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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
8
Instructions warn that all material must reach the publication office by Tuesday to be included in the current week. Early submissions prevent condensation or delay. News and ads and subscriptions may be left with T. F. Newton.
The town records multiple notices: the Davidson farm to be sold in April, social visits by Geon and Martha Washington, Dr Harlow in town with his daughter, and ongoing sickness. A major obituary details Mrs Martha A Faulkner of Acton aged 76, with family, funeral at Congregational church, and praise of her life. Also listed are sermons, lectures, school matters, post office notices, and local club and concert reports with community updates.
Transacts a general banking business. Sells drafts payable in any part of the United States and in Foreign Countries. Buys and sells Government Municipal Railroad and other bonds. Water company bonds highlighted as strong investments. Safety deposit boxes to rent. Absolute security from fire or burglary. Joan L. Stone. Cashier Marlboro Mass.
An old advertisement promotes One Minute Cough Cure with a claim to nip consumption in the bud. It lists vendors B F Johnson Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord U A Littlefield West Acton as suppliers.
C A Perkins West Acton urges notices and advertisements be received by Tuesday night to ensure inclusion in the current issue. Earlier submissions help avoid condensation or delay. News and ads may be left with A I Noyes at the post office.
Mrs Geo W Robbins and Mr Snow were in town. Hon and Mrs Wilde travel to Mexico. Miss Conant and Miss Jennie Carter visit relatives and Monument House. Old Folks Concert at town hall under A C I. Kingsley funds West Acton event. Columbian whist club meets with prize winners Conant Webb Robbins Flagg. Adoniram Leach of the American Humane society forms Band of Mercy with Acton schools led by Helene Sloan Belle Greenough Jessie Thompson Lester Blodgett Florence Day.
Archelaus C. Dakin born June 24 1823 in Forge Village native of this town died suddenly last Friday of cerebral paralysis while returning from a visit related to his brother’s estate. He long led J B Parker Machine in Clinton after moving there in 1845 and married Julia M Chickering in 1855. Funeral on Monday.
Enterprise Printing reports strong current business and plans to extend its offerings. The shop can produce anything from greeting cards to books, promising versatile printing solutions for all client needs.
A troublesome liver causes dull skin bad breath and headaches. Take DeWitt's Little Early Risers to aid digestion and ward off these symptoms. Advertisers list B F Johnson Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H Ki Littlefield West Acton.
Chicore, Pa Herald reports Richard Vensel touts One Minute Cough Cure as the greatest medical success claiming it cured his family of coughs and colds after other cures failed. He says it helped his children through a severe measles siege and makes expectoration easy and rapid. Name checks include B F Johnson & Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord and H A Littlefield West Acton.
An open letter to U S women urges passage of the arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Signers include Helen M Henrotin Alice Freeman Palmer Louise A Lee Schuyler and Maud Ballington Booth among others. The letter calls mothers and wives to oppose amendments that weaken the treaty and to advocate by letters meetings and petitions to Washington. Other items note Massachusetts Farmers and Cattle Owners elect officers and continue work, and Knights of Pythias meet in Providence with officers and guests, plus a Boston chess update.
The senate confirmed postmasters H. J. Dunn at Medfield Massachusetts and I. A. Poole at Boothbay Harbor Maine. Editor A. B. Clark of The Daily American Newark New Jersey was killed by a railroad train at age 70.
Havana dispatch questions Captain General Weyler's claim of pacification in Pinar Del Rio as insurgent forces total about 5000 in the field. Reports cite 1200 at Catalina Las Cuevas, 600 at Jaucia Mula, 800 near Gobernadora Serra, and other groups. smallpox rages in Havana with 6000 cases. Possible large insurgent surprise feared as authorities discuss reforms and war weariness grows.
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