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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
10
Local items recount memorials and family news. Arthur H Burr and others prepare for returning family. Allen, 81, dies at home. Everett visitors, vacations with relatives, and town gatherings are described amid sparing references to local events and school activities including a Middlesex Cambridge contest.
The readable text indicates a farmers scene with an ideal date for haymaking and field work. It mentions local agrarian activity and suggests a favorable period for harvest or planting tasks.
Mary Lawler sustains injuries in a recent automobile accident with four stitches needed for a hand wound. Clara Leighton spends a Me time off after an injury. A lawn party at Help of Christians church grounds drew large crowds with full tables and music by an orchestra. Miss Florence Kine is back at work at the pyar Co. office. Oak Garden lawn party planned by the Christian Endeavor Society in Westvale for Thursday evening. Frederick MacDonald enjoys a two week vacation from Strathmore Worsted mill.
The item lists varied local notes from South Acton including visits, travels, and social events. It mentions Mrs. Awis Fletcher, Mrs. Wollaston, Mrs. Hardy, Miss French, and Frank W. Corey of Fletcher Corner as residents or visitors. Activities include prayers, Sunday school, and picnics at Lexington park, with several families traveling to Nantucket, Cambridge, and Winnipeg.
Fragmentary text references dates in July and August, names like Concord Hudson and Lynn, with scattered remarks about players and a game. No clear event, outcome, or full context available.
Fragments describe a Saturday game with sharp fielding at shortstop and difficult catches. References to Concord facing a defeat and a player called away to St. are noted amid scattered phrases.
J Pletcher, home Friday night after a two week visit to Gettysburg for a survivors reunion. He did not fight at Gettysburg, serving in the 26th Massachusetts under Butler in New Orleans. He is among the remaining members of The Old 6th Massachusetts. He met many who did fight and spoke of the old battle with fond recall. Food was plentiful and guests received courteous treatment. He later visited Elkton and Hermon Maryland, where relatives reside.
A garbled line mentions a Severns pharmacy and a trial or promotion for today. The readable parts imply a referral or sales pitch rather than a full article.
A New York Tribune excerpt recalls a 19th century scene in Austria where a conductor faces a charge of attempted wrongdoing. The tale notes foreign commentary and magistrate remarks on the malefactor and the conductor's view of the case.
An American note discusses how cooking meat reduces weight and alters composition by absorption of fats, noting figures like seven pounds becoming ten ounces and that cooked meat retains more nutrition per portion than raw. It urges calm for housewives and mentions the higher proportion of nutrients despite cooking losses.
Bayard Taylor famed as traveler and lecturer enjoys a grim tale about a rural town audience. An eager listener praises his writings, then admits no poetry ever before, prompting Taylor to probe the man’s true opinion and reveal his curiosity.
A fragmentary note from a New York source hints at a discussion of the fourth dimension. The text suggests contrasts between familiar and unfamiliar perceptions and mentions a term related to time and space.
A Collier's Weekly excerpt argues that a man's heart holds deeper virtue than his harsh daily struggles and machine noise. It envisions a future with a sweeter, calmer tone beyond the clamor of streets.
A Parian marble statue of Venus was found in a Naples cellar after a ground floor collapse. The artifact, described as magnificent, is believed to be Graeco-Roman and dates to the ancient period.
Miss Eliga Sloan of Ayer visits West Acton as relatives gather. Mrs Holden remains at Arctie Beach after a week of visits with kin. Dupee of North Acton spends Sunday in town. Urban of Bellows Falls and family with W. J. Smiley host visitors. L W Paper to sing at Universalist church in July. Mr and Mrs Frank Lothrop away on summer vacation. A Bienciard family and Virginia Sanderson at Kennebunkport cottage. Universalist church picnic held at Lexington Park. Helen Reed returns from visit with Ruth Poster at Baker’s cottage. Carl Hoar passing sale. F W Clark of Newton visits family home. H H Suaaje family at Isle of Shea with William Caffey injured in auto accident. Madeline Staples visiting Verm The party given by the Young Ladies Athletic Club last Wednesday night well attended.
The Acton Centre Sunday picnic moves to Fort Pond on Tuesday July 22 with all invited. The Acton Grange lawn party featured electric lights by W L Holden and B Z Stanley, Arctic ice cream, cake tables run by Mrs Daniels and Mrs Caroline Brown, and a busy candy stand. The Maynard band and a juvenile Star orchestra provided music as about 65 couples danced from 9 30 till midnight. the event ended with great enjoyment and hopes the youthful quartet will perform again.
A Highland couple quips about hard boiled eggs at breakfast. The husband John complains while Lissie blames the cooking mishap on the lassie who boiled them five minutes slow, a quip from Youth's Companion noting kitchen forgetfulness.
In Paris Le Sourire notes a husband bragging about an Italian Murillo and a cage purchase. In London Punch quips about a private line “Between You and I” and a remark about best friends before a love triangle.
A pithy quotation notes that when a man lacks the right words he often speaks anyway and ends up regretting it, a reflection attributed to Puck.
In a playful exchange, a girl asks what tense to use with I am beautiful while Bold Soph counters remote past as the tense. Rit Crabbe comments on the quip.
A fragmented clipping notes divorce suits, with references to Lippincott's and general remarks on the popularity or handling of such suits. The readable portion mentions Vols Weel and standard practices without specific names, dates, or places.
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