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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
4
The piece recalls Aubrey Beardsley’s death and comments on proofreading skill and labor activity at Haverhill headquarters. It mentions a Massachusetts basketball league planned for next fall, a typesetting machine to set phrase it is said, and varied political and local theater notes including Clinton’s axle politics and a gas fight philanthropy assessment.
The Massachusetts bureau of statistics of labor puts state shoemakers at 12.70 dollars weekly. Our consuls in Germany report average weekly wages there at 4.65 dollars. Do not emigrate.
The Hoar backed constitutional amendment would extend presidential terms by about two months if adopted. March weather is expected to be severe for outdoor ceremonies, even in Washington, with officials wary of disruption.
Officially spring began with Sunday wind and uproar as hats blown off and frizzes straightened. Moveable property fled, billboards showind images from Sowing the Wind faded in the breeze. Winter is gone and the fuss over it fades with the cold.
The Chicago Post excerpt recalls Concord’s famed pie culture with Julian Hawthorne noting local fondness and his own feat of fourteen pies in one sitting. It attributes pie devotion to Thoreau Alcott and Margaret Fuller and mentions Whittier eating pie with a knife, reflecting Concord's legendary appetite for brain food.
Former Guy Boutwell urged unwavering support for the government at the Claflin celebration. He said the nation must sustain the administration and stand by the government, even when questions arise about the wisdom of actions, to secure a just course in governance.
An old fashioned ad promotes a salve claimed to treat cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and piles. It promises guaranteed satisfaction or refund and lists price of 25 cents per box with sales by B F eo Son Maynard and C Friend Concord druggists.
Fine display of novelties in spring neckwear advertised by E F Brown Company. The notice mentions a spring opening on page 4. The selectmen plan to fill vacancies without overreacting and will not forget themselves in the process.
John P Bailey, a Civil War veteran and longtime employee at 116 powder mills, died at his Main Street home after several months of illness. He was 72 and survived by two married daughters, with funeral held at his residence led by Rev T C Jackson. Interment followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
Terrible wreck report from the Alaskan gold rush era. The bark Helen W Almy Captain Hogan with 27 passengers and 13 crew sank after a squall near Point Bonita. No survivors confirmed as 40 feared drowned. wreck sighted 10 miles offshore 48 hours after loss.
Classified items including a five seven or eight room tenement for rent at Sudbury and Great Road. Also advertising a carriage and sign painting service by Theo Nelson at the old school building Acton Great markdown sale of winter underwear at Summer and Glendale. Fresh oysters at Central Market and meals at Gaskill’s. Spring millinery arrivals. Black Walnut Set and Democrat wagon for sale. Bicycle and heating wheel promotions. Watson blacksmith shop relocation and carriage work by Peter F. White. Carriage repair and lame horse care emphasized. Maynard shop offers mowing machine repairs. Special emphasis on prompt service.
Local notice lists an auction sale of bicycles at the Rubber store in Marlboro to occur on the coming Saturday. Other items note Edwin A. Conant leasing his father John M. Conant’s farm, and various Sudbury residents attending a tax hearing on Marsh Land. burial of James Richardson in Springfield. town meeting lunch plans in lower town hall. Hosmer family funeral in Nashua for Rev Josiah J. Arms.
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