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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1918
Page
6
A girl seated opposite a stranger in a streetcar is scolded for reading over another’s shoulder. A burly woman with a black shawl offers her glasses and asks to read aloud, causing visible embarrassment as the girl retrieves the paper and reads on, muttering thanks.
Charles H. Townsend, director of the New York aquarium, warns in newspapers that damp basement conditions threaten the angel fishes rainbow trout electric eels and others living there. He says the basement endangers their health all winter and blames city authorities for inaction.
America's summer hotels will be converted into army hospitals for wounded from France. The plan to erect large sanitar iums is suspended to save steel for ships. The Surgeon General's Office, at the request of the Shipping Board, will lease large hotels already with heating systems instead of building new facilities, freeing boiler plate for war ships.
A narrator notes Charlie Huggins as a would be collector chosen by Patience-Father. Patrice doubts his success citing his history of failed marriages. The joke hinges on the idea that a man easily put off cannot succeed in collecting.
The text explains that magnifying common objects uncovers surprising structures and life. It notes insects in sand grains cavities, mold resembling a forest with branches and fruit, butterflies with feathered wings, and hairs appearing as tubular pith with scale-like ornamentation.
A witty exchange notes that applause for an acrobat is paradoxical because the crowd’s hands touch the performer during feats, creating a humorous contradiction between praise and contact. The line reveals a playful meditation on performance and audience reaction.
A terse exchange hints at a legal drama as a speaker insists on locating a master figure hidden in a library. The line suggests a pursuit of authority within a judicial setting and a dramatic demand for leadership in court.
A fragmented comic exchange mocks clever husbands in the kitchen and politics in bed. The dialogue riffs on meatless days and absent political sheets, with a dash of city bluster from Flatbush Bensonhurst and passing banter about household items.
A large Red Cross structure will rise in the square showing drive progress. A graduated scale will be painted as funds are received with space to oversubscribe. The cross will be illuminated at night to mark the goal.
Tickets are selling fast for Arrah-Na Pogue at Monument Hall Friday evening. The show first ran April 19 for the A. O. H. benefit and was a success, prompting the cast to offer a repeat performance for the Red Cross drive.
Final papers finalize sales of two farms in Concord. Joseph Dee Jr. purchases the Henry C. Ingerson farm on Ledford road while Arthur Smith of Somerville buys the George M. Baker farm on Barrets Mill road. Transactions handled by J. W. Raymond agency.
Mary Olds of Brookfield Massachusetts appeals for protection of the trailing Epigaea repens the state flower chosen by Massachusetts school children. She urges restraint in gathering prohibits sale and promotes cultivation and moderated picking to prevent extinction near cities and towns. She calls for education through teachers nature lovers and public sentiment and cites existing trespass laws to aid protection.
Harold K Hanson of Company D 104th Infantry is among 117 regiment members cited for bravery near Apremont on April 10. His actions included delivering ammunition under bombardment and serving as a stretcher bearer before returning to aid wounded comrades.
An aid event for the American fund for French wounded filled Monument Hall with a packed audience. Dorothy Dodge performed dances with Mrs. George Shepard singing, and two actors, F J Jewell and Dennison Hodges, sang to applause. The program included three short plays with varied casts and scenes, followed by a lively patriotic tableau and a finale burlesque.
The speaker praises Carlotta's multiple outfits from Nile green frock to white dotted silk, likening her to mermaids and moons. He notes huntsman mornings, court tennis, and town strolls with Carlotta's shifting colors, while weaving in cost concerns and a boastful line about being “Love forty” versus “She eighteen.”
Mrs Lewis Keese a former Concord resident died in Woburn after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held in Concord from St Bernard’s church with Rev M P Mahon officiating and burial in St Bernard’s cemetery. Born 1859 in West Acton she was married in 1890 to Lewis Reese and had a son Leslie serving in France.
Final figures show Concord contributed 625050 to the third Liberty bond issue against a 376500 quota. Two thousand subscribers represented 36 percent of a 5500 population, minus inmates at the reformatory. Nationally 3 billion issue saw 4.17 billion subscribed at 189 percent. Concord’s share reached 166 percent.
Herbert Vialle of Torrey and Vialle left Monday for Buffalo New York to obtain the weekly Dodge Bros automobiles for Concord. The distributors receive only two cars this week and demand is rising as factory output lags. Prospective buyers should order promptly.
The Ladies' auxiliary of the Cord Grange met at Mrs J. W. Chase's home on Tuesday afternoon May 14 for its annual meeting with good attendance. Officers elected for the coming year included President Mrs F W Taylor Vice President Mrs W M Davis Secretary Mrs Arthur Tibbetts Treasurer Mrs J W Chase. Refreshments followed.
Salvadore Macone known as Rube departs for Camp Upton New York to begin army service. He has lived in Concord for 24 years and built a thriving garage business with brothers Nick and Frank. Townspeople wish him success in military life and in his ongoing business.
The Middlesex nine won its eighth straight victory Saturday afternoon over St. Mark's of Southboro by 5 to 4, strengthening its claim to the private school diamond title this season. Nelson Bradford and family moved from Main Street to Lowell Road into Walter Wood's former house.
Wanted girl or woman to work for board or wages. Apply by letter to E. D. Concorde Enterprise Marlboro Mass.
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