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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1895
Page
2
Uncle Peter and his nieces attend a zoo outing with the idea that people should swap places with animals for a day. Howard Fletcher sent a humorous drawing in response, noting that showing people in cages might be too sad for publication.
A Brooklyn Eagle column discusses dog choices highlighting large breeds like mastiffs and setters for city life, noting temperament concerns with mastiffs and the practicality of setters for urban homes. It covers small breeds, terriers, grooming tips, and the value of mongrels for intelligence and affection.
A group sit around a table with three part papers and pencils. Each sketches a head or animal on a sheet unseen by neighbors then folds to hide it while marking neck location. Papers pass around and players draw bodies for unseen heads and heads for unseen bodies. The final composite yields comic, surprising figures and much laughter.
A playful snippet from a performance features Tommy Ten Year recounting an elegant dream about falling into a bucket of ice cream and needing to eat his way out. The chorus reacts with astonishment and humor, describing Boston Standard tone and cadence.
A Chicago line quoting a mother and child exchange about a boy and a dog. The rustic scene hints at domestic humor and a child’s mischief with food and yeast cakes. No additional context or人物 names available.
A dialogue describes a traveler mistakenly past Flaxwood while seeking to meet friends at Smallville. He pressures a conductor to return him, grabs his bag, and exits as the train departs. A brakeman hears a voice calling from the rear coach, noting a 50 cent ticket and a bold attempt to beat the railroad.
In a Alsatian district voters faced a stark choice between Kable, pro France candidate, and a German rival. A peasant asked which ticket was better and, after guidance from a German official, kept the German ticket close to his heart while depositing the Kable ticket into the ballot box, reflecting tensions under foreign rule.
The Washington Post reports Mr. F M Holden of Mississippi recounts a Jones County revolt, where locals formed a self declared republic and government, refusing to fight for the Confederacy. They hid from Confederate forces and dissolved after Appomattox, later becoming a local curiosity.
A New York Journal report notes the new woman seeking delegate status faces a major hurdle as the Methodist church opposes her admission to conferences. Western states favor women as lay delegates while eastern sentiment resists.
The New York aldermen adopted a flag with a star for each member. The next step is to find a pole to fly it on as no public building currently allows it to fly.
A Minneapolis inventor unveils a Holman friction geared truck that suspends driving wheels on multiple intermediate wheels. Each engine revolution allegedly doubles forward motion, potentially reaching 80 miles per hour on rails. The system aims to reduce rail wear by distributing weight, with tests cited on Minnesota and a Philadelphia New York run hoped to prove its impact.
The Cheyenne subchief now in Guthrie states that the Indian who killed General Custer lives on an allotment west of Fort Reno. Described as brave and scarred from the last battle, he avoids whites and stays quiet. St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports this claim.
The Neue Wiener Tageblatt reports that for the fiftieth year of his reign in 1898 Emperor Francis Joseph will present Vienna with the Prater. The park and forest on the city’s east side will cover 4 270 acres and have belonged to the crown since 1570.
Mr Flad the German missionary says King Menelik of Abyssinia is surrounded by French and Russian agents. He declares he will defeat the Italians and then cross the Red Sea to liberate Jerusalem as the direct descendant of David and Solomon.
The Lokal Anzeiger from Berlin advocates annexing Luxemburg, once neutral under the 1867 London treaty, and urges fortifying the capital to make Strasbourg Metz and Luxemburg impregnable fortresses.
The Galveston News comments on a stubbornly tough situation, noting that despite attempts to improve conditions, progress remains limited and the overall state is unfavorable. The brief reflects a cautious, concerned editorial tone.
The New York Journal reports Mexico's government pushes rail projects from Cuernavaca to Tampico and links to the San Juan river. Hampson forecasts an eight month timeline, and officials promise inland waterways and canals. Streetcar lines advance as electrification looms, and the department of communications cites strong capital backing for projects.
Florida develops an artificial alligator propagation industry to meet demand for curios. In Jacksonville 8000 to 10000 baby alligators are sold yearly, mostly to tourists. Hunters get 20 to 25 dollars per hundred, live or stuffed animals fetch 25 cents more for infants, and 6 to 12 foot saurians bring 12 to 25 dollars. Twelve dealers operate in Jacksonville, led by a famed figure known as Alligator Davis.
George Wray of Hamblen township Brown county Indiana is 96 in May. He has six children by his first wife two by the second and two by the last with a youngest child under two. He will compete for oldest man with youngest babe at the Brown County Old Settlers meeting in September. Neighbor William P Ashley 74, also a three time husband and father of 32, will enter the contest for most children.
Australia achieves a 6,275 mile direct land telegraph, joining Broome in Western Australia to Rockhampton in Queensland with automatic repeaters at nine stations. The circuit encircles much of the continent and stands as a record long land telegraph connection. Seventy one million lobsters hatched. The U S Fish Commission incubates 81,800,000 lobster eggs at Wood's Hall Massachusetts during summer, with 71,000,000 hatched.
A dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer shows a bishop offering a post to a young missionary in Ku Chang. The candidate favors the wildest, most hazardous assignment, asking to be sent where danger is greatest.
A report confirms the death of John Dunn the white settler who lived twenty years among the Zulus. He had been made Zululand governor by Sir Garnet Wolseley after the war and his death has been reported repeatedly.
Max Nordau argues the world is not getting better but wiser. The Globe-Democrat notes England now sends one lawyer per 11 000 people, a drop from one per 3 000 in 1823, highlighting rising legal disputes and efficiency.
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