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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
7
Instructions for making raised doughnuts with or without cream filling. Notes on mixing with salt and yeast, proofing, cutting into diamonds, frying, and filling with raspberry jam or nutmeg flavored variants. Suggests serving warm with maple syrup and varying flavors for variety.
A historical account traces New England development from the Pilgrims in 1620 to modern manufacturing, noting natural landscapes and railroad links. It highlights how resorts shape tourism and promotes a free 90 page Boston & Maine booklet on New England vacations and costs.
Directors of Marlboro and Westboro Street Railway outline a scheme to run Boston suburban line cars from South Framingham over Marlboro & Westboro tracks to North Grafton. Marlboro & Westboro cars would operate Marlboro to Westboro with transfers at the square to Boston suburban trains. Plans include through running from Marlboro Grafton during setup, with connections at Lyman and the square until full arrangements are in place.
Travel notice announces low rate excursions to Portland Oregon via Wisconsin Central Railway for trips this year. Passengers should request tickets reading via Wisconsin Central between Chicago and St Paul with Pullman sleepers free reclining chairs and a la Carte meals. Further details from Wm Kerley T A 290 Broadway New York NY.
Low round trip rates to Portland Oregon and Pacific Coast points in California and Washington offered. Return via Nickel Plate Road with stopovers and good return limit. Tickets on sale certain days of each week beginning May 234. For details write L P Burgess N B P A Old South Building Boston Mass.
A new state law restricts lodging for tramps and vagrants, requiring labor for meals and lodging and imposing health standards on housing. The piece also promotes Keith’s Theatre shows for May 29 and June 5, including Old Neighborhood, Paul Barnes, Otto Brothers, Louise Brehany, Meehan’s dogs, and a biograph program.
A Confederate envoys Mason and Slidell were captured from the British steamer Trent. The boarding party commander recalls the unpleasant task and his Virginian birth, noting the harsh taunts from the Mason and Slidell families.
An aged tale recalls a Civil War incident in which a ship sank bow first in the Tennessee river area. The narrator describes the moment of disaster as 120 men drowned after a pilot’s last words, “After you, pilot,” echoing courage and tragedy.
A historical excerpt recalls Admiral Farragut facing pressure to yield and choosing duty over retreat. It also narrates the June 10 1864 clash off Cherbourg when USS Keararge engaged CSS Alabama, crossing a neutral line as French ships watched, and the fierce close action that followed.
Captain Raphael Semmes recalls the Alabama mutiny the first and only such event aboard his vessel. He describes commands to arrest drunken crew, water treatment of mutineers, and the crew’s rapid submission under discipline. The tale ends with sailors calling him Old Beeswax, a pun on his handling of the incident.
A dawn riverine raid carried twenty boats past Fort Caswell and Fort Barkhead as a masked force hid its vessels. Captain Kel was dragged from General Cushings quarters after a friendly guide pointed to the general’s room.
In Mobile Bay a shark attacked the skiff escorting the vessel sending the lieutenant’s uniformed post impinged by the bite on the starboard side. The incident followed the fall of New Orleans during the Civil War era.
Train timetable shows Cornell and Maynard Street routes with daily service except Sundays starting September 26 1904. Detailed arrival and departure times list Concord Junction Westvale Switch Stow Centre Maynard Hudson and Boston routes with numerous stops and Sunday schedules.
Fragmentary OCR shows a financial notice listing interest payable on Wednesdays in January April June and October plus references to banking hours and a president and treasurer. Names and places are garbled but indicate a formal, dated financial or corporate notice.
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