Chingtechen A Pottery Town In China For 900 Years
Chingtechen is a unique Chinese town devoted to pottery. The riverbank and many houses are built from kiln fragments and fire clay. The town hosts 104 large kilns and swells to about 400000 residents in summer, with half coming as seasonal laborers from surrounding areas. Visitors see shops full of designers, molders, painters, and distributors as junks move goods and fuel along the river three miles long.
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Chingtechen
China
Throwing Mud in Knowledge Bounds
A London anecdote from Covent Garden describes how poor children misidentified a hayfield scene, saying the men threw mud into the cart. The narrator reflects that their vocabulary mirrors lived experience, not abstract concepts, highlighting language limits shaped by daily life.
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Church of St. Paul's
Covent Garden
London
Lender Promises Five Dollar Loan in Brooklyn Life
A brief Brooklyn Life exchange shows a lender offering five dollars with a reminder that repayment is owed. The borrower responds with lifelong gratitude, underscoring a personal, cordial financial moment.
Federal Inquiry Targets Coal Trust and Allied Railroads
The federal government expands probes into the coal trust and its railroads with the Interstate Commerce Commission reviewing interstate coal transportation and sales. The Attorney General hires Charles E. Hughes and Alexander Simpson Jr. to lead prosecutions if warranted.
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Coal Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Justice
Con
Alexander Simpson, JR
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Armstrong Committee
Philadelphia
Simpson
Pennsylvania
Imaginative Prison Scenes Inspire Hidden Refuge
A man in a dungeon awakens mental vistas more splendid than nature, crafting landscapes and scenes within his imagination. Addison notes the mind’s power to entertain and transcend confinement through vivid inner worlds.
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Addison
Summer School Teaches Sewing to Fifth to Eighth Grade Girls
The school committee approves a two hour weekly summer sewing program for girls in grades five through eight. Misa Starrett of Beaton will supervise. Girls must register Friday at 9 am at Nascnst School with Mr. Mackin. attendance is optional but expected.
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J. A. Connors
Ellsworth
Maud Riley
Eaton’s Market
EB. T. McManus
John W. Connor
Marlboro Union
Mary Morgan
Leo St. Clair
B. F. Killilea
Ming Nora Cooney
Worcester
Frank Crowley
Wone Aday
Misa Starrett
Beaton
Nascnst
Mackin
Fair day will be happy plane all complete for big celebration
The note says fair day will be happy with all plans complete for a big celebration. It mentions a plane being ready and events arranged to mark the fourth. Details are sparse but convey anticipation of a full program.
Bogus Antiques and July Fourth Festivities Preview
A survey of antique fraud warns collectors to beware faked gems and dated pieces. The article shifts to Fourth of July preparations with Maynard and Acton events, street parade at 8:20, baseball at 9, a 20 piece Maynard brass band concert from 11 to 12, field sports at 12:20, and pop up entertainments and booths all day, predicting a large local turnout.
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Maynard
Acton
Maynard Brase
Joe Musgrave
A. Phinney
Maynard Set For Marlboro Game With Noted Harvards
Maynard baseball expected to face Marlboro on the 21st. The nucleus of the new team includes Loughlin brothers Sullivan Murphy and Murray from the Saturday lineup along with Walter Randell and Matthews of Harvard. A pitcher and strong fielder will be added to complete the roster. Marlboro fans anticipate a fierce test as Maynard prepares to travel loaded for bear.
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Maynard
Marlboro
Loughlin Brothers
Sullivan, Murphy
Murray
Walter Randell
Matthews
Harvard
Marleboro
J. W. C. Defeat Sparks Rematch Plan at Marlboro
After Marlboro saw the J. W. C.'s defeated another game is planned between the two teams. Maynard will field a real team in the rematch and manager Connor vows a red hot effort from the J. W. C. side.
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Marlboro
Maynard
Connor
Pointed Paragraphs About Honesty and Economy
The excerpt argues that good intentions fail under pressure and warns against backbiting and overlong stories. It emphasizes telling concise, pointed remarks, noting that true character shows when people are drunk or spending money and advising to get to the point quickly.
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Atahison Globe
Assabet Institution for Savings to Convene July Meeting
Maynard Mass June 28 1906 trustees hold quarterly meeting at the Banking Rooms Maynard Thursday July 5 1906 at 8 PM to transact business. Per order President Howard A Wilson Clerk.
