August 14, 1957 (We have names)

Thank you readers

Mary Thayer Lanthier & Children

Thanks to our readers we have been able to attach some names to the multitude of photos. This photo posted yesterday is that of Mary Thayer Lanthier with her four children, Helen, Debbie, Karen and Rick.

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But wait there is more

Bill Thayer is in this photo but not sure who is holding Rick and who is hugging Helen, Debbie and Karen.

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The Ache Horn

The Ache Horn was published in New Ipswich in March 1904. It was somewhat like The Onion or maybe Mad Magazine. Somewhat satirical somewhat just silly.

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I’ve included the entire letter from State Supt. of Instruction in the transcription. This seems to be an actual editorial, although “Wholesome Fanning” seems to be a made up name.

C.A. Blud in the personals will be receiving the Keeley Treatment for alcoholism. The cure might be worse than the disease, what do you think?

Letter from State Supt. of Instruction, Dis=cord, N. H. 

MR. WILL B. TOWNSEND, New Ipswich, N. H. Dear Sir At your request I have thoroughly investigated the public school system now in vogue in your town, and without hesitation I pronounce it rotten. I find that one half your district school houses have been sold for hen houses, and that for the number attendance that you had 20 years ago, although you now raise nearly one third more money than formerly. I have personally examined dozens of half grown men and women emerging from your common schools and find that (with an occasional exception) they possess only a mere smattering of an elementary English education. Your existing state of affairs is due to carelessness on your part and the neglect of voters in your town, who are the parents of the children attending these schools. A careless choice and an indiscriminate vote annually elects and supports an indifferent school board, whose chief interest in your schools in the past has been to draw the salary attached to the office. The good work of experienced teachers that your ample funds has commanded from time to time, has been nearly obliterated by scores of incompetent teachers who have taken positions in your schools without recommendation, examination or holding the certificate of qualification that our law requires. Consequently your schools are presided over by weaklings. Those who pause at the first obstacle appearing in their pathway, teachers without the courage to rule, the intellect to command respect, or the stamina to stamp out evil. 

   For the money annually expended your results are meagre; you blame your children yet the blame lies with you. Choose and elect a competent School Board that will do its duty. Therein lies the root of the evil. Or better yet, join hands with your friends upon the hill, the grand old Appleton Academy, now only a spectre of its halcyon days. Put your good money with their good money-if they are good men they will gladly do it- obtain for your children a graded school. It's the first step toward a good education, Good bye. 

Wholesome Fanning STATE SUPT. 

Editorial. 

   THE "Ache Horn" is not responsible for the correctness of the contributions in this number, and it doubts the truth of some of them. That is why they appear. Anything that mighn't wound a sensitive nature has been stricken out entirely. 

DROUGHT. 

   THE recent cold snap has frozen up the water pipes connecting the well and the wine room at Landlord Silvers and he is unable to fill his livery orders. 

TAKES THE CAKES. 

   SINCE the thermometer has hung around 48 below there has been a shortage of milk cans. Walter Thare is delivering from 30 to 40 cakes of crystal milk to the station. The cakes average 100 Ibs. each. This method saves washing bungs. 

PERSONALS. 

Fred Narrie is  extremely fond of greens. 

REV. BARDOR has not been asked to resign yet. 

PERLEY GREAN and Willie Baret are clucking. 

THE Daily News will be issued as usual every morning. 

EUGENE BEARDE is gradually losing the use of his muscles, 

OUR 2nd Sleckman has been appointed Portugese Consul. He gets his salary in "Silver." 

REV. TOMSON has sent a shirt to the laundry. He is accommodating his usual of lodgers this winter. 

A CUPALO is being added to the Thayer building; also telephone connection and a set of strong field glasses. 

OZEY WILLUD has left town. His creditors have experienced no difficulty in procuring his address, Au revoir Ozey. 

THE Appletone Academy has four subjects for treatment this term. This is one of the best semitariums in the state. 

THR Selectmen have fitted up the Lobby with Morris chairs and folding beds, Soon we may hear the hobo strains of "My Wandering Boy To-night," with piano accompaniment. 

A NEW Ipswich local item recently appeared in the "Sentinel" grammaticaly correct and free from errors. This happy innovation was welcomed by a patient and long suffering community. 

C. A. BLUD will take the Keely[sic] cure as soon as he can afford to. 

ALLIE MAXEL has been offered $10 for his road horse, Dan Scratch. 

FRANK KONWAY has swapped his bay mare Jennie for a canary bird. 

ROBERT WALKER and Hamish Rodgers are both low with heart failure, 

WALDO WHITNIE has purchased 19 cords of poplar wood. He and Ernest Newel are about to start up their pulp mills. 

L. M. PREPOSTERIOUS HARDIE has seven barrels of vinegar in his cellar. Some time ago he gave his father and mother a-jar, 

MILKMAN HUKKISS' waterworks have frozen up this winter, and his customers are getting an unusual quantity of cream from his milk. 

MRS TAVBRAVAHAM has gong to Italy. It is hoped that while abroad she will solicit funds for the N. I. Band and thereby swell the amount now in her possession. 

ELIAS HUDSUN has fallen air to $80,000,000 in England. His re- semblance to King Edward VII. would never be noticed. As soon as he receives the money he in- tends to pay his taxes. 

DAN'L PUTNAM has a barn full of nice manure which necessitates storing his hay outside. The recent high wind removed 17 cords of miscellaneous articles from the grounds surrounding his estate. 

BUTCHER DAN BROUNE has bought a rhinoceros that he will slaughter Thursday. The nice young heifer he sold us last week was only 27 years old, and the rooster he left at Mary Jane Hardings wore grey mutton chop whiskers and was a grandfather. Dan knows where he can get a full grown white elephant.

James Roger diary entry

January 14, 1909 (Thursday)

Frost, getting milder, rain at night, freezing as it falls.  Snow coated with thin sheet of ice.  David went to Royce in forenoon to draw wood and took turnips to Robbin’s in afternoon.  Installation at Grange 64 present.  Kimball had horses in our barn.