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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
3
A Philadelphia visitor praised a fast typist after watching her correct a letter. The client teased that she would rise to the top if she paid more attention to spelling, noting a minor error on the word coffee.
Marlboro people praise Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney relief in home testimonials. Mrs. M Connors of 68 School St. notes complete relief, with Burke Drug Co. carrying the remedy. Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised with familiar Fos t Milburn Co. backing and a nationwide testim onial tradition.
Marlborough Savings Bank announces profits and interest policy with payout on the third Wednesday of January and July. Bank hours are 9 to 3 on weekdays and 9 to 12:30 on Saturday, with dividends payable on the third Wednesday of January and July.
In a domestic vignette, Mrs. Compton explains that tan gloves are for counting shopping totals. She demonstrates finger exercises to calculate purchases at a silk counter, noting a past missed bargain due to tight gloves and unwillingness to rely on a clerk.
Dr. Frank Crane argues in Woman's World that love and marriage are shaped by illusions nature uses to drive progress. He contends romance fades into routine yet new illusions arise with children and family, guiding human development rather than deceiving.
A Whit Monday walking contest from the Pierhead in Liverpool to Crosby village drew about a hundred entrants. A local pedestrain led the pack and, after finishing, asked for the prize of 50 pounds. The judge doubted the feat from the pie eating twist. The pedestrian argued no rule prohibited it and claimed the reward.
The article explains that incorporation converts an unincorporated grange into a legal entity with powers like a single person. It notes that incorporated granges shelter members from personal debt liability, limiting creditors to the corporate property. It also contrasts for profit and non profit status and recommends incorporation for mercantile activity.
National Grange endorses the Lewis postal express bill and urges passage after state grange endorsements. A fire destroyed the Good Will Grange Cottage at Hinckley Missouri. $2,000 insurance left $2,000 to raise as Grange groups have already pledged $5,000 to rebuild.
National Master Oliver Wilson has been active for weeks serving the Order. Returning from South Dakota he attended special state gatherings in New Hampshire for about two weeks. He led twelve meetings tied to the state grange and oversaw the conferral of the sixth degree on nearly 600 candidates.
The longtime humorist and former Los Angeles Baptist pastor Robert J. Burdette argues that services for the presentation children should not be longer than the babies themselves. He also notes that most grange speeches should not exceed the speaker in feet in duration.
A described passage from Mr. Aubrey F. Bell’s book In Portugal portrays Portuguese women as bearing two thirds of the labor. He notes men rest in shade while women haul water and work in fields and quarries and row heavy barges. The text contrasts men sipping wine with women carrying heavy loads in the sun.
An excerpt discusses how Witt Clinton and the 1825 completion of the Erie Canal transformed New York into a national metropolis. It notes Philadelphia and Baltimore as rivals before the canal, and recalls savings on wheat transport from Buffalo to Albany dropping from 88 to about 5 dollars per ton, with a chain of budding cities along the canal feeding New York's growth.
A Chinese man near Anghin south of Bangkok struck at a night roaming animal with a club believing it a buffalo calf. He killed a tiger by breaking its neck, left the scene shaken and ill for a week, mirroring a similar tale from Nam.
A diabolical glass stiletto, four inch blade with a pencil thick handle, was seized from a Chinaman working in a New Orleans laundry. Police believe it was intended to stab his employer. The weapon’s design risks breaking off in flesh, leaving no blood or obvious wounds.
A battalion returning from rifle practice reports an accidental discharge from the leading company. The bullet narrowly misses the colonel, who demands accountability while the captain declares his men are all first class shots.
A Victorian era observation notes fans praising a cricketer with phrases like well caught and unusual performance prompting fans to write notes the next day, reflecting polite sporting culture in Louisville.
A satirical note discusses a Black man named Andrew Jackson Jones being hit by a car and asking if he got satisfaction. It claims he did, and notes he memorized the vehicle’s number, played a dice-style game with it, and won ten dollars.
Time table lists Saturday half hour car service between Concord and Maynard from 2 PM to 8 PM and Concord-Hudson service from 4 PM to 8 PM. Sunday service runs 2 PM to 8 PM between Concord and Maynard until October 28, 2011.
Local residents may obtain Old Home week literature at C. W. Blake Co. drug store for a limited time. G. Arthur Skelton vacations in Nova Scotia while Joseph Hodgdon leads Rural Free Delivery during Fred Davis’ vacation. Mrs. John Q. Blake returns from Brookline Maine and Mrs. Charles Kenrick with her family arrived from France for a three month stay awaiting next spring. John Jacob Rogers of Lowell, Republican candidate for congress, visits Bedford on Saturday.
At Wednesday’s meeting the town voted to thank Mr. and Mrs. John L. Jewett for using their home as rest cottage and Mr. Bartlett for Bedford House as a reviewing stand. Gratitude extended to the Notaman club, dinner committee ladies, contributors, and all citizens who helped make the parade a success.
Old Home Week closes with a 10 to 6 win by Married men over Single men, tying total runs at 14 across two games. Edward A. Troy drew the lucky razor prize for the Bedford Safety Razor Co. winner. A rubber time for the championship is planned Saturday at Page field.
A Bedford nursery firm protests its omission from an Enterprise Labor Day parade feature. The letter notes the nursery business is large in Bedford and says the firm had one of the parade floats but was not mentioned. The correspondent asks for recognition in a future issue.
A letter from New England Nurseries Co apologizes for omitting their float from last week's parade report and notes it featured varied Bedford Nurseries trees and flowers. The correspondent defends the float's merit, urges correction, and clarifies that all six prize awards were firsts in their six classes.
A Bedford Labor Day celebration featured Mrs. Wills gifting chocolates to Bedford’s oldest ladies in a carriage, Lexington Minute Men in olive drab uniforms, and a well behaved police presence under Chief Kelley. Frank Goodwin lost due to outside interference, a baseball game drew a big crowd, and expenses stayed within budget. Subcommittee members provided refreshments for nearly 200 people.
Walter M. Williams writes from Philadelphia that he is having a fine trip and will visit New York City. The employer of Lake Williams Ice So. will attend the Clinton fair on Thursday.
A Mansfield style column records scattered hometown items. People visit farms, attend fairs, and travel to Columbus and Colchester. residents return from Nahant Swampscott and South Yarmouth vacations. teaching duties resume at Miss Crowley studio. promotions at B F Sturtevant Blower Co.. summer visitors from Hartford and Lake Boon. a pending Cornell move. and upcoming Board of Trade meeting on Sept 17.
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