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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
5
The article surveys late summer millinery with a shift away from spring trims toward August velvet felts and woolly hats. It highlights diverse designs including a velvet turbanned hat with chiffon scarf, a black braided crown brim style, and a pale pink satin brim with ribbons and a floral bow, noting their distinctive character and youthful appeal.
A vintage beach outfit showcases a silk fiber suit with a light purple dress and gold trim. The design includes bloomers under a split skirt, a gold sash, and a rubberized cape with arm slits. Matching sateen slippers and ribbons complete the ensemble for seaside wear.
An expert outlines up to date dairy barns with silo systems, overhead feed carriers, guttered stalls and warmed water tanks. He details a 86 by 60 foot concrete foundation building for 20 cows with a gambrel roof, driveways, litter alleys, and a central feed alley to boost milk production and reduce labor while preserving feed value.
A Washington woman called West to her brother who was believed near death. On arriving she reported a safer outlook and the patient out of danger. A kind neighbor inquired and the husband disclosed the brother-in-law would likely live, prompting her sympathy with the remark that her wife’s long trip was for nothing.
In a New York theater an orchestra conductor directed a panto mime from below the foot lights using a periscope at his stand. The device let him see the stage action clearly and follow the performance without difficulty.
West Acton notes show O. B. Preston spending the week at Fairhaven with relatives. Mrs C G Durkee visits daughter in New Jersey. George W Holbrook entertained his Boston daughter. Rev Thurlow of Lexington preached at the Baptist church. C A Durkee in hospital for appendicitis. Rev G Michelson and party camp at Fort Pond for 10 days. Glen Gould and Knowlton family travel to Five Islands Me by auto. Miss Helen Fierra of Boxboro ill under Dr H B Royal. Warren Hayward family and others visit Milford and Pepperell.
Walter C Gardner died suddenly Saturday night at his home after a brief illness and a leg of illness following a finger injury that led to blood poisoning. A lifelong resident, he was a devoted husband and father, a former ball player, and a salesman for C M Cox Grain Co. in Boston. The funeral was held at the Universalist church with services by Rev H A Perielwitz and interment at Mt Hope. He leaves a wife Nettie, a son, a daughter, a brother George, and a sister Mrs Bertha G Hall.
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