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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
3
Maynard social and civic items include auctions planned by W A White, a representative convention in Hudson, caucus in Cooperative hall, and routine visits by local residents to Montreal Taunton Salem Willows and New Hampshire. Mill work shifts, schoolhouse funding, dances, religious events, and community notices populate the week.
Rev O J Budlong of Ashaway Rhode Island extols Electric Bitters as a thorough reliable medicine curing jaundice liver troubles and other ailments after years of suffering. The ad claims success in liver kidney and stomach issues and offers the product for 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction through local merchants Burdett Iboro Friend Shattuck Johnson's Hudson and Maynard.
A Democratic caucus selects Crowley as chairman with William Boully as secretary. Delegates elected include Edward Meus James Cleary Arthur Coughlin and others across state senatorial county and congressional groups. The organizing committee features Edward McManus and Arthur Coughlin with W Pittlie as secretary.
The town board of selectmen and local liquor dealers held a private seance in the selectmen's rooms on Wednesday to discuss improving the town's condition. The Enterprise has urged such action, and now the dealers must decide whether the selectmen’s advice carries weight or is largely ignored.
Boston visitor D F Burke called in Marlboro while Ella Gibson of Brookfield visited Park Street. Brookline guest D W Lynch spent Sunday with Phil Burke. Many townspeople, including the Littles of Newa and Mr and Mrs H C Fairbanks of Boston, were noted at various local spots with neighbors and relatives.
W P White of Kennedale Texas reports head back and stomach pains and loss of appetite improved after using Dr Kings Life Pills claiming they cured stomach and liver troubles. Available for 25 cents at Burdett Barnard Marlboro J C Friend Concord C T Shattuck Northboro Johnson's Pharmacy Maynard E B Lucia Hudson drag store.
The article describes the Japanese wax tree Rhus succedanea found in Japan and the East Indies. It explains fruiting age, annual yield, wax content, and extraction method, noting a tree can produce 350 to 400 pounds of berries and 70 to 80 pounds of wax, with melting point 131 F and specific gravity 0.70. It contrasts with the Chinese tallow tree.
Miss Lillian Ogden daughter of J W Ogden superintendent of the C M and H St A R celebrated her eighteenth birthday last Thursday with an informal afternoon reception for road employees and wives at the car barn. Guests included many named friends and relatives. a gold watch was given by her parents and the event continued with a visit to Hudson in the Concord parlor car.
Mr and Mrs John Webster entertained a large group of friends at a Concord street house warming on Saturday night. Guests listed include Mr and Mrs Frank Hibbard Mr and Mrs Robert McAllister Mr and Mrs William Coulter Mr and Mrs George Weaving and many others with music from Andy and graphophone selections and refreshments served.
Friday night a fire broke out in a mill room. George Murphy and fellow watchmen cut a sprinkler head to flood the room, then rolled burning waste out windows. Fire was controlled with minimal damage. Cause reported as spontaneous combustion.
A servant girl at a farmhouse faced the mistress's quick temper after she cleaned her own boots first. The mistress dumped the boots into a tub of water and scolded her, but the girl replied that she followed the house fashion. The tale reflects heightened strictness in daily duties.
Flayda’s Dictionary of Dates notes London’s early names Lynden and Llyndin meaning the city on the lake. Legend says Brute founded New Troy before Lad renamed the town Caer-Iad, Lad’s town, a view aligned by linguistic similarity to London. Romans later established Londinium in A D 61.
The New York World recalls Frank J. McIntyre, a Ann Arbor journalist who rose from Michigan University reporter to acting editor. He once framed two local notices, obituaries and a hotel bill jump, causing misread headlines as friends and landlords swapped meanings.
A meteorologist describes autumn haze as dust from soil leaves smoke and pollen. He explains how calm damp nights allow dust to settle and daytime heating lifts it, forming a rising layer that can reach great heights, especially in dry summers, causing hazy skies.
A Washington Star quote critiques a man who brags about his watch keeping time, noting he will boast about 12 oclock accuracy after 11 thirty. The remark highlights skepticism toward a person who values punctuality as a display of reliability.
A brief theatrical exchange shows a beggar confessing shame and preference for a pulpit or church fair over street begging, while a Judge counters with fate as a driving hand. The scene contrasts dignity, public perception, and necessity in a street confrontation.
A proverb notes that understanding basic law helps individuals avoid legal issues. It suggests that enough awareness to steer clear of wrongdoing makes a person practically skilled in self protection and judgment.
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