Middlesex Farm Bureau Holds Four Community Meetings
The Middlesex County Farm Bureau held four winter meetings in Billerica Dunstable Ashby and Townsend with lectures by bureau staff and a new Community Food Council in each town. County agent J B Abbott urged farm accounting to reveal profits and losses while Miss A G Halbower stressed food education as wartime needs rise. A union meeting collected public input to shape a practical county agricultural program.
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Middlesex County Farm Bureau
Billerica
Dunstable
Ashby
Townsend
Farm Bureau
J. B. Abbott
A. G. Halbower
County Home
Middlesex County Agricutural
Srm Bureau
Weekend visits and hometown notices from South Acton
Local residents share Thanksgiving travels and family time across Reading Franklin Somerville Manchester Tenafly and Waregan. Names include Merriam Hodges Reed Ham Merriam and Balcom with connections to Fitchburg Portsmouth and Ayer. One note mentions a Maynard ceremony and another details a tonitis illness.
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Julia McCarthy
Franklin
N. H
Walter Young
Bernstien Cowan
Somerville Thursday Corp
Pliny Nims
Ingham
North Carolina Cantonment
Helen Fairbanks
Manchester
Frances Hodges
South Royalston
Alma
Jennie Stowell
Lawrence
Maynard St
Irene Merriam
Fitchburg
Florence Merriam
Waregan
Kenneth "Reed
Tenafly
N. J
France
Barbara Ham
Martin St
Portsmouth
Harold
Merriam
Wollaston
James Jones
George Hodgen
Stow St
Sammies
Aye
Universalist Church Events and Musical Evening
Luther Morris presides at a 10 30 morning service with Sunday School and Men’s Forum at 11 45 and Y P C U at 6 16. Vincent Walkden performed a notable violin recital connected to Lucius Hosmer’s orchestra before the group heads to St Augustine Florida for winter. The South and West Acton Mission Circle hosts a vestry social December 12 at 7 30 with a concert and a missionary play The Light of the World plus refreshments.
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Luther Morris
Vincent Walkden
Lucius Hosmer
St. Augustine
Fla
South and West Acton
Drawers-in Spoolers and Dressers union names officers
Maynard held its annual meeting and election of officers for the Drawers-in Spoolers and Dressers union at Ma sonic hall Monday evening. Elected were Thomas Smith president Aquilla Reynard vice president Emily Bamford recording secretary Katherine Wilder financial secretary Herbert Usher treasurer Joseph Hanna conductor Gertrude Conors warden. An oyster supper and social hour followed under a committee of William Hanson John Brayden and Herbert Usher.
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Masonic Hall
Thomas Smith
Aquilla Reynard
Emily Bamford
Katherine Wilder
Herbert Usher
Treas
Joseph Hanna
Gertrude Connors
William Hanson
John Brayden
Methodist Church Serves Pulpit and Campaign Message
At morning service Rev. F. H. Morgan of Boston preached. In the evening Emmanuel Taylor presided. The Sunday school joined a drive to raise 1,000,000 dollars to aid persecuted Syrians Armenians and Greeks under Turkish rule.
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Methodist Church
F. H. Morgan
Boston
Emmanuel Taylor
Herbert Martin Named Circulation Clerk for The Enterprise
Herbert Martin of Concord Street, a recent graduate of M. H. S and current Boston University student, has accepted the circulation clerk job for The Enterprise. He will contact current subscribers for renewals and seek new subscribers.
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Herbert Martin
Concord St
H. S
Apresent
Boston University
Enterprise
Soldiers Letter From France Mentions Censorship and News
Mrs Ellen Brown receives word from her son Private R Malcolm Brown with Battery B 102 FA stationed in France. He writes he is well and hints at many interesting items he cannot share due to censorship.
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Ellen Brown
Main St
Malcolm Brown
France
Battery B
Romance Scene as Exiled Royals Held After Counter Revolt
The bulletin describes Gatchina 28 miles south of Petrograd as the former palace site of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch and Paul Alexandrovitch after a counter revolutionary plot. It notes the palace built by Catherine II for Orloff, its grandeur, and Orloff’s role in history and its later associations with Paul and the town’s genteel summer resort status.
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Michael
Paul Alexandrovitch
Gatchina
Michael Alexandrovitch
National Geographic Society
Petrograd
Catherine II
Grégory Orloff
Peter I
Gregory Orloff
Peter
Ropsha
Catherine I
Catherine
Orloff
Panin
Paul
Winter Palace
Moscow
Alexis
Peter III
Ramsay Memorial to honor international scientist Sir William Ramsay
Mr Asquith has been chosen president of a University College committee to plan a memorial for the late Sir William Ramsay. The effort aims for an international tribute reflecting his wide achievements and linguistic gifts, capped by his Nobel prize speech in Stockholm.
