Boers Back German Aid in South Africa Revolt
London reports a Boer rebellion in South Africa aided by German troops and arms aimed at independence. Governors warn of British suppression and German machinations as part of a wider imperial challenge.
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England
London
South Africa
I Buxton
South Af
Beyers
Germy
Maritz
German West Africa
Orange River
Hoer
Ger
Turkish earthquake toll and wrecked province reported
A cable from Morgenthau to the state department says Konia province in Turkey suffered massive destruction in the quake. Buildings fell, rendering countless people homeless as officials estimate thousands killed and many unable to aid themselves due to poverty.
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Washington
Konia
Turkey
Am- 8
Morgenthau
Iar
Quoted Quarrel Over Neutrality Mention Hints
Secretary notes Captain Coleman U A discussed situation in violation of neutrality order but claims misquote and denies language. Court hears request to advance Thaw extradition litigation from New Hampshire to New York in supreme court. Inquest blames robbers for George Harip’s death after Sept 22 robbery of 249.55 dollars.
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Washington
Coleman
U. A
Hag Vol
Cones
Mer Permen
Harry K. Thaw
New Hampshire
New York
Supreme Court
New York State
R. J
Alfred Pe
Francis S. Jarvis
George Harip
Vance
Harley
Weather Report Fragment from Rimpese Dated October 16
Fragmentary weather note from Rimpese dated October 16 provides times 1:18 am and 7:30 am with scant context. No clear forecast or location details are readable beyond the brief timestamps.
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Genere
Fire alarm responds to mattress fire in Sudbury cellar
An alarm from Box 22 reported a fire in Block 2 Sudbury et starting from a mattress in the cellar with slight damage. The event occurred Monday at 9 o'clock and local residents were noted in various social items throughout the week.
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Sudbury
Franklin .P. Plummer
Mar- Diehead
Frank BE. Sanderson
Jeremiah Bradley
Frank Goettler
Boston
Frank Wilder
Dorothy
Monson
Henry Woolerschied
Lynn
Concord
Middlesex Club
Lake Boon
Kenneth Damien
Col
Henry Kincaide
Congress
Kincaide
Car Trouble Delays Harvard Motor on Elm Street
Wallace F. Bryant of Harvard stalled Saturday evening when a broken timing gear stopped his car on Elmst. It was towed to Torrey & Vialle for repairs. Through agent Byron, William Shannon bought H.8 Stratford Place and took occupancy. Torrey & Vialle received a three quarter ton Kissel car hailed as a beauty for local merchants to view.
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Wallace F. Bryant
Harvard
Elmst
Torrey & Vialle
Thomas Byron
William Shannon
Stradford Place
Pofrey & Vialle
Skating Rink Underway on Everett Street
The town is building a 200 by 250 foot skating rink on the playgrounds chosen at the last town meeting. Work has started under Chairman Keyes and Supt Worcester and will be usable this winter though funding limits prevent perfection. A standpipe is installed and the rink may later be converted into two tennis courts in summer.
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Everett St
Keyes
Worcester
Supt
Jack Frost
Wise move suspends Concord hunting season
The governor issued a proclamation halting hunting until rain reduces fire danger, as hunters in Concord acknowledge the need for forest fire control. A large assembly from the Men’s Brotherhood of the Trinitarian church met Tuesday for a summer resumption supper followed by Rev. J Edgar Park of Newton delivering an engaging address on Ulster.
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Concord
Men’s Brotherhood of the Trinitarian Church
J. Edgar Park
Newton
Ulster
Concord Junction 1914 15 season schedule
The Concord Junction club outlines its 1914 15 program with events in November December. Dates include November 6 reception to the president with address and dues, November 20 a lecture by Annie Russell Marble, December 4 a Home Talent play directed by Bertha Whidden, and December 18 a State conference with speakers from the Public Health department of Massachusetts.
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Annie Russell Marble
Association Hall
Home Talent Committee
Bertha
Whidden
Pub. Me Health Department of the
Mass
State Federation of Women's Clubs Events Schedule
The program lists teas, open meetings, lectures, and musical events across several Fridays from January to December. Highlights include Rebecca of Sivingbrook Farm dramatic reading, Dr David Scannell lecture on home school cooperation, Ruth Batchelder talk on leftovers, and a Musicale with Bertha Barnes and others. The schedule includes President's Day greetings, Children’s Day entertainer Anne Warner Baker, and an Opera Talk by Harrah Hubbard with Floyd Baxter.
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Pilgrim
Robert FitzGerald
Everett
Qlines
Percy F. Baker
Wm. Gustafson, Jr
Nina Bearse Wilbur
David D. Scannell
Ruth Batchelder
Household Economics Committee
Cora Hatch
Bertha Barnes
Rebecca Warren
Mae Somers
T. N. Shufelt
Emma Browning Leland
C. M. Ellinwood
Kathrine P. Trufant
Henrietta M. Chase
Littleton Woman’s Club
Anne Warner Baker
Association Hall
Madonna
Harrah W. L. Hubbard
Floyd Baxter
Short-Tailed Horse Pricing in Northern France
A tourist reads a farmer’s notice in northern France offering pasture for horses at fifteen cents a day. The farmer explains the term short tailed means the horse must chase flies with its head, preventing eating, while a long tailed horse eats more.
