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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
5
Business continues with Pace workers relations and improvements. The store announces deep discounts across departments to offset inconvenience and showcases altered prices on children and ladies footwear coats jackets and suits including silk coats and corset coats with savings ranging from under $2 to several dollars.
Misses and Children's sun bonnets featured at 69 cents with alteration at 10 cents. Ladies Sailor Hats priced 50 cents with 10 cent alteration. Children's trimmed hats 60 cents with 15 cent alteration. Ladies trimmed walking hats 2.00 with 39 cent alteration. Ladies trimmed dress hats 4.00 with 98 cent alteration. Flower bunches offered at 6 cents with 3 cent alteration per bunch.
The Corset Department advertises ladies summer corsets at 50c and 19c with alteration service, plus ladies corsets priced at 1.00 and alteration at 39c. The offer highlights affordable undergarments and adjustments.
A vintage advertisement lists ladies and children's apparel with alteration prices. Items include corset covers 59 percent, lace trimmed drawers 2c, nurse aprons 26c, child tiers 25c, lawn wrappers 1.00, jersey vests 12 and 15 percent with low alteration charges, and bathing skirts and black swimwear priced around two dollars.
Ladies dress skirts listed with sale prices and alteration charges. Walking skirts alteration set at 2.98 dollars. Silk skirts marked 9.00 with alteration. waists include taffeta peau de soie china silk and cotton options with alteration fees from 0.79 to 0.98 dollars.
A categorized list shows various ladies skirts and fabrics with original prices and their alteration rates. Items include duck fabrics, foulard, covert, linen, pique, and dotted patterns with price reductions for alterations. Special mentions include white pique corset skirts and embroidered or trimmed variants with corresponding alteration fees.
Thomas Surrette visits for season in town. Miss Alma Gidez of Boston visits the McWalters. Musketaquid farm cattle sales noted. Concord Canoe Club dances at the clubhouse. Trin itarian church services back under Mr and Mrs Barry and Rev Tewksbury. Bridge message sermon planned. N A Davis barn hosts a large dance with refreshments. Marlboro Knights of Columbus lose 8 to 1. Obituary notes a Surrey born Somerville resident with family in Roxbury and Somerville. Funeral in Cambridge conducted by local ministers. Wright Tavern vendor opens yard booth for drinks. River carnival prep with canoe pageant plans. Advertised letters list August 22 1903.
Miss Noyes opens in Urquhart's block seeking patronage. Canada liner sails Ruston to Montreal September 12, four days at sea. Fare includes state room meals and Boston railroad return. inside 40 cents? 50 outside. Whitcomb agent. Closing out milinery at Miss Burk's. Green stamps offered. Concord Free Public Library resumes weekly book delivery at West Concord School September 10 with Thursday delivery 2 to 4 and Friday return 2 to 4.
H A Bass spent Sunday at South Weymouth. Arlie Reed is visiting friends in Lynn for a week. Harold J Judkins and family are camping at Fort pond.
Superintendent J F Scott returns from Vermont. The Enterprise Extra noted Prescott and Russell as strong party workers who could be named by Republicans. Democratic prospects were said to be thin unless Republicans pick a weak nominee. The piece stressed intent was not to criticise either man. Waldo Chaplin remains home with rheumatism.
Marlboro items note visits from Ralph B. McDonough in Montreal and Miss May Bowker with Charlies Pearl in Lowell. Many residents travel, visit, or return from trips. a Concord Junctions vs Evans' picked nine baseball game ends 13 to 4 for the Junctions. The Marlboro brass band performs at Lake Chauncy with plans for an open air concert. a new band stand improvement is noted.
C W Prescott signals willingness to run for representative in the fall caucuses. A longtime Republican, he has chaired the town committee for years and helped Concord's delegation reach the representative convention from 7 to 9. He has been an active worker in all elections and is now in the race to stay.
Our town saw a lively scene as a visitor and party of ladies created a circus like stir at the Jundoor crossing Monday afternoon. A horse spooked by a box car triggered a flood of abuse from the rider, drawing amused crowds. M. J. Kelly's horse placed second money at Conway New Hampshire and won three straight heats at Cornish Maine last week. He is entered for early September in Concord New Hampshire the second week in Nashua New Hampshire and the third week in Clinton Massachusetts. Clinton fair is expected to draw a large local turnout.
The Enterprise columnist mocks opponents of St. Bridget's club and praises their own team while questioning the quality of other clubs. The piece notes heavy emphasis on epithets and wit and wonders how the club keeps finding inept rivals. The Our Paper quote adds a doubting counterpoint.
Concord Junction notices advertise T. J. Butler's in Maynard for harness, collars, whips, fly nets and repair work. Also a help wanted ad seeks a woman for general housework in a four adult family. must be a good plain cook and competent. Call or address Mrs. W 8 Leland Concord Junction.
Mirona flesh forming food drives rapid sales in Maynard as P. H. DeLee, the local druggist who introduced it, struggles to keep boxes on hand. Customers urged to sign a bond when purchasing Mi-o-na.
P H DeLee refunds the Mio na price if buyers report no relief from irregular eating and stomach troubles. The seller touts Mi O Na as building solid flesh and restoring health, backed by a signed guarantee.
Dr H D Osgood, long time resident of Concord, died at his Thoreau Street home after a lengthy illness. One of Boston’s oldest dentists he pioneered gas anesthesia for tooth extraction and had built a notable residence in Concord over the past eight years.
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