Maynard News Roundup of Socials Mills and Business Updates
Maynard notes cover mill activity with new equipment at the powder ruins and staffing changes at Assabet and Moller stores. Social events include divisional dances, a May festival plan, and a St. Brigid’s fund raiser. Local visits range from Frank Buttrick in town to Sadie Jones of Boston, with July and June hearing dates hinted for Concord relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westvale
Frank Buttrick
Lawrence
Anna Holt
Conservatory of Music
Boston
St. Bridget’s Temperance Society
Music Hall
Flanagan
Marlboro
May Monahan
Hudson
Maynard
Richard Cullen
Bridgeport
Congregational Church
M. U's
Masonic Hall
Loyal Urban Lodge
Gannon
Thomas Coughlin
Malden
A. T. Haynes
Ada Hibbard
Assabet Mills
Elmer Stuckett
Sara Crosby
Lillian Lombard
James Fallon
Concord
Johnson Pharmacy
Anna Billett
Trowbridge
Eng
Take Time To Eat In Maynard And Surrounding Towns
The item highlights health warnings about eating habits and slow meals, noting Mio na stomach tablets sold by Johnson's Pharmacy and H R Richardson with guarantees. Local social notes cover church collections, school lectures by Dr Powers, and various townsfolk events including baseball, milling work, and community visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Johnson’s Pharmacy
H. R. Richardson
Johnson's
Maynard and Clinton Clash Halted by Rain in Clinton
Central Mass cricket league opener between Maynard and Clinton in Clinton was stopped by rain with Maynard at 76 runs and Clinton at 16. Clinton contends the match is a draw. Maynard seeks a league decision on victory and will bring the dispute to league directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Maynard
Clinton
Central Mass Cricket League
Maynard Local Classifieds Highlight Lawn Care and Real Estate
The notes promote J. K. Fix for lawnmower sharpening near Hillis' residence. A Modern 10 room house with a large barn is for sale by E. H. Davis at 109 Summer St. Also listed is a fine dog collar at T. J. Butler's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fix
Hillis
J. K. Fix
E. H. Davis
Summer St
Maynard
T. J. Butler’s
Mrs. Thomas Sweeney to Return From Mass General Hospital
Mrs. Thomas Sweeney is expected to return from Mass General Hospital on Thursday. The brief notice confirms her upcoming discharge and plans for recovery at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Sweeney
Mass
General Hospital
Rose Wins Special Mayoral Election in Kansas City Kans
William W. Rose who resigned amid ouster proceedings and a supreme court challenge was re elected mayor by about 1600 plurality over Venard and Harris in a special election. Backers favored licensing joints and gambling bets while Venard drew temperance support. Socialist vote was light.
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Kansas City
Kan
William W. Rose
Supreme Court of Kansas
Venard
Harris
Soc
Rose
Postmaster Robbed in River ton Iowa
River ton postmaster G W Fouts recounts a robbery and near-fatal attack in a letter claiming a 20 year chronic liver complaint and jaundice. He credits Electric Bitters with his cure for biliousness neurasia weakness and stomach liver kidney and bladder disorders. Sold at Johnson's Pharmacy Maynard and Willard's Pharmacy South Acton at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Fouts
Riverton
Johnson's
Maynard
Willard’s
South Acton
Big Fair Opens at Maynard Parish Gatherings
The Maynard fair opens with handsome booths, music, and many prizes attracting locals and visitors for St Bridgets parish. The event runs nightly through Saturday with the parish house giveaway, raffles, and a large fundraising effort led by parish organizations and a long list of volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bridgets Parish
Maynard Brass Band
Susie McGrail
Minnie Hilferty
Katie Powers
Esther Claflin
Margaret Duggan
Reed Lyons
T. F. O'Neil
Nora Kivlehan
James Donahue
Minnie Moynihan
St. Bridgetts Temperance Society
Mary Morgan
Mary Murphy
Gertrude Playatt
Elizabeth
Flora Rainville
Minnie Green
Rosary
Susan Sheehan
Catherine Williams
Owen Duggan
Mary
Nellie Mahon
Mary Moynihan
Agnes Waldron
Molly Clark
Tena Smith
Mary Devane
Mary E. Twoomey
B. J. Coughlin
James Devane
Nellie May
Mary Hannon
Inez Scully
Annie Murphy
Louis Cook
Michael Murray
James McCarthy
James Moynihan
James Kingsley
John Callahan
Mamie Driscoll
Agnes Toohey
Margaret Murphy
Margaret Dineen
Annie Coughlin
Sacred Heart
Sara Lee
James Sheridan
Alice and
Mary Moore
Stella King