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France
Can't Help It Doctor Scene Reveals Pathetic Baby Care
A doctor complains the baby is no better while Mrs Newlywed explains she bought pink pills for 18 cents, noting they matched the dress and were marked down from 25, highlighting cheap drug marketing and domestic humor.
Rabbit Militancy and Human Responsibility Reconsidered
The text argues that nature inclines humans to accept collective and conspiratorial traits in rabbits. It suggests the rabbit’s gift of collectivism signals humans to align with its power for practical use. It warns that human fault lies in failing to manage evolving militant tendencies in the rabbit.
Shakespeare’s Dramatic Purpose and Lasting Fame
The essay argues Shakespeare wrote dramatic plays for playhouses and earned good coin. It portrays him as a great man able to “hold the mirror up to nature” with unprecedented force and fidelity. His work built wealth and enduring fame.
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Shakespeare
Cow Drinks Water From Tap In Lane
A Tralee England farmer reports a cow that refuses ordinary water, then walks to a lane where a water tap is turned on for her. She drinks and is credited with turning the tap off after finishing. Photographs accompany the tale.
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Tralee
England
Can You Keep a Secret
A playful meditation on secrets and borrowing others lives. A man walking through life with others’ secrets in his mind risks revealing them and challenges the idea of true discretion. The piece ends with a cheeky retort about whether anyone can truly keep a secret.
Getting It Spread Wrong
An amateur farmer laments failing crops and blames the land while Farmer Corntessel counters that the cultivation rests on the land. A separate quip notes there should be a law against aviation, countered by the gravity law.
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Farmer Corntessel
The Real Matter. It matters not how a man dies but now he lives
A brief quotation note reflecting on life after death attributed to Johnston. It emphasizes the idea that existence is judged by how one lives rather than how one dies. The text presents a philosophical takeaway without events or dates.
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Johnston
South Acton community notes and local arrivals
South Acton updates list residents visiting, returning from travels, and new arrivals. George Greenough returns from Connecticut work. Harold Coolidge moves to Concord Junction. Emory Lothrop back from Maine. Clara Leighton Hazel Easthope Clarence Hall perform at harvest supper. Simmon college girls camp at Barnes cottage. Miss A G Harris returns to Leominster. Waldo Tuttle Ralph Hastings recovering. Arthur Blanchard ships apples to England. Mrs. Samuel Ineson ill. Nicholas Mauro relocates to Parker Crossing. Katherine Callon back at Allen Chair Co.. Sidney Chase returns from Vermont visit.
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Maynard St
Harold Coolidge
A. G. Ziegler
Concord Junction
F. Chandler
Vermont
Emory Lothrop
Maine
Universalist Church
Clara Leighton
Hazel Easthope
Clarence Hall
Robert Christie
Madison Fairbanks
Ayer
O. W. Stevens
Providence
E. D. Stevens
Francistown
N. H
Christie
A. Lane
South Ashburnham
W. 8. Fletcher
A. G. Sage
West Medford
Emily Nagle
Hinckley
Eva Gray
Simmon College
Barnes
Fort Pond
Annie Nagle
Mr. Coldwell
Somerville
Waugh
Warren Hill
Waldo Tuttle
Ralph Hastings
Ed. Conant
Katherine Callon
Allen Chair Co
Luther Billings
Chadwick St
Harris House
Adoard
Sidney Chase
Whittingham
Congregational Church Activities Announced
The Ladies Social Circle meets Thursday at 2 30 at Mrs I C Weston home Prospect St. Church committee meets Thursday night at 7 30 in the vestry. Friday prayer meeting at 7 30. Sunday preaching at 10 20, Sunday school at noon, Christian Endeavor at 6 pm, evening service at 7.
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I. C. Weston
Christian Endeavor Meeting
Ladies of Universalist Church Host Annual Sale
The Universalist Church ladies plan their annual sale to be held November 12 and 18 at Mrs. A Lawrence home on Maple Street. Sewing afternoon begins Thursday at 2 o clock.
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THE
Universalist Church
For Sale A Good Square Piano
A clean notice offers a good square piano for sale with urgency to sell at once. The seller is listed as E. B. Quimby.
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E. B. Quimby
Local Social and Fraternal Notices from Acton Centre
W C T U meeting held at Mrs EB A Phalen's home with a social hour and refreshments. John Edwards and wife returned from Gloucester after two weeks with relatives. Mrs Alice Aiken plans to move to Concord. Acton Grange 259 conferred two degrees on 11 candidates. John White visited his daughter in Chelmsford on Columbus Day. Mrs Tingley visiting Rev F W Tingley. Daughters of Rev F P Wood visited the old home. Charles Peterson and wife visited Mrs Frederickson on Columbus Day. Mrs Emerick Gates elected president of Ladies Church Aid. Baby of Mr and Mrs W J Livermore burned leg and foot with hot coffee. Miss Helen Andrews of Auburn, Me staying with W L Holden. Una Holden's condition improving. Miss Josie Wood visiting Rev Franklin P Wood.
