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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Published every Saturday Afternoon. 
J. ALEX. LODGE, Editor and Proprietor. 
Pulsifer’s Block, Manchester, Mass. 
Branch Office: 5 Washington Street, Beverly, Mass. 
BEVERLY PRINTING CO., PRINTERS, 
Beverly, Mass. 
Terms: $1.00 a year ; 3 months (trial), 25 cents. 
Advertising Rates on application. 
4>To insure publication, contributions must reach 
this office not later than Friday noon preceding the 
day of issue. 
All communications must be accompanied by the 
sender’s name, not necessarily for publication, but as a 
guarantee of good faith. 
Communications solicited on matters of public in- 
terest. 
Address all communications and make checks paya- 
ble to NoRTH SHORE BREEZE, Manchester, Mass. 
The BREEZE is for sale at all news stands on the 
North Shore. 
Entered as second-class matter April 8, 1905, at the 
Postoffice at Manchester, Mass., under the Act of 
Congress of March 3, 1879. 
Telephones: Manchester 9-13, Beverly 143-4. 
*" VOLUME 2. NUMBER 28. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1905. 
A Few Words to Our Friends 
Not with the idea of patting our- 
selves on the back, though news- 
papers as a rule are inclined to resort 
to self praise, but that our friends, — 
those who have followed us with their 
interest and support in our brief career 
— might know what we are doing, do 
we make the following statement at 
this time, —just having passed the age 
of one and one-half years. 
A year ago last summer, when bus- 
iness was at its best and the BREEZE 
was about three months old, we were 
publishing a little over 600 papers. 
A year ago and during most of last 
- winter we had increased our circula- 
tion to about 750 papers. At the 
present time we have grown to have 
a bona fida circulation of almost 1100 
papers a week, the run some weeks 
being more than that number. 
The stated circulation of a news- 
paper is something in which, we are 
sorry to admit, very little truth can 
be placed, as a rule. When a pub- 
lisher claims he has a circulation of 
1000, the average business man, who 
advertises considerably, discouuts this 
from 25% to 50%. Our statement, 
however, is something we can stand 
behind. Anybody has the privilege 
any Friday of seeing this paper printed 
and of finding out with ease the actual 
number printed. 
This is a record which we feel 
proud of. It speaks for itself. It is 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
something we can sincerely be thank- 
ful for on Thanksgiving day. Few 
weekly papers can boast of sucha cir- 
culation, and none, we believe, in such 
a short time. 
We are urged in making this state- 
ment at this time because of the num- 
ber of new subscribers we have 
received. this week. Between last 
Saturday and yesterday afternoon 
eighteen new names have been added, 
—a record week. 
One of these go to Los Angeles, 
Cal., one to Asheville, N.C., one to 
Jacksonville, Fla., one to Dorchester, 
two to Boston, six to Beverly Farms, 
four to Manchester, one to Magnolia, 
and one to Beverly. Several of these 
are sent to friends by those who al- 
ready subscribe. 
WHISPERINGS. 
It isn’t safe to leave a keg, or even 
a jug of sweet cider exposed to the 
open air, especially these cold nights. 
This isn’t diction of the Farmer's 
Almanac, but it is the conclusion a 
certain groceryman, not far from the 
BREEZE Office has arrived at. It ap- 
pears that he left some sweet cider on 
the platform in the rear of his store a 
week ago Jast night. When he re- 
turned the next morning the jug was 
there, but somehow or other the sweet 
fluid had evaporated. There was a 
dance in Pulsifer’s hall that night. 
’Nuf sed! 
* * * * * 
There are 53 Sundays in the pres- 
ent year, the year having started on 
Sunday, Jan. 1, and ending Sunday, 
Dec. 31. Somebody has figured out 
that there will be 53 Sundays again 
in IQII, 1922, 1929, 1933 and 1950. 
We trust that the oldest reader of 
the Breeze as well as all others will 
live to attend church on Sunday, 
Jan. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 31, 1950. 
Another Woodland Road. 
Another woodland road is to be 
added to the large number of beautiful 
inland drives which adds to the at- 
tractiveness of our natural beauty 
here on the North Shore. 
This new road is to be built before 
next season, and will be a valuable 
addition to the already large system 
of roads through tne North Shore 
woods, which not alone attract be- 
cause of the miles of beautiful scenery, 
but which are also an enticing retreat 
from the hot and dusty roads in sum- 
mer, where those who still enjoy the 
horse and who have been driven from 
the highways, as it were, by the 
speedy autos may drive. 
This road is to be from four to five 
miles in length, starting at or near the 
Davis ice house on the Chebacco road, 
otherwise known as the “ Loring open 
lot’”’ or ‘‘ Beach Plains,” will run and 
wind around hills, through valleys and 
thick woodland, over the mill pond 
dam and make its exit at the Aaron 
Low corner in Essex. 
The rights of way necessary to 
carry out the plan have all been se- 
cured, and after the rcad has been 
constructed will allow the traveller a 
short cut of many miles, and will also 
give access to a large tract of land 
which is at present a wilderness and 
inaccessible. 
MANCHESTER 
The school committee met Wednes- 
day evening with the board of health 
and the matter of inspection of the 
schools was discussed, with the result 
that the board of health gave their 
promise of hearty co-operation with 
the school board to secure medical 
inspection of the schools next year 
and a recommendation for an appro- 
priation. They ordered the schools 
inspected now as far as it respected 
contagious diseases, and Grades II. 
and VI. were consequently inspected 
by Dr. Blaisdell, Thursday. After 
the Thanksgiving recess it is proposed 
to have the schools thoroughly in- 
spected, the board of health agreeing 
to meet the expense of the same. 
There are three cases of diphtheria 
in town, but all are doing well, and 
there appears to be no cause for an 
alarm. ‘Two of these cases are school 
childen, James Brown of Grade VI. 
being taken with the disease a week 
ago yesterday, and the 74-year-old 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dog- 
herty, Sunday. The State board of 
health reported on the culture sent 
them for examination that diphtheric 
bacilli were contained therein. The 
State provides free of cost antitoxin. 
Over 4,500 units were injected in the 
youngest patient. 
Send in your subscription to the 
BREEZE. From now till Jan. 1, free. 
Through an unfortunate error last 
week we credited Mrs. Nancy Baker 
with being more than 90 years of age, 
instead of saying she was less than 70. _ 
We hope to be able to congratulate 
her on attaining such advanced year, 
20 years hence, however. 
Oysters, oyster crackers and milk 
at the old reliable place, Beach street 
cafe. . 
FOR SALE 
Second hand furnace, as good as new, for 
sale cheap. Apply, 
D. T. BEATON, 
MANCHESTER. 
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