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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1914
Page
8
Bids for swill collection in Concord must be written and placed in sealed envelopes at the Board of Health office. Bids will be opened publicly at the office or at a set time. The board may reject any or all bids as best for the town. Chairman of the board can provide further details. Meeting scheduled for July 10 at 8 p.m.
An advertisement urges readers to hire the local wiring firm for home electrical work. It emphasizes safe, honest figures and prompt service, claiming their pencils await customer orders for wiring jobs and domestic devices.
Salem Massachusetts records show Colonel Graves relieved and 100 militia volunteers to be sworn in from refugees for constabulary duty. Health drives intensify typhoid surveillance while milk and water supplies are tested daily. Relief funds rise to 412073.38 as aid stories emerge.
Washington reports the resignation of George F. Williams as minister to Greece and Montenegro. The White House calls the incident closed and Garrett Droppers of Williams College is expected to be named to Williams post. Droppers was sidelined due to Bryan’s preference for Williams.
The 1914 Great and General Court prorogued after 18 1 2 days of session the longest in years with 785 acts and 160 resolves enacted. The governor vetoed eight bills and six resolves all sustained. 11 laws enacted without signature. Major measures addressed labor, fires, elections, woman suffrage, and state finances.
The Trinitayan Congregational church Sunday school directors nominated Randall A. Whittier for superintendent George W. Thompson for assistant superintendent and treasurer Frank B. Davis for librarian Ruth S. Comley for librarian. All were elected.
A pretty home wedding and reception were held June 24 at the summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Chase in Boscouver New Hampshire. Their daughter Jennie Knowles married Clinton Lewis Norton of Allston. They plan to reside in Allston after touring Maine.
A chum and schoolmate of his boyhood days George Mason of Al Hert Lea Minn reconnected after 40 years. Mr and Mrs H F Robbins entertain friends from Somerville this week while Helen B Wood returns home for a short vacation.
In Bedford, starting Monday July 6 1914 all trains will stop on signal at Springs road crossing after a prior order to discontinue service and force residents to walk to Bedford station was overturned by Rep Pfeiffer who appealed to the Boston and Maine General Manager and secured restored service.
Mrs. Edward Fobes hosts relatives this week while Mrs. Emerick Gates travels with her two sons to Nova Scotia. Acton Grange plans a lawn party on Thursday evening July 9. Miss Helen Andrews of Auburn Maine visits Willis Holden and Edwin A. Phalen received a welcome call last week.
The text recalls Rev. F. W. Tingley delivering the ordination sermon for Rev. Frederick Alan McDonald at Chester, with themes of strength and duty. Other items: a Groton pastor exchange, July services, and various local visits, picnics, and family gatherings amid a quiet holiday period.
Mr and Mrs Albert L Hunt of Boston visited relatives here last week. Arthur H Burr was in town Sunday. Mrs D E Roche visits from afar. Mr and Mrs A N Young and others left July 4 for a drive to Limmington Me and will visit two weeks. George J Raymond hosted about 500 Canadians at his summer home with Teele's band, arriving from Boston by car and enjoyed a day of sports and hospitality.
Walter Sawin and family spent the holiday at Myron Sawin's. he returned to Hyde Park Sunday night while the rest stayed. Families from Marlboro Boston Maynard Rutland and Dayton Ohio connected to local homes. lawn party announced for July 16 on the common. The Fourth of July passed quietly with public amusements and rare dynamite blasts noted amid church bells.
Arthur White's condition requires a prolonged stay at the hospital likely several more weeks. Mrs. Helen Noyes visits her sister in Somerville. Mrs. Etta Bent is home again after a two week stay with her brother in Cambridge.
Sudbury A. C. edged the All Stars 3 to 2 in a pitchers’ duel. Baldwin allowed four hits for the A. C. while Fairbanks was stifled by eight hits for the All Stars. L. Burr handled behind the plate with notable work as A. C. thanks Mr. Gohlkie for a fundraising collection. Batteries Baldwin and Burr for A. C. and Fairbanks and Eaton for the All Stars. Maynard Tigers declined to play again, avoiding another loss.
A fragment notes two working girls reacting to a sad morning with a joke about an alarm clock, reflecting a brief life moment captured in a newspaper snippet.
A Phillipsburg philosopher notes it is fine to push your best effort, but advises also shifting focus occasionally to move the other part forward. The remark emphasizes balance between priorities and avoiding stagnation.
Mary recalls visiting in the country as her aunt sees children cutting their tails. The tale presents a quirky moment centered on children and a rural scene with affectionate curiosity.
A historic home remedy describes pouring cold water on wheat bran then boiling, straining, and adding sugar and lemon juice. It includes flaxseed steeped in hot lemonade and served as a drink for fever.
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