Prepare for him a river of milk May eighteenth
A Massachusetts census notice urges residents to prepare their affairs before enumerators arrive on May 1. It stresses patience and honesty, notes questions on family size ages and property, and mentions a milk wagon crash near Mechanic and Gay streets causing lost milk and a broken wagon pole but no injuries to horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Boston & Worcester Street Railway
Deerfoot Co
Southboro
Mechanic and
Gay Sts
John MacDonald
Gay
Mechanic Sts
Hudson
Mysterious Molly and the Pianist on Noddle’s Island
In a domestic scene Molly hides the piano music from baby and mother as Faith and others vanish. Peter Purr the cat unexpectedly plays a strange jig on the piano and then falls asleep, revealing the mystery of the nocturnal melody on Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly
Mamma
Baby
Noddle’s
Faithie
Peter Purr
Forrie
Peter
Ruby Chooses Ice Cream and Jam at Dinner
Ruby, dining with her elders, picked a little of each dessert. Her father asked if she wanted ice cream or jam, and she replied with a humorous request for both plus a lot of Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
Forty Nine Years Douglas First Appointment by John A Andrews
Edward L. Bigelow has been reappointed justice of the peace by Governor William L. Douglas. If he completes his term he will have held the position for 49 years since being first appointed in 1863 by Governor John A. Andrews. He has served Marlboro in the legislature, as alderman, and as town clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Bigelow
William L. Douglas
John A. Andrews
Massachusetts
Mr. Bigelow
William Claflin
John D. Long
George D., Robinson
William E. Russell
Roger Wolcott
Bigelow
Marlboro
Public Library
Nash Promoted to Assistant General Superintendent
M. E. Nash becomes assistant general superintendent of the Boston and Worcester Street Railway succeeding E. H. Richards who moves to Attleboro as superintendent. W. H. McKay becomes Marlboro division superintendent. Nash’s rise is praised for energy and work. McKay previously led headquarters at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxham E. Nash
Boston & Worcester Street Railway
E. H. Richards
Attleboro
A. - Ralph
W. H. McKay
Mr. Nash
Marlboro
Nash
McKay
Amusing Mule Defense From Nebraska Journal
An old military official touts the mule's reliability in a Nebraska State Journal piece. He notes mule kicks are rare, claims soldiers will vouch for mules, and compares mule guidance to a carrier pigeon guiding thirsty riders to water across the prairie.
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Nebraska State Journal
Pay Station Feasibility Discussed At Fort Meadow
R B Walker manager of the local exchange discussed installing a pay telephone at Fort Meadow. He met Friday with James T Sheehan of the Nebegonga club and plans to survey the site. A line from Hosmer street would supply the station if approved, likely at the Nebegonga club house.
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Nebegonga Club House
Fort Meadow
Central
R. BE. Walker
James T. Sheehan
Nebegonga Club
Pete Dalley to headline Keith's Theatre week of April 10
Pete Dalley, once a top Webber and Field comedian, leads Keith's Theatre week with eight singing and dancing soubrettes in a burlesque The Police Inspector. The lineup features Jeanette Melville Evie Stetson Mazuz Mazette Al Lawrence Great Scott and Earle and Wilson plus D'Alma's trained monkeys. Biograph films complete the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Dalley
Webber and Field
Keith
Jeanette Melville
Evie Stetson
Mazuz and
Mazette
al Lawrence
Scott
Earle
Wilson
D'Alma
Hudson High Class of 1903 Entertainment
The Hudson high school class of 1903 held a party at Miss Ella Atwood's home on O'Neil Street Thursday evening. The event featured graphophone selections, singing, and an amusing contest, with refreshments served. Attendees included May Welsh Edith Wallace Harriet Houghton Martha Tower Lillian Wellman Christine Randall Nita Woodbury Lillian Locke Beatrice Tripp John Moran Clarence Robinson Herbert Stephenson May Atwood and Ella Atwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson High School
Ella Atwood
O'Neil St
May Welsh
Edith Wallace
Harriet Houghton
