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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
8
Free delivery offered for $1 orders in town limits and $5 orders to nearby towns. Ad lists breakfast items and pantry staples including beans, salt, catsup, tapioca, grapenuts, soaps, crackers, cheese, meal, peas, and cream. Prices shown in cents per unit or per pack with several items highlighted for value. Local shoppers urged to take advantage of the current sale.
The city faces alleged graft as Alderman Battis deflects questions at a public hearing while two clerks accuse him of demanding two sets of bills totaling 440 dollars. An arrest for larceny was anticipated as the hearing moved forward. In a separate report, nine miners were killed and others injured in a Berna l coal mine explosion near Carthage New Mexico.
Alfred Mahan sits with his brother and sister as they testify for the government in a first degree murder case over the death of his 3 year old niece Ethel Mahan. The courtroom scene moves spectators to tears as the mother recounts her daughter’s death. Bey State Scions Gather in Boston as the 129th general court opens with Governor Guild administering oaths and adjournment to resume tomorrow.
A blaze at a clothing store on the ground floor of the Ells mere lodging house forced sixteen people, including two bedridden women, to be assisted from the building. The fire caused about $10 000 damage with no injuries reported. New Haven notes Yale professor Seymour, a renowned Greek scholar and archaeologist, died after a short illness.
Official investigation into a recent Ecuadorian conspiracy notes ex-President Plaza planned to invade at the head of Colombian forces with General Teran. The report ties Plaza’s involvement to the attempted overthrow of the government following Teran’s arrest. In Birmingham, saloons closed as the new year began with whiskey bans expanding to fifty counties, leaving seventeen counties where liquor can be sold for another year.
Belgian premier and interior minister M. De Troos has died, clouding Belgium's Congo Independent State annexation effort. He wielded influence with King Leopold and had steered party talks toward a compromise. In other news, Miss Heamley jokes about motoring and a mask.
A three story brick stable in East Boston burned early today, nine horses perished along with several wagons and thirty sets of harnesses. The loss is estimated at 10000 dollars, with defective wiring suspected. In Fall River Ephraim Lamontagne aged 25 of Little Compton R I was struck by an electric car last night and killed.
Michael Lavoie of Fitchburg visited Acton while residents listed include Joe D. Brown from Connecticut, Earl McCormick of Quincy with grandparents, and Miss Marion Remick of Swampscott visiting. Christmas gatherings, a juvenile dance, a Christmas dance at Exchange Hall, and a large church audience marked the holiday period. post office status changes and several residents moving homes were noted. Winners at Finney Holt event awarded dolls and candy to numerous Acton and West Acton residents.
Acton Centre reports Christmas visits from Enstrick Gates in Wayland Herman Parker from Stoneham spent Christmas in town Miss Marion Taylor stood in for John Davis due to illness Rev Frederick Noyes and family visited T F Noyes George W Tuttle of New York and William Sanctuary of Amherst spent holidays with local families Christmas exercises in the chapel were well attended Cincinnati receivers named for Wiberg Hanpa Lumber Company amid solvency claims New York unions and American News company settle wage row with drivers raised to 17 2 a week and distributors.
The funeral for Lucy A Burbeck was held at her home and followed by burial in Mt Hope cemetery. Rev D W Lovett officiated with Rev Francis Fairbanks delivering a eulogy. A male quartet sang Some day and Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping, with many floral tributes.
Miss Mabel V. Parker hosted a Saturday evening party at her home in honor of Florence Etter of Boston. Guests from Stoneham Worcester Boston and New York joined in formalities and a hunt for kisses among hidden velvet prizes. Music games refreshments left guests with warm wishes for the hostess.
Reports from Mare Island and Point Loma show five wireless telegraph messages from Sitka Alaska as the Pacific coast marks a record for long distance. San Francisco death toll hints plague from sanitary drive. other obituaries include Alfred Reyholds in Worcester Angela Debonay in Philadelphia General Tee and Judge Bary in New York Louisville. Lounging items mention a lumber firm receivership and an artist Leon born Havre with Paris death records.
The clipping compiles military slang explanations from Leslie's Weekly noting terms like "hike" "O. D." and "shavetail" and a London medium joke about a jealous husband. It ends with a note on peerage confusion in 18th century Britain involving Lord Pawlet of Basing and the Duke of Bolton.
From New York Press and Strand Magazine, a health notice warns against hard tooth picks and urges gentle cleaning and antiseptic rinses. It also recalls England’s civil war church uses and Puritan vandalism, including Dedham church and Notre Dame during the Revolution.
A humorous exchange reveals the office keeping a cook as a sample rather than allocating staff. Mrs A asks for a cook, Mr Dwyer declines citing only one in the office and insists the cook is retained as a sample. The dialogue appears in Har pers Weekly style.
A brief dialogue recalls mentions of cricket team members. He names Brown as a future best man in a forthcoming wedding proposal. Judy in London responds with warmth to the idea.
A collection of clipped lines: humorous arguing, a remark about convincing a woman, a note on humorists and childlike zest, and a Bacon reflection on trust in giving counsel. The excerpt preserves the flavor of Cleveland Leader and Cornhill Magazine with brief reflective snippets.
An evocative reminiscence contrasts past kitchen warmth with modern neglect of hearth and family. Vignettes of shared stories, doughnuts, cider, and apple paring anchor a nostalgia for communal evenings and mother’s guidance. A tangential anecdote about a scientist and a roach joke closes the piece.
A Bestop Traveler anecdote from a small town south of Boston describing how the nickname Shorty leads a seeker to a single tall man in a store. The exchange reveals the humor and confusion around nicknames and identification in a rural setting.
A humorous clipping opens with a rude midnight visit to a pawnbroker after a failed thief’s prank. It shifts to the tale of the historical lord Raoul de Laval famed marshal of France in 1429, reputed for vice and violence and alleged murder for diabolic rites.
An exchange from the Chicago Tribune mocks a poorly tuned piano contrasting harmony with a voice. A Bovee quote on tyranny and freedom echoes the broader sentiment about resisting edicts.
The national grange opened its Hartford session with updates on assets totaling 102 921 and a positive net growth in membership. Bachelder highlighted agriculture as central to national prosperity while urging fraternal life insurance, a national grange weekly, and federal highway funding. He called for tariff reform and a broad nonpartisan commission, and discussed denatured alcohol use and postal reform’s momentum.
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