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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
10
Rev Ralph Barker conducts morning service at 10 30. Bible school at 11 46. CE meeting on Remedies for Intemperance citing Eph 5 15 21. Evening preaching at 7 on The Christian in Society. Friday prayer and social at 7 80 with Being Thorough in Ourselves citing John 3 9 18 Phil.
A letter from Rev. I Russell Case dated January 13 is received by his parents noting his wellbeing and intent to return to Mandalay Burma. Middlesex W C T U luncheon in Cambridge features Lizzie Bumpus and delegates Mrs Capelle and Mrs Greenough with speakers Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Eldridge. Red Cross seeks apparel for Belgium and France. L S C meeting with Mrs Barker set for Thursday. Rev G B H Case confined home by illness.
Mrs W J Smiley returns home from Springfield after visiting her daughter Mrs Em ma Urban. John Kempton spends the week in Worcester. Lowell W R C meets March 26 at 10 am for officer elections at 202 Merrimack St. Schools closed for spring vacation. Alice M Teele of Boston, Gordon Bible College student, visited aunt Mrs Hadith Watson. Ruth Harrington spends week at home in Lunenburg.
A linguistic note links the term paper to Pabler the native name for papyrus flax used by ancient Egyptians to make writing material. The explanation highlights how a plant name became a general term for writing sheets.
A large barn behind the G. G. Russell store on Wealth avenue near the Reformatory burned to the ground after an all out alarm from Box 36. The structure stored baled cotton and woolen material for Strathmore Worsted mill and likely started from spontaneous combustion. Low water pressure due to other fires hindered firefighters who saved adjacent houses and left the Miller and Fisher homes with roof damage.
Palm Sunday March 24 events at Union Church include 10 45 sermon on The Present Day Significance of the Life of Jesus Christ Jesus Facing the Cross and 7 pm evening message The Triumph Through Sacrifice Auty N Perry Sipprelie of Boston discusses The Legal Aspect of the Trial of Jesus All men urged to attend Junior and Intermediate Endeavor meet at 430 Senior at 545 Holy Week events run through Friday with speakers Rev George A Tewksbury Rev Walter W Campbell and Rev Charles A Parsons memorial night and Lord's Supper observance also noted All welcome to attend the services
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Buble mourn the loss of their five months old daughter Anna Marguerite who died in a Boston hospital after bronchial pneumonia. Funeral services were held Monday at the parents' Commonwealth avenue home conducted by Rev. Alfred W. Stone. The Union church girls choir with Mrs. J. A. Lowery provided music. Burial followed in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord.
Edward Dee arrived Monday from Newport News Virginia for a short family visit before heading to the International Ship Yards at Hog Island Philadelphia to take up work as an instructor of ship building. He has been stationed in Newport News since February 1.
Harry Carroll returns from Deaconess hospital Brookline improved after surgery. Miss Florence Jones begins training at Somerville hospital. Several residents attend Pilate's Daughter in Roxbury. Mrs. John E. Kelley visits Shirley with sister Mrs Co X O Connell. John Condon William Keefe and James Courtney visit Cambridge. Mrs Mary Maguire to stay summer with daughter Mrs C pa O Connell. Franklin Crochy and Albert Hicks buy Junction garage from Charles A Hunter and commence business.
To all who kindly assisted us by word or deed in our recent bereavement we extend our sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks for your support and sympathy during this time. Your kindness brought comfort to our family.
A mass Finnish speaking meeting at Parker Street Hall drew 40 attendees. Resolutions called for U S recognition of Finland’s independence and the Workers' government, and for Santeri Nuorteva as Finland’s chargé d affaires to the United States.
A. O. H. won the totals and four points in a match at the local alleys Monday night, topping Middlesex to take the Maynard bowling league lead. Murray led three string total with 298, Farrell and Billett each had 288 for Middlesex. The score:
A fragmentary verse reflecting aging and time's passage. The speaker and a companion recall a long journey through life filled with fortune and love, noting that youth and happiness fade while allure remains for some, though the "girl of forty" finds little appeal.
A newcomer proclaims pacifism in a railway compartment. He argues for olive branches if three years of war cannot be won. A stern woman calls out to John Tamson and scolds him, prompting laughter and remarks about the pacifist’s lack of victory.
A German prisoner camp hosts a Russian chorus and orchestra as a concert in a town church. The proceeds aid German prisoners in Russia. Singers include two who toured with the Russian opera at Drury Lane. The piece closes noting Mr Hoover as a national answer.
The Food Administration Bulletin promotes snail farming as a viable venture for the United States. It notes high demand from foreign-born communities and sketches practical space needs, saying a 25 by 30 foot plot can house about 10 000 snails fed by common greens. Female snails lay 50 to 60 eggs in June and July, with hatchlings reaching market size by autumn.
A Coal Age writer describes an underground motor room at a Northwestern Mining and Exchange Co mine in Clearfield County Pennsylvania. Large haulage locomotives are repaired in situ beneath a brick wall chamber with a steel I beam roof, a 15 ton hand crane, a workbench, and electric lighting enabling mechanics to work beneath the machines.
The article notes the war’s reach into Africa with four German colonies under siege. It highlights white residents across Africa absorbing daily news, and describes telegraph and wireless links from Timbuctoo through Libreville to Stanley Pool and up the Congo to Stanley Falls, connecting distant colonies to the European struggle.
In a December gale a quartermaster washed overboard as the ship teetered near its side. The cook, tying a line, jumped in to aid the man. Lieutenant Richard L. Connolly of the U S C from Waukegan Illinois swung over the rail and saved both men by grabbing their hands and pulling them aboard.
Agnes Reppier notes in the Yale Review that war humor reveals humanity’s resilience and courage amid sacrifice. Jokers in trenches provide relief while neutral wit often unsettles when war’s costs rise. Cowley’s sword of wisdom is cited to show nature’s ironic laughter.
The report covers Mrs. Nancy Voge’s remarks on March 5 with officers elected for the year and ongoing W C T U meetings held the first Tuesday monthly. It urges mothers and sisters to safeguard boys’ futures, promote prohibition, and rally for continued, unwavering commitment to the cause.
A W Davis and his brother William left Wednesday morning for New York City with a White truck to haul furniture from John Edwards who bought the Morris property here years ago. The 460 mile round trip was completed in good time with roads in good shape. The truck used about 50 gallons of gasoline and returned here Saturday forenoon without trouble.
The two new tires were installed Tuesday night by the crew who care for the town fire engine. The machine, town property, has been kept in top condition with daily winter starts to ensure it is ready at a moment's notice.
The Rev. L. Pierce arrived home Monday from five weeks in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is not fully recovered yet, though resting well. Friends hope warmer weather will hasten his recovery.
Grace Bezahson and Thomas Newsham wed quietly at the bride’s home Thursday night with Rev. Li G Morris officiating. An action-packed note lists local incidents including a log wagon accident in North Acton, a horse shipped from Concord to Farmington, a U S S Lenape crewman’s France furlough, quarantine for scarlet fever, and I O O F lodge plans for March 25.
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