What a Worm Did
A veteran narrator recalls a winter in Brazil observing gamblers in a back yard with a self made roulette wheel. He details Papilado and Josi Gomez, their wives, and a rigged red five bet that revealed a hidden mechanism. The tale ends with the wheel's hole and a crash of fortunes as the con is exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pos
México
United States
Mexco
Central
South America
Brazil
Papiladd
Josi Gomez
Maria
Tf Gomez
Josh
Papilado
Paplindo
Papilido
Hig Litle
Tvife
Babe
Josi
Red Five
Papiilado
Joss
Black Nine
Gomez
Jogi
What Sammies Eat Oldifee Breakfast and but termil eet tea
The article describes army dining in training camps with beef at each day, bread baked in camp, and vegetables when available, otherwise canned goods. It notes meals are served cafeteria style, soldiers receive a meat pan outfit, and use the pan as a plate. It cites sweets as a welcome morale item and warns against rich foods. Health and vaccination practices are described, with dismissals of faking illness and strict supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Case Harrington
Leslie’s
Eac
Mother
Jane
Sam
Brotherhood of Congregational Church Ladies Night Talk
The Brotherhood met in the church parlors Tuesday night with a large attendance of ladies. Liewellyn Howland of Boston gave a most interesting address about joining the second unit of the American Red Cross to Halifax. Refreshments and music followed the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Liewellyn Howland
Boston
American Red Cross
Halifax
Advertised Letters For Tax Return Assistance
State treasurer’s office will be at town hall Wednesday Jan 9 and 16 to assist in filling out State income tax returns. A deputy from Internal Revenue Collector John F Malley’s office will be in Concord to assist in filling Federal income tax returns at a date to be announced by Postmaster Byron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devotios
Town Hall
Arid
Internal Revenue
John F. Malley
Concord
Byron
Church events announce sermons and meetings
Rev Ralph A Barker of Anouth Acton will deliver a sermon on The Upward Pinch of Life at 7 20 Sunday evening followed by a Christian Endeavor meeting at 7 15 Pacing All the Issues of Life is set for Friday evening at 7 45 The church annual meeting is Thursday Jan 17 at 7 20 with roll call and light refreshments Mrs Mira Albert BE Wood celebrated her 92nd birthday at her son Walter Woods Crescent Road on Sunday Jan 6 with relatives visiting noting her vitality
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Mira
Albert BE. Wood
Walter Wood
Crescent Rd
Mrs. Wood
Talks With Charles M Cox Ad to Round of Grain Business
A Boston Enterprise 43 interview with Charles M Cox of the Chamber of Commerce discusses the recent purchase of the Concord grain business long run by B W Brown Co. It notes decades of business association between Brown and Cox, their joint directorships in Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co, and the Bedford Coal & Grain Co. Concord will form a separate corporation with Mrs Brown retaining a material interest. The plan aims to preserve previous policies and improve operations via better buying facilities. Officers listed are H L Hammond president, H N Vaughn secretary, and Chas M Cox treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Cox
Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Concord
B. W. Brown Co
Cox
Benjamin W. Brown
Himelf
Brown
Lee
Chas. M. Cox Co
Mr. Brown
Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co
Messrs. Brown
Bedford
Bedford Coal & Grain Co
D A R Meeting Plans Hostesses and Program
The D A R will meet at the Chapter house on Saturday afternoon Jan 12. Hostesses are Miss Mary Hosmer Mrs Theophilus Mason and Mrs Newton D Gross. Dr A Warren Stearns will present The Early History of Billerica with music by Miss Mary Tewksbury. Members will subscribe to aid rebuilding a French village ruined by the war and furnish new homes for displaced inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D A. R
Mary Hosmer
Theophilus Mason
Newton D. Gross
A. Warren Stearns
Billerica
Mary Tewksbury
D. A. Ri
Officers Installed At Concord Lodge No 102 In Jan Meeting
D D M Adrian Smith and suite of Waltham installed the officers of Concord lodge No 102 at the last meeting in the lodge rooms on Thursday night Jan 38. Following the installation refreshments were served by Allen Kennedy Harry Parker and Melvin Walker. The Concord fire department was called out Friday night about 7 80 by a fire in the coal yard of James B Wood Son Co. The fire partially destroyed a wood shed near the coal elevator with wagons a sled and a motor device. The cause is unknown. Probate Court To the heirs at law in the estate of John Gleason deceased petition to grant letter of administration to Sarah J Sweeney of Worcester or other suitable person. hearing Jan 18 1918 at Cambridge. Witness Charles J McIntire Esquire First Judge. EF M ESTY, Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Smith
Waltham
Concord Lodge
Allen Kennedy
Harry Parker
Melvin Walker
N. G
Frank S. Walker
W. G
John P. Allen
Harry Nimms
Treas
Benjamin Derby
Earle W. Prescott
Melvin Watson
Geo
Montague
Frank Cleves
L. S
Edgar F. Clark
David Ball
LS. N. G
Robert Prentice
I. G
Robert Cousins
O S. G
Mildock MacLeod
Herbert Piper
Concord
James B. Wood & Son Co
Massachusetts
Middlesex
John Gleason
Maynard
Sarah J. Sweeney
Worcester
Cambridge
Maynard Enterprise
Gaid
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Feeding Birds in Winter War Time Duty
During deep snow seeds and insect eggs vanish, starving birds. Feed them with hayseed chaff crumbs meat scraps bones and suet placed on trees or boards. Scatter on packed snow for chickadees woodpeckers juncos and sparrows. provide grain for quail and meadowlarks. Birds work all summer for us, aiding crops and fighting men. For more guidance contact Winthrop Packard Massachusetts Audubon Society Boston.
