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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
2
A roundup of items from August with weather remarks and social curiosities. Topics include the Dewey tribute, the Shamrock voyage, a navy court martial ruling on courtship while on guard, Boston messenger strike antics, expanding sandwich varieties, a jaw dislocation anecdote, and a spoof on the silk petticoat wrist affecting fashionable young women.
Alderman Coughlin of Chicago rejects sombre black for full dress and attends a Saratoga hotel ball in a Lincoln green suit. He also owns a royal purple outfit and many color waistcoats including blood red. Officials warn a purple suit with red waistcoats would shock sensitive people.
Brave men and women suffer stomach liver and kidney troubles with loss of appetite and fatigue. J W Gardner of Idaville Indiana says Electric Bitters gave him renewed strength and appetite. Sold for five cents at Johnson's Maynard and J C Friends Concord with guarantee.
A Maynard listing offers five business horses for sale before Aug 1, described as suitable for use and some very nice riding stock. Also one extra nice two horse milk or market wagon. Bidding party: W A White, Vose farm, Maynard.
The Brooklyn Life note highlights a widow showing keen interest in old Goldthwaite assets. She believes ongoing interest will secure principal in the end.
A jog through Hudson highlights include George Lovejoy planning a Baltimore trip, new driver Michael Lee for Chas J McCarthy's wagon, and Harlon Packard visiting Concord. Residents voyage to York Beach and Juniper Point, while bands, camps, and local trades add bustling summer activity.
Dr King's New Discovery claim they have given away over ten million trial bottles to help the needy. They say it cures asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases with a guarantee or price refunded. Call Johnson Maynard or J Friend in Concord for a free trial bottle. Regular sizes 50c and $1.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a school or local notice with dialogue about a pupil named Fritz and a teacher’s remark. The garbled text mentions a wrist, dismissal, and references to a Maynard company and a German phrase, suggesting a miscellaneous notice or column item.
A brief, period-voiced quip from the New York Journal humorously recalls a farmer once warning of shooting if intruders returned to his apple tree, capturing rural jest in a single line.
Three open blue cars with gold trim arrived at Clinton station from J. M. Jones' Sons West Troy for the Clinton and Hudson electric road. Cars will use Westinghouse motors, run on Worcester and Clinton line for tests, and start service with three cars at half hour intervals. Fare likely 10 to 15 cents and initial trip time about 45 minutes.
A reader recalls buying curtain fabric last week then transforming it into a shirt waist instead of curtains. The anecdote highlights frugal reuse and fashion choices in daily life.
The copy proclaims Dr King’s New Life Pills as the busiest mighty little product. It claims sugar coated pills convert weakness to strength and restlessness to energy. Each box costs 25 cents and is sold by Johnson in Maynard and J C Friend in Concord.
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