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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1923
Page
4
Addressed to Marlboro readers listing subscription rates and office contact. Mentions Marlboro Mass Post Office filing date 1903 and imprint details. Includes various names and locations as part of the notice.
The quiet Sept 12 anniversary marked Concords long-standing place in American history. Once the inland hub and supply center for colonial forces, it sheltered figures like French Hawthorne Thoreau Emerson and Alcotts, inspiring generations with its heritage and anniversaries.
The piece argues sensational journalism acts as public square, shaping behavior and promoting law and order. It cites headlines and lurid stories influencing personal choices, temptations, and deterrence, concluding that readers rely on newspapers to guard morals and curb vice.
A seven year old tale recounts a farmer boy’s vest with a gold watch lost to a calf, later found in a butchered cow. The watch remained wound by the cow’s breath, losing only four minutes in seven years, a curious relic amid rural gossip.
A speaker argues that passive farming and waiting for customers won’t work. He says merchants must attract business, warning that simply sitting and waiting will not bring shoppers or milked profits.
Tessier B Bowen, long time United Shoe Machinery Co. employee, heads to Japan and China for a three year assignment. He will sail from Varcoe and has passport papers indicating a visit to the Philippines. Previously with B A Corbin and Son Co., Bowen plans to represent his firm abroad.
The Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League urges Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to press for vigorous enforcement of prohibition in the state. It cites district attorney shortcomings, calls for air tight nuisance cases, and proposes coordinated action with Justice and other agencies, warning that weak punishment erodes public trust.
Maynard Town schedules two weekend games with Medford on Saturday and Concord on Sunday at Crowe Park. The Medford match draws a local rivalry, and last Saturday showed the team must earn its wins, promising a hard finish in the Sunday rematch for the second game of the series.
Maynard defeated the 5th Infantry nine of Camp Devens at Crewe Park on Sunday afternoon. Morrill pitched strongly and hit a triple and a homer for Maynard while Lonergan, Burke, and Walsh contributed key hits. Lonergan also hit a homer in the fourth inning as the locals halted the visitors’ long winning streak.
The locals failed to connect with fair hits as a jinx plagued the at bat while O'Brien impressed at first base. The visitors jumped to two runs in the second and never recovered, with Whitehead tossing well and Roach making several neat catches behind the plate. The score:
The page lists baseball notes with Morrill and Lonergan hitting home runs and Morrill recording 12 strikeouts, plus an employment pitch from J R Watkins Co offering general maid wages and territories. A London doctor warns of weakness for housework as a nonspecific closing fragment.
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