Varied local notices from West Acton and Concord Junction
Miss Hazel Holt the violinist gave two solos at the Woman's club reception in Concord Junction last week. Several residents and visitors are noted, including A Merriam on a business trip to Meriden, and Miss Margaret Dorsey from Long Branch visiting. Community events include Sunday school gathering, local council activities, hunting trips, and a benefit entertainment planned for January 11 1915.
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Hazel Holt
Woman's Club
Concord Junction
A. Merriam
Meriden
Conn
Margaret Dorsey
Long Branch
N. J
Case
Ruth Hall
Isabel Greer
F. S. Glines
Brookline
N. J. Cole
J. M. Feirbanks
Christie
Teele
Roxbury
Acton Council
R. A
Maynard Council
Sir Kenns
Dorchester
Rainbow Fair at Universalist Vestry Delights Local Crowd
The Ladies' Social circle hosts a Rainbow Fair at the Universalist church vestry with six rainbow tables offering food candy ice cream and fancy articles for sale. A one act farce The Two Puddifoots features Puddifoot Senior Herbert W Lewis and Puddifoot Junior Harland Lawrence among cast members.
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the Universalist Church
Gale
Puddifoots
Puddifoot
Herbert W. Lewis
Harland Lawrence
Buffles
Arthur
Lowden
Caroline
Buf
Boy on bicycle struck by auto in Exchange Square crash
Thursday morning J Edwards of Maynard drove west through Exchange Square when Felix Mauro W rode across Acton Street not noticing the auto. The bicycle hit the car head on throwing the rider against the banking unconscious for 20 minutes with a cut above the right eye and a scalp wound exposing the skull. He was taken to Deaconess Hospital by Edwards and Dr Christie, treated and sent home Monday after healing. The auto damaged the bicycle’s rear wheel. witnesses said Edwards was blameless.
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J. Edwards
Maynard
West
Exchange Sq
Felix Mauro W
Acton St
Congregational Church Announces Services and Events
The Congregational Church schedules preaching at 10 80 Sunday morning and 7 p m with Sunday school at noon C E meeting at 6 p m The Ladies Sewing Circle with Miss Lizzie Bumpus Thursday at 230 pm Midweek prayer meeting Friday at 730 pm A lost string of gold beads seek return to Box 227 South Acton post office.
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C. E
Li S. C
Lizzie Bumpus
South Acton
Garber's Story Record Celebrates Long Service
Garber of Portland Maine marks 50 years in business and honors a long serving workman who has stayed with him 40 years. The employee keeps a log of the number of times the boss tells stories, noting one tale he says improves with each retelling after being told 2,7 times.
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Garber
Portland
Rev Walton H Doggett Recovering After Boston Operation
Wes i Acton reports Rev Walton H Doggett is in a Boston hospital after an operation earlier in the week. It is less serious than feared and he is said to be progressing well.
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Walton H. Doggett
Boston
Definition of American race and native-born inhabitants
The text states that the American Indians are the only group properly called the American race as aboriginal inhabitants, while the term American applies to all native-born inhabitants of North and South America and specifically to U.S. citizens.
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North
South America
United States
Mere Figures riddle from Cincinnati Enquirer
A puzzle from the Cincinnati Enquirer outlines a math trick: take living brothers, manipulate the numbers, and end with a three digit result where the left, middle, and right digits encode living brothers, living sisters, and deaths respectively.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
His Feeling for Henri Departing Guest and Heitere
An English translation fragment describes a guest at a restaurant or event. The host distributes payments to waiters with ten sous each and Henri five francs. The departing guest notes Henri has just joined the staff and has not yet served the guest. The exchange ends with the guest praising Henri as least annoying.
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Henri
Heitere
Mad Worn Out Upper Garments
A quip from London Tit-Bits about holiday drinking. A man reflects that his stomach wears out from excess alcohol, as his wife notes every stomach carries three coats while overindulgence wears them away. The remark ends with the man joking that his stomach has been in shirt sleeves for years.
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Guteman
London
Imagined plots of a city chap on a two acre farm
A fragmented line suggests a city man who dreams of handling valuable poultry on a small farm. The text hints at sanity questions but remains unclear on concrete events or identifications.
Culture and character in society and nations
The essay discusses how true culture rests on the development of all faculties and how silent virtue carries more influence than words. It compares culture across nations, noting the difficulty of measuring cultural breadth and the ideal of “all round” individuals as the measure of a cultured nation.
Origin of Knitting in Scotland and Its Spread
Knitting began as a Scottish invention in the fifteenth century and Scottish stockings soon reached France. A stocking knitters guild formed with St Fiacre as patron saint. By 1589 William Lee invented the knitting frame, marking the rise of machinery in hand knitting.
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France
St. Fiacre
William, Lee
Daily Thought Quote on Virtue and Vice Emission
A reflective note cites R W Emerson stating people think virtue or vice is shown only by actions while it subtly breathes from them at every moment.
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R. W. Emersos
Opening of New Store Delights Worcester Patrons
The store opening on Tuesday November 10 drew thousands of patrons who praised the event and the amiable weather. Management thanks sponsors and friends and pledges to work harder to serve Worcester City and Worcester County with a top new institution of its kind.
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Worcester County
Local Market Expands to Handle Thanksgiving Demand
The provider states it has doubled facilities to serve Thanksgiving business in the vicinity. They urge customers to shift a portion of their holiday purchases next week, promising faster service and improved clerical support while noting they cannot detail all supply gains.
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Benge
Roger Bros
Joel Butterworth
Adm
Store Main St
Clara Sawyer
Etta Clark
Newton
FE. W. Clark
J. S. Moore
New Hampshire
J. Jackson
Lawrence
Isabella Heath
Ed. Jones
Detroit
Mich
Ella
Chester Smith
L. A. Sebastian
Harold Symonds
Frank Roche
Congregational Church
Wesi Acton
Thomas Devane
H. C. Hettinger
Winona Rebekah Lodge
Universalist Church
Worcester Market
New Worcester Market
Worcester, Mass
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