Selling Is Our Delight In Prices Lower Than Others
A local retailer touts consistently low prices to attract women shoppers. They emphasize price comparisons and customer satisfaction as key drivers of ongoing growth and popularity.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1913
Page
10
A local retailer touts consistently low prices to attract women shoppers. They emphasize price comparisons and customer satisfaction as key drivers of ongoing growth and popularity.
Mrs. P. Ham visits the Crowsons while Godfrey Swan accepts a Charlestown post. The West Concord sub-primary class closes for scarlet fever. The Men’s club hears Dr. Whittier on Cooperation on Apr 11. Acton talent’s Liberty Corners set for Apr 3 with tickets from club members. Ford agency reports seven cars sold in two weeks with eight more ordered. A Maynard to Harvard tour for the play and a windstorm scene recalling West’s newspaper stories hits Concord.
Deputy commissioner of Immigration J. J. Hurley addressed the port of Boston Men’s Club, outlining officers responsibilities and the impact of inspectors judgment. He shared humorous incidents from daily work, holding attendees’ attention. Thanks were given to Hurley and to T. F. Shaughnessy for arranging the talk.
Mrs. Mary Pratt visited in Boston with Mrs. Mary Wood while a Rawitzer sister telegraphed from Omaha that she escaped the tornado as nearby areas were wrecked. The Universalist church supper and entertainment drew good crowds despite bad weather. The Liberty Corners troupe will perform in Concord Junction on April 3 and Maynard on April 17, with plans for a South Acton show on April 19.
Rome reports a simple funeral for financier J. P. Morgan in a hotel room surrounded by flowers. Attendees included relatives, the American ambassador and Mrs. O Brien, with Rev. Nelson officiating. Post mortem hints point to stomach cancer. Morgan showed painful last days and poor nourishment.
Mrs. Ann Fitzgerald died after an acute indigestion attack following a day of visiting in Maynard. Born in Ireland March 17 1836, she lived in Acton since moving there with her daughter. Funeral from St. Bridget church Maynard with interment in Foxboro family lot.
Grace Parkin will sing and C H Persons will give a Victrola concert following the regular program printed in the year book for next Tuesday afternoon.
A vivid portrait of daily subsistence in China. The crowded population turns every resource to use from sea to shore, seaweed, kelp, shellfish, and inland foods. It notes grass fungi after rain and fried potato vines feeding the poor, with roadside ditches yielding small fishes.
At 10 30 a m Rev Mr Crossland will preach on The Silences of Jesus at 7 p m Faith and Life. C EB meeting 6 o'clock The Ideal Christian Friday 7 30 mid week prayer. Thursday 2 p m Ladies Social circle with Mrs I C West School st afternoon 3 o'clock vestry Missionary society food sale.
Prof Julius Nelson of Rutgers College notes in Leslie's that oysters resemble cow s milk in nutritional balance containing all four essential nutrients. He says oysters have a higher flesh building substance content and should be paired with starches and fats for a good meal at lower cost than other meats.
Concord society items list visitors from Beverly and Amherst, road work at Great Meadows, Easter recess students from Massachusetts Agricultural College, and a string of community happenings. The First Parish vesper, K of C play at Monument hall, livingstone centenary service at Trinitarian church, and a Dew Drop In club dancing event are noted alongside a chimney fire with no damage and local canoeing in flooded meadows.
Visitors in Pittsburg viewed a translucent marble statue in a city conservatory presented by Mr. Phipps. A clerk explained the statue’s qualities, identified the sculptor, and showcased it from all angles. When a spectator asked about alabaster the guide corrected it as Venus.
The scene shows Flip boasting about a date with a pretty girl, while Codger counters with a calendar claiming 365 dates. The playful exchange highlights humor over romance and the passing of time.
A lyrical meditation contrasts seduction and sleep with orange blossom essence. It muses on a feminine route to Paradise, imagining a bridal chorus and the matron of honor as symbolic props guiding a birthday festival of a woman's life.
The loganberry a blackberry and raspberry hybrid becomes a popular jelly jam and pie fruit. Introduced recently in the west its demand now outstrips supply. Western and Washington lead production as the main suppliers of the new berry.
The article notes that the Canary Islands produce the best and sweetest bananas. It ranks red bananas from the west coast of Africa, yellow bananas from the West Indies and South America, with other varieties from the Congo, Borneo, Ceylon and nearby areas.
Abigail Adams advises her son on the value of self knowledge while warning that self love and partiality cloud judgment. The lesson emphasizes the danger of deception from within and the benefit of true self understanding.
A reflective quotation contrasts clock dial shadows and seasonal cycles with the essence of Time. It asserts Time as an outward measure, while defining Time itself as the Life of the Soul, attributed to Longfellow.
World messages of condolence pour in for J Pierpont Morgan. Estimates of his fortune range from 75 million to 300 million including art collections. The will is recent. plans for funeral arrangements are not yet announced.
In Boston on April 2, George A. Cole of Somerville was found guilty by a US district court jury of using the mails to promote a lottery. Pending sentence, Cole was released on $2000 bail. Albany reports the Sullivan law easing for citizens to carry revolvers with magistrate consent.
Newport Rhode Island April 2 Two hundred fifty union carpenters and cabinet makers went on strike shutting down several shops citywide and prompting labor leaders to demand a wage and hour settlement from local employers.
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