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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
3
The advertisement promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a safe medicine for children and adults. It claims relief from coughs colds croup and whooping cough and asserts the remedy prevents croup when given early. It emphasizes lack of opium or harmful drugs and lists H J Dwinell Maynard as a seller.
At St Bridget’s Temperance society meeting Sunday night officers were elected. William Conley was named president with James Ledgard as vice president and John Leyden as recording secretary. James Ledgard and others were chosen directors. An installing officer was elected and the installation will occur Sunday night followed by a supper. One candidate was admitted.
P J Sullivan has acquired a patent lung tester that quickly registers lung condition. Many witnesses observed its operation during the week and praise its wonders. Sullivan offers the device for public use at his business place to aid humanity.
Reader asks about rheumatic pains and discovers Chamberlain's Pain Balm. A user reports relief from aches enabling rest and sleep, claimed to be worth trying. For sale by H. J. Dwinell in Maynard.
Indications point to a quick upturn for Maynard's Assabet mills as large orders return. Night work has resumed in the carding department with more to follow in roping and spinning. Weaving shows renewed activity as idle looms are reactivated, including a 2600 cut cloth order. Local merchants anticipate brighter times.
The recently elected Mizpah Rebekah lodge officers will be installed Thursday night. A turkey supper will precede the exercises.
Boston authorities discuss autopsy results on Woolnin J Hartnett found dying at his home after a fractured skull a broken nose and facial wounds. Doctors say injuries unlikely from a fall suggesting he was assaulted on his way home Sunday night and died from those injuries. The investigation continues with William Hartnett Harvie held.
A bottle washed ashore at Castle Rock in northern Ireland carries a crew note from the steamship Huronian, missing since 1902 after sailing from Glasgow to St Johns. The note says the ship sank, but no exact location is given. Earlier, another bottle found east of Halifax stated the steamer turned over in the Atlantic with 14 survivors.
New York Jan 2 George Ripperger postmaster of Long Island City was attacked by three men after a New Year party in Astoria in 1905. He was beaten insensible with wounds to the head and body and robbed of nothing. He will not discuss possible motive.
Mrs Elizabeth Richter of Brooklyn aged 48 strangled herself with a discarded leather belt after tying it through a buckle. A note found with the body said the new year held no prospects for her. Authorities report her home life was happy though her mind was affected by illness.
An electric current turns a coil and soft iron into a lifting magnet. Operated by a crane hook, the magnet attaches to the load, grips the metal, and can deposit it by cutting power or lowering. The system cuts loading time and saves workers.
Charles A. Gassert and his wife confessed to abandoning their dead infant in a baby carriage on Ninety-Sixth Street on January 1. They were arraigned in court and remanded to the coroner. Autopsy showed pneumonia as the cause of death.
In Havana partisans urge a U S protectorate after a petition signed by 200 Havana property owners is sent to Secretary of War Waft. Alfred M Aguayo of Havana University argues Cuba needs U S protection to ensure security. Portland consolidates steamship lines to form a broad carrier group.
A brief historical overview traces the blouse from ancient Egypt through medieval trade to France and England. It describes how indigo dyeing and fabric manufacture spread, how the garment became associated with peasant and working wear, and how the term blouse evolved from Pelousé to blouse.
Landor calls Wordsworth temperate in words and vile, likening him to a pancake and accusing him of read ignorance. The letter to Emerson recounts Wordsworth’s contempt for the Scotch and Landor’s memory of praising a line from Scott about a traveler’s dog on Skiddaw before launching into his own poem on the same subject.
The article notes that buttons date back to the ninth century BCE in Troy and Mycenae where gold silver and bronze objects were found possibly used as buttons. It mentions medieval clothing using wooden pegs and that in 1720 George I banned cloth covered buttons to promote metal button manufacture.
In a home scene, Agnes confesses suspicion that Jenny’s husband hides something. She notes his usual late nights have ceased and now he stays home, prompting belief he may carry a guilty conscience. The exchange underscores marital mistrust and unseen secrets.
Incredulous but cheerful dialogue shows a father at stairs and Ethel in the drawing room noting it is a quarter past ten. The father instructs to restart the clock after the messenger leaves for breakfast as Stray Stories tallies a witty exchange about bets on horses from Washington Star.
Charles E. Hughes is sworn in as governor of New York for a two year term. Frank W. Sliger signs over the office and departs for Olean. Hughes outlines a program stressing quality over quantity in legislation and urges action to curb abuses in public franchises and safeguard public interests.
A derailment near Richmond Kentucky on January 2 left eight people seriously injured and 24 others badly shaken. The crash was caused by a broken engine flange as the locomotive and a coach left the tracks and flipped over.
Memphis reports Senator Carmack has accepted the presidency of the Anti-Saloon League and vows to push for the extermination of saloons in Tennessee as part of a broader temperance effort.
P. J. Sullivan moved into a new Main Street store on Monday with a modern layout and up-to-date stock. The owner emphasizes convenience and a contemporary approach to attract customers and assure the community the business keeps pace with the times.
The I. H. A. C. basketball team plans to reorganize within a week or two and challenge the present Maynard team in a series of games. The returning players include Mark and John Kelley Chester Stuart Steve Maley and Frank Murray from the ice house quintet.
Mrs John Lowe of Cooper Maine reports two years of bad stomach trouble ended after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. She bought twelve bottles and is now well. Sold by H J Dwinell in Maynard.
No basketball this week as Music Hall hosts other events. Management plans strong opposition for next week with Lakesides of Arlington Central of Lowell Marlboros and other top teams.
To Let nine room house in first class condition on Spring Lane. Apply to James Hapgood at Assabet Park. Shiners for sale. Dr Cochran dentist Case's block Nason Street Maynard.
Notice from Maynard Massachusetts dated December 29 1906 states the quarterly meeting of the trustees will be held in the Banking Rooms Maynard on Wednesday January 2 1907 at 8 oclock p m for the purpose of transacting any business which may properly come before said meeting Per order President HOWARD A WILSON Clerk.
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