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Maynard
Mass
Aassabet Institution For Savings
Howard A. Wilson
Thankful for sympathy in loss of wife, daughter, sister
A brief note expresses sincere gratitude to kind friends for heartfelt sympathy following the death of a wife, daughter, and sister.
Hudson Doherty Vacationing in Manchester
Anthony Doherty is spending his vacation in Manchester New Hampshire while Harry Parsons has gone to his former home in St. John New Brunswick on a vacation.
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Anthony Doherty
Manchester
N. H
Harry Parsons
St. John
N. B
Lounge Burned at Haley House in Corner of Blossom and Elimets
An alarm from box 27 sent the fire department to the James Haley house on Blossom and Elimets Saturday night at 7 46. The lounge in the kitchen was ablaze but the fire was confined and quickly extinguished. Mr Haley was away. a family in the other part had moved out Friday. Jack Lyons of CI Woodbury Sons spotted the fire and raised the alarm. The lounge was destroyed and kitchen woodwork scorched in places. Damage described as slight.
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John Bradley
James McCoy
New Bedford
Hilda Hanninen
W. B. Case
Mizpah Rebekah Lodge
Alfred Bouvier
Warren
Bessie Tate
Nova Scotia
Cooperative Hall
W. G. Priest
Waltham
Annie Murphy
Clinton
Johnson Pharmacy
St. Bridget's Temperance Society
Congregational Church
Margaret
Genie Law
Chelsea
James Coulter
River St. James
Mamie Burns
Molly Clark
Hyde Park
William Conley
Lowell
John Sunderland
W. B. Case & Sons
Loretta Donovan
Assabet Mills
Fr. Lynch
Concord
Finnegan
Roxbury
James Donnel-ley
James Haley
Blossom and
Elimets
Mr. Haley
Jack Lyons
CI. Woodbury Sons
New Life Pills Promote Proper Action for Constipation
In this ad a speaker urges awakening the torpid liver and blocked bowels with Dr. King's New Life Pills. The pills are described as pleasant and effective and are available at Johnson's Pharmacy in Maynard and Willard's Pharmacy in South Acton.
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Dr. King
Johnson
Maynard
Willard
South Acton
AGENTS EITHER GEX Could Earn Eight Dollars Daily Hauling
A brief ad notes that agents or a company named GEX can earn about eight dollars per day hauling goods. The fragment emphasizes daily pay and dispatch for loading work.
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GEX
Maynard Triumphs Over Marlboro in Rainy Prospect Park Game
Marlboro suffered a 13 to 7 defeat as Maynard, led by Dr. Salmon and Eddie Loughlin, broke away early and held on through heavy rain. Moran, Rock, Courtney and Carney starred for Marlboro while Loughlin and Evans matched pitches for the visitors before Marlboro shuffled pitchers late. Attendance reached 1200 as fans braved showers for the afternoon setback.
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Marlboro
Maynard
J. W. Connera
Prospect Park
Mill Town
Maynard Band
Jackson
Dr. Salmon
Highland City
Maynards
Eddie Loughlin
Harvard University
Marlboros
Evans
Plunger Elevator Nine
L. Marlboro
Southbridge
Resus College
Nephenson
Oepare
Moran
Rock
Courtney
Carney
Loughlin Brothers
Meynard
Maynard Ab Ribbb
W. Loughlin If
Murphy
E. Loughlin Sap
Clark Rf
of Ce Collier
Ee Lowe
Ie Sullivan
Balmon
Murray Cf
Stephenson
Ahern
W. Loughlin
Clark
Parker
B. Loughlin
Cole
Salmon
BK. Loughlin
Loughlin
Clark Collier
Lowe
Sullivan
Thomas Dowd
Worcester
Three Furnished Rooms To Let In Maynard Local
Maynard local rental notice offers three furnished rooms with bath for let. Contact T. J. Butler for details and availability.
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Bath
T. J. Butler
Electric Bitters Praised by Dublin Woman
A Dublin Georgia resident Mrs EB H Brunson proclaims she feels rejuvenated at 82 and credits Electric Bitters for health gains. The tonic is advertised to aid dyspepsia liver kidney and constipation with Johnson’s Maynard Willard’s listed as advertisers in The Enterprise.
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EB. H. Brunson
Dublin
Johnson
Maynard
Willard
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Charles Harwood
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S’aul Scarron
Voltaire
Rousseau
John Wilkes
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