Massachusetts orchardists urged to form cooperatives for better prices
The Boston Herald notes a positive shift as fourteen Massachusetts apple growers pool efforts under State Board of Agriculture guidance. After sorting packing and manager costs they net about 3000 dollars on 1400 barrels, proving cooperative selling beats independent, rot-prone marketing. The piece urges broader farmer participation and faster adoption of cooperative practices.
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Wilpornogo
Hampshire
Boston Herald
Han
Lane
State Board of Agriculture and Ation
England
State Board of Agriculture
Massachusetts
New England
Northwest
Advertising on Trees in Massachusetts Prohibited by Law
A public notice warns against posting ads on trees and other property along highways in Massachusetts. It cites injury risks from nails and metal fasteners, legal penalties up to fifty dollars, and urges advertisers to use newspapers to reach readers in their homes.
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Massachusetts
Planning line between Boston and Russia eyed for steamship route
A proposal envisions a steamship line between Boston and Russia with immediate profitability. Russia seeks American goods and machinery, promising a major postwar market for U.S. manufacturers as shared friendship with America grows while central power hostility wanes.
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Boston
Russia
Political speech warned against agitation and promised penalties
A speaker denounces politicians who argue for high wages and forced producer sales, claiming they cannot deliver results. The piece asserts farmers would want the debate halted and politicians would be sentenced to long penitentiaries for lying and endangering the community.
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LD B
Shoul
Discussion over Aroostook potato quality and claims
A Maine court weighs what constitutes an Aroostook potato. Authors argue the county’s climate yields many potatoes but not necessarily the best. central Maine produces superior crops with more acreage. Many farmers rely on potatoes exclusively, some wintering in the South.
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Maine
Massacchusetts
Aroostook
Aroostook County
Germany’s wartime advance and postwar commercial threat
The piece argues Germany will emerge years ahead from 1914, equipped to compete commercially after the war. It notes German industrial efficiency, consumer regulation, and global market study, urging American manufacturers to study foreign needs, with emphasis on better packing to avoid damage in transit.
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Germany
Unites States
Westford Seeks Prosecution Over Lewd Language on Public Way
Town officials vow to enforce laws against lewdness and profanity after widespread complaints. Selectmen notify Constable Wall to prosecute anyone using profane or indecent language on public highways, a move hailed as a model for other towns and cities in the state.
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Westford
William Wall
Indignation Over Mail Censorship Attacks U S Dignity
The piece denounces overhauling of American mails as an indignity and calls for a strong protest. It accuses nations of pilfering and censorship, arguing the insult harms the United States, once the land of the free and brave.
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United States
Japan Denounces U S Immigration Privileges Dispute
Japan charges the United States with denying Japanese citizens the immigration privileges granted to other nations and regards the move as discriminatory and unworthy of American dignity. It challenges any American to deny the claim publicly.
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Japan
United States
Bremen London Arrival Report Baffles New London Press
German press reportedly figures show sleuth-bound reporters puzzled by the Bremen London arrival revealing undersea boat whereabouts under the nose of local papers in New London.
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London
Bremen
Sharks Still Struggle to Accept Season End
The fragment suggests uncertainty about the Sharks season ending and whether they can secure a future opportunity. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are provided in the readable text.
County Court News: Bedford Maynard Concord in Civil Suits
Multiple cases proceed in county court across Acton Bedford Concord and Maynard. Bedford resident John Henry Brown sued for 110 by Morris Berman of Lexington with Boston attorney. Maynard cases involve Sweeney Doherty 1000 owed 495 to town of Maynard and Sudbury as trustee. Maynard also suits Charles C. Murray for 2000 owed 1500 to James T. Riley. Administratrix Oline Ostborg named for Ludwig Ostborg with bond 250. several divorces and executorship filings follow.
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John Henry Brown
Bedford
Morris Berman
Lexington
Atty
William E. Ludden
Old South Bidg
Boston
John H. Sweeney
Everett
William C. Doherty
Stoneham
Copartners
Sweeney & Doherty
Maynard
Sudbury
Attys. Wilson, Juggins & Murphy
Sears
Charles C. Murray
James T. Riley
Waltham
P. J. Duane
Oline Ostborg
Concord
Ludwig Ostborg
Lawton
Oline Ost Borg
John L. Ostborg
Svein Ostborg
Leif Ostborg
Paul H. Ostborg
Henry N. Ostborg
Olga Ostborg
Amno
Sofia ‘Rytky
Esko Rytky
Rutland
Irwin
Worcester
Guy G. Fernald
Joseph EB. Manning
Conord
Alice L. Fernald
Margaret H. Manning
Arlington
East Cambridge
Ida Walker
Prentice 8
Walker
Atty. J. J. Shaughnessy
Marlboro
Probate Court notice and executor appointment in Concord
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court informs heirs creditors and others interested in the estate of Joseph E Mann ing of Concord that a petition seeks administration by Guy G Fernald without bond. The date to appear is October 16 1916 at nine in the forenoon in Cambridge.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Atien
Joseph E. Manning
Notice of Administratorship for Catherine E. Rood Estate
No subscriber has appointed an administrator for the estate of Catherine E. Rood of Concord Middlesex deceased intestate. All persons holding claims or debts must present them for payment. Robert B. Rood is named administrator with bond as required by law. September 5, 1916.
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Carl Chadwick
Concord
Middlesex
Raynor M. Gardiner
Catherine E. Rood
County of
Robert B. Rood
Adm
Aamek
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