Sudbury Notes illness visits and local events
Rev Ida Haltin remains housebound due to illness while Mrs M M Sthon suffers grip and pneumonia. George Porter of Leominster visited. Richard B Oliver recovers from pneumonia. Mrs B Barker hosts sister Mrs Campbell of Colorado. Goodnow library exam Feb 25. Miss Helton's dancing class Feb 14 with Newell's orchestra. About 60 men attended the band clam supper. Mrs Charlie P Lowell recovers from dogwood poisoning and a broken arm. Sudbury Woman's Club meets Feb 1 with hats discussion. Feb 15 Earl S Lewis will speak on ghosts at open meeting.
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Ida
Haltin
M. M. Sthon
George Porter
Leominster
Nere
Richard B. Oliver
B. Barker
Mrs. Campbell
Colorado
Goodnow Library
Charlies P. Lowell
Sudbury Woman's Club
Earl
Lewis
Sudbury High School
Pine Trees Grow Tall Oil Code Gone Wrong
An oil operator recalls a costly miscommunication during a boom time when a drill crew foreman misused a coded telegram. A garbled message led to a dramatic price drop of about $2 per barrel as a gusher flooded the derrick, underscoring oilfield folly and the dangers of misread signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aero Aanee
Teeleg
Louisville Times
Disorderly conduct cited after tavern confrontation in Bow court
A constable testified at Bow police court that a man acted violently and disorderly in Leicester Square on Tuesday evening after quarrelling with a cabman. He was detained as possibly drunk, but at the station he denied drinking. A medical examiner said tobacco chewing produced effects like alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow
Leicester Square
Pall Mall Gazette
Real Laziness in Russian Essays and a Quotation
A fragment discusses a quotation attributed to Maurice King's Russian Essays. A Little Russian man allegedly comments that a Little Russian is so lazy he asks his wife to say whoa to his horse, claiming linguistic or cultural whimsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice King
Progressive Misses the Mark on First Fatal Extravagance
A satirical line questions when the speaker first caused a fatal extravagance tied to a boss calling them salary. The remark contrasts work status with personal reckoning, hinting at corporate critique.
Town Notes Reflect Local Happenings And Arrivals
B J Coughlin on the sick list. Baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Lauri Jokkinen. Doris Kitchin visited North Easton. Joseph Watler from Arctic Center visited town. Benjamin Harris and family from Waverly visited. Emmett Riley returns from New Hampshire. Depot electric bell installed to alert trains. Roy Archer of Roxbury visited. Frank Downey moved to Pittsfield for a job. Walter Siswick returns to South Framingham. Mrs Michael Crowley on road to recovery. C J Lynch to launch new cigar soon. Loyal Assabet lodge initiates four candidates with supper. Carl Persons emerges as leading catcher candidate at Wesleyan. Smokeless powder plant fire causes minor damage. no injuries. Ethel Lovering of Winchester visits Miss Rich at training school. Rehearsals for College Ball set for Feb 17. Stuckett family and Felix Rainville reside together. Stuckett once injured and invalid. Henry O Connell stops Maynard visits as firm expands by auto service. Welch lodge hall planned for Washington’s Birthday event. William H Scully begins as local Metro Life agent. well-liked, based in Marlboro.
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B. J. Coughlin
Lauri Jokkinen
Doris Kitchin
North Easton
Joseph Watler
Arctic Center
R. 1
Benjamin Harris
Waverly
Roy Archer
Roxbury
Hists
Thos. Archer
Galtes
Frank Downey
Pittsfield
Walter Siswick
F. Townsend
South Framingham
Michael Crowley
Linden Sr
C. J. Lynch
Carl Persons
Wesleyan University
Ethel Lovering
Winchester
Miss Rich
Waltham
Ethel Rich
Elme
Stuckett
Hartford
Conn
Felix Rainville
Henry O'Connell
McGreenery Bros.& Manning
Maynard
Charles A. Welch
Local notes from Marlboro and surrounding towns
Michael Conway was home from Bridgewater on Sunday while Miss Sadie Rogers returned from Winthrop. The Unitarian party is set for Preston hall on Friday night Feb 24. The senior high class rehearses The Time of His Life for Friday’s assembly. Various residents report illness moves and work changes at local factories, schools, and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Conway
Bridgewater
Sadie Rogers
Winthrop
W. L. Bagley
Elm St
Nell Galvinas
Main St
L. E. Kirby
Cooperative Association For Electrical Study
Assembly Hall
City Hall
Fairfield appoints Miss Junior as library assistant
Miss Junior Fairfield becomes the new assistant at the public library. The town notes several local social and civic items including Mrs. Kimball’s illness, Eleanor Hill’s new clerking post in Littleton, and travel by the Whitcombs to Lynn and Somerville to visit relatives.
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Miss Junior& Fairfield
Margaret Thrasher
Boston
Lasell Seminary
Roger Priest
B. Frank Jacobs
James & Nixon
Cambridge Court
Grange Marks 20th Anniversary in Town Hall
The Grange observed its twentieth anniversary in town hall with a good local turnout and visitors from neighboring towns. A reception was held, charter members served as hosts, and a supper followed. The program featured music by a quartet, a Mrs. Perley D. Smith solo, speeches by charter members H. Cash Henry Robbins and Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, a history by Calvin Howard, and an address by Charlies M. Gardner, state Grange master, on rural progress. Littleton Grange shows prosperity with frequent new members and strong cooperation.
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Grange
Town Hall
Perley D. Smith
H. Cash
Henry Robbins
Wheeler
Westford
Calvin Howard
State Grange
Charlies M. Gardner
Littleton
Population mix in British East Africa estimates
British East Africa is home to about 4 million people. Roughly 1,800 to 2,000 are white, Indians and Arabs number 2,000 to 45,000, with the remainder belonging to various native tribes.
