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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
3
A pamphlet on hemorrhoids is available at drug stores in Concord and South Acton. Physicians and druggists endorse the B H T remedy, citing the printed prescription on each package as proof of merit and urging readers to consult their doctor.
Harvey Tressilian buys a North Reading hennery while John Leahy Jr gains a promotion at American Express in Woburn. The Lexington Minute Men plan a New Year’s Eve ball with O’Neil’s orchestra. John McLaughlin joins Adams Express in New York after Beda ford and B M R R service. BE A Troy travels 330 miles daily from Bedford to Portsmouth. For sale an eight year old horse and a light wagon. Local druggists advertise remedies and gifts including calendars and Xmas boxes. Wetherbee Supply Co. of Hartford Also named.
The article discusses Alpine climbers ropes made from Sisal Italian and Manila hemp with occasional silk. Buckingham's Alpine rope of Manila hemp is favored in Britain. Tests by the Alpine Club in 1864 showed two ropes with two ton breaking strain, supporting a twelve stone man after a ten foot fall. excessive falls could injure a climber.
A woodsman testifies that caribou outran a greyhound in a race on a frozen pond near the Penobscot region. Four caribou stood statues on the ice as snow and crusted surface favored their pace. The dog could not close the gap and the herd vanished into the woods.
Ardbert R. Rich named administrator of Frank A. Rich late of Maynard Middlesex deceased intestate has taken the trust by bond. Creditors must exhibit claims and debtors pay to the administrator at the address provided. December 12, 1912.
A. Shuman & Co. decorates with holly laurel and mistletoe for Christmas. Dickens booths numbered ten to twelve showcase lighted ground glass silhouettes and birch bark lanterns. Store offers extensive gifts for men women and children with ready gift boxes and a Christmas box option. Visitors are urged to see the display at Shuman Corner for Yuletide cheer.
The report notes a correspondence trend where ten messages by first-class mail yield fifteen messages by telephone, highlighting the telephone’s higher usage rate in communication.
Hudson Cooperative Bank will sell at public auction on January 4 1913 at 3 PM the Bedford premises described as Loomis Street bounds with Anna Bacon and Boston and Maine Railroad land. The sale follows breach of mortgage conditions recorded in Middlesex South Deeds libro 3654 folio 216. Transactions overseen by Rufus H. Hapgood treasurer and attorney H Harding Hale.
The Probate Court in Cambridge Middlesex issues a citation to heirs next of kin and creditors. Mamert Zaparecki of Maynard is petitioning for letters of administration without bond. A hearing is set for January 3 1918 at nine in the forenoon with weekly notices in the Maynard Enterprise for three weeks.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex probate court informs heirs and interested parties that Mary Duren prays for letters testamentary without bond for Isaac F. Duren late of Acton. Court date December 19, 1912 at 9 am. Acton Enterprise to publish notice seven days prior. witnesses include Register W. E. Rogers.
Notice declares Everett W. Bowker named executor of the will of Arthur A. Haynes of Sudbury Middlesex with bond filed. Creditors must present claims and all debts to Bowker at North Sudbury. Date shown is November 19.
Notich is hereby given that ed administrator with the will annexed of the estate not already administered of Reuben N. Rice late of Concord in the County of Middlesex deceased testate and has taken upon himself that trust by giving bond as the law affects All persons having demands upon the estate of said deceased are required to exhibit the Same and all persons indebted to said estate are called upon to make payment to Richard R. Barrett Adm Concord Massachusetts Dec 7 1912.
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