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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
5
Advertises openings for operators on power driven Singer machines. Experienced workers encouraged, inexperienced will be trained. Work focuses on waist and shirt waist garments. Apply by letter or in person at the Boston Specialty Store in Concord Massachusetts.
A curio of Civil War lore recounts President Lincoln comforting wounded General Sickles at a hospital and predicting his recovery after Gettysburg. The piece weaves anecdotes of Grant’s cigars, Mosby’s ruse at Fairfax, and wartime scenes with Grant’s pumpkin pie visit and a dress parade order.
A soldier describes the shirts sewn by patriotic American women as noble garments though not suitable as sole clothing. Captain Mortimer de Montague of the skirmish details a shirt failing to reach his cap and waist as he moves to the general’s residence.
A Civil War letter recounts a Dutch sergeant mispronouncing weapon spiking after Shiloh, noting quirks of battle talk. The dialogue touches on a letter from a wife, a request to destroy it, and mentions Barlow and Gordon, with Gordon later killed and credited with saving a life at Gettysburg.
Mrs. Angie Andrews is ill with pneumonia. Dr Tasker attends. Lansing visits from Littleton. Bees prove lucky for Arthur Whitcomb who hired a swarm. Several local residents travel and guest in West Acton and neighboring towns. The home of George S Houghton on the Stow road burned Saturday due to a lantern, destroying the house but saving many belongings and drawing sympathy for the elderly owner.
Spring changes bring many catarrh cases that can become chronic without treatment. Hyomel offers a simple remedy: put twenty drops in the pocket inhaler and breathe for three minutes four times daily. The complete Hyomont costs one dollar and lasts weeks.
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