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British East Africa
A Spherical Sundial at Columbia University
Columbia University is said to house the world’s only spherical sundial a seven foot diameter hall. Its shadow moves around a flat granite plinth to indicate the time of day in a novel timekeeping device.
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Columbia ‘University
Bedford Weather Slows Weekend Sports and Ice Harvests
Rain and fog drenched Bedford with six inches of snow and water on a disagreeable day. Hiram E. Young filled his ice house with ice over a foot thick. Bedford Civic club hockey vs St Andrews was postponed and a return game with Lexington high is set for Feb 11. A minstrel show is planned for Feb 18 with Roy Jackson possibly performing. Bedford Civic club officials elected Loomis as manager Thompson as track captain Gowan as manager and Thaxter as baseball captain.
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Hiram E. Young
Bedford Civic Club
St. Andrews’ School
Concord
Lexington High
Lexington
Munroe’s
E. R. Blake
Ralph K. Loomis
George Thompson
Arthur Gowan
William Thaxter
Lexington Mid-Winter Carnival Postponed Amid Storms
A heavy morning rain forced the Lexington mid-winter carnival to be postponed, canceling preparations by about 5600 workers and delaying the event from its Jan 7 date. Officials cite incurred costs already in the thousands as optimism remains among organizers.
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Lexington
Purpoe
Minutemen
Flexington
Fire destroys Hartwell road dwelling. water shortage hampers efforts
A Wednesday night fire gutted a Hartwell Road house occupied by W. J. Maxwell and family, owned by Joseph Coan. Firefighters could not save the structure due to no nearby water supply. only a single room’s furniture survived. Captain Charles W. Blake and hose company No. 1 aided the effort. both house and contents were insured.
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Hartwell Rd
W. J. Maxwell
Joseph Coan
Charles W. Blake
Combination Hose Company No. 1
Minsurance
Concord Junction News Roundup and Local Events
Concord Junction notes Bernard Colby visits Concord and lists residents with health updates. Miss Dorothy Messer and Mrs. Katherine Malloy are among those mentioned. The West Concord Woman’s Club hosts guest night February 17, and the Agathea club plans a February meeting. King and Coles orchestra remains popular with weekly engagements in nearby towns.
Community Notes From Bedford and Nearby
Local residents schedule visits and meetings in Bedford Dorchester and Boston with mentions of Mrs. Richard Wood Mrs. Charles J Brown and Mrs Henry F Smith Jr. The Union Bible Society annual meeting is at Mrs Richard Wood's. A chimney fire at John M Gourgason’s home and a hockey game are noted along with charity and settlement work in Boston weekly classes and a February 13 14 program at the Woman's Club and Musical Club events.
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The
Union Bible Society
Richard Wood
M. A. Pride
Lily Hurd
Walcott
New York City
Craig
McCarron
Concord
Dorchester
Ladies’ Charitable ‘Society
R. M. Hoyle
Joseph Macone
Peverill
Leslie Anderson
Dire Leief
Amherst Agricultural College
John M. Gourgason
Helen Keyes
Boston
Woman's Club
Musical Club
Charles J. Brown
Henry F. Smith, Jr
Wanted horse weighing about 1060 pounds
Classified notice seeks a horse around 1060 pounds with contact for L. Cousins Jr in Concord Massachusetts in June.
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L. Cousins, Jr
Concord
Mass
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Sudbury
H. P. N. Dahl
OLD Wright's Tavern
Emmett Riley
New Hampshire
Loyal Assabet Lodge
M. A
Margaret Baker
Malden
Fred Stone
John Hancock Life Ins. Co
Unitarian Society
Preston Hall
Gen. Parsons
Fred Exley
Wellesley
John Baker
Mechanic St
Board of Fire Engineers
John
Otis Labrache, Devens Sr
Middlesex
New Bedford
William Potts
Syracuse
Harriett L. Rugg
Edgar Chick
Combination Co
Liberty St
Jessie Pease
Salem High School
J. F. Boynton
Ignac Bunton
Walter IL. Morse
Greenfield
Moses Emery
Baltimore
West Main St
Walter E. Gifford
A. Z. Conrad
Pleasant St
Unitarian Church
Colonial Club
Vv. Flagg
Eleanor Hill
Frank H. Hil
Littleton Post Office
Cora Davis
Nahum H. Whitcomb
Lynn
Somerville
Te O. H
Nason Street
Naylor’s
Maynard, Mass
Block
Bedford
Civic Club
C. W. Blake Co
Roy Jackson
Roy
Miss Buck’s
E. Jones
Commonwealth Ave
Concord Junction
Main
Tel
Concord, Mass
W. F. Litchfield
Bernard Colby
N. H
L. L. Pickard
Dorothy Messer
Earl Dinwell of Winthrop
Fred Conant
Margaret Damon
Ashland
N. A
Thomas Ryan
Mise Oliver
F. W. Bradford
Agsabet Ave
West Concord
George Howes
Clara Robinson
Groton
John Boardman
Katherine Malloy
Concord Hospital
M. B. McKenna
Mless
Oitia Ronning
Concord Lodge
I. C
Snow & Neill’s
Agathea Club
Dlay
Union Church
King & Coles Orchestra
Omvad
South Acton
Lincoln
Charles Prescott
Bedford Rd
Eresa Macone
Dochester
Miss Phillips
Framingham
Charlotte Brown
Trinitarian Church
H. C. Martin
Boston School of Theology
Martin
John M. Keyes
Walden Street
Main Street
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