Local notes on visits sports and weather from Reading
Readings social visits and trips are listed including Sitney Richardson at Harpswell and Mrs. Brooks visiting Mrs. Gee, Old Home Day in Pembroke, and two weeks vacation for Hastings in Harpswell. The local ball game score 3 to 0 wins for A. Merryam’s factory team. Major incidents include West severing an artery after glass in a baggage car door. A storm caused damage to bridges and drains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Center
York State
Arthur Lawrence
A. Christie
Pembroke
N. H
Lincoln
Chas. Kimball
George Ames
Millis
Ralph
Harpswell
Mr. Burgess
Alice Hansen
Philadelphia
A. Merryam
Piper
George Clark
B. and M. Railroad
Eatropyawl
Concord Junction
HI West
Marlboro
Abel Farrar
Acton
Bixby
Cutting
Counter
Littleton
P. Smith
Teese
Cotting
Smith
Destructive Fence Breaks Free Through House
A wild breach tears into the yard and roams through rooms and halls, splintering objects as it advances.
Amateur burglars at work in village safe broken into
Between Saturday evening and Monday morning burglars from the gums hoe fraternity attempted safe breaking at a lumber company office. The outer door opened with no damage but the inner safe was smashed and there were no new locks found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gumshoe Fraternity
Lumber Company
Amateurs Attempt Safe Break at Mill Ends in Failure
A bungled burglary at the mill saw suspects trying to force a safe with a hammer and smashed lock, but they failed to gain loot as the safe would not open. The clumsy effort indicates amateurs committed the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer
Maynard Visitors Bring News of Family Ties Across States
Mrs Eich returns to Maynard after seven years and is greeted by family including Mr and Mrs Sam Wright of Lawrence and sisters Mrs J Kieh of Pittsburg Kan and Mrs Frank Rhule. Her husband J S Eich formerly supervised local powder mills and now leads Penn and Kansas Powder Co. She traveled from Ohio Connecticut and New York with a stop at Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wright
Lawrence
J. Kieh
Pittsburg
Kan
Frank Rhule
Maynard
Ebieh
Eich
Powder Mill
J. 8. Eich
Penn, and Kansas Powder Co
The
American Powder Co
Ohio
Connecticut
New York
Niagara Falls
Inca Welfare System and Wool Distribution
A Chambers Journal summary describes how the Inca state owned flocks and mines, controlled wool for court clothing and religious use, and appointed officers to supervise distribution. It notes compulsory labor, hereditary occupations, stored agricultural wealth, and the absence of personal wealth or speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers’ Journal
Old hen predicts a shavive set in excelsior nest
The line portrays a cartoonish scene where a hen nests on thirteen eggs in an excelsior nest. The quirky phrase this nest is made of excelsior hints at an unusual or whimsical setup, with a playful exclamation about a “shavive set” attributed to the speaker Watson's MARUZINA.
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Watson
Local Notes From West 4cton and Nearby
Local residents report visits and travels including Ixora Kelleran in Aver and Mrs H T Clark, Wrights in Cottage City, Lizzie Fred on a Rockport beach return, and Mannie Wetherbee vacationing in Five Islands Maine. Socials include a Boxboro wedding planned for Henry Lawrence and Amy Nelson, and a W R C meeting with ice cream and cake treats after a warm evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ixora Kelleran
Aver
H. T. Clark
Mra. G. ©. Wright
Cottage City
Lizzie
Rockport
Mannie Wetherbee
Five Islands
Helen Tilden
Cohasset
Clara Stone
F. C. Nash
Henry Lawrence
Amy Nelson
Boxboro
W. R. C. No 62
Hall
Mix
J. M. Fletcher
Maritta Holton
Sac
Johnson Farnum wedding ties Warner and Concord
The home of John Carlton on Perley street hosted the wedding of Warren C. Johnson of Warner and Minnie Grace Farnum of Concord on Wednesday afternoon August 15. Rev. Thomas Stacy officiated with Miss Blanche Abbott as maid of honor and Henry M. Richardson as best man. The bridal party wore lace and silk gowns and pink and rose blooms amid a reception. The couple left for a wedding trip and will reside in Warner after returning. Farnum had been a bookkeeper for WH A Littlefield and is a Winona Rebekah lodge member with many local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Daily Patriot
John Carlton
Perley St
Warren C. Johnson
Warner
Minnie Grace Farnum
Thomas Stacy
Blanche Abbott
Laconia
Henry M. Richardson
West Concord
Mrs. Johnson
Miss Farnum
Local notices list Dr Cochran dentist locations
Short town notices list Dr Cochran dentist at Case's clock and Case's block with addresses on Nason Street Maynard and Sudbury local area.
