Marlboro Enterprise pricing and mailing details
Published at Marlboro Massachusetts every Wednesday by the Enterprise Prone Inc. Subscriptions are 1.60 per year in advance or 2.00 otherwise. Single copies four cents. Six months including postage. Maynard Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford. Entered as second class matter August 25 1903 at Marlboro Post Office under Congress act of March 8 1879.
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Marlboro
Mass
Enterprise Prone, Inc
Maynard
Concord
Sudbury
Acton
Bedford
How Long Before Prohibition
A discussion on the timeline for prohibition across America with varied opinions from officials and commentators. The piece weighs enforcement, agitators, and changing attitudes toward alcohol, predicting an eventual end to the current regime though timelines vary.
Wit and wisdom snippets and quips from a playful column
A collage of short humorous sayings and observations. Quips address humor, philosophy, aging, manners, and social scenes with light irony. Themes include a cheerful giver, a long distance dancer, and garden weeds, ending with house rules for employees and a wry obituary pun.
Third Alarm film to play at Veterans Building
Concord authorities announce The Third Alarm will be shown at the Veterans Building on Morslay afternoon and evening June 4 under the sponsorship of the Concord Chapter American Red Cross and Concord Central Fire Station Associates. The film features daring rescues a lovestruck tale and a crippled boy’s bravery with devotion of a fireman for a horse.
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Veterans Building
Morslay Aternoon
Concord Chapter
American Red Cross
Concord Central Fire Station Associates
Lost Dog in Concord Mass Strayed From Home
A white Boston terrier with four white paws and a center face strip went missing near 109 Sudbury Road Concord on Sunday evening around 8:30. Reward of 25 dollars for the return. Contact C A Merritt. M 232t
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Sudbury Rd
Concord Mass
Boston
C. A. Merritt
Maynard Sexton Lunch Break-In Reported
The Sexton Lunch room on Nason street was burglarized early this morning. About 75 dollars in bills and change were stolen. Entry was gained via the cellar bulkhead, then a trap door to the store. A hiding spot was used for the day’s receipts. $12 in the cash drawer under the night light remained. Police expect follow up in coming days to identify the thief.
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Sexton
Nason St
Concord News Bits and Local Happenings in May 1914
Engagement announced for Dorothy Minot Greene and William Wheelwright Torrey. David C. McAllister will locate a school next year on a Lancaster estate. Sons of Norway games at Carlisle saw Concord down Carlisle. Arthur Stuart Eldridge jr born May 17 to Arthur S. Eldridge and wife. Memorial Day address planned for Concord Public Schools by Commander Boooker. Mrs. Daniel Lothrop returns from California after Chapter D A R meeting with Brantford guest. George H. Dale to visit Waldren R A Chapter at Masonic Temple May 23.
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Dorothy Minot Greene
William Wheelwright
Torrey
David C. McAllister
Lancaster
Sons of Norway
Carlisle
Concord
Arthurs. Eldridge
Co O H. S
Wues
Mra
Eldridge
Arthur Stuart Eldridge
Boooker
Old Concord
Middlesex Boat Races Highlight Week Schedule
Three Middlesex school crews compete this week as the eighth oar crew races Harvard College’s Freshman dormitory on the Charles River in Cambridge Wednesday. Saturday features the first and second fours facing Philips Exeter Academy over a half mile at Bateman's Pond in Concord.
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Middlesex
Middlesex School
Charles
Cambridge
Harvard College
Phillips Exeter Academy
Bateman's Pond
Concord
Brush Fires Strikes City With Triple Alarm Bursts
Three alarms within three hours Sunday afternoon sent the Fire Department to grass and brush fires near the Concord river at the Carlisle line owned by A D Puffer of Monument Street. Campers are suspected. A second alarm followed at Lake Walden on Forbes estates where a woods fire flared then reignited, prompting a third alarm.
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Concord River
Carlisle
A. D. Puffer
Monument St
Lake Walden
Forbes Estates
First Parish Church Sermon by Rev Van Hess at Coolidge Corner
Rev Thomas Van Hess of the Second Parish Unitarian will preach at the First Parish Church on Sunday morning May 27 at Coolidge Corner. The event invites parishioners and neighbors to attend the service in a historic shared space.
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Thomas van Hess
Unitarian Mectine House
Coolidge Corner
Wanted Farm Teamster and Men to Milk Ben Pope
Wanted workers for a farm near Concor Mass to milk a person named Benjamin Pope. Laborers sought include a farm teamster and additional hands. Job posting notes male workers, age around mid twenty four, with unspecified qualifications.
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Benjamin Pope
Concor
Sudbury Friends Attend Theatre Return Visits
Frank Hadley visited his daughter in North Sudbury with Misses Stella Fo Campbell, Campbell, and Dwyer of Concord Road. They attended the Park Theatre to see The Rip Tide. Mrs William DD Campbell of Concord Road visited her brother in South Urain tree last Friday.
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Frank Hadley
Tindson
Stella Fo Campbell
Nna E. Dwyer
Ethel Mo Dwyer
Concord Rd
North Sudbury
Park Theatre
William DD Campbell
Bee Brother
Urain
Goodman Society elects officers at town hall meeting
The Goodman Society met at the town hall Monday evening to elect officers led by President Charles Way and Vice President Arthur White. Treasurer Lew E K Hawes, Secretary Josephine White, Auditor Francie B Bent. The common triangle care was assigned to Mr Tawes and the society invites new members to help maintain street corners and fund projects.
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Goodman Society
Mee A
Charles Way
Arthur White
Lew EK. Hawes
S Josephine White
Francie B. Bent
Tawes
Women’s Club Luncheon Hosts Play At High School
The Women’s Club luncheon drew a large audience as Mrs. Willett Starrett chaired the committee. After the meal the annual reports and executive board meeting followed. The High School presented The Private Secretary to a full house with a strong cast including Horace Oliver Malcolm Lewis Eunice Hall Albert Goodman Helen Jordan Benjamin Wilson Los Tiles Martin Lucaree and Harry Rice.
