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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1911
Page
4
A small town periodical listing staff names and basic publishing details. It notes weekly release, office in Marlboro Massachusetts, subscription costs and advertising rates, with class matter status and postal details.
In 1911 a grocer scoffs at ads yet misses sales from unseen rivals and new products. The piece contrasts merchants who advertise with those who assume customers will come in, noting how lack of promotion loses business as rivals spotlight deals and brands.
Albert Baker a former wheelwright and locksmith on Walden Street Concord died Friday at his son George’s Roxbury home from heart trouble. Born in Prince Edward Island 73 years ago he moved to Concord about a decade ago and ran a small shop noted for his natural mechanical skill. He and his wife had recently moved in with their son due to ill health.
Miss Alice Bradford plans a January wedding to John Perry Bowditch of Framingham at the First Parish Meeting House. A luncheon for bridesmaids was held at her Main Street home. The bridal party includes three attendants, 12 bridesmaids, a long list of Boston and other area guests, and several Harvard graduates as ushers. A town hall dance precedes the ceremony with a reception to follow at the Bradford home.
The 1911 World Almanac captures global growth and notable 1910 events with extensive new sections. It notes Middlesex school reopening after the Christmas vacation, reflecting the year’s educational developments and calendar shifts.
Senator Roger Sherman Hoar introduces a bill to hold a special fifth Tuesday election after the act passage to gauge public preference for U S senators. The measure allows party caucuses or signatures from nonattending members, with voiding rules for duplicate signatures, and requires filing before the third Tuesday preceding the election. A second Hoar bill grants juries in injunction cases.
Concord Grange installed new officers led by Luther Ford with Miss Hannah Pfeiffer assisting. Named were Overseer Joseph Smith Jr and several roles including lecturer Addie Garfield steward Norman Smith and secretary J F Fuller. Committees formed. a large supper followed, with guests from Harmony lodge and Summer Hill. Dr. T A Wiswall plans a Concord office at 81 Main St after Boston practice.
Revered Rev. Tewksbury delivered greetings from Concord churches. Music featured Miss Rayne Petersen and John Sven on piano and violin, followed by Rev. 8. O. , Tector of Trinity church, with a talk on Unity in Christ. Rev. C. O. Thorpe spoke, choir selections pleased attendees, and benediction ended the program before a social hour of refreshments and fellowship.
A list of names appears as advertised letters awaiting pickup including Wm Brown, Lincoln Godfrey Jr, Wm Loomis, John Murphy, Douglass Milne, Nuttall Club, Edward O’Brien, Supt Children’s Home, Maud Adams, Mary Colley, Ruth Coil, G Donnell, Deiid Donovan, Katherine Dugan, Jo seph Fyffe, Ruth Kent, Glen Patterson, Leah Parker, Laura Pew, Beatrice Stevens, and Mrs White.
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