Local Notes From Acton and Nearby Towns
Mrs Hawkins and Clarence passed Sunday in Fitchburg Miss Louise Leach of Waltham visited Saturday Eva Rand of Waltham plans a few weeks in town The King Daughters meet at Winifred Handler’s Monday Maynard contractor Croft is doing work Children’s May festival in Mechanics Hall Boston Sunday morning a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Harry Weston Stowst Dan Cavanaugh left American Woolen Co Maynard to return to shoddy mill Hermans Gould adds paint to buildings Fred Gray lays lead if plans hold Lillian Goodrich learning post office duties The high school beat Groton 7 to 0 Piper struck out 160 men Ruth Brigham visited Fitchburg Clara Sawyer won Solomon Medical silver service Laggers two bases each No errors noted Groton game details Croton three singles Veton seven hits Bobbin Groton pitcher two strikeouts
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Arthur Tuttle
Croft
Maynard
Mechanics Hall
Boston
Gladden
Harry Weston
Dan Cavanaugh
American Woolen Co
Lillian Goodrich
Mr. Miller
Mrs. Classey
Llaggers
Croton
Veton
Bobbin
Groton
Sermon Series At Congregational Church
Mr Peebles delivered the third sermon on famous chapters from Isaiah 62 at the Sunday service. Rev Mr Kunt of Maynard spoke on the California catastrophe in the evening using 1 Kings 18:12. Christian Endeavor was led by Ethel Griswok, the first meeting of the new year after officers were elected.
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Peebles
Isiah
Kunt of
Maynard
California
Christian Endeavor
Ethel Griswok
Four painters wanted in South Acton listings
Local notice from South Acton seeks four painters for Fullenton job. Ad invites qualified tradespeople to respond to 特.
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South Acton
Fullenton
Old Homestead Opens for Summer in Acton Centre
C G Dole has opened the Old Homestead for the season. Taylor Fletcher and family will occupy the Fletcher house. Miss Lillian Conant of Lowell visited her uncle FE Conant. Acton Grange members attended the Hudson Grange gathering. The post office will move back into the former quarters at Postmaster Noyes’s house after this week. Otis H Forbush of Acton will auction for John Moynihan of North Sudbury 20 cows, a horse, wagons, a cart, a sled, and other items at 12:30 PM today.
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C. G. Dole
Taylor Fletcher
Fletcher House
Lillian Conant
Lowell
FE. F. Conant
Acton Grange
Hudson Grange
Ofice
Noyes
Otis H. Forbush
Acton
Mass
John Moynihan
North
Sudbury
Groton Baseball Defeated by Worcester Academy in Scrimmage
Groton school faced Worcester academy in a baseball B game last Saturday, Worcester winning 14 to 3 as Groton’s second team was heavily outplayed. Acton dominated with 16 strikeouts and no passed balls, led by Piper and Jones, while Stillman posted the lone notable error in an otherwise lopsided contest.
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Groton School
Worcester Academy
Groton
Acton
Piper
Jones
Stillman
Wanted Girl or Woman for General Housework
Help needed for general housework in Acton Centre Massachusetts. Address H. F. L. Tuttle. Two short sentences describe the help request and contact.
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Giirl
H. FL Tuttle
Acton Centre
Mass
West Acton Notes and Local Society Roundup
Adelbert Cutler of Passaic visits town. Baptism at the Baptist church. Mrs. Clara H Nash reads a poem at the Porth club in Boston. Windsor House vacant as proprietor moves to Pears Willard farm Boxboro. Mrs. Mugene Stevens visits Charles Town. Arthur Kempton to present The Law of Evangeline at the Baptist church. Y M C A and Ladies' Benevolent Society event planned. Townsend and Blanchard wedding-related visits. W K C No 62 members share money earning tales and merriment. Then a legend of St. Judor and Virgil recounts a medieval tale discovered in a London Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Clara H. Nash
Porth Club
Boston
Windsor House
Dewey
Hue
Pears Willard
Boxboro
Mugene Stevens
Charlestown
A. Guilford
Stevens
Arthur Kempton
Ladies’ Benevolent — Society
John Vose
J. Mlanchard
Annie Blanchard
Herman Gould
Arthur Gow
Sophia Wood Werth Townsend
Louis Blanchard
Blanchard
Herman Goold
Wo K C. No 62
Corps
West Acton Local Souvenir Cards and Horse for Sale
An Acton seller advertises a good work horse at a cheap price and promotes souvenir postcards of Acton and nearby areas. The offer lists Box 135 West Acton Massachusetts and a 14 cent stamp request for nine local cards. GC. OH Mead.
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West Acton
Mass
Acton
OH Mead
Marlboro Personal News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Miss Jennie Flynn dismisses rumors linking her to others in the Telegram voting contest and asserts she fights for herself alone. Wheeler Express Co employee Frank Melendy resigns to run a farm near Milford No. Hi. Annie M. Stiles leases her Hill Street home to Augustus Armstrong. Sale conducted by F. R. S. Mildon. John M. Ccaawace is home ill but now able to go out. John H. Fahey of Rockland visits friends in the city. Irving Johnson from Boston calls on old acquaintances here.