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A Ramsay
Asquith
University College
Sir William’ Ramsey
Sir William Ramsay
Stockholm
Westminster Gazette
Petroleum's Discovery in a Coalpit Sparks Global Industry
The London Chronicle recalls how a small oil trickle in a Riddings coalpit, dismissed as a nuisance, was transformed into a world changing industry after Lord Playfair identified the potential and Paraffin Young developed the flow. The tale links early oil finds to modern petroleum products.
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Lord Playfair
Young
London Chronicle
Motor Pessimism
A conversation centers on changing attitudes toward outdoor life after buying a car. The speaker notes the outdoors now brings punctures and engine trouble, while motorcycle police are mentioned as a familiar, obstructive presence.
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Doppel
Letting Him Down
A fragment describes mixed reactions to a work by Brown with phrases about its dreadfully bad picture and notes some individuals praising its individuality. The quotation hints at a debated reception of the piece.
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Brown
Treasure Legends Tie Santa Anna After San Jacinto
A long baton of Texan lore centers on buried Spanish gold and jewels tied to Santa Anna's retreat after the 1836 San Jacinto victory. Oak near San Antonio and ramshackle Salinas Street huts allegedly hold the hoard, with divining-rod searches and century-old robber bands shaping the myth.
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Santa Anna
Alamo
Goliad
Band of
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
Mexico
San Antonio
Camino Real
Salinas
San Mateos
Prisons and Health: War May End Prison Useless
An Illinois State Journal editorial cites New York City penal institutions where only under five percent of 1600 military age inmates were physically fit. Blackwell's Island housed none fit for the army, suggesting better health could reduce prison numbers as the war strengthens bodies.
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New York City
Blackwell’s Island
Ilinois
Medieval Excommunication as Pest Control for Caterpillars
The article recalls historic measures against caterpillar plagues, noting 12th century Laon bishop excommunications and later admonitions such as the 1516 Villenore decree. It mentions an advocate arguing for insects and farmers before a sentence, reflecting old notions of justice and pest management.
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Laon
Villenore
Land of Childhood Cherished in Japan
Japan is described as the Land of the Chrysanthemums and the Cherry Blossoms, a nation where childhood is deeply cherished. The article notes careful efforts to make childhood happy and to brighten education, shaping a bright early life in Japanese society.
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Japan
Statesmantike Silence in Local Elections
A dialogue shows a senator named Sorghum stressing restraint in political talk. The exchange highlights the value of not discussing politics publicly during local elections.
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Sorghum
The Subordinated Pumpkin Pie Inquiry
A brief, rustic exchange cites pumpkin pie as a winter staple. Warmer Jones notes cows must be fed and enjoy pumpkins, hinting at rural life and childlike humor.
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Jones
Beginning of Man Topic Draws Anthro Discussions Across Disciplines
Anthropologists and scientists continue debating human origins as new fossils surface. Dr. Arthur Keith argues Australian Aborigines may predate European fossils, while Neanderthal and Heidelberg skulls reveal large brains and advanced tool use. Java man and Piltdown findings shift timelines, with Piltdown labeled oldest true humanity.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Arthur Keith
Edinburgh
Europe
New York Medical Journal
Heidelberg
Doctor Dubois
Java
England
Piltdown
Silver Thimbles Aid War Effort Reveals Civic Drive
Article notes many English women donated funds for war relief through melting silver thimbles and other trinkets. It lists totals raised from thimble collections including hospital boats, medical supplies, and funds for soldiers and sailors, highlighting the widespread mobilization and civic spirit.
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War ‘Fund
Ladies’ Home Journal
Serious Casualty List in New York Domestic Relations Hearing
Annette Busby testified against her husband James Busby in a New York era domestic relations court. He admitted difficulty finding suitable work, saying he had pursued carpentry but faced disheartening obstacles and questioned the value of his five languages amid his failed job search.
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New York
Annette Busby
James
Busby
Rotem
Dynamite Save Potatoes From Flood Contingency
A resourceful farmer used dynamite to salvage nearly matured potato crops from a severe flood. The unexpected method stopped loss and showcased creative rural problem solving documented by a periodical science news feature.
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George H. O’brien
Maynard
Rogers
Geo. H. Gutteridge
Maynard, Mass
Nason Street
Concord Municipal Light Plant
Town House
Concord
Iroullis
McClains Pasture
Marlboro
Pleaselexander Fierra
West Acton
Mass
W. A. Haynes Co. Incorporated
South Acton
Frank Merriam
Reading
Universalist Church
M. E. Church
William Barlow
W. A. Haynes Co
Clifford King
Walter Peterson
Joseph Schwab
Berkshires
Fred Bamford
John’ Bamford
Arnold Coln
D.C. Lincoln
Rhoda Palmer
T Gto de Row
Gatchina Palace
Catherine SI
Texas
Man
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