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Newspaper

Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1919

Page

3

Sole leather workers vote to accept rent proposition

At Fuller Chandler Patten factory a Friday night meeting of the sole leather staff approved Li por rent terms 6 percent after Oct and 6 percent later. A Saturday noon session with Asst Supt Wood yielded no definite result as workers press for 24 to 54 hours pay for 48 hours of work while many have found work elsewhere. The strike enters its fifth week with many workers not returning.

Fuller, Chandler & Patten Wood Leter Wises

Brett Tops Lapointe In Spin Day Showdown

Lapointe lost to Brett 18 to 2 as McCarthy Eklund and Cuff refused to play during a strike. Tom Joy pitched six innings before fatigue forced the game to finish. The Lapointe lineup struggles suggest continued tweaks as they face Universal next and a scheduled double header with Brett.

Lapointe McCarthy Eklund Cuff Tom Joy Universal Brett

Promise With a Proviso

A Chicago boy six is led through the Art Institute by his mother who explains old masters and beauty. She asks him to promise to remember all she has told him about this painting and he replies he will if she promises never to bring him here again.

Chicago Art Institute Dearie Pierre Nyvain Prince Prather P.A Prince Albert France P. A

Little Things Count in Odd Observations

The note highlights how small items matter in daily life from a comin being a small thing to a cinder in the eye. It also mentions the idea that minor disturbances can cause bigger troubles and that lobsters fear thunder and dive when thunderclaps grow loud.

Lapointe Machine Tool workers return after brief strike

After a two hour stoppage, Lapointe Machine Tool Co employees resumed work. Discontent centered on graded wage raises and the delayed 48 hour work week. A union meeting backed arbitration, but management denied immediate changes. overall outlook for harmony improved.

Monument Praise Sparks Reflection on Merit

A fragment quotes THinstitt arguing monuments should honor deeds that merit remembrance, not those self-erected in minds of admirers. the line questions who truly deserves memorials and what memory should honor.

Thinstitt Rave

Daily Thought On Friendship From Italan a Saytog

A compact moral note advises that true friendship is kept by honoring a friend present, praising him even when absent, and aiding him with his needs, attributed to Italan a Saytog.

Fruit Growers Excursion Draws 650 In 189 Cars In New England

A Middlesex County agriculture event drew about 650 participants and 189 automobiles along an apple belt tour from Frost farm in Littleton to the Amesbury area. Speakers from Massachusetts and nearby states discussed planting, spraying, harvesting, and marketing apples. The trip included visits to Wetherbee in Stow, Wytherhes Brothers, and other orchards with demonstrations of grafting and picking. The outing ended near G20 with plans for a follow up excursion to Marshall farm at Pitchbare.

Hudson Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture New England Massachusetts Frost Littleton Darean Walter Kimball Laneh Vis Mar Wat Drain Massschusetts Nerien Miral College Avert Jenks de Shaw Eotlepe Hedener D. Wetherbee Stow Wytherhes Brothers Terter Dodd Wirdsen Bert Kndd Howard Brown Marlboro Amesbury Semare Marshall Farm

Advertisers Target Local Newspapers To Reach Rural America

National advertising leaders recognize sixty million Americans in towns under five thousand and on farms rely on local papers. Readers trust their hometown paper, buying American goods and brands advertised locally. Rural households buy tires, tractors, clothing, furniture, and everyday products.

Momner Panyile Bony United States

Red Cross Plans Nationwide Roll Call for Funds and Members

The American Red Cross announced a nationwide appeal from November 3 to 11, seeking members and funds to support postwar relief at home and overseas. Local divisions in Boston and New England will coordinate drives, with emphasis on a $15 million goal and continued wartime obligations.

American Red Cross Armiathe Dey Juekesn Pneland Red Cross Boston Jaen Red Dani Chris Nis Amerie Livingston Marrand Ool War Baker Opel Erie Hentery Europe Otter Mastern Lipapesey Tor Peer Tomes Allie Seineittister Pete Nibes Sam O Sian Phy Bes Woods Amrerionis

County Newspaper Advertisement Promotes Local Dealers

The paper promotes county town advertising as the best medium for reaching children and adults in the vicinity. G. W. Morrigon emphasizes the newspaper as an invited messenger with extensive local circulation and strong promotional power for rural America.

America G. W. Morrigon

Fragmented OCR yields scattered quotes and stray lines

A jumble of misread text shows partial phrases, names, and quotes from a newspaper page. The readable bits mention people, classes, a professor, and scattered dialogue but lack a cohesive story or clear event.

Orphaned Fawn Adopts Man as Its Guardian

In Port Liberty near Liberty, Pennsylvania, a man found a dead fawn with its surviving fawn guarding the body. The guardian fed by cookies in the pocket, and the live fawn stayed by the scene. The man took the fawn into his care as a guardian figure.

Fawn Man Port George i Liberty Hummel Humi

Girl Wins Bravery Award Despite Wolf Encounter

A Rosa May teen from Rico earns $18 after guiding her grandfather to safety when a mother wolf attacked the den area. The incident spotlights bravery and Fort Worth era chatter as neighbors discuss the tale and its implications.

Rosa May Cap Olus

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