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Cluo
Willett Starrett
Horace Oliver
Malcom Lewis
Eunice Hall
Albert Goodman
Helen Jordan
Benjamin Wilson
Los Tiles
Martin Lucaree
Harry Rice
Middlesex Institution to Hold Annual Meeting Proposal to Change By Laws
The Middlesex Institution for Savings will hold its annual corporation meeting on Tuesday June 5 1923 at 3 30 PM in the bank rooms. A proposal to amend the by laws to permit a first deposit of one dollar will be presented. Helen H Moore clerk.
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Middlesex Institution For Savings
Corporation of the Middlesex Institution For Savings
Helen H. Moore
Acton Notes: Postmaster Rounds, Local Happenings
South Acton reports the postmaster back after illness and local residents with travel, sports, and community events. Notables include raffish bus delays, high school track standouts, fox show prizes, family moves, and a new Federal truck for Acton Maynard Oil.
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P. O
Lewis Cross
River St
Hohton
Harry Prescott
Terryo
Bolton
Belton
Pittsburg
Bravesfield
Hesselton
School St
John Manning
Ginter Co
Hud von Ostere Momeduay
Rod. Kimball
Kimball
Oxgood Tattle
Thomas Murray
William Cahill
Anthony Foley
Burton Iirstian
Ayer
West Acton
Charles Wood
Acton
Dong
Charles
Robert Goodearleis
Max Solomon
Road End Farm
Concord High School
Lawrence Shay
Shay
Bertha Rawster
Frank Holland
Henry Bursaw
Acton and Maynard Oil Co
Federal
Ginter
Boston
Congregational Church Notes
The Ladies Social Circle meets Thursday afternoon at 2 30. Prayer meeting Friday evening at Toto. Sunday May 27 service at 10 30 with Sunday school at 10.10. On Friday June 1 there will be a church roll call.
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Congregational Church
Toto
Concord Junction Social News and Local Incidents
Mrs Leo Carter and infant son Rob of Providence visit sister Mrs Guy Elmes in Concord Junction. A child of Mr and Mrs David Sheehan Baker fell and broke his wrist from a barn ladder. Mrs Margaret Marshall and Miss Anna Marshall visit Mr and Mrs John Collus. Mrs Edward Williams and daughter Eleanor join Mr Williams in New Jersey after a month with Frank Williams. Edward Petersen injured by a horse while delivering milk and hospitalized. Mr and Mrs Oliver Reisen move into Cottage Street home vacated by Ryelert. Loftus & Co open new store in Laphams block Commonwealth Avenue. Mrs Edwin Edwardson hired to assist and manage books.
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Leo Carter
Providence
Rob
Memorial Sunday at Union Church services announced
Memorial Sunday observance includes morning worship with a sermon on Memorial Day Lessons, church school at noon, Christian Endeavor at 1 and 6, evening service at 7, and a season’s list song service. Boy Scouts meet Monday at 7, midweek prayer Tuesday at 7:30 on Paul’s Sermons, Young Men's Union monthly meeting May 1 at 8. All welcome.
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Alfred W. Stone
Christian Endeavor Societies
Boy Scouts
Young Men's Union Club
Days of Merial for All Who Have Served the Nation
A historical note on patriotic holidays May and July, urging continued tribute to sacrifices for country. It argues against overextension of holidays and stresses the enduring meaning of national days honoring the dead and veterans.
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Katherine Edelman
Kansas City Star
French Ambassador Honors First Paris Flag Return
Ambassador Jusserand saluted President Harding in the White House east room on Memorial Day last year. He presided as the first American flag flown in Paris marked the arrival of American troops there.
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Jusserand
France
White House
Harding
Paris
Words of sympathy for the bereaved on Memorial Day
The passage laments growing bereavement and urges brief expressions of sympathy for the grieving, suggesting small acts of consolation to ease sorrow as Memorial Day memories linger and honor the sanctified dead.
Winchester Horse to Move to Smithsonian From Governor's Island
In the old Governor's Island quartermaster building New York harbor the famous Civil War horse Winchester is moved to the Smithsonian in Washington. At a June 3 ceremony Grand Army men bid farewell to the horse once ridden by General Sheridan on the day that saved Union troops at Winchester.
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General Sheridan
Smithsonian Institution At
Washington
Quartermaster
Governor's Island
New York Harbor
Winchester
Smithsonian Institution
Grand Army
Remembering the May 50 118 Memorial Day Prayer
The piece recalls a 5 year old Congress resolution to acknowledge dependence on Almighty God and call for a public day of prayer and fasting for the nation. It asks how many recall that the day of prayer and humiliation was held on Memorial Day.
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Congress
United States
Memorial day reverence spans three wars across the Union
The article notes flowers marking Memorial day for American soldiers of three wars. It emphasizes the last war in Europe, World War I, as shaping unified patriotism more than Spain’s conflict. Every part of the United States mourns soldiers who died in France.
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Spain
France
Memorial Day and the meaning of heroism
Memorial Day recalls that deeds by individuals drive progress. Men serve as instruments of achievement, and what they accomplish shapes advancement for the greatest number.
Maynard Scouts Aid Near East Relief Gift
A Maynard Boy Scouts drive collected 4 550 pounds of clothing and paid $31 85 freight for Near East Relief. They sent $42 12 in cash and received a May 15 1923 acknowledgment from Dr. Bartlett New England director noting each dollar buys about $1 50 of food.
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Boy Scouts of
Maynard
Dr. Bartlett
All New England
Maynard Scouts
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