Lost Book Notice and Local Advertisements
Lost book No. 26418. payment stopped per 1908 act. Concord, Mass Apr 20 1917. Also ads for a 1915 Studebaker sale, Catholic girl to cook, poultry hatch eggs for sale, mother’s helper wanted, garage ad, and various notices from Concord area tradespeople. The column lists prices, contact details, and local services read in Concord Maynard Littleton Acton Slidbury.
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Middlesex Institution For Savings
Charles
Brown
Concord
Mass
Perkins and Wells Dissolve Partnership in 1917
The partnership previously existing between Daniel E. Perkins and Ransome Wells under Perkins & Wells is dissolved. All debts to the firm are to be paid to Daniel E. Perkins. Signed Daniel E. Perkins and Ransome Wells. Concord, April 16, 1917.
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Daniel E. Perkins
Ransome Wells
Perkins & Wells
Daniel EB. Perkins
Daniel
Perkins
Concord
Perversion of Grain to Liquor Topic at Trinity Church
The Trinitarian Church plans a Sunday morning sermon on The Perversion of Grain to the Manufacturer of Intoxicating Liquor with a 10 30 start. An evening talk titled Jonathan's Taste of a Little Honey will follow the 6 15 Christian Endeavor meeting. Friday’s topic is Devotion to Living Christ at 7 45.
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Christian Endeavor
Jonathan
Christ
Naval Experts Aim At Concrete Submarine Fixes
Washington May 9 officials and members of the naval consulting board gathered to review experiments on submarine warfare. The group led by Secretary Daniels and Admiral Benson discussed practical tests and narrowed ideas to a few promising devices. Thomas Edison and other scientists contributed notes as the effort moves toward a tested solution.
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Washington
Co B
Ty Daniels
Navy
Naval Consulting Board
Daniels
Benson
Taylor
Griffin
Earle
Ordnance
Grant
Submarine Service
Strothersmith
Department
W. L. Saunders
Lawrence Addicks
Thomas Robbins
G. F. Thayer
Thomas A. Edison
Death of Mrs Anna Giles in Lincoln
Mrs Anna Farrar Giles died May 3 in Lincoln after a life of service. She was the seventh of eight Farrar children and descended from John Alden and Priscilla. Survived by husband Thomas L. Giles and four children, plus mother, siblings, and other relatives. Funeral held at St Ann's Church with many friends paying respects.
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Lincoln
Anna (Farrar) Giles
Giles
John W
Elizabeth (French) Farrar
John
Priscilla Alden
Jonathan French
Castle William
Battle of
Concord
Equal Suffrage League
Trinitarian Church
Thomas L. Giles
Thomas
Elizabeth
Hymund
St. Ann’s Church
US faces bread shortage as wheat crops shrink
Official May 1 estimates show US winter wheat at 366 million bushels, total potential yield about 616 million if spring crops reach 250.6 million. Normal consumption exceeds 600 million, leaving little to export. Allied demand looms, Argentina and Canada harvests hurt, and visible stocks drop to 30 million with reserves at historic lows.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
America
Narme
Agriculture Department
Pat
Death of Concord farmer Terrence Magurn mourned
Terrence F Magurn died Thursday evening at his Old Bedford Road home after months of suffering. Born in Ireland 72 years ago he moved to Concord at 22 and married Catherine F Coughlin. He leaves a wife eight children two grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral from St Bernard's Church with solemn high mass. Burial in St Bernard's Cemetery.
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Terrence Magurn
Terrence F. Magurn
Bedford
Concord
Mr. Magurn
Ireland
Catherine F. Coughlin
Magurn
Arthur
Finigan & Magurn
James F. McCarthy
Lexington
Sarah E
Cambridge
Mary
Margaret
Clark
Lynch
Cummings
Finigan
A. P. Macdonald
Edward McCaffrey
Boston
M. Manley
Michael, McHugh
P. N. Dalton
J. M. Collins
St Bernard’s Cemetery
Monster Food Fleet Aims for US Merchant Might
Washington reports Congress will seek 1 billion dollars to build a national merchant fleet to counter submarine threats. The plan from the shipping board proposes diverting steel mill outputs to government use, canceling private contracts, and paying damages when needed. Government construction of 6 to 9 million tons of steel vessels is planned over the next two years.
