West Acton Community News Highlights From Recent Week
West Acton notes report A. King moved stock and tools to a new upstairs room and a telephone was installed at the Davis King Co garage. Miss Mabel Thompson and Frank Peoney wed at Mrs Thompson’s home. Mrs O Connell injures kneecap. hospital treatment in Boston. Church sermons embrace practical living with growing attendance and a 25th Christian Endeavor anniversary planned with address by Rev. Edgar Crossland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. King
Davis King Co
W. B. Holt
Melrose
Mabel Thompson
Frank Peoney
Stowe
Moses Thompson
J. S. Moluton
Stanley Hall
O'Connell
Dr. Tasker
Boston
CHM
Bread
F. T. Clark
Orn
Edgar Hall
Christian Endeavor Society
Edgar Crossland
South Acton
Christian Endeavor Societies
Arkansas governor pardons 360 convicts over lease system
Governor Donaghey frees 316 state and 44 county inmates in protest against convict leasing. He declares the system cruel, abolishing three state camps while retaining some road camps, and urges legislature action to end the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Donaghey
Arkansas
Conference of Governors
Richmond
Penitentiary Board
How to prepare flour ammonia dough for wallpaper cleaning
A New Haven Journal Courier tip describes mixing a quart of flour with five cents worth of ammonia and enough water to form a stiff dough. Knead smooth and wipe the wallpaper with the dough so each stroke yields a clean surface and restores a near new look.
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New Haven Journal Courier
The Unsought Thought Reflections on Sne Reins
A fragment contemplates thoughts that arrive unbidden and their value. It argues such ideas should be secured because they rarely reappear, implying a method to capture elusive insights before they vanish. The excerpt underscores the importance of recording spontaneous mental content.
Doan's Kidney Pills Sell By Burke Drug Way Marlboro Ad
Marlboro readers with kidney and back trouble are offered Doan's Kidney Pills as a kidney focused remedy backed by local testimonials. Mrs Frank Fritchie of 25 Howland Jr reports relief from kidney and bladder pain after use, saying she now has no complaint. Doan's is advertised by Foster Milburn Co as sole agents for the U S market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Dean
Frank Fritchie
Howland Jr
Don
Burke Drug Way
Milburn Co
Buffalo
United
Doan
Adv
Marlborough Savings Bank Dividends Payable Announcement
Dividends payable by Marlborough Savings Bank on the third Wednesday in July as indicated, with details for shareholders and timing. The notice specifies payment procedures and any required documentation for claims.
Concord Armory Fire Averted by Miss Johnson and Firemen
Miss Anna Johnson woke to flames at 1.35 and rang alarm that brought Concord fire brigade to the armory. The fire, likely in the officers room, gutted halls and reading room but water pressure limited damage. some uniforms damaged and company records from 1804 destroyed. total losses around 3000 dollars.
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Concord
Anna Johnson
Concord Fire Department
Miss Johnson
Walden St
Dri
Ralph B. Person
Hishol
Old Concord Post
Sie
Garry’s Block
White's Block
Quimby
Johnson
Maynard
Junction
Hurley Wins in Salem mayoral Race
John F. Hurley elected mayor of Salem Massachusetts for three years by 220 vote margin. He will lead with four department directors Danforth Kelley Clifford Colbert and new public health head Colbert. Voters also backed no license repeal and granted firemen one day off in five by wide margins.
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Salem
Mass
John F. Hurley
Danforth
Public Works
Kelley
Public Property
Clifford
Colbert
Rail executives indicted over $60,000 rebates
John Carstensen senior vice president of the New York Central and three subsidiary lines were indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged rebates totaling $60,000 to the O G a ra Coal company. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Big Four and Chicago Indiana and Southern railroads are named in the indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Carstensen
New York Central Lines
O'Gara Coal Company
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Big Four
Chicago, Indiana and Southern
Carstensen
Parker House manager Fred Purmott dies in Brookline
Fred M. Purmott longtime Parker House general manager dies at his Brookline home aged veteran of Boston hotel scene for more than 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Fred M. Purmott
Parker House
Brookline
Buffalo Sold in Stockyards at Kansas City Sale
In Kansas City on December 18 five buffalo were sold for slaughter for the first time in twenty years and possibly the last time. Two bulls and five cows were received from New Mexico for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
New Mexico
Bigamist Trial Reveals Loan Used to Marry Third Wife
At the trial of an accused bigamist it was shown that he borrowed $375 from wife No.2 to pay expenses of marrying wife No.3, demonstrating a nerve in the scheme and the financial steps taken to pursue a new marriage.
Derby couple travel to New York in fraud case
Mr and Mrs Urbane Derby and Hub Bard Jr return from New York where they testified in the federal trial of A L Wisner Co and A L Wisner and John J Myers. Victims described as losing about 10000 dollars. the couple is cited in Boston and New York papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbane Derpy, Hubbard Jr
New York
A. L. Wisner
Boston
Fire visits town as barn and mills burn at powder works
Help was summoned from this town for a Thursday night fire that destroyed a large barn three wheel mills and a shed belonging to the American Powder works. Concord Driver Martin Finigan ordered the Junction company to respond and he, plus several locals, witnessed the blaze. A full account appears in the Maynard columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Martin Finigan
Junction Company
Maynard Columnys
Survivor of the Maine recalls famed voyage at local gathering
Members of Corp. Ralph P. Hos mer camp and guests including Old Concord Post members heard Sergt. Kelley of Chelsea recount his memories of the Maine. The meeting was held in A. O. U. W. hall and well attended. A collation of appetizing viands added to the evening.
