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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
1
An Army officer recalls a French host near Petersburg Virginia who cooked and served without staff. The host wore a rusty coat after serving and preserved dignified hospitality. The tale highlights noblesse oblige and the character learned at a hidden partition.
Two club members argue over will power. A conceited man bets he can force his friend out of a corner. The quiet man uses steady gaze and patience, delaying twice and promising only after a week, convincing the other to exit.
A note from the St Louis Post Dispatch imagines Alexander if present today sighing for more worlds to investigate highlighting a curiosity about discovery and inquiry.
Addison admired for classic elegance and social reserve. he spoke rarely before strangers. Rousseau was quiet in conversation with little eloquence or warmth in dialogue.
Sudbury community listings show new subscribers added to The Interprise with agent C B Hunt authorized to collect for one year or less. Also posted is a used Franklin automobile for sale at 975 dollars from Yo Yo Beverage Co., Sudbury. A Valentine Party for a local training fundraiser is planned in the town hall on Tuesday evening February 13 with a living Valentine event and stormy posters on February 15 by the Woman's Club.
A Sunday visit by Harry J. Parmenter and updates on residents and visitors including Mrs. Albert Bilson in Gilsum New Hampshire and Miss Margueretta Conway leaving Main street school. Arrest totals rise to 202 for the year. A District Court assault case results in 60 days for Bube c and Kerluck. others pay fines or are discharged.
Littleton Herford Hartwell of Somerville hosted visitors with J M Hartwell Mrs George Warren of Manchester and Mrs Mary Griffiths Brower of Waltham joined family gatherings. Local races at Forge Pond drew men and trotters while church events and Lyceum programs highlighted school orations essays and a musical quartet. A town hall telephone meeting discussed shared poles with the Electric Light Commission to save costs and possibly expand service with a voter committee including Austin Kimball Walter Titcomb and Albert E Hopkins.
The piece lists C. W. Blake Co. agents selling Mark brand remedies including dyspepsia tablets and cough syrups, mentions Irving L. Hindsdon as town official preparing reports and possibly seeking reelection, notes Exit Larkspur shampoo as a germicidal product, and includes a town sketch praising long‑time residents and recalling Bedford’s pre‑telegraph era. It ends with a Wanted ad for general housework in a three‑person household.
An important meeting of the February Parent Teacher group will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday February 15 in the schoolhouse. Key matters to be decided before town meeting and a large attendance is urged. A lecture proceeds picture will be shown and presented to the school. The Mass Branch convention in Lynn February 15 16 and 17 invites parents teachers and all child welfare supporters to attend all meetings.
Patrick H. Murray celebrated his 85th birthday on February 2, joining a trio of Bedford octogenarians noted for mental and physical vigor. Deacon Moses Rowe, oldest by years, proudly holds a gold headed walking stick given to him years ago.
In Paris the acacia tree linked to Victor Hugo’s youth was spared. Developer M. Chardin planned a mansion on the site but altered plans to keep the tree within a semicircular frontage. The neighborhood celebrated preserving a historic emblem connected to the poet.
Somerville resident Jacob Schlittler spent Sunday with friends in Concord Junction. Miss Margaret Adams substituted in West Concord school while Lillian Conant of Roxbury visited her aunt. Exbert Trask of British Columbia left after a visit with Mrs. Montague. The Concord lodge I O O F ball is planned and expected to be well attended. A Woman's Parish Club whist party drew over 150 guests. Burns celebration in Maynard under the Caledonian club drew many locals. Kennan Damon returned from Washington State to spend time with his mother. The Union church Young Men's club will stage an indoor athletic meet next Friday with Walter Upham and Roger Allen as captains. Chester Rimes will manage. A fifth annual coffee party and dance for Help of Christians church is set for Feb 19 in Association hall, with dances for all ages.
The Rev W J Batt addressed the Endeavorers for Christian Endeavor's 31st birthday. Sunday morning the sermon is The Vicarious Principle and in the evening A Man's Religion. A brief series on Men and Religion starts soon with Winslow Russell of Hartford as guest speaker on February 16.
The Mitsui family of Japan called the Rothschilds of the East have long kept their commercial honor amid a social ban. Now other great merchant families join them in recognition of mercantile virtue, with Sambai chivalry returning to support national economic honor.
An article argues walnuts are high in fat and protein and compares 30 kernels to 2 pounds of lean beef in fats. It notes that two fluid ounces of port and 180 grains of alcohol plus sugar add to a complete diet but warns this combination is excess and may disturb digestion. It adds tannin in both walnuts and port can affect certain constitutions.
Local notices report Valentine ads and social updates from Concord and Junction. Entries include meetings of the Spanish War Veterans Ralph Hosmer’s duties, musical and women’s clubs, a leap year dance, school lab purchases, town report deadlines, and a whist party with prizes at Monument hall.
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