Ford F. Reed Obituary
Tavern Keeper
1916
Ford F. Reed, a former resident of this town and the last tavern keeper of the "Wheeler Tavern" on the Boston road, within the township of New Ipswich, recently died in Stoddard, N. H., where he was residing with one of his married daughters. He resided for a while in Townsend, Mass., after leaving here, but of late has lived in Stoddard. He was about 86 years old.
Wheeler Tavern
Old Wheeler Tavern on Boston -Keene Turnpike, burned April 8, 1912.
Request: The Society would be very interested to learn the location of this building.
One Hundred Formulas
George Carmichael donated a copy of Stephen A. Thayer’s “One Hundred Formulas” which was published in 1883. It contains recipes from everything from printing ink to pain killers. This one is said to be “one of the best pain killers known to man”.
WARNING: Please don’t try any of these “remedies”, many contain ingredients which have been shown to be harmful, addictive or both.
James Roger diary entry
November 6th 1908 (Friday)
Frost then milder with a few flakes of snow wind west. David on roads downtown. Mother & I cleaned brooder house, and I cleaned one pen in hen house and put in leaves in brooder house in afternoon. Got Letter from Hamish last night and one from Jessie.
Thank you for posting the Thayer formulas. Today’s selection particularly underscores how far modern Western medicine, despite its limitations, has come.
I read in an old Fitchburg sentinel The wheeler Tavern was erected on the Eastern border of town and in a Nashua telegram, new Ipswich saved money by closing certain roads. One was the Cart road listed" Ford Reed tavern road." Also known as old ashby rd. From the New Ipswich town line To the corner after Oscar Livingstons home . I think long ago that cart road went by Petersons, if anyone remembers . After Mascenic.