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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1905
Page
8
A historic recipe explains scalding milk and preparing a stiff dough for doughnuts. It covers two fillings raspberry jam with whipped cream and variations with nutmeg cinnamon or lemon, plus serving tips and reheating notes.
The Boston and Maine General Passenger Department releases a 90 page free guide detailing New England resorts including how to reach them where to stay and pricing. The piece ties historical New England thrift progress to modern travel.
Plan of Marlboro and Westboro directors to connect South Framingham with North Grafton by Boston suburban cars. Marlboro and Westboro cars will run Marlboro to Westboro with transfers at the square, then shift to through service as arrangements proceed. Also notices low round trip and excursion rates to Portland via Wisconsin Central and Nickel Plate routes for Lewis and Clark Expo travel.
A new law passed by the legislature requires lodging houses for tramps and vagrants to provide labor in exchange for meals and keep facilities orderly as directed by the state board of health. Keith's Theatre announces a May 29 lineup featuring Honey Boy Evans and others, with a June 5 showcase by McIntyre and Heath.
Tale recalls Captain Craven of the Tecumseh who urged the pilot forward as torpedoes sank the ship near Mobile Bay. Craven and 120 crew perished while Farragut pressed the assault in the battle against the Confederate Tennessee.
A late 19th or early 20th century portrait recalls Admiral Farragut’s simple reply about being lashed to Hartford during Mobile Bay as proof of duty. It also recounts the June 19 1864 clash off Cherbourg between Kearsarge and the Alabama, detailing Winslow’s calm, five second shells, and the Alabama sinking within an hour with Bemmel rescued by a British yacht.
A memoir excerpt recalls Captain Raphael Semmes quelling a mutiny at St Pierre Martinique by ordering a dash of water over mutineers and enforcing discipline. It also credits Lieutenant P. D. M. Fairfax with the successful boarding of the Trent to seize Mason and Slidell amid Southern tensions.
A bold Union raid led by Captain W B Cushing sought to seize Confederate General Hebert. Landing near Smithville after passing Fort Caswell and defenses, Cushing abducted an engineer, Captain Kelley, from Hebert's residence and retreated with alarms in the camp.
A young George Dewey, then a junior watch officer on the Mississippi, narrowly escaped a shark incident as his frock coat tails trailed in a skiff near Mobile Bay. The shipboard doctor taunted him about sharks biting, prompting Dewey to quip his coat tail had been renewed by Providence.
Train schedule details for Concord to Hudson and surrounding stations with daily and Sunday times. Includes Concord Junction Weetvale Switch Sudbury Street Maynard Westvale Switch and connections to Marlboro Clinton Fitchburg and Boston, with notes on effective dates and changes.
A bank notice from Marpereagh Savings Bank in Rarborough Massachusetts outlines interest payment dates on the third Wednesday of April June October payable in January and July. It lists William D. Verdett as president and Charles F. Betyouke as treasurer with a partial, unclear balance notation.
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