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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1917
Page
7
The article explains kitchen as the family workshop focusing on a logical, close ordered layout. It favors a continuous line for icebox, stove, cabinet and serving table, with sink near china closet and drain board. It recommends ample table space, movable or hanging shelves, and rubber mats to protect porcelain drain tables.
The Washington Star notes aluminum rapidly forms a superficial oxide layer in air so fresh surfaces immediately attract oxygen. Without this oxide barrier the metal would burn. The heat from thermit shows aluminum’s vigorous oxidation when combined with oxygen.
The Christian Herald notes Tokyo’s slum and factory districts drive explosive urban growth. It cites tenfold population increases in Tokyo’s poorer wards over the last decade, compares national city expansion to empire wide gains, and attributes a cityward trend to Japan’s economic development.
The article explains Argentina requires all citizens eighteen and over to enroll. The federal government oversees national enrollment which doubles as voter registration and defense readiness. Residents at home enter a military district enrollment, while those abroad register at consulates, with military authorities handling general enrollment for accurate results.
A French chemist attributes to carbonate of manganese in minute quantities the power to render fertilizers more readily assimilable. Experiments indicate that using an ounce per about 50 square yards promotes germination, rapid growth, and better yield when used with other fertilizers. Alone it seems to have no effect.
Binks schemes a lucrative plan involving an electric piano fitted with a coin slot machine attachment. The punch line suggests the coin will prevent the piano from playing unless a payment is made, a novel twist for a coin operated device.
In a back and forth from the Philadelphia Ledger the talk centres on Flannagan and Cassidy planning to enter the hauling business. Flannagan has bought a new cart today and will buy a horse later.
A fragment notes Hinkleigh praising Miss Jorkins as wholly made up and Harkawey guessing Blabkins was crazy about skc in. The quirky exchange appears from Harper's to illustrate a curious social line.
A New York Times report questions why Powell allowed Howell to die of starvation. Powell stated he wouldn’t humor his stomach any longer as it was becoming a regular grafter.
A reflective note cites a quote about striving, not final attainment. It emphasizes the value of the pursuit over the end result, attributed to Gilbert Murray.
An article notes a sleepiness after meals can indicate digestive system problems. Chronic indigestion naps last only about fifteen minutes, while other post meal drowsiness reflects temporary overwork of the digestive apparatus.
Winifred Van Duzer notes in New York American that about 100 women daily seek careers in New York, 36 500 yearly, from western states and upstate towns. The figure derives from Travelers Aid and state bureau data, with many cases ending in hope or tragedy hidden behind statistics.
A real estate expert notes the advantage of street location in retail trade. He cites west side Broadway floors leasing for higher front foot value and explains passersby traffic drives booming or moderate business, urging merchants to place themselves on routes walked by crowds.
A proposed Kipling topic, gathered by G F Monkshood for a volume, toys with aviation subjects. Kipling hints he might write about airmen, following his submarine commanders and crews.
A Wisconsin man recalls being ridiculed after someone painted a harness on his horse. He notes the prank could have worsened if the barn fed a harnessed horse that turned out to be painted.
Fragmentary remark from the Baltimore American uses sharp humor about a young surgeon and a telephone girl. It mentions cutting people off and cutting them up in a metaphorical exchange.
The mother wonders if the newborn will resemble father and notes the baby keeps her up at night, a sentiment echoed by the caller as they view the new arrival.
An analysis of potatoes noting high price limitations and nutritional content. It argues potatoes are largely water with little starch and fat, emphasizes starch as the main valuable component, and recalls famine-era practices in Ireland. It also mentions rice as a substitute and pilaf as a rice-enhanced dish.
The text reports 2 501 333 Germans born in the United States with Austria Hungary included totaling 4 171 915. It notes Germans make up 31 percent of the foreign population, New York hosts 463 700 Germans, and Cincinnati is half German born. It lists Baltimore Buffalo Chicago Detroit Jersey City Los Angeles Milwaukee Newark St Louis San Francisco as major centers. Wisconsin leads in proportion of Germans with Minnesota second. Syracuse Post Standard.
A New York Sun note lists the fishing presidents of the United States. It names George Washington Martin Van Buren John Tyler Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S Grant James Garfield Chester Arthur Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft as avid anglers.
A New York Sun correspondent claims a backward alphabet exercise aids typing practice. The method divides the 26 letters into five groups linking initials to words, with groups like Zebras Voiced and Xylophobes Whacked, forming a mnemonic chain.
The piece explains a traditional Dutch method where after a tax notice, if payment is not sent, one or two hungry militiamen are placed in the debtor’s house to be lodged and maintained at the debtor’s expense until the tax is paid.
A Baltimore American quip notes one lawyer trait: the longer he practices, the more his career appears brief. The remark frames the legal field as uniquely time consuming and self limiting.
In His Lina a character is described as constructing a vast artificial mountain on his country estate. A commentator notes the bluff seems natural to him as part of the project.
A terse exchange frames a domestic dispute as one partner jokes about keeping their hand in a pocket. The remark hints at withheld affection and ongoing relational tension without explicit details.
The Journal of Hygiene reports Dr Brewer recommending peanuts as a diet for consumption. Two young women craving salted peanuts and vinegar reportedly improved after a year, ceasing coughing and becoming plump.
South Acton and nearby towns report school closings for spring vacation and residents visiting relatives in New Hampshire Maine and New York. Notables include the deaths of Charles Brown of Millbury and household goods arriving for Rev and Mrs Barker in Maynard Street, Acton.
Sunday morning service at 10 30 preached by Rev Ralph A Barker offering for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Sunday school at 11 45 C EB at 6 topic The Saloon the Foe of Society Praise and preaching at 7 second talk on The Prodigal Son The Son the Far Country Friday night prayer and social at 7 30 discussion Christian Ideals for Taille Women s Missionary Society meets with Mrs A Clough today A play The Last Loaf by local youth in the Congregational vestry Thursday night March 29
Sunday evening a townsman tied his horse and wagon at a hitching post before calling on friends in Concord Junction. After the call he returned to find the horse and wagon gone. A long search yielded no trace until daylight, when the outfit was found in a field near Andre Christofergen’s, about half way home.
Sixteen pupils from the sixth grade and other classes surprised teacher Jennie Stowell at her home after school. They presented a sum of money to buy a book she preferred and read an original poem. Refreshments were served by the teacher and her sister Alma Stowell.
The regimen prescribes salicy pon, turpentine with lanolin, and cotton wrap, with bed rest in flannel, liquid diet of milk and fruit juices, and ample water. Elimination via bowels skin and kidneys is careful. Calomel and soda followed by Rochelle salts. rhubarb and soda until the tongue clears. Abstinence from animal foods and alcohol during convalescence.
George McCarthy of Acton died after a long illness. Born 29 years ago in Acton, he worked with the Bypsy moth gang, Barker in Boston, and Hood & Sons before joining Shirley Industrial School staff. He was widely liked, with many friends and floral tributes. He leaves a father, mother, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services held at the Concord Junction Christian church with interment at Concord.
We express sincere appreciation for kindness and sympathy shown by neighbors and friends during our recent bereavement for Mr. and Mrs Thomas McCarthy and family.
Sunday morning Rev C L Pierce continues study on Genesis the Book of Beginnings and Genesis five points of evangelical faith shown through Genesis characters. Sunday evening he surveys The Gospel in Latin Lands focusing on Spain.
A historic Turkish riddle ponders a beggar who dreamed he was a pasha and a pasha who dreamed he was a beggar, asking which one was happier in a centuries-old tradition. The tale presents a playful meditation on identity and contentment.
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