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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1896
Page
1
Instruction lists drop points for manuscripts and ads with specific offices at Riverside and Loewe blocks. It emphasizes Tuesday night submission to ensure same week publication and notes earlier receipt avoids delays.
Charles H. Persons becomes local agent for Enterprise Printing Co while G M Gould delivers a new wagon for Alfred Haynes. A juvenile concert at Congregational chapel is planned for Saturday evening. C D Holmes at G A R banquet in Worcester marks 28 years in the post. A gift for Engineer Geo Cahill was presented at the fire station with a speech by Thomas Hillis.
Local notes review weekly events in Maynard. Rev I A Mesler and Rev J F Mears sustain and relocate church duties, Mizpah Rebekah lodge marks ninth anniversary with Oddfellowship events, plus a bar masque and children's night at Assabet council. Walter Davis biked to Uxbridge. Georgie Rodgers sang at St George's. A new Pettengill apartment, a Baltimore bell donated to M E church, and upcoming concerts and entertainments are noted.
A Leap Year party hosted by the Magdalene chapter of the Easter Star marked their sixth anniversary. Mrs. Salisbury led the management with assistants including Mrs. Connor and Mrs. Hart. Riverside hall featured flowers, whist tables, Brigham's orchestra, a late menu by Dill of Waltham, and dancing from 8 20 p m to 2 a m with a banquet intermission.
A group of young friends gathered at the home of Miss Sadie Burns last Saturday evening to celebrate her 18th birthday. About 30 guests enjoyed games, social time, and a grand supper before Fred Axford presented an opal ring with a brief speech. She expressed pleasure and returned thanks. The party ended at midnight.
The Congregational church announces a short series of sermons on topics of universal interest starting with a study of man. The Sunday April 14 1896 session asks What is Man and invites all unaffiliated persons to attend, especially those not connected to any church.
Ad claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is the best for sores cuts chapped hands and rashes. It lists sellers B F Johnson and map, card and H E Richardson in Concord and urges purchase at 24 a? per unit.
An unclear notice notes where news or advertising matter and subscriptions may be left, naming the bookstore of H. L. Whitcomb and the post office as drop locations. The fragment hints at delivery or subscription procedures without full context.
Read Robbins ad signals good horses cheap. Guests include Miss Ruth Parker and Miss Fiora Packard visiting Concord. Local events cover the Concord Artillery band bow, Lyceum board votes, and Concord Grange meeting notes. Fire department battles a wood fire near Mc Grath's. town officials debate bandstand use and summer concerts.
The figures show week ending 7 p.m. April 13 1896 with a maximum of 84 and a minimum of 22. The weekly range is 62 and the mean 43.5. Total precipitation and snowfall are trace. The 13th was the warmest April day in six years. Observed by Frep A Tower.
About 75 couples attended the Bernard Athletic Dance in the town hall Thursday evening. Clark's orchestra provided the music as couples tripped the light fantastic toe until a late hour. The grand march was led by Jerome B. Gleason and his wife, president of the association.
An elderly advertisement fragment promotes a remedy named One Minute Cough Cure. The note mentions Concord and individual names like A. Littlefeld in a terse, period-tinged sale message.
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