Curiosities and Commentary From The Era
A string of quirky observations on 1890s topics includes a chainless bicycle debut, O. P. Caylor praised as a rare baseball writer, and health rules to curb polluted milk. Commentary questions Boston obeying West End orders, a locomotive joke on pull, and a blunt note on European diplomacy. The Boston Journal notes a Colby College graduate’s suicide intent and Maine landlords questioned.
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The
Boston Journal
Colby College
Maine
Willim E. Russell and Edward Everett Hale Honored
Willim E. Russell remains a potent name in Massachusetts gatherings praising loyalty to principle and public service. The Time and Hour issue features a sketch of Edward Everett Hale noting his first sermon in Berlin on November 10, 1842, about 55 years ago. He is widely honored for his enduring dedication.
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Willim E. Russell
Massachusetts
Time and Hour
Edward Everett Hale
Berlin
Mr. Hale
Asa Haynes
William Barnes
Lexington
Enouh
Leslie House
North
Lancaster
Morgan claimed ruler of railroads with vast mileage
The text asserts J Pierpont Morgan controls about all major rails from Chicago to the seaboard and many southern lines, totaling over 50 000 miles across 21 lines, calling him the railroad king of the world. It also debunks a rumor that he smokes cigars costing $1 25 each as a fake.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago
Seaboard
Old and New Warships Compare in Naval Power
The article notes that even with modern battle fleets like the Massachusetts and Indiana, Captain Mahan emphasizes that the key factor is the crew. He argues that superior armament matters little if the sailors handling it are not skilled and disciplined.
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Massachusetts
Indiana
Mahan
Health official notes shifts in death causes and birth origins
Dr Samuel W. Abbott reports over 40 years consumption deaths in women have declined while infant deaths under one year have risen but fewer die after reaching age one. He says native-born population holds its own while foreign-born parents drive overall death trends.
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Samuel W. Abbott
State Board of Health
Admiral Worden Remembered for Civil War Heroics
Admiral Worden died recently after years of suffering from injuries from the Monitor and Merrimac battle. He is credited with saving Union cities and fleets in one engagement and drew praise from the London Times, which declared England had no navy after witnessing the clash.
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Worden
Monitor
Virginia
Merrimac
Union
London Times
England
Emersonian Wisdom on Living Contentedly as a Symphony
A Boston Transcript excerpt shares a card found on a lady’s disk with Emersonian maxims. It urges contentment with small means, refinement over fashion, cheerful bearing, brave actions, and open listening to stars birds babes and sages to let the spiritual unfold through the ordinary.
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Boston Transcript
Farmer posts sulfur 'sap poison' remedy to protect orchards
A farmer writes to an exchange describing a method to kill caterpillars by boring holes into tree trunks, filling with sulfur, and plugging. He claims the sap carries the sulfur to all branches, killing the pests without injuring the tree, and says he has used it for years.
Maynard Community Dance Hints Ahead of Advanced School
The Companions of the Forest held a Wednesday dance in the cooperative hall and planned a Wednesday evening dancing school for older pupils led by E. G. Gibson. Asa Haynes displayed banjo skill, surprising onlookers.
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The
Companions of the Forest
Co. Operative Hall
E. G. Gibson
Maynard Locals Offer Dance Lessons and Goods
Miss Fannie E. Bryant offers private dance lessons at 426 Newbury street Boston. Freedback services by Freedberg & Carts on Nason street. Miss Naylor and Miss Deane announce millinery arrivals for Fall and Winter at Nason Street stores. Central Market serves fresh oysters daily. A licensed poolroom opens at Acton Street old school building. Garden plants and cut flowers available from Albert Batley Acton Street Maynard.
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Fannie E. Bryant
Newbury Street
Boston
Freedberg & Carts
Nason Street
Naylor
Nason St
Cleary & Williams
Central Market
Deane
J. T. Foote
Summer Street
Henry Jackson
Elm Street
Democrat
Acton Street
Geo W. Clark
Albert Batley
Acton St
Maynard
Eight Million Increase in Union Pacific Guarantee Bid
Washington reports officials do not confirm the new proposal from the Union Pacific reorganization committee yet there is strong belief it raises the original 350 million guarantee to cover the government claim. The Oct 1 total debt to the government stands at 58,067,398 including principal 27,236,512 and interest 30,830,886. Sale of the line is expected to proceed around November first.
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Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
United States
Tragic Lumber Yard Collapse Claims Two Children
In Boston Mary Cadigan and her son Daniel were in a lumber yard when a lumber pile toppled. Daniel died from injuries, while M J Maloney’s boy sustained a broken jaw and serious injuries. Grocer Frank H Peryear fell from a wagon and suffered a critical brain concussion.
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Boston
Mary Cadigan
Daniel
M. J. Maloney
Cadigan
Maloney
Frank H. Peryear
Two Men Wed as Five Injured in Power Station Collapse
Oregon City October 27 reports Jacob Mc Comb and Gee Stoiich wed after an accident at the Wertlang General Company power station. Ten workers on a bulkhead as timbers failed under water pressure. seven crushed, three escaped uninjured.
