Local Notes On Illness Travel And School Reopenings
Concord Junction A M Hix on a two week vacation from the Re formatory. Harley Green visiting from Camp Devens with parents Mr and Mrs W S Green. Mrs M Conery returns from Bristol NH where she spent the summer. Mrs Harold Soberg recovering from pneumonia. Mr and Mrs F L Stanton of Shirley guests Saturday. Preparations for a whist party and Help of Christians church benefit on Oct 31 at Warner hall. Claude Nelson improving after double pneumonia. Thomas Ryan Jr promoted to first lieutenant. Mrs Clara Robinson Woods died in Greenfield formerly Miss Clara Robinson. Alfred Pickard injured collar bone in football practice. Passionist Fathers to open a mission at Help of Christians church next Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Stone back from a week in Clinton. Stone recovering from pneumonia. Schools reopen Monday after three weeks influenza shutdown. Mr and Mrs Charles Beck back from three weeks in Kennebunk Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Hix
Reformatory
Harley Green
Camp Devens
M. Conery
Bristol
N. H
Harold Soberg
F. L. Stanton
Shirley
Help ‘of Christians Church
Warner Hall
Claude Nelson
Thomas Ryan Jr
Greenfield
Clara
Robinson Woods
Clara Robinson
Alfred Pickard
Help of Christians Church
Harvey Stone
Clinton
Charles Beck
Kennebunk
Letter From Priv Harry Heath Homeward Bound After War Injuries
Priv Harry Heath of the 28th Infantry, 1st Division writes from U S General Hospital No 3 Rahway New Jersey to his cousin Carl Flint describing a leg injury from French combat near Cantigny May 28 and his hope for furloughs, current health, and wartime reflections. He notes explosive bullet damage, bone fragments kept as souvenirs and his plans to reunite with old friends after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priv
Harry Heath
Inf
Maynard
Carl Flint
Carl
France
Fritz
Cantigny
Sherman
Harry
Harry, Heath
Rahway
New Jersey
Red Cross Brassards for Bereaved Families
The Red Cross War Council plans to issue black cloth brassards with a gold star for each death to mourning families in this country. Bands are worn on the left arm and will be supplied by Red Cross chapters at cost to families, hoping few will be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoae
Red Cross War Council
Red Cross
Evie
Musicale resumes season for West Concord Women’s Club
After a log summer vacation the West Concord Womans Club will resume regular meetings next Friday afternoon November 1. The first outing includes a social gathering followed by an informal visit to the president. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and help in bereavement for Mr. and Mrs. C X O’Connell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord Womans Club
C.X. O'Connell
Leighton Family Guests in Hopkin an
Concord Junction residents Mr and Mrs F C Leighton are visiting relatives in Hopkinton while John G Loring rents his Main Street home and travels with his mother and sister to Boston for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Loring
Mainst
Boston
Private Reilley Back From France After 12 Months of War
Private Thomas J. Reilley, of the Fighting 104th, returned to the United States from France and was treated at Lakewood Hospital New Jersey after arriving at Newport News on October 2. He bears a gold service chevron for 12 months of fighting and a gold wound chevron for a severed right arm. He was gassed and partially blinded by shrapnel, with two front teeth broken, yet he remains eager to reunite with his comrades and return to the trenches if able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reilly
Berlin
Thomas J. Reilley
France
Reilley
Newport News
U. S. Army General Hospital
Lakewood
N. J
Patrick Reilley
Crest St
Chateau Thierry
104Th
Red Cross
Prune Triumph in Army Ration Wins Wartime Fare Praise
The army marks prune as a valued food item for 1917 supplies with 20,000,000 pounds consumed by troops. Based on a 55 size, total intake reaches about 1.1 billion prunes, aiding nourishment and morale as surgeons endorse its use for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Berlin
Prane
Flanders
Picardy
Aviator Reports Snow Storm During Heat Wave at Urbana
An aviator landing in Urbana Ohio amid a recent heat spell said he had just flown through a snow storm several thousand feet up. He noted the earth’s temperature was 99 degrees at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Earth
Soft Answer Elicits Little Wrath in Schoolroom Tale
A brief tale describes a teacher asking Willie what is in his desk that amuses the class. Willie's quiet response fails to calm the room and the teacher, leaving little wrath averted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Willie
Willie
Wrath
Fire Prevention Week Urges Public Involvement And Vigilance
Mass governor and legislature designate Fire Prevention Week for Nov 2 urging all ages to participate. Schools, churches, and public groups to promote safety, distribute literature, and host speakers. Nationwide fire losses reach about a quarter of a billion dollars yearly, stressing persistent vigilance. Boston and Maine Railroad joins in with a week of safety promotion for employees and patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Massachusetts
Chicago
Nere
Boston
Boston & Maine R.R
Hoagland, Action, Mass
For Sale Two Sleighs and Wagons by N Howler Concord Jct
