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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1920
Page
2
A note on agricultural independence praising farmers and soil wealth. It argues that the farmer’s ability to sustain themselves underpins civilization, warning that mass reliance on farming is essential to prevent global collapse and urging more people to return to the land for sustenance.
The piece argues teachers earn too little as the profession lags behind others and warns shortages will arise when current teachers retire. It emphasizes high ideals and efficiency now, urging fair pay to sustain scholastic development and future educators.
The essay notes gardening used to be simple with cucumbers and weeds, but now constant vigilance is needed against pests. It argues life is increasingly complicated, yet urges readers to stay hopeful and live one day at a time.
The speaker notes that recollections of giant storms from boyhood seem smaller now. The reflection provides a quiet contrast between past awe and present perspective, suggesting time dulls fear and makes old events feel less intimidating.
An old yarn about six weeks of sledding appears likely to become reality this year, suggesting a long winter with ample snow and potential local enthusiasm for a prolonged sledding period.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co notes influenza deaths this year are milder and fewer, with January mortality unusually low. Age patterns differ from 1918, showing spikes in childhood and old age, not the early adult peak.
The article argues coal reserves are finite and extraction struggles to keep pace with demand. A Boston company claims to have found a tidal energy solution to light and heat needs. A practical spring test is promised, with potential impact for New England and beyond.
The piece argues that film censorship should follow a national standard like newspapers. It urges a broad law to govern moving pictures, contending state boards create inconsistent rules and restrict freedom of the screen. It calls for equal punishment for obscenity in film as in print.
The piece cautions readers against trading Liberty Bonds for unknown or worthless stocks. It urges consulting a banker or financial expert before irreversible exchanges and notes that government securities remain as sound as cash. It stresses not to misjudge value by colorful certificates.
Some new overcoats feature a belt that is more visible than others but all raise prices. Shoppers notice a clear impact on the pocketbook as retailers push belts as a key detail in men and women’s outerwear.
Hudson witnesses a deer in the road near Morestaye as two dogs pursue it toward Samuel Stammers place. The doe hides in the woods after the chase, while rabbits and gray squirrels suffer from the poor food, and a squirrel injures a dog. Stammers captures the doe and keeps it in a cage while noting the rabbits and squirrels look thin. Attorney Tufts delays a Methodist church speech due to transportation issues, planning to speak when conditions normalize.
Hudson March 2 Fans question prospects for the 1920 season as 1919 Shop league finances frustrate teams. Only Apsley factory and Inlier plant return last season players. semi pro plans at Apsley lack confirmation. Some propose a league with Fuller and Marlborough clubs for more rivalry, but fans still want baseball.
A fragment from a London Opinion item hints at a marriage plan and a quip about living near the mother so she can slip over. The exchange centers on a cliffside house suggestion and a morbid joke about harming a partner.
A Russian royal murder report describes the execution of Nicholas II and his family at Ekaterinburg on July 17 1918. Red guards killed the czar and heir then finished off others. the bodies were burned with sulfuric acid and later digested for valuables. Eyewitness accounts from guards and relatives detail the torture and burial retellings as investigators probe links to the Bolshevik leadership.
While crossing the street to help a woman on apartment steps in Beloit Wisconsin Earl Fiese found the woman was his mother dying from apoplexy. She was returning home from shopping and died shortly after he reached her location.
Fragmentary OCR text lists names King George Sweet Valerie True and France Bendeten with a garbled line about a hand as a limit of measure and inches, lacking context or complete details.
Paris reports that public works and interior ministries urge parliament to pass a bill moving clocks ahead one hour from February 1 as a fuel saving measure. The decision followed a meeting showing France needs 40 percent more rent than possible from production and import, with street lighting reduced to minimum for safety.
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