Historic cane gifted on deck of Constitution to Capt. Ripley
The Old Frigate Constitution deck hosted a ceremony presenting Capt. Charles T. Ripley with a 60 part heirloom cane. Each section holds relics from American wars and historic sites, gathered by Grand Army posts and historic groups. The silver ferrule bears the inscription dated October 12, 1905.
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Charles T. Ripley
Yard Police
Wilmon W. Bilackmar
W. R. Co
Bunker Hill Monument Association
Charlestown Carnival Association
Daughters of 1612
Sons of 1812
Sons of the Revolution
Frank BE
Curtis Guild Jr
L. Reed
Bunker Hill
Boston Elm
Eliot's Oak
Old South
Old North
Faneuil Hall
North Bridge
Concord
Cornwallis
Grant
Washington
Frank B. Martell
Reuben L. Reed
William Kennedy
A. E B. Stillman
United States
Ripley
Sarah Sawyer
West Acton
Martha Hale
Herbert W. Hale
South Acton
Liberty
Col. Oakes
Mayor Parsons
Marlboro
James D. Coady
D. J. Taft
James Ginty
A. A. Rice
California
U. S. Service
61St
N. Y
North Carolina
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Mason
Abraham Lincoln Post 11
Somerville
Old Home Week discussed care of poultry for profit
The Pomona Grange meeting covered poultry farming with profit insights. Berlin's Mr Wheeler presented five year receipts showing decent returns from hens while proper care and regular feeding were emphasized. Boxboro and Stow attendees traveled by barge to the event.
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Seabains
Wheeler
Berlin
Rice
Leominster
Boxboro
Stow
Good Crops and Prices Bring Smiles to Missouri Farmers
Farmers report abundant harvests across Missouri lifting spirits as crops, including apples and hay, exceed expectations. Officials note high yields and strong prices, with optimism for continued solid returns as the agricultural year progresses.
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Missouri
Nickel Plate Road Tickets to Pacific Coast At Low Rates
The Nickel Plate Road announces extremely low rate tickets on sale daily through October 31 for travel to the Pacific Coast and other far western points. Tourist sleepers run from New England. For full information write L. P. Burgess, N. E. P. A., Old South Building, Boston, Mass. The Colored Separate Waist Returns Fashionably Trimmed In White. The color craze drives demand for colored separte waists with matching or dark contrasting skirts. Fall offerings include colored crapes, crystalline silks, and soft silks trimmed in white. The surpliced waist remains popular for its long lines. Soft taffeta silk shirts with pin tucked trims also featured.
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Nickel Plate Road
Pacific Coast
Far West
New England
L. P. Burgess
Old South Bidg
Boston
Mass
Lace design evokes airy summer dress with lace accents
The article describes a light toned waist and dark skirt balance, a chif fon foundation with crochet lace yoke, scalloped edge, and satin ribbon quilling. A wide lace flounce drapes over the shoulders as judged by JUDIC CHOLLET while an optimist quips about an enthusiast who pursues things earnestly.
New Dominion to Present Delighting Variety Show
Oct. 16 program by a capable company features a cute jolly playlet. The bill includes Burke Irish dialect comedians the Waldings exciting double act and McClaine Smith singing and dancing. Motion pictures and a kinetograph showcase complete the program.
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New Dominion
Burke
Waldings
McClaine Smith
Prizes Offered for Subscriptions to The Musician
Subscriptions to The Musician offer 61 500 in prizes. The periodical provides twenty four pages of new vocal and instrumental music per issue. The music alone would cost two to three dollars if bought separately. The Musician is priced at fifteen cents per copy and one dollar and a half per year. The London edition planned for next month marks a milestone in American journalism as the first American musical journal.
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London
the Musician
The
Musician
Greeny
Pra Oder
Marlboro Man Falls Into Subways Hole in Boston
A Marlboro business man, curious about city subways, leaned into an excavation near Franklin and Washington streets. A bucket knocked his tall hat into the pit, prompting a shouted "Fire" and amused laborers who retrieved the hat and sent it up with diamond clay. The man returned to South Station via the crowd’s laughter.
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Washington St
Franklin
Washington Streets
Worcester
Marlboro
South Station
Boston
Train Schedules Show Frequent Boston Line Departures
The notice lists numerous departure times from Boston to South Framingham Northboro Clinton Fitchburg and Marlboro with return times to Boston. It includes weekday and Sunday trains and connects via Marlboro Fitchburg Framingham and Concord Junction among others.
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A. Marlboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Marlboro
South Framingham
Gaston
Boston and Maine Railroad Timetable Update 1905
In effect July 26 1905 schedules list trains from Boston to South Acton and Concord Junction with multiple daily departures and Sundays variations. Stops include West Acton Marlboro via Fitchburg and Whitman's Crossing with flags and special Saturday trains listed. Authority credited to D. J. Flanders G. P. & T. A.
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Boston
South Acton
Concord
West Acton
A. m
Ers 2See
Ee Cleatondale Hudson
Whitman C
Marlboro
Hudson and
Centra Mase
Maynard
Whitman
Gleasondale
Hudson
Fitchburg
Mass
Acton
Concord Junction
Ey de Concord
A.m
P. m. D. J. Flanders
G. P
T. A
Concord to Hudson and Maynard Rail Schedule Board
A dense time table lists Concord Hudson Maynard and Concord Junction routes with frequent departures and arrivals from early morning to late night. The page notes special cars can be chartered and directs to the superintendent and Maynard telephone connections.
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Concord Junction
Concord
Tuele Cope
Se Oetendent
Maynard
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Ayer
Cowen
Ayers
Yersian
Pomona Grange
Philadelphia Press
BRECK
Joseph Breck & Sons
North Market Street
Racine Water c
Racine, Wis
Wichita Water Co
Wichita, Kansas
Kokomo Water Works Co
Kokomo, Ind
Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Co
Portsmouth, Va
City Water Co
East St. Louis
Granite City
Ill
American Water Works and Guarantee Co
John L. Stone
West Main St
Marlborough
Poples National Bank
Mass Capital
S&s. R
Geo. A. Dyer
Bagercourt
Boston Papere
Senos
Dighton Furnace CO
NO. Dichton, Mass
Seneteore
Southboro
Fayville
South Sudbury
Framingham
Ivers & Pond Puanog
Boxiston St
Boston & Maine Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
All Points
Flanders
Gen. Pass
Tkt. Agt
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Incord, Maynard & Hudson
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John W. Ogden
Marlborough Savings Bank Marlboro
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William’. Murdett
Charles F. Holyoke
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