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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1917
Page
9
Local merchants present tastefully dressed windows filled with practical gifts and holly wreaths as Maynard grows as a holiday trade center. Prices compare favorably with larger cities, reflecting the stock and quality advertised in this week’s Enterprise and surrounding towns.
K of P defeated Ward 8 at the local alleys on Monday night taking all four points. James Lent was high roller of the night and Rodway was Ward 8’s featured bowler. The score remained unlisted.
A public mass meeting is planned at Riverside hall on Thursday evening to aid Halifax sufferers. The Maynard Public Safety committee and the Massachusetts Public Safety committee sponsor the event as Massachusetts pledges 1,000,000 to help the stricken city. The program includes speaking and music by the high school orchestra. Also reported is the marriage of Miss Mary Regan to J. Fahey, a Camp Deveng stationed husband.
Absent Fred Moore is listed in illness notes while Wilton O’Brien attended a concert by John McCormack in Boston. Private William McGrath on furlough visits his mother Maraine McGrath. Joseph Glickman of Waltham has relatives near Halifax explosion. Boston post office opens earlier from Dec 17 to handle Christmas mail. NECOSENYY channel used for early morning train.
The article cautions that not chewing food properly causes waste and hunger. It cites Good Health guidance and notes Americans waste food by haste. A narrative interruption depicts Esther observing an elderly reading teacher and a conversation about grandmothers aging.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a dog’s instinctive sense of direction, claiming dogs avoid rural route confusion and return home directly when escaped, illustrating a canine sixth sense with practical behavior.
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