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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1910
Page
7
A historic sketch describes the first clocks placed in San Rastorgio and Padua showing hours sun positions and celestial cycles. It notes later milestones including Alciato’s alarm clock with automatic candle, and mentions a recoil device by Whitworth enabling rapid firing with a single gun.
The article advises minimal water use in car care to reduce rust on unpainted metal parts and rubber tire damage. It suggests using a greasy rag to clean dust for a bright surface and notes dried mud is hard to remove but can be softened with a damp sponge.
Corroboration from Marlboro citizens features testimonials about Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. H. Cole of Framingham reports long kidney trouble, poor outcomes from doctors, and improvement after using the pills, with claims of relief and recovery. Available at dealers, 50 cents. Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents.
Marlborough Savings Bank Marlborough Mass announces deposit-time and interest dates for dividends. Payment days include January April July and October on the third Wednesday, with specific hours 9 to 12 30. William D. Burdett serves as president and Charles F. Holyoks as treasurer.
The New York State Legislature enacts amendments to allow any group of at least thirteen Patrons of Husbandry members or eligible members to form a subordinate grange with a charter from the state grange. Subordinate granges become corporations, may own property, and unite into county or district bodies with articles of incorporation filed locally. The act takes effect immediately.
The largest granges in New York are Newark with 722 members and Walcott with 700 in Wayne county. In New Hampshire Amoskeag leads with 432 members. Manchester hosts four granges totaling over 900. Maine’s last report lists Houston grange at 1,001 members and Caribou second with 562.
The Binghamton Grange supports a chamber of commerce led drive to form a farmers bureau. It will coordinate with county farmers and federal agricultural departments to improve farming conditions.
A Fayetteville New Jersey grange meeting featured men in ue and women in calico. The note mentions cotton farmers institutes and reports that exactly 100 granges were organized or reorganized nationwide in the recent quarter, with Michigan leading at thirty-one and Washington at eighteen.
Molly Elliot Seawell argues in Atlantic Monthly that woman suffrage would revoke a wife’s property rights and maintenance from husbands. She cites laws on dower, earnings, and alimony to show how voting would strip women of financial protections, affecting working women and traditional family support.
Instruction on preventing blindness in newborns covers eye cleansing with boric acid solution, the optional use of silver nitrate, and prompts to seek a doctor for discharge. It stresses strict hygiene, separate cloths for each eye, and proper disposal of used materials. It also advises cleaning the newborn’s mouth of mucus after baths and before meals.
The article warns against drugs for infant colic and mocks advertising cures. It promotes giving only boiled hot water in small amounts after feeds, with the bottle kept at a safe height and the water offered slowly to soothe digestion.
A guide urges teaching children to care for daily toilet items. Demonstrate toothbrush use and assign a dedicated place. Small gifts of toilet articles can compliment toys, while organized shelves, hangers, and attractive storage foster pride in neat appearance and responsible handling.
The piece argues that children require activity and occasional loud play to develop muscles and sound, and warns against overcorrecting with constant hush. It notes parents should allow walking pace and step variety, considering neighbor impact while guiding children.
A child’s bed should be kept several inches from the wall and if brass or iron bedstead a heavy shawl should be laid over the headboard. This prevents little ones from waking with sneezes by covering the open work headboard and reducing drafts.
A fragment describes the custom of silvering a baby's first shoe to preserve it permanently, noting the sentiment of keeping such infant belongings above all else.
Corrected timetable to June 5 1910 shows half hour Saturday and Sunday service from 2 PM to 8 PM until further notice. A special theatre car for Maynard connects at Concord Depot with the Boston Express at 11 29 PM Saturdays. Cars pass through Carford to Art Heights and connect at Hudson with several lines including Boston Worcester Marlboro Clinton Leominster and Lexington Boston. Connections at Concord end and Concord Junction link to trains toward Lowell and South Framingham.
London theaters price programs from sixpence in the orchestra to a penny in the cockloft. A seat is chosen by a young woman who asks if you want a program and the cost varies by theater area with sixpence for a fine printed program in the orchestra or dress circle, down to twopence and thrip pence as galleries rise.
The London theater scene shows inexpensive programs and ads, with prices similar to New York yet less bulky. A theatergoer notes the value and annoyance of advertising in programs while a New York cost of 10 cents is cited. Music halls attract the great middle class with large capacity venues.
The Roman tribunes protected the plebeians by vetoing acts and nullifying laws, curbing patrician tyranny. The article cites the Tribune as an early model of people’s representation, drawing a parallel to the House of Commons and the House of Representatives.
The legislature passed a new forestry act authorizing the State Forester with governor and council approval to accept bequests or gifts for forestry in the commonwealth. The measure aims to mobilize owners of waste land, up to 700000 acres, to support afforestation and to encourage landowners to plant forests. Public spirited individuals and organizations are urged to contact State Forester F. W. Kane in Boston for action.
Over two weeks, State Forester F. W. Rane reports scores of workers across the state aiding in response to birch tree damage. Leaves are turning yellow or brown and dropping as the Tineld moth outbreak spreads.
Fragmentary lines describe a morning mood and an upbeat rhythm with phrases about daytime, joy, and a social moment. Clear facts or named entities are minimal. the text resembles a lyric or caption fragment rather than a complete news item.
The readable text shows garbled phrases and stray quotes with no clear event or named entities. It cannot establish a coherent person, place, organization, or date from the fragment.
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