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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
7
The Rev Iri R Hicks Almanac is advertised as a guardian angel for a hundred thousand homes and is now ready. It costs 35 cents prepaid for the year and is published by Word and Works Publishing Company in St. Louis Missouri.
A cryptic poem fragment appears in the Chicago Post with imagery of a crown in sand, fields beside the reed, and a nameless speaker questioning meaning. The piece blends rustic scenes with abstract reflections.
A fragmentary verse piece mocks money worries and a postal bank scheme. It jokes that though credit may seem wise, the speaker would prefer a simple postage stamp when finances tighten. The tone is light and wry.
A Marlboro reader touts Doan's Kidney Pills as curing kidney trouble caused by train jarring. W S Snow of South Framingham claims relief after medical treatment failed, stating his cure was permanent. Price 60 cents. Lester Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Fragmentary OCR notes show banking terms with deposits on interest and a reference to the third week of January April October. Names appear garbled, and exact figures or institutions are unclear, leaving a partial outline of a banking schedule or meeting notes.
The text discusses quick handmade gift ideas using ribbon and lace. It notes ribbon offers easier handling than silk since edges need not be hemmed and the design can be used wholly. It emphasizes color variety, texture, neatness, and speed for holiday gifting.
A simple one day project creates a lamp shade by gathering ribbon edge and sewing over a candle shade, then hiding stitches with a gold cord. A taffeta ribbon with rose sprays complements the shade, while a white taffeta pin cushion features red satin accents and tiny green leaves for a festive gift.
A double bag design combines an inner plain silk or ribbon bag with an outer brocade or embroidered bag. The outer bag features slashed sides and turned back corners, sometimes with initials or sequins, and both bags are stitched together to hold opera glasses and small accessories.
Instructions describe making tree ornaments by forming popcorn balls threaded on dark green silk or twine, dipping in gum arabic and colored dye powders, with silver or gold dust as alternatives. A quarter’s worth of dye yields many balls, and dyed strings suspended in water create icicles as alum is added to reach desired thickness. Place near a warm window to dry.
A hatstand description explains serviaune and dainty blue flowered trifeta with a blue satin bow. The wood stand is prepared for covering and offered with silk or chintz options. White silk trim and swan’s down bands, plus a matching necklet, promise charm with limited time and cost.
A novelty tea cozy in the conventional shape uses a doll’s body dressed in Sedene of the Priscila type attire with abeep and fichu and a white Dutch cap, creating a unique after tea hostess gift.
New York graduates join Roswell growers learning irrigation and orchard methods. High altitude orchards yield strong fruit crops, with 500 acre operations common and spray tax added by associations. Smudge-pot frost protection, four irrigation cycles, alfalfa crops worth $10 a ton, and large storehouses hold tens of thousands of tons. Roswell, with 10 000 residents, sees $3 million in local bank deposits backing loans to Wall Street.
Ohio State Grange held a program during the state fair week in Columbus presided by State Master Laylin. State Secretary Strode reported a net gain of 3 214 in memberships since last year amid 4 800 additions and 1 586 losses. Notable speakers included Governor Harmon and college leaders. several hundred grangers attended despite weather and a streetcar strike. The next state meeting was set for Zanesville December 13 15.
Instructions describe table settings using red and holly colors with paper poinsettias for centerpieces and candles. It outlines a Santa Claus table with a snow mound, bells place cards, tissue paper nut dishes, garlands, and alternative waxed candy or sled favors. A White Christmas theme uses green and silver with snowball centers and silver candle accents.
The fragment hints at playful shock culture and personal topics with a joking tone. It references laughter and sanity as potential aims while dropping jagged lines about intimacy and identity in a casual chat style.
Corrected timetable for the Concord Maynard and Hudson Street Railway effective November 18 1910. Details include Sunday evening wait at Concord Junction for 9.40 train from Boston, Saturday half hour service 2 PM to 8 PM, a special theatre car to Maynard connecting at Concord Depot with a late Boston Express, and through connections at Concord Junction to Arlington Clinton Leominster Lowell and Worces ter areas.
Miss Kell Honan, a wealthy Irishwoman, donates 50 000 dollars to Cork University to establish free scholarships. The piece also highlights public figures such as Miss da La Follette, Mrs Arthur Hamilton and pianist Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, noting their prominence and activities.
A collage of quotes from papers discusses New York selling real estate to solve deficits, Central Park threatened, Chicago doctors linking flats and liquor to insanity, and New Orleans police straining to close 1800 saloons on Sundays.
Attendance totals for the American League rose from 1 682 584 in 1901 to 3 057 980 in 1910. Missouri and Iowa football featured Nowell with tenteen punts of forty one yards and seventeen kicks totaling about 600 yards. The national convention for the bowling tournament will be held in Buffalo from February 25 to March 18, 1911. England football players are increasingly numbered. Many gridiron players in America support this season. Sweetland is noted as the best season in rowing, with Wisconsin, Syracuse, Hamilton, Ohio State and State mentioned in various coaching forms leading to Madison.
Palladium, noted for its very small coefficient of dilatation, is used to mount astronomical instruments. It also forms the material for France's standard meter.
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