Acton Notes Include LocalDeaths Visitors And Industry
Acton locals report the illness and recovery of residents and guests, the catamaran Eli launch at Nagog by Chariie Durkee and J Clesson Parker, and a fatal infant death from stomach and intestinal trouble. Mrs Louisa Richardson Burroughs marks her eighty fifth birthday with family, while Mrs May Loftus opens dressmaking rooms in Stow Street and Miss Knowlton expands millinery services in New York.
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Maud Knowlton
Amasa M. Knowlton
Tasker
Marsh
Baptist Church
E. I. Lindh
Louisa Richardson Burroughs
S. R. Burroughs
Amasa_ Richardson
Boxboro
Mary ‘Lothrop
Piper
South Acton
West Acton
May. Loftus
Lowell
F. H. Nickerson
Stow Street
Fire talk and a speedily recalled lesson in enthusiasm
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mr. Speedway debating why fools rush to fires and Mrs. Speedway cautioning against chasing danger. It includes a later anecdote from Professor Huxley about an outside car driver, illustrating ill regulated enthusiasm. Also mentions Emma B. Aldrich of the Cawker Public Record as new president of Kansas Women’s Relief Corps and cites DeWitt’s Colic and Cholera Cure with endorsements.
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Mr. Speedway
Flyer
Mrs. Speedway
Speedway
Huxley
the Times
British Association
Belfast
Emma B. Aldrich
The
Cawker Public Record
Woman’s Relief Corps of Kansas
Invention Claims Purge Impurities From Wool
The New York Sun reports a Delarue invention from Roubaix France that feeds wool sliver between cylinder brushes and a revolving comb. Air currents carry stripped wool to hollow wire gauze cylinders and feed rollers, repeating eight to ten times to remove impurities.
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M. Delarue
Roubaix
France
New York Sun
Norwegian Wedding March Inspires Maid Remark
A Chicago Tribune reader recalls how a Norwegian wedding march by Grieg elicited a maid’s remark about a daughter's piano piece. The exchange shows Ida recognizing the Norse flavor while classical composers like Chopin and Beethoven failed to register.
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Grieg
Ida
Chicago Tribune
Life expectancy of steel rails on various lines
An engineer explains the Atchison system rails may last 15 years on heavy traffic and 25 years on light, averaging about 20 years. The New York Central cites 12 to 20 years. Rails weighing 79 pounds per yard require 110 tons per mile, so about 5.5 tons must be renewed annually. Early operations may need little renewals, but later renewals rise sharply.
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Atchison
New York Central
A Happy Appointment for International League Chair
Miss Janey Courd of the Pittsburg Press is named chairman for the International League of Press Clubs during the world congresses at the Atlanta exposition. She plans for November speakers including Eliza Archard Conner Kate Field and Helen Gardiner and will assist Mrs. Loulie M. Gordon as lieutenant on the congress committee.
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Janey Courd
Pittsburg Press
International League of Press Clubs
Eliza Archard Conner
Kate Field
Helen Gardiner
Coard
Loulie M. Gordon
Committee On Congresses
Atlanta
New York
Mail and Express
Debate Over Dress Reform Sparks Frivolous Clash
The Atlanta Constitution cautions that ongoing fashion controversy over bloomers could divert attention from the silver issue. It argues women will choose modest attire and asserts bloomers were created for women and are not male clothing.
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Atlanta Constitution
White Capping Up to Date Headline
A quote reports that citizens gave Jones six hours to leave town after disputes over money, tied to a matter in Atlanta Constitution. The brief notes the neighborhood conflict and the community's actions amid the financial quarrel.
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Jones
Atlanta, Constitution
The Best Salve for Skin Ailments Sold in Concord
An 19th century classified style notice announces a salve claiming cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and more. It promises satisfaction or money back and lists price as 25 cents per box with sellers B F Johnson Sons Maynard and H E Richardson in Concord.
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B. F. Johnson & Sons
Maynard and
H.E. Richardson
Concord
Negro Women Delegates Impress at National Conference
Boston Traveller lauds the first national conference of the colored women of America in this city praising delegates for beauty brains and brightness. It calls their scholarly papers and businesslike methods an object lesson and notes leaders offer great promise for Afro-Americans. The piece also quotes a remark about indifference signaling intent and observes climate patterns noting peak heat follows the longest day.
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The
Colored Women of America
Boston
Chinese Jugglers and the Amazing Safe Return
A Philadelphia Times report describes two conjuring acts where jugglers allegedly produced magical fruits and a living child. One performance involved a planted seed sprouting a flower and pumpkin while a boy reappeared unharmed. The second featured a ladder of ribbons and a released child, followed by a real peach, then the child's head and body appearing, with the child later returning to the box unharmed.
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Orie Panpain
Paradise
Philadelphia Times
A Pointer for the Careless Rail Tickets Worth Return
A New York Sun note explains how rail tickets left unused can be redeemed. Holders should mail the ticket with a letter to the general passenger agent requesting refund, include a stamped envelope, and the company will investigate and issue a check. This avoids losses for both sides.
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New York Sun
Cherry Seed City Miniature Draws 500000 Crowds
At the French Crystal Palace exposition a Nurem toy maker showed a cherry stone cavity carved into a detailed model of Sevastopol with streets bridges and rail lines. A microscope displayed the city while about 500000 visitors each left a franc, earning the maker a tidy sum.
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Nurem
Sevastopol
St. Louis Republic
Homemade Mucilage From Onion Juice
A simple mucilage can be made from onion juice. A Spanish onion boiled briefly yields olive fluid when pressed and used to attach paper to tin zinc or even glass. It is inexpensive and effective, rivaling costly cements in strength and usefulness.
Sally Yaas and Rube pledge enduring love in playful note
A humorous exchange from the Indiananolie Journal notes Sally Yaas asking if love will persist after marriage and Rube replying he will love her until the cows come home, with a farmer’s wink about milking.
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Sally
Sally Yaas
Indiananolie Journal
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Acton
E. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton, Mass
G. A. Conant
Wright's Hygienic Underwear
Bar
Congress
H. A. Littlefield, W. Acton
Bucklen
Negro Women Delegates
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