Josephine
Margaret Burns
Mary Brouthers
Kathryn Crowley
John Moore
B. Clear
Maynard Selectmen Grant License Surprises Town
Maynard selectmen granted an express license to Maurice A. Coughlin while eight other applicants including William Campbell Peter Kiiehan Dennis E Sheehan Maynard and Boston Express Co were rejected. dissenting member P J Sullivan opposed licenses. officials say a new bill may give town control of express companies and experiment with the grant. The meeting sparked strong reaction among disappointed applicants and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice A. Coughlin
William Campbell
Peter Kiiehan
Dennis E. Sheehan
Maynard
Boston Express Co
8. Kaplan
A. Lenzie
A. J. Coughlan
Lueing Maynard
P. J. Sullivan
Coughlin
San Francisco Earthquake Letter From Van Etten
W C Van Etten of San Francisco reports his house was badly damaged by the quake but states he is safe and expects San Francisco to rise anew from the ruins as Lucius Maynard receives the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius Maynard
W. C. van Etten
San Francisco
Mr. van Etten
Deaths fall as Dr King’s New Life Pills rise
An antique ad claims deaths from appendicitis drop in line with rising use of Dr King’s New Life Pills. The copy promises quick relief from constipation and stored ills, boosting strength and vigor. Available at Maynard Willard’s Pharmacy of South Acton for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Maynard
Wilard
South Acton
Lettered Cookie Cards and Wafer Cookies from a Vintage Recipe
A vintage recipe passage explains making embossed name cookies by stamping cookie dough with a tin mustard box lid and baking evenly. It includes a chocolate topping method, a vanilla or lemon flavoring, and tips for chilling dough, rolling thin, and handling sticky batches. It also describes wafer bars with jam filling and decorative tying with inexpensive ribbon.
Maynard Merchants Welcome Payday Shift Boosts Weekend Trade
Merchants in Maynard rejoice as pay day shifts to Friday for the first time since licensing a year ago. Stores report increased business and crowded streets Friday night with shoppers pouring in and a calmer Saturday hustle. The extra night reportedly improves trade for local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Assabet Mills
Local Notes From Marlboro and Surroundings
Marlboro residents report visits from relatives in Woonsocket and Paris Street. A restaurant renovation is planned for Vierre Courtemanche’s property while Frank Collette visited Charles Favrean. Harvard medical student George Martel stayed with the Martel family. Mrs. Mary C. Lockwood’s body was sent to Port Jervis, N.Y. for burial after a morning train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Martel
Harvard Medical School
Xavier Martel
Mary C. Lockwood
Port Jervis
N. Y
Wilrose Walcott
Milford
William Collette
Marlboro Hospital
Leander Beauregard
Wood
Adolphus Gregoire
Longley
Clara Gelinas
Bim
St. Mary's Parsonage
Union Orchestra
South Framingham
Framingham Business College
San Francisco
M. H
Lynch
Hudson
Knights of Sherwood
Joseph Denis
Belmont St
Nova Scotia
L. 8. Johnson Manufacturing Co
Boston
Denia
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Maynard News
Sadie Jones
May
Phillip Flavin
Mary Mahon
Alfred Dearning
Otter River
Cooperative Hall
Hibernian Hall
Cornelius Murphy
Harry Chase
Parker and
Summer Sts
Mary Green
Mass. General Hospital
Martha Balmforth
Billerica
Bert Clemmons
Powder Mills
Moller Furniture
Arlington Heights
George H. Gutteridge
Mr. Gutteridge
Ardson
Walter Barber
Frieda Falvey
Ayer
Amelia Sullivan
Fred Prehn
Waltham
Maynard Friends
Charles and
Archdeacon Babcock
Cambridge
St. George's Church
Grace Welsh
Chelsea
Albert Smith
Alexander Marsden
Charles Smith
Blaine Shaw
Carl Brown
Louis Shaw
Nellie Fergueson
Susie Sheehan
M. U
Hibernian
William Hallowell
Goff Falls
N .H
St. Bridget's Church
DR. Powers
Maynard School
H. H.wers
Assembly Hall
Powers
Cornell University
Berlin
Paris
England
Italy
Greece
Providence
Lowell
Newton
Wellesley
New England
John W. Ogden
Gleasondale
Carpenters
R. E. Bisbee
M. E
George Howes
N. H
Phil Jason
George Lynch
Sylvester Sullivan
Timothy Moynihan
James Johnson
Robert Takaia
Assabet Mill
A. Hartman
Main St
Hartman
California
Board of Health
Upper
Mainet
MUSIC
Bridget's Parish
C. C
Maynard Selectmen
Tion
Joseph Lapierre
Woonsocket
Henry Lizotte
Hopedale
Paris St
Lafayette Circle
C. of F. of A
San Francisco Fund
J. F. Gannon & CO
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