 15 and farmers invited to inspect, noting cooperative growth benefits.
A reader shares old fashion fur cleaning methods. Dark furs such as seal mink and black marten use cedar or mahogany sawdust with the hair up. Furs are beaten between pillows to remove dust, with white furs treated by cornmeal or magnesia for light soiling.
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