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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1917
Page
16
A large crowd gathered Sunday afternoon in West Acton for a Croes meeting where Miss and a nurse spoke about their work and experiences in Armenia. In the evening many attendees went to the Universalist meeting hall for further storytelling on Armenian relief efforts.
Annual sale and supper of the Benevolent Society of the Baptist The inaiamaee was held on Thursday evening at Emerson college. Darkee, pianist, and Miss on of Goncord, reader, performed and were well received.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions the English army with unclear context or details. No dates names positions or events are readable to determine a specific incident or report.
Sunday worship at the Baptist church moved to the vestry due to extreme cold. Mrs. Sarah Speed of Peak's Island, Me., visited James E. Richardson. Soisson has enlisted as an ambulance driver and is in Allentown, Pa. His cousin, Dreaat fer, now at Camp Devens, enlisted in the AvAGOR corps. Edward Burke, with the Signal corps, left Fort Slocum for Texas. For sale a frame building 18 by 22 feet on F. R. Knowlton land. must be moved before Feb. 1. Waldo H. Whitcomb.
A nearly new upright piano offered for sale by Mrs. Ethel Ollis of West Acton Massachusetts. The instrument is in fine condition and comes with good terms.
Mrs Nellie Norris has returned from a seven weeks visit with her children in Portland Maine. Miss Laura Ware's friends are pleased to know she has recovered from a recent illness.
Wednesday afternoon the Acton Woman's Club heard Miss Catherine P. Loring of Pride's Crossing Beverly speak on The Red Cross in War. A food white elephant and barter sale followed and proceeds benefit Preparedness work. Total funds reported: $43.03.
The small W C T U gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. B Z Stanley's house. Members described ongoing charity work including making and filing comfort bags and a $10 contribution to the White Ribbon Home in Ayer for Camp Devens troops. Light refreshments followed the business session.
Past Master James B Tuttle of Acton Grange was chosen as delegate for the three days session of the Grange in Worcester. Mrs Hope C Holland the lecturer elect attended with Mrs J B White and Mrs Albert P Durkee. Free transportation was provided by W H Kingsley Sunday for attendees to the Red Cross rally and the explosion in that city.
The Kansas City Times notes Ole Bull's Pennsylvania colony Oleana ended in ruin with the villa Valhalla. Ole Bull hoped a model Norwegian settlement would welcome his countrymen. He funded land purchases and organized homes and a hopeful address urging industry and honesty. Rugged misfortune followed when title to the land faltered and many colonists faced destitution.
Passenger dialogue reveals a pacifist stance as a speaker urges olive branch over sword while a feminine figure peers from a carriage window. A shouted retort and accents hint at a heated exchange aboard the railway compartment.
A fragmentary wartime society dialogue mentions the Crosbys donating their sedan to the Red Cross and canvassing for the Liberty Loan. Observers note the major’s uniform, a red white and blue hat, and a Red Cross praise for an experienced woman, with beans provision and home front remarks.
An American physicist argues that camouflage can be countered by airmen using colored glasses or screens with field glasses to create contrast rather than harmony with surroundings. He notes proper color choices could reveal or distinguish objects that would blend with landscapes through standard paint and shading methods.
William A. Murrill urges education in identifying edible versus poisonous wild mushrooms as a food option amid scarcity. The piece notes foreign-born groups already consume wild mushrooms and hints at broader lessons from natural hazards along the Niagara gorge.
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