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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1893
Page
3
In a humorous exchange from Abbie F. P. Brown, the speaker recalls a playful pact of “give or take” between lovers. He claims she promised to repay a kiss with another next week after sealing their compact, while she blushes and consents to wait until the moment passes.
An article notes ginseng from Aralia quinquefol ia is valued far above quinine and cocaine in China, with prices 20 to 250 times its silver weight, even up to 500 times. Corea supplies most of the root and guards seeds to protect its export monopoly, while experts question its medicinal worth. The piece suggests cultivation could ease supply and lower prices, as with quinine and cocaine.
A family fears a prowler at 2 am but discovers the intruder is their son Will turning twenty one. The joke ends with Will admitting the “man” is himself and receiving a whipping for his prank, a tale from the Yankee Blade.
An exchange summary notes a new method for electro plating ships hulls. Instead of a liquid bath, insoluble salts ground to powder are mixed with water and painted on the metal with a wire brush. One pole of a dynamo connects to the brush and the other to a plate, allowing deposition of metal and various alloys.
The New York Telegram notes widespread myths about aluminium. It argues the metal is not very strong in pure form, bending easily under transverse strain, with low elastic limit, and that alloyed with 8 to 12 percent copper it becomes dense, finely grained, and among the strongest known metals.
The St Paul Globe questions why press coverage emphasizes female artists’ appearance in coverage of the art exhibit at the World’s Fair while largely ignoring their male counterparts. It notes descriptions focus on portraits and attire rather than art quality.
A summer romance unfolds as a city man falls for a country girl bound to a neighboring farmer's son. On the porch under honeysuckles he threatens to drown himself if she refuses, but she pleas for mercy and mockingly questions their practicality. The scene ends with a humorous note about drinkable water.
Lawyer Fitzgibbon was accosted by a drunken woman who hugged him on Main Street, exclaiming her pleasure at seeing him. He explained to his companion that she was one of the maidens he defended in a recent police court case.
Fatal family dispute near Kerville Texas ends when Alexander Jolly fatally wounds Shelby Joy during an argument over a younger sibling. Joy dies from a neck artery severing wound. Jolly surrenders and is jailed in Kerville. Both men are 22.
Light and short shoes cause corns by squeezing joints while hereditary factors play a role. Remedies include pumice stone, knife removal, and vinegar poultice for quick relief. sensible shoes help. In Yeovil, Frederick Terrell was bound over for threatening Harriet Carew, accusing her of witchcraft after she was labeled a witch.
Lowe recalled advising a parent about public schooling with a blunt recommendation not to send a son to a public school. He added that if one must, remove the child as soon as possible. The London Spectator attributed a French quip about English public schools as the best yet detestable.
A New York Weekly note jokes about Jerseyville lacking mosquitoes as locals boast their town keeps out butterflies and humming birds while carrying home a cartload of nets for protection.
The sermon urges believers to judge less, avoid stumbling fellow believers, and seek God first. It cites Romans and Corinthian verses on conscience, liberty, and edifying others, stressing peace, righteousness, and faith as core aims over mere abstinence. The piece ends with praise for Ivorine Washing Powder advertisements.
The timetable lists southbound departures from Kneeland Street Beaton and stops at Clinton Berlin Northboro Marlboro Southboro Framingham and Boston with multiple morning and afternoon trains. It notes connections at Marlboro and South Framingham for Taunton New Bedford and Fall River and a correction date of July 1 1893.
Corrected timetable lists numerous westbound trains from Boston to Belmont Waverly Waltham Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson South Bolton Berlin South Clinton Boylston West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Rutland rook Barre Teean Northampton and more with listed departure times and stop rules for signal and passenger notice.
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