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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
4
A collage of brief observations from June 11, 1896. Veto criticism of a pipeline bill, society notices from Canton and South Framingham, and remarks on journalists and political figures. Mentions Helen Gould’s donation to St Louis sufferers and quips on currency versus credit.
The piece notes political sentiment shaping this year and recounts a Springfield postmaster blocking the May 23 issue of the French American Citizen over a rate dispute. It mentions appeals to Washington, and the paper’s release at second class rates. Also notes New England apples fetching a premium and German demand.
The town of Maynard is described as peculiar by visitors and cited as a license town with three licensed drinking venues and many unlicensed spots. Selectmen warn all dealers that liquor sales are banned on Sundays or the seventh day, with humorous misprints in unlicensed bars saying no liquor will be sold on Sunday.
The resolut ions will not cost New England insurance exchange members their jobs but will expose their lack of business sense. The town of Marlboro is urged to distance itself from these groups as agitation continues and funds now paid for protection may be redirected to more profitable channels.
Readable guidance urges advertisers to craft short snappy ads that tap hot weather wants. Focus on what people naturally crave like food, clothing, or travel and avoid long paragraphs or formal language.
The committee on heating and ventilating the Nason street school building will hear the report at a two week adjournment. A three‑person committee’s report on bills for the waterworks investigation criticizes nonitemized charges, questions several bills as exorbitant, and recommends returning unsettled bills to the water commissioners for possible reductions or defense in suits.
After the close of last Saturday's town meeting voters debated whether a committee may refuse to itemize bills the members personally oppose when requested by town representatives. The exchange centered on whether such conduct constitutes forming a ring in the eyes of the law.
Maynard locals offer a double tenement on Pleasant street in first class order with contact J. B. Gleason Concord MA Box 317. Also cabbage plants available at A. L. Silloway in large lots, plus shirt waists and wrappers at Cleary & Williams. 8000 red cabbage plants offered in lots by A. L. Silloway.
The summer schedules of the Old Colony system of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad will go into effect next Sunday June 14 with notable changes in train service. The public should consult the folders and timetables to be issued before the date.
A prepared endorsement claims Electric Bitters is the best remedy for all headaches and habitual cases yield to its influence. The ad urges a fair trial, noting cures for habitual constipation by toning the bowels and recommends large bottles for fifty cents at local druggists B F Johnson Co Mayen H S Richardson Concord.
Worth is what counts. Paint may disguise a machine but real value comes from service. The Worcester Buckeye mowing machines stand ahead by proven durability and satisfaction in use, having been tried and found reliable in their work.
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