Martha Tower
Lillian Wellman
Christine Randall
Nita Woodbury
Lillian Locke
Beatrice Tripp
John Moran
Clarence Robinson
Herbert Stephenson
May Atwood
Edison’s finger and the birth of the phonograph retold
The piece recounts Thomas Edison cutting his finger while singing into a telephone, and how the steel point scratched paper to record the alphabet, revealing the phonograph’s principle. It also notes Landor’s description of the Tagbanoua nose flute, detailing its unique nose-held instrument and melodic sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Mr. Edison
Smith
Brown
Palanwan
Philippines
Mr. Landor
Pope Heads South for Tour of North Carolina Virginia
Frank H. Pope, Boston Globe correspondent, leaves Friday on a southern trip. He will visit Pine Bluff Richmond Petersburg Raleigh and venture into the Dismal Swamp while touring notable sights in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Pope
Boston Globe
North Carolina
Virginia
Pine Bluff
Richmond
Petersburg
Raleigh
Special Low Rates for Western States and British Columbia
Advertises round trip homeseekers tickets at reduced rates from March 1 to May 15, 1905. Covers Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia. Provides writing address for Wm Kelley traveling agent Wisconsin Central Railway 209 Broadway New York City for information and maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Wm. Kelley
Wisconsin Central Ba Y
Broadway
New York City
How to detect cotton in worsted fabrics and shoddy blends
The article explains that cotton worsted can be concealed in wool blends. It describes testing methods by unraveling fibers to separate cotton from worsted, noting cotton’s long staple and methods to identify cotton content through caustic soda digestion and feel. It stresses shoddy blends are detectable by texture and experience.
Assignment Talk Between Partners Creates Dispute
A junior partner claims creditors lose nothing from an assignment while the senior partner argues they might not have received anything anyway, signaling a dispute over debt recovery and fairness.
Polite invitation cracks through awkward exchange
Vague dialogue hints at a social invitation where one speaker hopes the other will accept, while the other confirms a cordial approach to making their nana feel at home. The tone suggests a subtle domestic or family outreach.
Maynard and Hudson Wy Go Time Table 1904 Daily Except Sunday
Scheduling notice for the Maynard and Hudson line commencing September 1904 with daily except Sunday service. The timetable lists numerous stops including Concord Hudson Sudbury Street Stow Center Gleasondale Maynard and Concord Junction with frequent approximate times and notes that special cars may be chartered by applying to the superintendent.
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Maynard & Hudson WY
Concord
Hudson
M. Concord Tanaiten
Wastvale
Maynard
Sudbury Street
Gleasondale
Stow Center
P. m. Maynard
Westvale
Concord Junction
P. m. Concord
A. m
P. m. Sudbury Street
P. m. Hudson
Sudbury
A.m
Boston and Maine and Taunton Division Rail Timetable
In effect Oct 1904 timetable lists trains from Boston to South Acton Concord Junction Maynard West Acton Gleasondale Hudson Marlboro and more with numerous daily departures and Sunday runs across the Boston and Maine and New York New Haven lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
South Acton
A. m
Concord Junction
Senders
M. Gleasondale
Hudson
Whitman Cross
Marlboro
Central Mass
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Gleasondale
Fitchburg
Concord
A.m
A m
M. D. J. Flanders
G. P
T. A
N. Y
South Framingham
Southboro
Guntago
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Jes
Ort
Deerfoot
LI. Bigelow
Justice OF
GOV
Douglas
M. E. Nash
Sistant General Superin
H. W. McKay
Amiable Mule
Keith's Theatre
Phonograph
Nove
Boston & Maine Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
D. J. Flanders
Gen. Pass
Tkt. Agt
Nanamy
Venezuela
Watt Works Ban and Guarantee Co
Erican
John L. Stone
West Main St
Marlboro, Mass
Geo. A. Dyer
Mass
John W. Ogden
Marlborough Savings Bank
Marlborough, Mass
William D. Murdett
Charles F
Holyoke
Marlborah
Fayville
Northboro
Clinton
Leon
Inster
Aa Ae
Hboro
Framingham
South Sudbury
Lowell
Taunton
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