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Washington
Congress
Shipping Board
Roosevelt’s volunteers ready for front in France
Three thousand engineers who joined Colonel Roosevelt’s division offered their services to the government as the first Americans to head to France. Desmond, who organized the Roosevelt force, urged Secretary Baker to accept them for rapid deployment. The men can go into camp on eight months’ notice.
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Roosevelt
New York
France
de Desmond
Baker
Dmv
Moméit
Desmond
Playing Out West Miss Sue Parker in Ghimes of Normandy
Miss Sue Parker tours the west in the role of Serpolette from Concord to New Orleans and Texas. An Austin American item notes 24 players full of life, colorful costumes and scenery, the show described as a busy snappy intelligent entertainment.
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Sue Parker
West
Serpolette
Ghimes
Normandy
Concord
Glee Club
New York
New Orleans
Miss Parker
Louisiana
Texas
Austin American
Innecetve
Advertsigo Letters Listing Readers and Names
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous personal names and titles such as Antonio Desosge Lewis Forbush Tobias Foss Tere Joseph Arnold White Bey Buckingham Mrs Patrick Crown J Chase Patricia Cahill Dorothy Amer Bon Annie Grant Isabel Parks Mrs Russell pelt Mrs Fennie Towler Mrs Marie.
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Antonio Desosge Lewis
Forbush
Tobias’ Foss
Tere" Joseph
Arnold White
Bey Buckingham
Patrick Crown
J. Chase
Patricia Cahill
Migs
Dorothy
Amerbon
Annie Grant
Isabel Parks
Russell- Pelt
Fennie Towler
Marie
Brotherhood Meeting of Tepureh Congregation Held
The monthly Brotherhood gathering of the Tepureh congregation met Tuesday evening in the chatty parlors. Members attended and an entertainment was presented before a tea service with light refreshments.
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Aerhood
Leiden
Death of Mrs Caroline I West at Lexington home
Mrs Caroline I West died Thursday night at her daughter Mrs Stephen Flannery’s home in Lexington due to heart trouble. Born in Randolph County 63 years ago, she leaves husband three sons and one daughter Mrs Flannery. Burial was at Mt. Auburn Cemetery Monday afternoon.
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Caroline I. Weat
Stephen’ Flannery
Lexington
Katherine Bulger Dies in Cambridge Home
Katherine Bulger wife of William Bulger died Friday at her Cambridge Turnpike road residence after a period of ill health. In her 60s, she leaves a husband and eight children. Funeral services were held at her Tate home Monday followed by requiem mass at St Bernard's Church conducted by Rev. Fr. Lynch.
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Katherine Bulger
William Bulger
Cambridge Turnpike
98th Anniversary of Odd Fellowship Noted
The 98th anniversary was celebrated in lodge rooms Monday night by the Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and families with a well attended event. The Miss Sunbeams entertained, keeping everyone in merriment. Ice cream and cakes were served in the banquet hall afterward.
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Odd Fellowship
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Concord High Defeats Co I in Afternoon Showdown
The Concord high school nine, aided by two substitutes and a regular, shut out Co I of the 6th Regiment Militia. Hayes, Allen, and Reed pitched for Concord with Hopkins on the guardsman mound in Monday’s game.
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Concord High School
Usite
Co. I
M! N.G
Hayes
Allen
Reed
Concord High
Hopkins
Old Concord Patriot Plants A Large Garden In Lexington
James E. Burke of Lexington lays out an extensive garden on his estate. He plants 250 bushels of potatoes and 20 acres each of yellow flint corn and sweet corn, 46 0 rods of pea beans, five acres of shell beans, two acres each of carrots beets parsnips onions and more. He also chops about 1060 cords of wood from his wood lots.
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Lexington
James E. Burke
Concord
Merriam House
Old Concord
Concord Fire Department Organized for 1917
The Concord fire department organized for 1917 on May 2 with resignations from Frank Holden and Samuel Tuttle. New board includes Silas A. Bean as chief and officers for Engine Co. No. 1 and Ladder No. 1 with Captain John Mara and Michael Mullaney, among others.
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Concord Fire Department
Frank Holden
Samuel Tuttle
Silas A. Bean
Istasat
Harry B. Tuttle
James W. Mara
Eyrett Pierce
John Olsen
Engine Co
John Mara
Leutenant
John Manning
B. Lang
Ladder No. 1
Michael Mullaney
Daniel F. Hennes By
Kaward Varley
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