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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1893
Page
3
A Pittsburg Chronicle tale recounts a fashionable bride’s humorous reactions to gifts from her husband’s circle. A Bohemian glass piece worth $50, a silver tea strainer and other presents trigger snide remarks and counter-orders as relatives laugh at the episode, turning the saga into society chatter.
Hamlin Garland once a farmhand finds his western farm life tales not fully valued in Kansas. A rugged haying veteran dismisses the realism, calling Garland a slick liar while praising the man’s storytelling before they part with a handshake.
A factory hand recounts an early morning visitor who asked for food and joined the breakfast. The man, dressed well with a plug hat, gold watch, and ebony cane, claimed to have walked all night to avoid the heat and inquired about Springfield. He did not seem a tramp but left soon after.
A man testing air quality in a shallow Illinois well used a lighted candle and an umbrella to reveal carbonic acid gas. The candle went out near the bottom, then burned after the gas rose, demonstrating the gas is heavier than air. The bystanders laughed at the simple trick yet it proved effective.
A correspondent argues for hiring young children on farms. Four and five year olds wake before five, contribute small tasks for small pay, learn money use, and are kept on a daily routine with beds and post-dinner rest. The writer envisions later partnership as they grow.
The Brooklyn Eagle criticizes recurring cartoon gags of two women trading sarcastic remarks. It argues the humor adds no visual value and mirrors generic topics like political economy or cooking. It notes Punch once mixed novelty in attire and setting, but laments the trend of sameness.
Olive Harper presents patterns for leg of mutton and balloon sleeves with diagrams and step by step cutting guides. The article details sleeve length and width, draft scales, lining, and assembly for fashionable 1890s garments.
Corrected going south and going north schedules for multiple stops on the Boston line. Includes trains from Marlboro Framingham South Framingham and Clinton to Boston and vice versa with times and connections at South Framingham for Taunton New Bedford and Fall River. Officials include E G Allen General Superintendent A C Kendall General Passenger Agent and C A McAlpine Superintendent.
Schedule revision lists multiple westbound departures from Boston Belmont Waverly Waltham Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson South Bolton Berlin South Clinton West M Boylston West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Rutland sy rook Barre ae Plains Ware Northampton and East-bound trains with varied times and Sundays noted, reflecting June 25 1993 update.
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