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Jennie Flynn
Frank
Melendy
Wheeler Express Co
Milford
Annie M. Stiles
Hill St
Augustus F. Armstrong
F. R. S. Mildon
John M. Ccaawace
Newton St
John H. Fahey
Rockland
Irving Johnson
Boston
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Tale of Mr Church and the four Wives in a New England town
An early 20th century tale recalls Mr Church who lost four wives all buried in the same cemetery. He moved remains himself but the bones mixed. He replaced headstones with lines honoring Emily, Hannah, Matilda, Mary, and Emily again. The inscription hints at a grim cautionary note about burial mixing.
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Enggland
Church
Bengland
Hannah Church
Eaiily
Eailly Church
Matilda
Stranier
Emily Chereh
Tore
Mary
Proitly Hannah
The Last Versailles Bourbon Tree at Versailles
A fragment recounts the famed Grand Bourbon orange tree moved from Fontainebleau to Versailles. Allegedly planted by a Navarre princess, it passed through multiple owners to François I and survived through the centuries as the sole Bourbon at Versailles.
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Versailles Bourbon
Versailles
Pontainebleau
Orangery
Diz
Navarre
Francois I
Fontainebleau
St Denis
Vpacuier
Fortts Voccabularys Snake Endirectly Quote
A fragment from a 19th century tone quotes a senator on accusation power and a Cincinnati anecdote about a woman and her cook ordering removal of a parrot after the master misplaces a collar button. The text hints at indirect forcefulness and social humor.
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Cincinnati
Job prospects at Wholesale Market teased in quirky prompt
A garbled snippet hints at a job inquiry at a wholesale market. The text suggests an applicant and employer exchange about capabilities and desire for a position, though much of the wording is unclear.
Cure for Snake Bite: Permanganate of Potash Advised
Recounts claims from the Indian Medical Journal that permanganate of potassium, found by Dr. Leonard Rogers, can treat cobra or viper bites. Reports twelve cases with mixed results. suggests timely application, ligature above bite, and simple, cheap use for the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidia
Leonard Rogers
Consul Masterson
Aden
Indian Medical Journal
Spinning Asbestus and Its Early Commercial Uses
The article traces asbestus discovery and early development over about a century. It notes first mining for scientific interest, initial commercial use in roofing felt and cement, and recent progress toward viable fiber production. It describes spuny state usage as a packing material and rope experiments with steel core ropes bearing significant load capacities for industrial use.
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Isis
Leveling Two Points Without Tools in Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics describes a simple leveling method using nails off board cord and a velatt as a plumb bob. Place two boards on posts and mark baseboard intersections, then rotate the device and adjust posts until the plumb line sits midway between marks to achieve level.
Doctor Richter links organ size to lifespan via X rays
A German physician told the Imperial College of Medicine in Berlin that organ dimensions observed with X rays could estimate how long a person will live. He cited a Smyrna consul who lived to 115 with a small chest, one diseased lung, and many remarkable life events as supporting evidence.
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Richter
Imperial College of Medlicine
Berlin
Smyrna
Visitors Quiet as Clinton and Maynard Thirsty Ones Visit
Visitors from Clinton and Maynard traveled to Manitoro for a quiet Saturday night in Hudson. Police stationed for duty reported two arrests and no drunkenness, with Marlboro drawing many visitors seeking better treatment. Selectmen’s restraint kept disturbances at bay and locals hope for a similar calm rest of the year.
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Hudson
Clinton and
Maynard
Marlboro
Clinton
Highland City
Local Notices From South Sudbury and Nearby Towns
Samuel Underwood paints his house in South Sudbury. Mrs L M Turner visits friends in Springfield. Mrs A N Young stays with her sister in Roxbury. Miss Sue Perkins, former resident, calls on old acquaintances Friday. Albert L Hunt of Newburyport calls on his mother and sister Saturday. Mrs Fred Stright enjoys a musical from her sister in Waltham Sunday. A W Stone has pen new chores to replace the one lost several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Richardson
H. N. Eaton
Waldo Chamberlain
Jaffrey
N. Y
Madeline Crawford
Waltham
Geo. J. Crawford
O. F. Nelson
Geo, J. Eaton
Marguerite
C. A. Cutter
Grace Richardson
Ne. Hunt
Priestly
Saxonville
James Tullis
Tullis
Edwin B. Hosmer
Memorial
Dev
Benjamin Hi. Richardson
Marshall Richardson
Hasium
Petition to Allow Common Carrier Service by Local Rail Companies
Maynard and Concord petitions seek authority to act as common carriers of baggage and freight under state Acts. Hearings scheduled May 21 at 8 p.m. in Concord selectmen's rooms. Lexington and Boston Street Railway Company also seeks similar rights for Concord and surrounding towns.
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Maynard
Mass
Board of Schectme
Concord
Massachusetts
Concord, Maynard, and Hudson Street Railway Company
Henry Tower
Maynard & Hudson St Ry Co
Board of Selectmen
Town of
Lexington and Boston Street Railway Company
Car
Lexington and Boston Street Co
Adams Doe
C. H. Whitn
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Fred Gray
Clara Sawyer
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Solomon Medical Co
Congregational Church Notes
Jodge
Adelbert Cutler
Passaic
N. J
Christinas
Judor
Virgil St. Cadoc
Glamorginshire
Brittany
Cadoes
London Chronicle
British Medical Journal
Noth Te
York Prem
Asbestus
Finney
Mayfair
Geo. A. Creighton
Kusson
South
Samuel Underwood
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