News of the Week in Concord Students Read Widely
Concord students informally evaluated reading habits showing strong interest in newspapers and magazines. The tally lists Boston Globe and Transcript among top papers, with Literary list dominated by Life Current Events Youths Companion and other major monthlies. A note contrasts modern careful reading with past punitive teaching of Paradise Lost.
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Boston Transcript
Concord High
Boston Globe
Post
Herald
Traveler
Transcript
Telegram
Advertiser
New York Times
Weekly Tribune
New York
Sun
Literary
Rapid Life
Companion
St. Nicholas
Scientific American
National Geographic
Outlook
Boy Life
Atlantic Monthly
Popular Science
Popular Mechanics
Evening Post
Review of Reviews
Century
Hunter, Trader and Tra
Independent
McCall's
Country Gentleman
American Magazine
Hearst's
Cosmopolitan
Harper's Weekly
World's Work
Science and Invention
Open Road
Judge
Harper’s Bazaar
American Forestry
Red Book
Leslie's Weekly
the New Republic
Woman's Home Son
Ladies’ Homeournal
Asia
Bankers Limited train praised for punctual calm rides
A Concord column notes the Bankers' Limited, a morning daily stop before the station, serving nearby residents by letting them alight before the gate. The piece praises the train as steady and comforting amid storms and urban bustle, imagining a model of orderly travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dion
Iy Stoen
Etperene
Reo
Bankers' Limited
Glimpses Here and There In A 19th Century Parlor
A fragmentary column recalls a St Ww house with rose red sofas and carved chairs from a bygone period. It observes milkweed pods on pale walls and dainty seed veils, contrasting gentleness with sharp seed points, and remembers a stern parental warning about change.
Milk inspector reports cleanliness grades in Concord Mass
Concord Mass December 8 1921 milk inspector Georges Nevins William McCarthy Charles Davis J H Whitney Fred Jones Garfield entries with fat contents and cleanliness scores J A Macone inspector notes Garfield not taken
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Concord
Mass
P.C
T.S
George Nevins
Wm. McCarthy
Charles Davis
J. H. Whitney
Fred Jones
Garfield
J. A. Macone
Sponsor for Cruiser Concord Named by Secretary Denby
Helen Buttrick daughter of Stedman Buttrick and descendant of Major John Buttrick chosen by Secretary Denby as sponsor of the scout cruiser Concord to be launched in Philadelphia on December 16.
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Helen Buttrick
Stedman Buttrick
John Buttrick
Minute
Battle of Concord
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Concord
Philadelphia
Buttrick
Rescuers Save Couple From Fatal Train By Stand
At Concord station a near tragedy unfolded when elderly Nathaniel L. Berry and wife faced an oncoming train. W B Pirnie and George Hollis Blake grabbed them from the tracks, dragging them to safety as a crowd cheered. The Berrys, aging and hearing impaired, planned a short trip with their son and daughter.
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Concord
W. B. Pirnie
Harvard
George Hollis Blake
Nathaniel L. Berry
Berry
Advent Services at Trinity Church Concord Mass
The Advent schedule for Trinity Church Concord Massachusetts lists Holy Communion and sermons, church school, confirmations, and services through December 25 1921. Activities include Boy Scouts Girls Friendly Society and prayers for the sick with times and locations noted. The season features Christmas carol service at 4 30 p m and a quoted Bible verse Be of good cheer I have overcome the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Elm St
Gordon
Monument St
Bab
Advant
Concord Finance Committee to Meet for 1922 Budget
The finance committee of Concord will hold its first meeting at Town Hall on Wednesday evening December 14. Col. Robert E. Goodwin calls the session to review annual appropriations. The 15-member group forms sub committees of three to consult with town board chairmen for 1922 estimates. meeting open to the public.
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Henry Thoreau
Sam
Henry
Thoreau
Staples
Widdlesextion
Finance Committee of
Concord
Robert E. Goodwin
Get-together Meeting Held After Severe Sleet Storm
Following a severe sleet event the Electric Light Board tree warden and Board of Selectmen met to decide on a plan to cage and manage damaged trees. Vinal Cook of 74 Monument St reports his dog lost and the town notes skating improving with clearer telephones at 478-W Concord.
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Electric Light Board
Board of Selectman
Vinal Cook
Monument St
Concord
Concord Social Calendar Highlights Christmas Gaieties and Notables
Concord society items describe dances and parties at Brookline and Cambridge venues, with ushers and hostesses named. Notables include Robert Archey Woods lauded by President Lowell as a laboring man of Christ’s chivalry. Public drives mention Devastated France packs and special card sets for sale.
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Willam H.brown
Chapter House
George H. Warren
D A. R
New Hampshire
Alaska
Webster Blanchard
George E. Walcott
Caroline P. Holden
David Lovell
Concord
Harvard
Bullock
Cambridge
Harold Cabot
Robert Cushman
Lime St
Josephine Cushman
Brookline
John H. Harwoods
R. W. Lovett
France
Ge Drive
M . L. Bradford
Lynch
Robert Archey Woods
Grace Keyes
Mr. Woods
Lowell
British wreath laid at Concord graves on quiet visit
Mrs. A. E. McCudden a British gold star mother visited Concord on Friday afternoon December 9 to place a laurel and poinsettia wreath on the graves of two unknown British soldiers near the Minute Man road. She was joined by her daughter Mrs Kathleen McCudden Lieut Kernley Col Smith Naval Veterans and Miss Agnes Thompson. The wreath laying occurred without a formal service.
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Concord
A. E. McCudden
Britain
Kathleen McCudden
Lieut
Kernley
Col. Smith
Agnes Thompson
Wo ‘S Auxiliary
Scots’ Charitabe Society
Concord Christmas Return Hopes Mentioned
Mrs. Charles G. Kent visits her daughter in Newton Highlands. The Wilfrid Wheelers expect to be back in Concord by Christmas time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Kent Fy
Newton Highlands
Wilfrid Wheelers
Concord
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Main St
Boston Post
Vanee
Ives
Tad
Tate
Eleanor Batiou
Episcopal Rch
Women’s Parish Association
Unitarian Church
Carlisle
Eugenie Marie Foss
Women’s National Farm and Garden Association
Horticultural Hall
New England
Concorde
Percy W. Brown
Hans W. Miller
Frances Keyes
Radcliffe Fund
Musical Club
George Minct Baker
H. B. Little
Annette Watson
Roger D. Swain
Eleanor Ballou
Snow's
A. B. Rood
Robert B. Rood
Board OF Health
Cruiser
The
Middlesex Institution
A Mutual Savings Bank
G. B. Caldwell
D. D
Florida
Hawaii
West
South America
Trinit Y Church
Concord, Mass
Waltham National Bank
U. S
United States
Ethan
Federal Reserve System
Lexington
James F. McCarthy
Ewbalmer
Bedford
Santa Claus
William A. Stevens
Walden Street
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