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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
2
A civic essay argues playgrounds are divinely ordered and essential for full humanity. They offer physical mastery, democratic social learning, and self direction while shaping the city’s moral and social future despite cost. The piece cites the widow's mite to stress value beyond money.
The Boys' City Beautiful club of Columbia organized by T Keith Legare collected 21 576 tin cans from streets and lots. Prizes totaling 50 were awarded for top collectors and the cleanup cost was about 75, with the effort aimed at improving the city’s appearance and hygiene.
A leading hardware house argues that sustained reputations come from selling quality not cheapness. The piece urges salespeople to emphasize worth and inherent goodness, avoid cheap pricing, and build profit and prestige by standing for the best goods.
Boston plans a sanitary market near Copley Square with a model building and non absorbent finish. The Women’s Municipal League will lead the project, aiming to control food sources and quality and provide proper handling facilities.
Commissioner Burk of Trenton New Jersey outlines plan to stock Cadwalader Park pasture with thoroughbred horses starting next year. The project aims to enhance the park’s appeal and provide hunting and riding opportunities for residents.
Two Pittsburgh men became entwined in a curious chancery tale as a friend advanced funds to pursue a distant inheritance. Peterman stumbled on a mystery dossier tied to Kinsey docks in Liverpool, enabling him to prove a claim to $200.
Chicago Tribune reports Switzerland seeks to curb begging and waste by forcing the unemployed to work. The system punishes vagrancy as a crime and places those refusing work in workhouses, with strict discipline and small daily wages. Temporary jobs and housing support are offered until better wages are found.
A mother warns a daughter about sharp replies to strangers to avoid misjudging suitors. A medical piece explains bruising color from iron in red cells and how lymphatics restore red cells after injury. Sir Charles Wyndham recalls debut stage fright and a newspaper quip about his role in Washington.
A brief quote exchange between Mr. Dustin Stax and a responder in Washington debates whether contentment or wealth leads to lasting happiness. The speaker argues wealth increases chances of true contentment, while contentment alone risks missing future riches.
A light feature contrasts spouses with persistent traits. Mrs Youngbride compliments her husband for tenacity while Mrs Klosefist counters with a similar stubborn trait, highlighting a humorous domestic exchange in a Boston Globe snippet.
A concise reflection on bold action versus long regret from a New York Press quotation.
SIPTLETON reports a clam bake at Judge's last Saturday with John Davenport of Ayer as chef. Geo. Stone drove prize Ayershire cattle to Clinton for the fair Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Ames of Somerville visit Mrs. A. W. Knowlton for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sullivan relocate to West Acton to live with daughter Neilig.
Prof Ward of Amherst Agricultural College spoke to Littleton residents in the selectmen's room on Thursday. He described the extension school as practical and run by college professors in farming and housekeeping. Beginning February 10 sessions run for a week from 9 a.m. with Willard A Munson president and Rev M L Packard secretary.
A large crowd from Sudbury area attended the Rice reunion at the Unitarian church in Wayland last Friday. Officers were elected including E. P. Rice president and Nellie Rice Fiske vice president, with a tablet committee named to mark the old Rice homestead site along the old turnpike road.
Nellie Serra of Point township woke from sleep and walked barefoot in a flimsy night gown to a cap factory. She entered briefly, then fled in a panic when a nearby locomotive’ s movement startled her, ending collapsed on her return home.
A married woman without a particular talent spent 300 on dramatic lessons. She never sought work. A friend asked the return on investment. The husband replied that the training helped her dress quickly, noting she can change outfits in ten minutes now versus over an hour before.
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