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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
7
A 1792 start for the presidents home and its 1800 occupancy by Adams are noted. The 1814 British burning led to a four year rebuild. The original freestone two story structure measures 170 by 86 feet with an Ionic portico and a 1908 addition housing executive offices, with the main entrance pictured.
Instructions describe slicing roasted or boiled meat thinly and evenly, saving trimmings, and avoiding hot slicing. Garnish ideas include pickles arranged as a fan and beet slices carved as roses. A beef piece four to five pounds is browned in pork fat then simmered four hours in a bean pot with water, strained, thickened, and seasoned into gravy.
The message notes widespread pay stations and directs readers to look for a blue bell as a signal or cue.
An early 20th century essay argues the prevention of animal extinction is a national priority. It cites substantial wildlife losses in North America since settlement, attributes most extinctions to white economic activity, and urges stronger state and federal protections, especially for birds and big mammals.
A French writer Charles Monselet published a comic dictionary for children with fanciful animal definitions. An editor criticized the book as ignorant, citing sardine definitions living in oil and a parrot described as a pigeon with odd colors, calling Monselet lacking common sense.
A letter encourages continued use of the opera hat over the silk hat for practicality and care. It argues the opera hat stays pristine in theaters, fits under seats, and suits modern style while dismissing superstition about canoes, ending with a travel magazine’s poetic canoe imagery.
The stage world notes George Ober plans a near full country tour in Rip Van Winkle after performing the title role in Palenville New York. The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar continues to set box office records across Augsburg Braunschweig Frankfurt Prague Stettin and more, drawing huge German city audiences. Robert Butler reports.
A Marlboro conductor led the special train carrying Mrs. Mary Eddy, leader of the Christian Science movement, from Lowell to South Framingham en route to Brookline. The crew included Engineer Barkley, Fireman Sundeland, Brakeman Baxter, and Bag gagemaster Spreadbury.
The Boston and Worcester street railway reports strong earnings growth. January’s first 20 days show a 13 percent rise versus 1907, and the quarterly figures up 11 percent from 1906. Gains stem from better scheduling, fewer trains on the Boston and Albany line, double tracking, and car reductions on regional lines.
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