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EB. A. Phalen
John Edwards
Gloucester
Alice Aiken
Concord
Acton Grange No
John White
Columbus Day
Arthur Reede
Chelmsford
Tingley
F. W. Tingley
F. P. Wood
Helen
Sara
Arthur Gould
Charles Peterson
West Chelmsford
Frederickson
Ladies’ Church Aid Society
Emerick Gates
Anna Millan
W. J. Livermore
Helen Andrews
Auburn
W. L. Holden
Una Holden
Josie Wood
Franklin P. Wood
Wheelwright shop remodels in West Acton for first class operation
John McNiff has remodeled the shop he bought from H. T. Clark into a top tier wheelwright business. William Besse of Wakefield began work as McNiff's wheelwright this Monday. Miss Irene Eastman Taluta will perform an Indian song recital at the Baptist church on Oct 21, with a reading from The Wooing of Hiawatha. Walter Tuttle enjoyed a Boston ball game, while family travel included W. B. Holt and his wife visiting Somerville. Barrel shop activity remains high, with about 10 000 barrels sold this season. Mrs Varry Grimes visited Williamsburg and Springfield relatives as mail service improves with a new Boston night train arriving around 5 30.
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John McNiff
H. T. Clark
William Besse
Wakefield
McNiff
Irene Eastman
Taluta
Miss Eastman
Walter Tuttle
Boston
W. B. Holt
Somerville
Harry Holt
George Rockwood
Pretty Home Wedding for Jessie Feltus and Rev. MacDonald
A large wedding at Mr. and Mrs. John R. Feltus home celebrated the marriage of Miss Jessie H. Feltus to Rev. Frederick A. MacDonald of Chester. The ceremony by Rev. Pierce used a double ring service with about 150 guests. The bride wore ivory satin with rose point lace and orange blossoms. she carried roses and lilies of the valley and wore a pearl necklace from the groom. Myrtle A. Feltus was maid of honor. William MacDonald served as best man.
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John R. Feltus
Jessie H. Feltus
Frederick A. MacDonald
Chester
Myrtle A. Feltus
William MacDonald
Somerville Bride Mabel Stow Weds Lohengrin Brother in Autumn Parlor
Miss Mabel Stow of Springfield played Somerville and a Lohengrin brother in a ceremony set under autumn leaves in the front parlor. A reception followed with a wedding lunch, abundant gifts, and out of town guests. The couple left by auto for a wedding tour after the event.
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Somerville
Mabel Stow
Springfield
Portland Youth Thief Captured by Special Officer
A 14 year old boy from Portland Maine was arrested by Special Officer McNiff after a Sunday morning encounter. He confessed with other boys robbed a Portland jewelry store last week and fled Thursday. One companion remains at large while another was already detained. He claimed he slept in Shirley on Saturday and walked most of the way from Portland.
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John Sullivan
Portland
McNiff
Young
Sullivan
Liberty
Shirley
Illusion of Weight by Bag and Coin Trick
A spectator is shown a method to inflate a large empty paper bag and tie it. By placing the bag on one hand and comparing with a pile of coins on the other, the bag will appear ten to twenty times heavier, revealing the illusion if the observer is unaware.
One Way to Tell from a Cake Tale
A six year old named Lillian steals into a pantry, inspects a fresh cake, and teases the cook by guessing its quality. Mrs Trickenbury comments that her daughter has many pens but mocks the cake as a test of taste rather than truth.
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Lillian
Memory of a Splendid Old Editor and Subscriptions
A reminiscence from the Toledo Blade about a splendid old editor who accepted weed on subscription and enjoyed the challenge of carrying wood up two flights, recalling hard newspaper work and the editor’s memory.
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Toledo Blade
Maternal Love Beyond Death Highlights Humanity
A reflection on maternal love as a powerful instinct surpassing death with claims that some lower animals show more humanity than certain humans. The tone suggests a philosophical meditation on motherhood and compassion.
Daily Thought on Hopeful Disposition
A reflective note describes a wide spreading hopeful disposition as a good umbrella in this vale of tears.
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Vale of
Tearn
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Maynard
Woman's Club
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Tea
Rebecca of
Sivingbrook Farm
Lilian Fuller Jackson
South Acton
Grand P
George Greenough
Connecticut
Winnie Goodnow
L. &. Reed
A. G. Harris
Leominster
Samuel Metzer
Bolton
Charles Whitney
Macintyre
Irant
Burlington, Vt
Frank Hosmer
Arthur Blanchard
Mr. Ham
Mr. Seaverns
Brooklyn
Hudson
Samuel Ineson
Mapleet
A. A. Jones
J Burke
Ipswich
Mrs. Wells
Actonst
Nicholas Mauro
Railroad Ave
Parker Crossing
Congregational Church
Acton
West Acton
Teddy
Mrs. Hars H. Anderson
Neem
the Green Stamp Store
Finney & Hoit
Rosenstein
Fifth Avenue
J. Rosenstein
Nason St
Main Street
Austin Macrae
Bank
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