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West Acton
Cochran
Case's Clock
Nason St
Maynard
Local Notes From Acton Centre And Nearby Towns
Oliver Wood spends weeks in Maine while Miss Helen Saunders of Lowell visits friends. Dr. R. A. Daniels hosts his sister for a few days. John Sheehan sells his black ni daytablishment to Mr. Hopkins of Holliston. Mrs. Frank White and Dorchester family visit Ek F Conants. Frank Hawes family and Kate Hawes with niece of Cambridge spend Sunday at Monument House. Sophia Taylor and Bessie Copping recovered well after appendicitis operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wood
Maine
Helen Saunders
Lowell
R. A. Daniels
John Sheehan
Hopkins
Holliston
Frank White
Dorchester
EK. F. Conant
Frank Hawes
Kate Hawes
Cambridge
Monument House
Sophia Taylor
Bessie Copping
Bricks and Time Endure in Ancient Buildings
A reflective note on durable building materials cites bricks from Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum as decay resistant even without firing. It contrasts sun dried bricks with ancient baths in Rome, noting their long endurance versus the Coliseum’s stone.
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British Museum
Ninevea
Babylon
Caracalla
Titus
Rome
Thermae
Diocletian
Coliseum
Tile fish catch marks seasonal return near Gloucester
In Gloucester on August 22, schooner Francis J. O'Hara brought two tile fish caught 35 miles southeast of George's north bowl. They are the first tile fish of the year. Past years saw a vast, unnamed foe slaughtering millions near Nin tucket shoals. this year the fish return is noted with cautious interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
Francis J. O'Hara
George's North Bowl
Nin Tucket Shoals
Hartford Curttiss released from Connecticut hospital
Hartfort dispatch reports Curtiss, once committed in March for attempting to shoot L F Heublein, has regained reason and been released from the Connecticut hospital for the insane. Officials indicate his mental state has improved since the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Daniell
Curtiss
Connecticut Hospital For the
L. F. Heublein
How to Prevent Coughing
Guidance on reducing coughs suggests taking a deep breath to fill air spaces and hold it for a warming soothing effect. It claims perseverance can stop mild coughs and reduce coughing in many cases by mollifying the reflex.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hardware Store
Albert Coughlan
Main Street
South Acton
F. L. Hastings
Reading
Sitney Richardson
Harpswell, Me
Mrs. Brooks of
Mrs. Gee, Keyes
King’s Daughters
Lake Boon
A. Glassey
Rochester
Harry West
Boston
E Smith
Brown
McNiff
Lawton
Littleton Acton
Norris
Sandalin
R Fitagerald
WEST
Theresa Monroe
Prince Edward Island
John H. Littlefield
Florence Littlefeld
Ed Pierce
Hyde Park
E. H. Hall
Dorothy Smallwood
Washington, D. C
D. W. Lovett
Kendrick
Bride
Sudbury
Acton Centre
Mammoth Alteration Sale
Combination Cash Store Company
Penters
Maynard’s
Maynard, Mass
Brownsville
Washington
Texas
Fort Ringgold
Fort Brown
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Reno
Oklo
Bell
Tauritsyn
Russia
KyiIn
Hyin
Ilyin
Buffalo
Hubbel
Consolidated Telephone Company
Consolidated Hase
Great Eastern Telephone Company
New York City
Congo Free State
London
Grey
Congo
Institute
America
Daag
United States
Boston Telegraph Institute
Worcester
Framingham
Businese
Gnuntesemiae
Tax Collectors Office
Maynard Block
Geo. N. Salisbury
Wake
Parker
Summer Streets
kLee
B. Collins
Parker and
Summer St
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