For sale two sleighs two horse cart two horse wood wagon Moyer open box buggy Moyer top buggy canopy top surrey all rubber tired rubber trimmed harness nearly new and in good condition. Contact N Howler Concord Jct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moyer
Surrey
N. Howler
Concord Jct
Local car firms showcase Dodge Bro. fleet drive to Concord
The Torrey & Vialle firm and Vialle Motor Co. of Framingham staged a driveway event driving several Dodge Bros. commercial and touring cars from Buffalo to garages in Concord and Framingham. P W Chatterton H W Lord and C W Brown led the drivers. Herbert Vialle planned to return to Buffalo to retrieve a Dodge Bros. Sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrey & Vialle
Concord
Vialle Motor Co
Framingham
Dodge Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
P. W. Chatterton
H. W. Lord
C. W Brown
Herbert Vialle
Garden Prize Winner From Cincinnati Nets War Savings Stamps
Mrs. Frank P. Brown of Cincinnati won National Capital Prize No. 1 offered by the War Garden Commission. She earned $100 in prizes and invested it in War Savings stamps. On a 100 by 150 foot plot she grew vegetables all summer, canned 125 jars, and stored 25 bushels of potatoes for her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Brown
Cincinnati
War Garden Commission
Store That Is Different Always Goes
A concise note notes a store that is different always goes ahead of the rival in Kansas City Journal context. The item emphasizes a leading store approach and customer appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Concord movement to educate public on world democracy
A Boston Globe summarized plan for a New Concord movement in New Concord led by Prof H C Rolfe and others. It aims to enlighten citizens on postwar peace terms and international morality with lectures across Concord and venues like Columbia University and Amherst, urging broad civic education and global democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
H. C. Rolfe
Concord
Stanford University
Cal
Frederic Lowell
Murrey Ballou
Pliny Jewell
Prof. Rolfe
Concord Bridge
Ralph Waldo Hmerson
Frank Sanborn
Thoreau
Wilson
Germany
Europe
Town Hall
Edward T. Devine
Columbia University
Edwin E. Slosson
The
Independent
David Muzzey
United States
Geo. M. Wrong
University of Toronto
Canada
R. G. Gettell
Amherst
George H. Blakeslee
Clarke University
America
S. K. Ratcliffe
London Daily News
George M. Nasmyth
League of Nations
Méads
Lost in Concord 1918 Motion Pictures Attract Large Crowd
A notice from Concord dated October 21 1918 asks Caroline Kingman to contact at 3702 St Concord Junction about a Mise Gries Finder. The State Armory event drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Caroline _Kingman
Concord Junction
State Armory
Prisoner of War Escort Sergeant Writes Home
Sergt. Thus Mulcahy reports duties with a prisoner of war escort company after arriving from the lines with German and Austrian captives. He notes hunger in Austria, better rations for soldiers than civilians, time left in the war, and longing for home while hoping to return. He mentions no mail for some time and signs as a loving son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt
Mulcahy
Germany
Austria
Huns
Tme
Nursing Resources Survey Planned by Red Cross
The American Red Cross will conduct a October survey of nursing resources to map capable workers for Army care and home needs. Questionnaires target graduate and practical nurses midwives and Red Cross course takers. A house to house canvass will be done with no cost or obligation, under Mrs. Charles K. Darling Concord Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Canvans
Charles K. Darling
Concord
Go Nutting for Gas Masks Campaign at Concord Library
A community drive invites all residents to gather Hickory shagbarks pig nuts and shells for a Red Cross barrel at the Concord Library. Drop off by Monday November 4 at 5 p m for a chance at prizes including a war saving stamp and thrift stamps, with seven pounds of nutshells making one Zap Mask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Concord
Colonel Leader: Origins and Pronunciation in Colonna Context
A compact note traces the word colonel from coronel and colonello through Latin columna and corona. It explains the French spelling and the retained Spanish r in pronunciation yielding kernel as the head of a column or company.
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Coronel
Auction Notices From Massachusetts Firms Offer Farm and Equipment Premises
Otis H. Forbush of Concord Junction announces a November 11 1918 auction at 10 am featuring horses wagons carts harnesses a large 2 horse sprayer driller and compressor wood sawing gear and other contractor items for HH A Burgess Lexington Mass Also James Connors Watertown Massachusetts advertises a November 4 sale at 10 am of 12 cows 2 horses wagons harnesses and milk room equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis H. Forbush
Concord Junction
Mass
Contracto HH
A. Burgess
Parker St
Lexington
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Hopkinan
Mr. and
Wrearen Johnson
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Tom
Albert Vanderhoof
ST. Concord
Association Hall
Rity Edo Fay Ove
Jack Pickford and
Louise Huff
Jack and Jill
Jack
New York
New Mexico
Marguerite Clark
Pershing
Crusaders
Sasa
Tinea
Wheeler
Concord, Mass
He Colonial Inn
Old Concord, Mass
Brown Grain CO
Miami
Putdie
Austin Macrae
M Tel
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