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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1903
Page
2
E. D. Howe details the gypsy moth invasion starting from a French import in Medford, Massachusetts, noting multi million dollar damages, failed spray programs, political opposition, and the collapse of funds after a $200,000 appropriation was halted. He argues for broad funding and shared taxes to exterminate the pest before further spread.
Hudson social notes list visits and guests from Boston Worcester and Natick. Emma Burke, Miss Noonan and Miss Ballantyne are among those visiting relatives or staying at local homes. Many residents plan two week vacations in Maine Northampton Chatham and Brockton. Dr John E McGrath attends a funeral in Natick and others travel to Gates pond Berlin and Milford.
A letter from F A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama recounts a long battle with a severe pile condition. He credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing 24 tumors and promotes it for burns and pains. Available for 5 cents at multiple local drugstores including Burdett Barnard Marlboro and J C Friend Concord.
Sudbury committees plan a multi day Old Home Week starting July 26 with a joint religious service at First Parish Church and an evening union praise service in the town hall. The program includes music by the American Watch Factory Brass Band, appearances by Charles Tirrell and Homer Rogers, and a grand ball to close Wednesday festivities.
The ad states you assume no risk buying Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a full refund if unsatisfied. It claims wide acceptance as the best bowel complaint cure and the only one that never fails, describing it as pleasant safe and reliable. Stores listed include Carey's Drug Store Marlboro Hudson and Maynard.
Eighty men signified their intent to take the civil service exam for Hudson local mail carriers. The test Friday at 9 in the high school, with candidates required on site by 8:30, will be led by Edward E. Stebbins of Boston and John J. Kerrigan of the post office. Applications closed with about 20 filed by Saturday, drawing from Shirley and Marlboro as well as Hudson. Only three carriers will be appointed as service begins September 1, and several applicants have studied for years for the free delivery system.
A dense timetable outlines Concord Maynard and Rudson street railway routes to Hudson with departures from Concord Jct Westvale Maynard Barn Stow Center and Gleasondale, arrivals at Hudson and Concord Jot. The schedule lists numerous half hour intervals and PM margins across multiple legs.
The readable fragments mention times and places in a garbled transport snippet. Names or routes are unclear, but references to Boston and a series of morning times appear amid unrelated text. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the legible portions.
Train and bus timetable notes show journeys from Taunton and Southborough with listed departure times such as 6.5 and 7.56 PM and morning runs from Lowell to Acton and North Acton. Sundays include additional services with specific windows like 8.20 AM and 6.48 PM, reflecting early 20th century regional transit timing.
Train schedules show departures from Marlboro via Fitch Road and Acton with listed times including morning and evening runs. Central Mass routes connect through Hudson and Boston lines with Sunday services noted and times for various stops.
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