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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
3
An ad urges the bridegroom to arrange electrical work before the honeymoon. It promises modern wiring and fixtures, inviting interested couples to obtain figures with quickly submitted estimates for home electrical improvements.
A brief item noting contact details for R. M. Prentiss at Concord Junction. The readable text lists a phone contact for the entity.
An ancient belief claims the nose reveals ancestry and class. The piece contrasts aristocratic high bridges with the plebeian nose of workers and suggests race can be identified by nasal shape, noting distinctions between Hebrew and typical Negro noses and linking arched noses to ruling tendencies while flattened noses imply servility.
A method to preserve pencil marks by soaking a penciled letter in skimmed milk in a shallow dish. After thorough soaking drain and dry the paper very gradually to set the writing so it cannot be easily rubbed out.
A Baltimore Sun exchange centers on the phrase filthy lucre and money ethics, asking what constitutes respectable profit and who defines money as tainted. The debate frames money as a social concept rather than a neutral term.
Marlboro residents testify to kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills with J Kunen of 19 Mechanic St citing back pain and kidney trouble solved by the remedy. Ad suggests requesting Doan's by name and notes price 50 cents at all stores, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo, N.Y.
The Hudson circuit Epworth Leagues met Monday at the Methodist Episcopal church with about 200 present from Clinton Westboro Marlboro Berlin Hudson Gleason Dale and Maynard. Gleason Dale won the attendance banner with 26 of 30 members present. A varied program included hymns scripture reading prayers scripture, and a social hour with games. Officers listed include Ernest G Maloney Westboro president and Raymond Magrath Marlboro and others.
Div. 44 Decorate held memorial exercises Sunday with over 50 members marching to St. Bridget's cemetery to decorate graves. Bernard Gerrigan served as marshal and committee members included Bernard Gerrigan William Connolly and James McCarthy. Eleven graves were decorated.
The 40 hours devotion concluded at Sunday mass with a procession led by John Donahue, Rev. Fr. Browne and Fr. Sheehan, followed by 20 white-clad Sunday school girls. After the service the benediction of the blessed sacrament was given amid abundant flowers in the sanctuary.
The will of Mrs Adelia A Kelley of Acton, who died February 18, was admitted to probate by Judge George F Lawton. Son William S Kelley named executor with a $2000 bond. Estate valued at $1000 including $600 real estate and $100 personal property.
The notes praise several players including Jim Ryan Walter Murray and Nash while noting Gilroy, Marlboro and Shrewsbury rumors. Maynard is described as superior to Fitchburg and Dutch Bold eyes a comeback with the St Louis Nationals. Marlboro plans summer moves with Johnson Persons and Hunt joining the outfield trio.
A field op presents teams with a choice between an aeroplane or a submarine to transfer the ball to the triver. The mock competition tests transport method and problem solving under time pressure.
Mudson High defeated the locals 6 to 4 at the playgrounds on Wednesday afternoon. Maley led Hudson with three hits including a double, while Leit and Maley starred in the pitching and defense. Gibbons had a three base hit for Hudson, and several players from both teams contributed in a tight contest flagged by errors and base runners.
Rev. Frederick N. Rutan presides with midweek service at 7.45 pm and evening topics The Joys of Christian Faith and Peace. Sunday services begin 10.45 am with Sunday school at noon. Ladies Benevolent Society meets Thursday. Middle sex Woman's Board group convenes in Southboro. Y P C B holds monthly consecration at 6 pm. hymn books debut.
Kenneth Weaver and Miss Colpit of Wakefield were Sunday guests near Thompson Street. A. W. Olsen hosted relatives in Pawtucket. R I Hilja Tuikka visited Gloucester. Miss Margaret Joyce of Framingham stayed with friends in town. John Gibbons and Frank May attended Holy Cross Dartmouth game in Worcester for Memorial Day. Several locals hosted guests and participated in holidays and church events.
Public notices from Maynard Trust Co. and local societies mix with family visits and repairs. Charlies Wilcox and Helen spend a week at Biddeford Pool Maine while R G Jackson and Florence join relatives in Ware. Various church memorials, marriages, and bridge committee plans fill weeks with community life across Waltham and nearby towns.
In Billerica a Memorial Day gathering praised the Shanaheen cemetery. Philip Tackney spent the Nassent in Concord Junction with Edward Honnewell and Reynolds. The Bedford A. A. faced a Saturday handicap as top players were absent. Westvales of Concord beat Bedford, signaling a strong rematch next Saturday. J. W. Eliot and A. Anderson visited town for Decoration Day.
The Mission study class holds its annual field day led by Mrs. W. C. Plastridge this Wednesday afternoon. Next Sunday morning Rev. Geo. H. Bilton of the North church will preach in exchange. Friday evening the Church of Christ hosts a school conference led by May school directors J. R. Comley, G. A. Skelton and John Kirkegaard. children's Day planned for the second Sunday in June. The Trinitarian Congregational society lists officers and committees including Moderator Geo. P. Davis and treasurer J. B. Prescott with a large slate of ushers, auditors, assessors, finance committee, and music group.
The Lexington Memorial Day parade gathered at 9 20 at the town hall with the Lexington Drum Corps and various civic units. A reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech and prayers followed by addresses marked the ceremony, ending with graves decoration and a salute by Company 1. A luncheon for veterans and escorts featured thanks from Selectman Irving L Hodgdon.
The noonday sun brightens the sky and blinds living beings on earth causing them to miss the light that never fails in space.
In Sheffields silver districts Kingland, families dominate the trade as fathers often apprentice their children to silver work upon reaching working age, making it a common practice rather than an exception.
A reflection contrasts those who doubt humanity with others who see justice. It asserts that the crooked will encounter crookedness and the search for straightness reveals truth in people.
The snippet notes that Kinssles possess all gifts except the ability to wield them, a striking limitation highlighted amid the referenced context.
By power of sale under a mortgage deed dated February 26 1891 Ezra R Blatedell and Anna K Blaisdell Carlisle Massachusetts the Middlesex Institution for Savings will sell at public auction on premises Carlisle centre at three o clock on Thursday June 11 1914 for breach of condition the land and buildings consisting of about one and a half acres on the northerly side of the Carlisle to Westford road Jacobs Road corner lot on Reed Street Wasinee? and other described parcels.
Edward L. Salmon mortgagee announces a public auction of the Stow property, located along the Assabet River, described as parcel starting at a white oak tree, with plans on file. Sale set for twenty, 1914, forenoon. Cash $100 deposit. terms announced by the auctioneer. Attorneys Wilson Juggine & Murphy represent the holder.
Readable fragments show a question about assigning someone to play a part. The garbled text references a Fantgenomes term and identifies only partial context without clear names, places, or dates. Further readable details are not present to form a complete news item.
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