Curiosity and oddities fill a Marlboro page
A mixed bag of quips and bits from the Marlboro Enterprise column notes Germany’s professors counting head hairs about fifty to seventy thousand on women, a manicurist inventing nail clippers, a singer in court seeking jail for voice recovery, a Chicago judge on marriage funds, and other assorted curiosities including a pelican swallowing a golf ball in St Petersburg Florida and Bulgaria’s king declining marriage to an American girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heflin
Munich
Worcester Gazette
Germany
Notice of Administration Bond Petition in Maynard MA
A petition seeks letters of administration for Jennie H. Maynard’s estate in Middlesex County Massachusetts. Mary F. Murray of Worcester is named as applicant with bond surety. A citation orders appearance at Cambridge Probate Court on July 7 1922 at 9 AM to show cause why administration should not be granted. Publication in Maynard Enterprise for three weeks is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie H. Maynard
Maynard
Mary F. Murray
Worcester
Cambridge
Middlesex
Enterprise
George F. Lawton
Benj. Brown
Probate Court
Leslie W. Sims
Jang With
Maple Street
Hiram Butters
Butters
Silag P. Brooks
Leslie’ W. Sims
Concord St
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
Moses A. Reed
Acton
Jennie E. Reed
Acton-En
Traveling Man and Smoky Car Stir Public Chafe
The note scolds a traveling man for smoking in a smoking car by mistake and complains the habit makes the writer sick. The writer also urges better handling of new silver dollars that won't stack up and keep them rolling.
Fragmented OCR essay miscellany with stray questions
An assortment of garbled questions and quotes touching wars, history, poetry, and humor. It includes inquiries about Joan of Arc, Maraulleys History of England, Spanish American War participants, Washington's winters, the Swiss navy, and the Hundred Years War. A miscellaneous collage of opinions, witticisms, and literary notations with no single story focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Arc
Marauley
England
Ashington
Valley
Forge
Habits and Harsh Words Hit a Small Town
A fragmented notice recalls pressure to raise subscriptions while locals argue over taxation and a scare involving burglary cries. The garbled text mentions Prance making coins and a claim that higher water costs are impossible, with anxious calls for help and a wild exclamation about burglars.
Short Bull the Sioux Prophet and the Ghost Dance Tragedy
Short Bull Tatanka Preeila of the Brule Sioux rose as a spiritual messenger after claiming to have seen God. He spread the Ghost Dance tied to a vision of renewal, but his people warped the message into war. After Wounded Knee he was imprisoned, then returned homes but faced exile and blame for a conflict he said he did not create.
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Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Nevada
Short Bull
Theo
God
Wovoka
Jack Wilson
Wounded Knee
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
Gea
Medical Note Castor ol not habit forming
A medical note assesses Castor ol as not habit forming. The document clarifies potential dependency concerns and indicates no evidence of habit formation in this context.
Probate Court Notice in Lucy J Case Estate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court cites next of kin creditors and interested persons to appear July 6 1922 at nine in Cambridge to show cause why administration should not be granted to William B Case. Public notice in the Maynard Enterprise for three weeks. First Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy J. Case
Maynard
William B. Case
Middlesex
Cambridge
Maynard Enterprise
George F. Lawton
Jane In
Concord to Middlesex Commissioners on road relocation near Old Reed Nine Acres
A Concord petition asks Middlesex County Commissioners to relocate a road near Old Reed Nine Acres along the Concord Read line. The January 1922 order directs the sheriff to notify interested parties, hold a viewing and hearing at Concord Town Hall July 10 1922, and publish notices in the Concord Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Mass
Middlesex County Commissioners
Seid Road
James Nagle
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Cambridge
Concord Town Hall
Ralph N. Smith
George F. Leslif
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Mechanic Street
Marlboro
Mase
Marlboro, Mare
Wee
Ito
Hohenzollerns
Noah
Paln
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bulgaria
Europe
John W
Hendrickson
Seine
Himson
Hanny
Nou
Sue
AMD
Hans
C. B. Tate
West Acton
Waet- Acton
P.O
Probate
F. M
Bob
Riley
Willie
Pop
Prance
Tex Ray
Jones
Western Newspaper Union
Timothy
Ead
Telphone
L. P. Goulding South
Sudbury
Louis Sullivan
Nason St
Perkins & Wells
Hubbard ST
Waldo P. Lapham
Main
St. Tel
Jd. Hannon
McKinley St
Maynard, Mass
Suffolk Ss
Supreme Judicial Court
William Gilmour
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway CO
Daniel P. Abercrombie
Commons
Board of Selectmen
Aml
Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
Justicrs
Boston
Suffolk
Concord, Maynara & Hudson Street Railway Company
John H. Flynn
Agat
Cork
Asat
Clark
Tel
Belmont
Chase, Tate
West Acton, Maz
Alma
Olot F. Nelson
Maas
Cutor
Sioner’s
Creighton
Frank Binks
Edwin Carlton
Sec
M. Bsty
Ayy
Notics
Middlesex Institution For Savines
Henry F. Smedh, JR
Treas
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