Local notes from Concord area in spring season
Mrs Thomas Shaughnessy of Belmont formerly of this town visited friends Monday. Harry Keefe begins work as a driver for Standard Oil Co. Betty Pendergast visits from Newton for Easter with her aunt. St Anselm’s students from Manchester NH take their annual spring vacation at home. The community anticipates the 3rd annual cow dairy event of the Concord Firemen’s Association as tickets sell fast.
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Thomas Shaughnessy
Belmont
Harry Keefe
Oi! Co
Betty Pendergast
Newton
John Connorton
John Thornton
James Hennessy
John Sullivan
St Anselms College
Manchester
Concord Firemen’s Association
Ees Nams
Ckets
Hudson aes W Blossom named new chief
Hudson aes W Blossom has been appointed chief of the organization, replacing the previous head and bringing a record of prior leadership roles. The move signals a shift in direction for the group and expectations for updated policies and programs.
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Aes W. Blossom
Brush fires and power plant upgrades reported in Tampa
The detective bureau of the Tampa Police Department noted five alarm brush fires yesterday in the east part of town, two of which were large. Three transformers, each 15 feet high, have arrived for installation at the municipal light and power plant on Cherry Street.
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Tampa
Fia
Municipal Light
Municipal Light and
Cherry St
Baseball Declared Cleanest National Game by Ted Lewis
Professor Edward Morgan Lewis of Massachusetts Agricultural College toured Hudson en route to Boston from Berlin where he spoke Monday night. Known as Ted Lewis, former Boston Nationals and Boston Americans pitcher, he recalled rival players and defended baseball as the nation’s cleanest game, stressing fitness of body and mind.
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Edward Morgan Lewis
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Hudson
Boston
Berlin
Berlin Board of Trade
Lewis
Ted” Lewis
Boston Nationals
Boston Americans
Woodsquare
Charlie Ganzell
Charlie Nichols
Hermane
Fred Tenney
Hobby Lowe
Hugh Duffy
Cy Young
Tae
Easter Merriment in Rome and Venice Amid Holy Week
The article describes Easter celebrations in Rome and Venice with Holy Week rites. It notes pre dawn entry into St Peter's, women in black veils allowed inside, the diplomatic corps present, music and blessings, and street revels of confetti, fireworks and popular games. The carnival ends with the “age” of lights and the city’s six week transform.
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Italy
Rome
Venice
St. Peter's
St. Maris's
St. Peter
St. Angelo
Easterfest in stricken Hungary lifts spirits
A Hungarian father and son in Easter Sunday dress pose for photos after church as villagers gather informally following the service, showing resilient celebrations amid hardship.
Easter Ham Tradition in Nordic Menus Noted
In Norway and Sweden the peas ants include a cured ham in their Easter menus and eat it with fancy pudditizs as part of the Paschal feast, reflecting regional customs and commemorations of herbs.
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Norway
Sweden
Easter Day in a Poem on the Risen Christ
A verbose religious verse by Arthur Hush Clough urges readers to find comfort in the risen Christ. The speaker rejects despair, affirming that though Jesus is dead and gone in body he lives in faith and creed.
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Hell
Christ
Arthur
Oldest Lily Named Madonna Lily and Road Relocation Petition
A 1921 Concord Massachusetts item notes Lilium candidum known as the Madonna lily praised for rarity and beauty. It includes a Virginia Road relocation petition by Concord and Lincoln residents asking the Middlesex County Commissioners to relocate the road and order repairs with a public hearing set for April 21, 1921.
Pagan Roots Behind Easter and Lent in Modern Celebrations
The article argues for separating Christian festivals from pagan origins. It notes Easter as tied to the Norse goddess Ostara and Lent from the Saxon word Lenden. It reflects on how pagan spring celebrations persist through carnival seasons and the idea that ancient traits endure in modern observances.
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Ulysses
Flowers bloom from Candlemas to Christmas in church calendar
Lovers of flowers learn that the entire Episcopal church calendar may be counted to bloom from Candlemas Day to Christmas, a note in London Tit-Bits indicating the season's floral significance.
