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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1935
Page
4
Fragmentary text lists Marlboro Mass postal matter details and rates with Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford mentioned. likely a local notices section or advertisement noting postage and service areas.
H E Barnard urges councils to fund wood chemistry and wood study in New England colleges to convert timber into chemical raw materials. He warns of shrinking markets and calls for new outlets including reinforced textiles and road materials using cotton for drainage and durability, boosting domestic production and employment.
In a speech, Mr Barnard argues that wood cellulose lignin and related products offer immense potential for New England farmers and industry. He urges investment in labs and research to develop pulpwood sugar and plastics enabling better pulps rayon cellulose films and fabrics grown from regional wood.
The Leyton Drum Corps hosts a weekly bingo night in Marlboro at Me Go A R Block on Friday. Over 206 dollars in prizes will be awarded, with a chance to win a Chevrolet at the final December party. Dr John A Kelleber chairs arrangements. doors open early and play begins at 8 45.
A local rumor claims eating band crusts will cause hair to curl. Health experts say there is no scientific basis for this belief, noting hair texture is determined by genetics and overall nutrition.
Florence Bowditch, 20, daughter of Mr and Mrs John K Bowditch and a Junior League member, shot herself at the Bowditch home on 68 Mail Street before daybreak Monday. Medical examiner Dr Henry Walcott cites suicide from gun shot wounds to the abdomen. She had suffered a six month illness and nervous breakdown. Funeral at Bowditch home with Rev Edward Perry Daniels officiating. Burial in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Mrs. Anna M. Bishop Tower, 103 Main Street Concord wife of former Postmaster Fred O Tower, died Monday after a long illness. Born in Shoreham Vermont she moved to Concord in 1890 to teach then married here. She was a Trinity Episcopal Church communicant and is survived by her husband and sister Mrs Charles Denison of Cambridge. Funeral held today at 1 30 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church. Burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Winona Past Noble Grand met at Mrs Winifred Wells home Monday for whist and refreshments.
In 1788 the Department of Foreign Affairs shifted from a France tavern to a Philip Livingston house on Broadway near the Battery New York. It then moved across the street and later followed the capital to Philadelphia and beyond, occupying Market Street Arch and Sixth streets North alley and Fifth and Chestnut streets before settling in Washington. An interval of three months in 1798 saw it housed at Trenton New Jersey due to a yellow fever outbreak.
An OCR fragment shows tar paper rolls priced at 89c and 1.39 for 90 lb rolls. The text is incomplete but indicates a trade item from a past advertisement. No clear date or seller is provided.
In Rothenburg Germany every noon two clockwork figures reenact the tale of the master drink A general actor watches from one side while the burgomaster drains a huge goblet in a single draught The legend says this saved the city councilors in 1631 when Tilly spared them after a dramatic gulp and a swoon
Bedford residents see property changes and moves with Mr and Mrs Howard Davis renting the Condors house on North Road. Mrs A Adams mourns a mother’s death. Bedford Woman's Club meets at Mrs W Backes home with F A Woodhead on Early Illumination. Pal ers relocate to Lexington. Halloween pranks noted with minor alarms. Bedford Grange hosts bridge and whist with prizes. School auditorium hosts Ways and Means prizes for costumes and games.
William A. Davis of Hannibal Missouri earned credit for originating the United States railway mail service. Born September 1809 in Kentucky, he aided a Virginia postmaster as a youth and dedicated his life to the postal service. In 1862 he established railway mail on the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad.
The Biological Survey notes dogs with little intelligence bite toads and suffer bitter mouth pain from the toad’s milky poison. The toxin coats the skin and eyes, deterring predators but not snakes skunks or birds of prey. Skunks rough handle toads to remove secretions.
The term Jayhawker originated in Kansas amid anti slavery warfare and was linked to free state men who retaliated against pro slavery outrages. Governor Lane of Kansas in 186? declared that the people were neither thieves, plunderers nor jayhawkers.
Baby killdeer grow slowly and leave nests early to seek food with parents guiding to feeding spots. They cry to attract warmth from parents and develop long legs and tails gradually. They swim from hatch, though toes lack webbing, and reach full plumage later as juvenile tail feathers emerge.
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