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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
7
A lyric meditation on lilies speaking under spring moonlight. The speaker and soul hear the lilies murmur of purity and devotion. The poem references sacred imagery and ends with a divine benediction spoken by the lilies as they praise the divine.
On Easter Sunday 1733 Oglethorpe oversees Savannah's fledgling colony at Yamacraw Bluff where tensions rise over food and discipline. Ellington defies him, strikes the general, and is jailed. Oglethorpe pardons and forgives after a moral appeal, guiding Ellington to reform and loyalty.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes miserliness as a nearly heroic vice through examples of Franklin Balzac and Daniel Dancer. Dancer hoards wealth in a hay bound coat and cowhouse chests, feeds on meager meals, and only shares with his dog. Lady Temple finally inherits through a doomed will, as Dancer dies after years of frugality and fear of thieves. The piece links avarice to societal ills and wartime wrongdoing.
A brisk commentary notes a tall Boston wall legend Pill After Pie as a shrewd advert seen as a rule of life. The piece examines habit, commerce, and human behavior linking pie consumption to pill taking and moral postures. It cites Harper’s Magazine humor and contrasts Turkish domestic virtue with American household bias.
An experienced tradesman detects hair type by touch and urges a burn test to reveal faked broom bristles. Sury hair burns with odor, while vegetable substitutes char similarly to a burned match. An elderly man, who claimed poor vision, signed using glasses with removed lenses and said he saw better.
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt explains how hot houses stay warm via wave theory. Sunlight enters through glass and becomes heat. long heat waves cannot escape, trapping warmth even in winter. The piece notes heat storage reaching 212 degrees and compares sun heating to dwelling houses.
An ad announces a full line of bicycles with low prices and new wheels starting at 2100 and up. The seller emphasizes always having bikes in stock and directs buyers to inquire for details.
Nevins faces Maynard House with repairs finished and store open every evening for business and inquiries.
Middlesex probate court in Cambridge to hear a will petition for Forestus D Hoar late of Acton. Frederick C Nash seeks letters testamentary. citation requires publication in Acton Enterprise for three weeks and notice by mail to known heirs seven days before the April eleventh hearing.
Massachusetts probate court citation seeks letters of administration for Frank Ellingson of Concord intestate. Maryvarret Collins named administratrix bond with surety. Hearing at Cambridge on April 4 1899 at 9 a m. Public notice via Concord Enterprise for three weeks. Attorney MeLaughlin Chase Tremont Building Boston represents petitioner.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County Cambridge court to grant administration of Lucy B Robbins Concord estate. Altes M Mason of Concord named administrator. public notice to run weekly for three weeks in Concord Enterprise, the first publication imminent. Witness Judge in Middlesex Court.
Notice published by AL Sanuaason administrator of Beadle W Barnard late of Acton Middlesex deceased. All persons having claims must exhibit them and those indebted must pay promptly. Ayer Massachusetts February 21.
Jonathan W. Werthwerner is named administrator of the Eliza J. Tuttle estate in Middlesex County Massachusetts in testate form. He has posted bond and invites all creditors to present claims and all debtors to pay the estate. Address South Acton Massachusetts March 11 1990.
Mortgagee Carrie W. Hutchins will auction a sixty three acre Acton farm with buildings on April 4 1899 at one o clock after breach of mortgage by William W. Sartwell. The sale covers Lot 1 384 acres Lot 2 7 12 acres Lot 3 90 acres Lot 4 18 acres and remainder Lot 4 on Old Colony Railroad with detailed boundaries and tax duty. Terms include $200 paid at sale and balance in ten days.
Warners Delette HH Hall administrator presents first and final account of Mary Trawlor Tate estate. Citations require appearance at Cambridge probate court Middlesex on March 28, 1889 at 9:00 AM to show cause why account should not be allowed. Publication to Acton Enterprise weekly for three weeks and mailing notices to known interested parties seven days before court. Charlies J. Melcrire judge. H Folsom registrar.
In Middlesex probate court Jessie Pratt late of Maynard died. Coates Walcott executor presents second and final account. Court in Cambridge on March 28, 1899 at 9 AM. Citations by copy mailed or published Maynard Enterprise weekly for three weeks. Witness Judge Charles D Melcure February 27, 1899.
The guardian of Lucey Barr estate in Sudbury presents first and final account for ward. A citation orders appearance at Cambridge Probate Court on April 4 1899 at nine in the forenoon to show cause. Notice to interested parties via publication in Sudbury Enterprise for three weeks and mailing copies to known heirs. Witness Charles J McIntire Judge. H. Folsom Registrar.
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