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Cna
London
Best Form of Garden Soil
The best garden soil is two deep sandy soil rich in decayed organic matter, ensuring root growth drainage moisture and plant food. Improve poor soils with tillage manure lime coal ash or sand. deep plowing yields easier cultivation and better yields over time. An admirer quips about Jeffersonian shapicity and public approval.
Town of Maynard Selectmen Schedule Weekly Meetings
The Board of Selectmen will meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m in Creighton’s Block for business. All applications and complaints must be presented then or shipped to secretary Frank Binks, Chairman Edwin Carlton, Secretary Charles B. Keene.
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Board of Selectmen
Creighton’s
P Ktter
Frank Binks
Edwin Carlton
Charles B. Keene
Administratrix Appointed for Harriet A Studley Estate
Harriet L Papers on, administratrix of Harriet A Studley of Concord Middlesex County, deceased, has taken the trust after bond. Creditors must present demands and debtors must pay to the administratrix at street cord Junction Mass. March 3 1921.
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Harriet A. Studley
Concord
County of
Middlesex
Harriet L. Paperson
Cord Junction
Mass
Marié
Pennsylvania the Keystone State of early America
The second state to adopt the Constitution, Pennsylvania spans 45 126 square miles larger than New England except Maine with New Jersey added. Penns woodland name honors William Penn with royal ties and a £16 000 debt. It is called the Keystone State for its bridge keystone and political importance. William Penn visited in 1682 and founded Philadelphia in 1683. Delaware was under Penn’s control until the Revolution, and the Mason and Dixon line defined slave and free states.
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Pennsylvania
New
Admiral Penn
Keystone
Rock Creek
Washington
Georgetown
Congress
New York
William Penn
America
Philadelphia
Asia Minor
Penn
Duke of York
Delaware
Maryland
Mason and Dixon
Free States
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Probate citations for Concord estates in Middlesex Court
The Massachusetts Probate Court in Middlesex cites heirs and creditors of Anna H. Burrill of Concord to show cause why letters testamentary should not be granted to Theodore Chamberlain and likewise cites heirs for Patrick J. Caton’s estate to grant administration to Peter N. Daton. Notices require Concord Enterprise publications and posted notices.
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Commonwealth of T
Massachusetts
Middlesex
Anna H. Burrill
Theodore Chamberlain
Coughing at Night Can Be Checked
Bronchial coughs that linger after sleep or rest can disturb sleep and lingering coughs may disrupt rest. Dispensed by M. B. Church, Main Street, Maynard, Massachusetts.
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M. B
Main St
Maynard, Masa
Petition for Amos L. Noyes estate citation issued
Middlesex Probate Court cites heirs and creditors to appear April 11 1921 in Cambridge to show cause why George L Noyes Acton with no surety on bond should not be appointed administrator for Amos L Noyes estate. Public notice in Acton Enterprise. Witness George F Lawton First Judge. F M Esty Registrar.
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Came
Middlesex
Concord Enterprise
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Patrick J. Caton
Concordia
Peter N. Daton
Concord
Cambridge
George F. Lawton
Esquire
F. M. Esty
Register
Susan A. Morrison
Acton
R. Lincoln Chandler
Leominster
Worcester
Cambrid
Acton Enterprise
Jeist
KF. M. Esty
R Ter
Amos L. Noyes
Aeton
George L.noyes
Squire
Maynard Road Relocation Hearing Set by County Commissioners
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss notice sets a public hearing by County Commissioners in Cambridge on April 12, 1921 at 10 AM to relocate and repair Great Road in Maynard from the Sudbury Town Line to the Stow Town Line. The notice confirms service on the Maynard Town Clerk and a public posting, with publication in the Maynard Enterprise.
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Concord
Mass
Middlesex County Commissioners
Lincoln
Virginia Road
Concord-Lincoln
Bedford
Connert
Andrew F. Carlson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Cambridge
Merck
Town
Concord Mess
Concord Enterprise
Linccoln
Massachusetts
Maynard
Great Road
Sudbury
Stow
Court House
Ralph Z. Smith
Maynard Enterprise
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Queen of the Lilies
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