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Winthrop Packard
The
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Newbury St
Boston
Mass
War supply drive yields December knitters output
A wartime report notes a December tally of 429 knitted items from our group. The drive fulfills a monthly quota of 500 first line packs, 100 pneumonia jackets, and 5000 4x4 winers, with emphasis shifting to helmet production per headquarters. The yearend effort aimed to sustain high morale and readiness through ongoing sewing and manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Pershing
Sherman-Frederick Conant engagement announced
South Lincoln announces the engagement of Ruth Evelyn Sherman daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene A Sherman to Frederick H Conant son of Mrs Mabel Conant of Roxbury 10 Schuyler street The bride to be Ruth Sherman is a Concord High School graduate 1912 with domestic science Training and Red Cross activity The groom is a former Stone School athlete now in the Naval Reserve having captained the football team for three years and also played baseball and hockey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene A. Sherman
South Lincoln
Ruth Evelyn Sherman
Frederick H. Conant
Mabel Conant
Schuyler St
Roxbury
Sherman
Concord High School
Red Cross
Conant
Stone School
Naval Reserve
Old Folks Ball and Community Notice in Maynard
A lighter page item notes the Old Folks ball and fan cy costume party hosted by the White Cross Guild of Maynard at Colonial hall on Wednesday evening January 23 with broad attendance expected from surrounding towns. Also death notice for Mary B Wells widow of Josiah Mason Brooks formerly of Cambridge aged 76. Several lost items and help-wanted notices from Concord and Lexington. probate citation for Amelia D Tarbell estate detailing January 18 court, with notice requirements and final entries by Acton Enterprise.
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White Cross Guild of
Maynard
Colonial Hall
Lincoln
Mary B. Wells
Josiah Mason Brooks
Cambridge
Town hall meeting with reading by Elizabeth Pooler Rice
The next meeting will be held in the town hall Monday January 14. Mrs Elizabeth Pooler Rice will give a dramatic reading titled The Two Virtues. Mrs John A Brown Monument sr who has been very sick with tonsillitis and grippe is slowly convalescing.
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Tow Hall
Elizabeth Pooler Rice
John A. Brown
Monument, Sr
Acton Probate Court Notice on Amma F Blood Estate
The Acton Probate Court orders all interested in Amma F Blood late of Acton to show cause why the administrator may not be allowed his account. The citation requires service fourteen days before the court date or publication for three weeks in the Acton Enterprise and posting to known heirs seven days prior. Witness Charles Melatirée Esquire First Judge, December 29, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Mary A. Dooley
Maynard
Mary E. Boothroyd
Cambridge
Middlesex
Maynard Enterprise
Peat
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Amelia D. Tarbell
Acton
Horace F. Tuttle
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Amma F. Blood
Acton Enterprise
Sunty
Charles J. Melatirée
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F. A. Mitchell
Gepyight
Waitera Newspaper Union
Goa
Italia
Edward Surette
Frank J. Emperor
Denver
Helen P.‘ McCormick
New York City
F. M. Esty
Trinitarian Church
D. A. R. Meeting
EF M. Esty
S.C. Pepper
Lowell Rd
Fitchburg Station
Monument St
Rover
Bolton
Sidney Opsahl
Middlesex School
S C. Pepper
Woman's Club
Union Street
Cmcord
Esty, Register
Albert Vanderhoof
Concord, Mass
James B. Wood & Son
Austin Macrae
Concord, M Tel
Wheeler
A. G.- Ziegler
Concord. Junction
Ye Colonial Inn
Old Concord, Mass
Tel
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