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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1920
Page
3
In a soggy river regatta on Saturday, Middlesex led the four by four, while Exeter's crew took the early lead on the quarter mile course. The northeast wind and driving rain challenged rowers, yet crews used the wind to gain advantage as conditions deteriorated.
The Word K. of C. will open Decoration Day activities in the morning with a game against Hudson at Hudson. The 20th team lineup includes Mulcahey Fallon and Congins among others as fans prepare for a large tribute in the town.
A vivid dialogue between a rich society girl and a salesman on a night train reveals one claiming to profit from corsets and another from petticoats. The pair discuss campaign funding and pledges, with a reveal of about $50,000 raised in a day, prompting advice to avoid corsets.
An old note describes codfish swallowing prey and excreting shells after digestion. Crabs break shells of smaller neighbors and suck out meat, creating shell mounds beneath the waves. It adds a curious claim that a sunken ship would be eaten by the finch except for metal parts.
James Phalen of the U S navy is visiting here for a few days, joining local residents and enjoying the area.
A Popular Mechanics Magazine note explains plywood’s layered grain enhances strength. The De Havilland 4 example shows a plywood wing rib weighing 5.12 ounces carrying 274 pounds, versus the older rib at 7.95 ounces carrying 89 pounds.
The radium watch industry began with one watch in 1903 by Dr. George F. Kunz. Through patents held by a large American radium company, imports and sales grew to hundreds by 1908–10. By 1918 about 3,500 radium watches and clocks were sold in the United States, and by 1919 output reached about 2,200,000 American high grade and cheap watches and upward of 560,000 imported timepieces.
A description of timber wolves raised in distance sensing, sending howling signals that unsettle humans and animals, as distant packs respond and converge until the entire wolf group unites.
The guide advises removing surplus fruit where apples pears peaches or plums set heavily. Thin peaches after June drop so 4 to inches apart, thin plums to stop touching. For apples and pears leave one or two per cluster, remove deformed wormy fruit, and avoid touching when ripe. Thinned trees yield larger fruit and equal bushels.
The article extols planting a variety orchard to extend fresh fruit seasons and gain firsthand knowledge of suitable varieties. It argues that orchardists should test apples peaches plums pears grapes strawberries blackberries and dewberries on their own farms rather than rely solely on neighbors' advice.
Farmers are urged not to remove hay from orchards as it depletes soil fertility and moisture. The article stresses leaving all grass to feed the soil to promote fruit production and warns that pasturing alone harms orchard yields.
The article notes sandy loam is favored for strawberries but other soils can be managed. Strawberries require moisture and well prepared soil with cultivation to control weeds. Deep sandy loam is best though clay loam buckshot alluvial and other soil types may be workable with proper management.
HlorriculTURAL tea notes discuss orchard care including using fertilizer to aid crops watch for rabbits and mites in trees and advise pruning young apples to keep natural form avoid cutting the central leader and emphasize careful grading to reduce shipment rejections at markets.
A discussion from the Electrical Experimenter suggests radium on watch dials holds energy for about 2 500 years due to zinc sulphide. If released rapidly, this energy could power a motor. Also noted is a portrait of Egyptian fellaheen gaining prosperity via Reconstruction, with wives aiding bargaining as cotton prices rise.
Barbara and Helen argue over a horse named by Santa gifts. Helen asks if it is a girl or a boy horse. Barbara deflects. Their father, a doctor, is consulted after Helen declares Flo is a person not a horse doctor.
Commercial traveler Timothy Brown notes a yearn for vengeance after a harsh encounter with yarn merchant Jonas Perkins who repeatedly insulted him by tearing his card. Brown, undaunted, plans a personal payback during his routine calls.
The article notes early air warfare advances such as firing through propeller gaps without hitting blades. It credits French aviator Roland Garros as a pioneer and describes mounted machine guns above wings, in turrets, or at the rear. It cites the Browning gun's potential rate of fire.
Redeemed Early Failure recounts the distress of the famed missionary and preacher as he troubled his school teacher. Another renowned preacher, Isaac Barrow, was deemed too slow and quarrelsome to be seen as an example.
A cochineal insect mother lays a large number of eggs and dies to shield them. Her body covers the eggs, protecting them from sun until hatchlings emerge. The account highlights the insect's life cycle and parental sacrifice.
A prisoner at La Crosse Wisconsin jail used butter mixed with a cell disinfectant to create a light and a wick from a torn strap. He dug a tunnel through the floor and aimed to break through a brick wall but was discovered before escaping.
Discussion notes the plan to deport the former kaiser to Curaçao, with belief he would meet a cordial reception there. The fragment hints at public or official sentiment in the press toward treating the ex-emperor's exile.
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