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Oregon City
Jacob McComn
Gee Stoiich Wes Wed
Ertlang General Company
Storm likely in Gulf to New England with rain expected
Reports show a storm forming over the Gulf of Mexico that could reach New England within 44 hours. Increasing cloudiness is expected Thursday with probable rain later, as easterly winds strengthen along the coast and temperatures remain largely steady.
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Gulf of Mexico
New England
Bicycles, reformatory visit mark town week
Local notes report an unusual Sunday bicycle crowd and multiple club meetings. A Granite State delegation including Governor Ramsell toured the state reformatory, with a Boston-bound conclusion after a Concord stop and Masonic hall collation.
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Granite State
Reformatory
George A. Ramsell
J. E. Follis
Nashua
Charles E. Burke
George Underhill
E. H. Wason
F. D. Cook
M. A. Taylor
A. S. Eaton
New Hampshire
Concord
Masonic
Boston
Dress Making Service Seeks Home Visits Concord Junction
A young dressmaker with extensive experience offers to work by the day in ladies homes. Terms moderate. Miss Harrison, near the Union church, Concord Junction, Box 177.
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Harrison
Union Church
Concord Junction
Concord Junction Church Notes
Union church Reverend W. W. Campbell pastor. Sunday service suspended until first Sunday in September. Bandey school now held at 9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. C. E. at 6.30 p.m. Evening service 7.30 p.m. Prayer meeting Tuesday 7.30 p.m.
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Union Church
W. W. Campbell
Bandey School
Ha. m
Y. Py
Concord Junction Tradesmen Advertise Services and Rentals
Blacksmithing wheelwrighting and carriage painting offered after opening shop at Warner's pail factory. New work made to order with focus on horses. Henry Shaughnessy guarantees satisfaction. Also a eight room cottage for rent on Main Street near harness factory via Jeremiah Sheehan. O L Dart moves millinery shop to Centra Street and offers Fall Winter goods. For sale a newly painted democratic wagon.
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Warner
Henry Shaughnessy
Concord Junction
Mass
Main Street
Jeremiah Sheehan
O. L. Dart
Ladies of Concord Jet and
Derby St
Centra St
Derby
Peary Meteorite Questioned as Telluric Rock
Alfred Franklin, interpreter with the Wellman expedition, doubts Lieutenant Peary’s meteorite. He says the specimen is telluric rock, similar to a mass found on Walsh Island in 1894, and notes close but not identical composition to Peary’s sample.
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New York
Herald
Alfred
Franklin
Wellman
Navy Yard
Peary
Nansen
Sudbury Notes Then and Now at Memorial Church and Town
SUDBURY items report Hosmer starting a singing class at South Sudbury Memorial church chapel meeting weekly. Postmaster Lawrence Flood appointed at North Sudbury, Edwin A. Conant resigns after 30 years. post office location may shift. Goodnow homestead sold to John Gately of Roxbury with possession in March. Goodnow family to California. Nathan L. Pratt funeral held at First Parish with local officials present. interment Mt Pleasant. Footwear ad included.
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Ft. BE
Sudbury Centre
George Goodnow
John Gately
Roxbury
Goodnow
California
Summerland
Nathan L. Pratt
Cyonus W. Heizer
Lottie Felch
Natick
American Powder Coat Acton
Hudson National Bank
Hudson Savings Institution
Masonic Fraternity
Mt Pleasant Cemetery
Dr King's New Discovery Praised by Drugists and Merchants
Stands at the Head. Aug J Bogel of Shreveport La says it cures my cough and is the best seller. J F Campbell of Salford Ariz calls it all that is claimed, a sure cure for consumption coughs and colds. It has lasted a quarter century and never disappoints. Free trials at BF Johnson Son's Maynard and John C Friend's Cord.
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J. Bogel
Shreveport
BF. Johnson & Son
Maynard
John C. Friend
Concord
Safe Deposit Boxes and Investment Bonds Offered
Safe Deposit Boxes available in the vaults of Peoples National Bank Marlborough Massachusetts. They advertise absolute security and note recent acquisition of select 6 percent Water Bonds. They invite drafts drawn on London payable in Europe and solicit accounts of all kinds. John L. Stone, Cashier.
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Peoples National Bank
Marlborough
Mass
London
Marlborough Mass
John L. Stone
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Marlboro
O. P. Caylor
the Land
West End Co
Worcester
Maynard Locals
Bourne, Lapham and
Qua
M. G. Frye
Lowell
G. W. Bowker
P. H. Bullock
Young Ladies’ Bicycle Club
Edith McKenzie
Enterprise
I. A. Blossom
Literary Association
Geo M. Bowker
Klondike
Brise
Great Britain
Concord Reformatory
Sherborn
E. R. Brise
Board of Commissioners of Prisons of
England and Wales
Fletcher
Scotland
Geo L. Prescott
S. W
N. P. Banks
Waltham
George W. Gardner
Rebecca F
Nantucket
Old Island
Concord Junction Church
Sudbury
Creighton’s Shoe Emporium
Kangaroo Shoes
Bed Rock
Safe Deposit Boxes
Maynard. Mass
Crown Prince
W. S. Howe & CO
Gaskell & Taylor
R. R. Station
Maynard, Mass
Walter B. Currier
W. W. Oliver, Nason
S Yard
N. B
Capes
Boas
BOOTS
S Ipyers
W. B. Cases
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