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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1895
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR reads as a poem line with names and archaic phrasing. The legible bits mention Riko Loly and questions about night, might, and a ditto or tarling, but the overall meaning is obscured and no cohesive event or report is present.
A lone rider describes stalking a Boer on a moonlit rock field. He tracks a shadowed rifle and contemplates risk, waiting for a clear shot as tension builds over life and fate. The narrative centers on suspense, precision, and uncertain outcome.
A survivor recounts a fatal encounter in the bush where he killed an adversary. He reflects on shared Christian faith, feasting on the dead man’s rations, burying the body, and rigging a rifle and bible as markers before riding to Standerton with his dispatches.
Wood pulp items molded in any shape are dried with compressed air and netting. After shaping they are chemically treated to harden and resemble china while resisting acids and oils. Glazed hollowware can replace glass or tin for cans, vases, and ornamental pieces. these won’t chip or crack and endure heavy use.
In Brussels Faubourg de Schaerbuch a cannonball fired by the Dutch during the 1880 revolution lies half buried in the plaster of a front wall. The house is to be restored without disturbing the relic, preserving the historic souvenir.
The piece notes bees are essential for gardens and prefer blue flowers. Sir John Lubbock is cited saying bees show a clear preference for blue blossoms, suggesting gardeners plant blue flowering species to attract them.
Thompson watches over Ellen Norman mistakenly declared dead. He moves the supposedly dead girl to his home and uses a dummy body to fool the family. Ellen stirs, revives after medical push, and shows resilience as truth surfaces.
Mark Twain states he is not lecturing for personal gain but to aid creditors of a failed publishing venture. He insists honor requires full repayment and predicts paying the last debt within four years, allowing a new start at 64. The Chicago Chronicle contrasts his earnest seriousness with his usual humor.
The Chicago Chronicle recounts Greensburg once boomed with bonds funding waterworks and schools, rapid growth and land speculation. By 1895 the population dwindled to about 123, with most property abandoned and bonds likely worthless, leaving only ruins and prairie dogs on the former prosperous site.
Commander Lewis Smith of Pennsylvania post No 128 is the youngest post commander in the Grand Army of the Republic. He is not quite 45 and looks younger, having enlisted at 13 as a private in Company H Pennsylvania infantry. He resides in Alleghany City, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
Chicago runs a unique bird hospital receiving and tending injured birds. The facility is described as the only one of its kind in the country, underscoring the city’s commitment to avian welfare.
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