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Corp
Ralph P. Hosmer
Old Concord Post
Maine
Sergt. Kelley
Chelsea
Tri nitarian Church Christmas Services and Concert
Trinitarian Church schedules Christmas services next Sunday at 10.45 with a sermon on Hospitality to Jesus by the pastor. The choir performs an anthem Salvator by Humphries, carols Hear Thou My Prayer by J P and Saw You Never in the Twilight by H Clough Leighter, followed by a 5 pm Christmas concert featuring The Light of the World and recitations and singing America and the World’s Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinitarian Church
Jesus
Salvator
Charles Humphries
J. P
H. Clough Leighter
America
Christmas Programs At Local Sunday School
The Sunday school hosts a costume program with an anthem There Were Shepherds by Foster sung by the young ladies choir and a brief pastor's address. A Christmas entertainment for children is planned on Thursday the 26th with supper at 5 and a dramatized The Bird's Christmas Carol by Mrs Kate Douglass Wiggin at 7 inviting all.
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Foster
Young Ladies
Kate Douglass Wiggin
Town Seeks Referendum On Waterworks Funding at Special Meeting
A special town meeting is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. in the town hall. The warrant lists two articles: to elect a moderator and to decide whether the town will borrow more funds by issuing bonds or notes to finance waterworks construction and extension beyond existing borrowing.
Mass State Grange marks 40th session in Springfield
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Barry attended the 40th annual Mass State Grange session in Springfield from December 10 to 12. They also joined the 40th anniversary observance with memorial exercises for six past masters. Attendance was large and exercises were of strong interest.
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T. M. Barry
State Grange
Springfield
State Grange of
Mass
Advertised Letters at Downtown Post Office
Postal notices list names including Jackson Geo Robbin Miss Anna Kauke Miss Annie Foley Mrs A F Sargent and other recipients awaiting pickup at the main office with initials and street addresses omitted in this fragment.
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Tones” Jackson
Geo
Robbin
Anna Kauke
Annie Foley
A. F. Sargent
Winter social invites and armory plans in Alliston
Invitations for the O. K. dance arrive for Friday night in the town hall. Miss Maude Hunt misses duties as clerk due to illness. A pine forest log cabin exhibit lights up Concord drug store window. Lieut. Julian I. Chamberlain named advisory architect for the Alliston armory project, planned as a state leading facility with riding facilities. Local military men to attend a meeting in Allgten.
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Patrick Varley
Maude Hunt
Martha Houghton
Concord Drug Store
Julian I. Chamberlain
L. Co. 8Th Regt. M. V. M
Armory Commission
Alliston
1St New York
Allgten
Allston Army and Navy Club Proposal Likely
Wednesday evening discussion focuses on forming an Allston club with quarters similar to New York providing room for night stays and lunches. A women’s bazaar by 10 ladies netted about 250 dollars for the First Parish. Kenneth B. Cook of Lowell Textile School begins a three week vacation Friday due to scarlet fever, helping at Richardson drug store during the holiday rush.
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Army and Navy
Allston
New York
Kenneth B. Cook
Lowell Textile School
Mr. Cook
Richardson
C E Movement Birthday Union Service In Acton
South Acton reports a 25th anniversary union service in the Baptist church Friday at 7 30 pm with special music and a Christmas program. Sunday sermons at 10 30 am titled The Child followed by a 7 pm Christmas concert by the Sunday school and a noon Sunday school session. Christ mas service led by Mrs W s Fletcher. Tuesday 7 pm Christmas tree with presents after 8 pm at the Sunday school.
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C. E
Boxboro
Acton Centre
South
West Acton
Baptist Church
C. EB
W. S. Fletcher
Fine Supper and Sale at the Fair Eve Program
Lars Case organized Thursday night’s fair entertainment featuring Milton Brown of Brighton playing piano solos and seven children performing two songs. The program also showcased “A Clinic in India” with a missionary doctor and several patients, including a child with a stomach stone and others with untreated wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars. Case
Milton Brown
Brighton
Clinic
India
Turbulent Dental Clinic Scene Described in Alleged Poison Case
A chaotic scene at a dental clinic unfolds as four patients are treated by a doctor and assistants. One man endures a painful tooth, another is blamed for a “worm in his tooth,” and a Turkish woman is restrained by robed attendants shouting Allah. One patient receives an antidote after drinking from a plate marked Allah repeated 333 times. The clinic performers include Miss West Miss Bumpus Mrs Cas Harold Perry Burns, and others.
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Allah
Mise. West
Miss Bumpus
Cas Harold Mi _Perry Burns
Ces
Gladys Hodgen
Florence Merriam
Margaret Whitney
Crisscross of Races Shapes French and American Identities
The piece notes that France and the United States share a blended heritage built from Teutonic Celtic Latin and many other lineages. It argues both nations evolved through continuous fusion of diverse races into a common national character, suggesting shared roots behind apparent differences.
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France
Americ
Experiments Show Bacteria Not Essential to Life
A French experimenter reports that many animals can live without bacteria. A chicken survived without microbes, yet normal development occurred. The findings suggest bacteria are not strictly necessary for life in at least some organisms.
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Worcester
Prudence
Hurley
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New York Centra
Concord People
AT. State Grange
Congregational Church
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