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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1912
Page
7
A farmer hesitates when asked for his wife's name during a deed signing. He recalls she was nicknamed Pet, a personal detail he ponders revealing, fearing it may affect the contract. The tale weaves humor with a nod to historical etiquette and curious legal practice.
Mrs. Frank Fritchie of 25 Howland Marlboro reports kidney and bladder trouble with body pains. After trying several remedies she used Deans Kidney Pills from Bugle Drug Co and felt immediate relief restoring kidneys to normal. Purchase through Foster Milburn Co New York sole agents. Remember the name Dean’s.
Dividends listed for Marlonsavings and Reposite on the third Wednesday of January April July and October. TeIiRO Wednesday appears in the notice with payment dates and related terms.
In Provincetown a government plan to remove harbor houses led residents to humorously relocate their homes. Old wreckers floated the village schoolhouse across the harbor as a celebration of maritime tradition. Robert Haven Schauffler notes the tale in Metropolitan Magazine.
A London Globe note explains rain gauges and how rainfall is recorded with a funnel and pencil marking. It also cites a York archbishop dinner listing hundreds of foods, livestock and staff, with unclear circumstances and guest count.
William Sweet returns to Brooklyn after visiting Mr and Mrs Kane on Cook Lane. Maynard resident A A Bifferty visits Marlboro. Mrs Alfred Brien home after cancer surgery at Carney hospital Boston. Amelia Martin rests comfortably after gall stone operation in New York French hospital. Several residents travel, relocate, or receive guests including Johns Reardon barber in Boston and Miss Anna Connelly visiting Brooks House.
Saturdays half hour cars run between Concord and Maynard at 2 PM and between Concord and Hudson from 4 PM. Sundays half hour cars run between Concord and Maynard from 2 PM to 8 PM until October 28, 1911.
The notice names Supt and Maynard Massachusetts as involved parties in a branch action. Authorities set terms for compliance and outline steps for affected residents and staff to follow. The communication emphasizes procedural deadlines and organizational responsibility.
A dated home remedy suggests placing a wide neck bottle with half an ounce of lime water in a room overnight. If morning lime water is milky it signals poor ventilation. If milky upon covering the bottle mouth with a bare hand it signals insufficient air exchange. If lime water stays clear the room air is pure.
Community items from Acton Centre include visits from Miss Edith Payson of Woodstock and others, school changes for diphtheria safety, new boiler at Windsor House, and roadwork progress. Notices cover church groups, Grange events, a Middlesex Union meeting, and local social happenings.
An informal reception at Congregational church honored Russell Case Russell Quimby and Harold Merriam as they prepared to depart for Brown University. Quimby received a robe slippers and cash from friends. A separate crash occurred on Maynard 1 when Dr Richs auto collided with George Reeds grain team. occupants escaped unharmed with Edith Larkin assisting Mrs Hesselton.
West Acton S F Carlisle begins laying the foundation for a large greenhouse measuring 150 feet in length and 40 feet in width. Miss Alice Stone of Oregon City is mentioned as part of the scene.
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