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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
8
Heatwave grips city with scorching temperatures
The day saw temperatures rising from around 80 in the morning to about 91 by 5 pm and remaining hot overnight. Barometer readings hovered near 29.72 inches while air remained stifling, with good air movement the only relief from oppressive heat.
Weather outlook for Massachusetts cool and fair
Boston August 11 reports a fair and cooler trend for Massachusetts with southwest winds tonight and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Hammocks and Bicycles at Local Stores in Lowell
The Lowell Daily Courier notes Shattuck & Son closing out hammocks at reduced prices while W. T. S. Bartlett offers picnic and fruit baskets. Washington Savings Bank marks quarter day with 4 percent interest. The Thompson Hardware Co promotes bargain hammocks and affordable bicycles, with hammocks from one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Horne
Pelham
Shattuck & Son
Washington Savings Bank
Central Street
W. T. S. Bartlett’s
Merrimack Street
Thompson Hardware Co
Eddie McDonald Rescues Boy From River
Eddie McDonald of 726 Suffolk corporation a Citizen carrier rescued a small boy who ventured into a river hole in Little Canada Thursday night. The frightened child bit his rescuer on the arm but the superficial wound was dressed at a drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie McDonald
Suffolk Corporation
Little Canada
McDonald
The Dairy Farm to Open Boston Run at Tremont
Manager Schoeffel begins the regular season Monday evening August 27 at the Tremont with Eleanor Merron's rural drama The Dairy Farm. The play, a New York run of 109 nights and Chicago run of 133, has won critical and clergy praise for its moral themes and vivid pastoral life set in northern New York before the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoeffel
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Eleanor Merron
New York
Chicago
Franklin Pierce
Union Service to Hear Corinna Shattuck of Orphuh Turkey
A union service of all city Congregational churches will be held at 7 p m at Kirk Street church featuring Miss Corinna Shattuck, a veteran missionary of the American Board. Shattuck, noted for her relief work during the Armenian massacre, has cared for over two thousand widows and orphans since. She plans to return to Turkey after a brief absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk Street
Corinna Shattuck
Orfuh
Turkey
American Board
Miss Shattuck
PASTY FOODS AND CEREAL COOKING WARNINGS
A physician warns pasty cereals harm digestion and nerves. Wheat and oats when not cooked thoroughly remain pasty and hard to digest. A Evansville, Indiana gentleman reports dyspepsia from oats but Postum Cereal Co cites Grape Nuts as fully cooked and easier to digest, improving comfort and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Postum Cereal Co
Battie Creek
Miah
Petrified Child Body Found in Billerica Woods
Duane P. Stacy and L. L. Cote discovered a petrified male child body in thick woods below the Boston and Bedford road near the depot in Billerica Centre. The five year old’s form was intact except legs below knees and arms missing, no odor, surface dark and hard as a board. Authorities notified. body to be removed and preserved as curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane P. Stacy
Odd Fellows
L. L. Cote
Merrimack Street
Turnpike Station
Boston and Bedford Road
Billerica Centre
Courier
Stacy
Billerica
Lowell
North Billerica
Dent
Vaudeville at Billerica aids Sailors Haven effort
A large crowd attended the vaudeville show at Billerica Centre last evening, organized by the Misses Holden of Bennett Hall to raise funds for the Sailors Haven in Boston. performances by Newman, Lyons, Hosmer, Manola, Scanton, Beck, and Staley entertained, with the finale The Magic Mirror drawing bold applause as the Haven remained about $700 in debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Holden
Mr. King
Newman
U. S
Marietta
Oregon
Nellie Lyons
Amy Hosmer
Geo. Clifford
Mr. Brown
Gospel Service At Y W C A In Central Street
The usual gospel service at the Young Women's Christian Association will be held at 27 Central street Sunday afternoon at 4:15. Mrs. Elisha J. Neale will speak and the service promises unusual interest. All girls and members are invited and returning borrowed magazines from the association reading table is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women’s Christian Association
Central Street
Elisha J. Neale
Association
For Sale 118 Moore Street Lowell Auction August 14 1900
Real estate advertises a two family home at 118 Moore Street between the Albert Moors estate and John A Ryan residence. Auction Tuesday at 5 pm with $400 deposit. House has eleven rooms, bath, pantry, store, cellar, furnace heat. stable for three horses. 5200 square feet land, lawn, fruit trees, concrete driveway, water gas sewerage. Inspect interiors after 10 am on sale day. J B Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Moore Street
Albert Moors
Stone House
John A. Ryan
Otis Street
Sunday Sermons Across Churches In Lowell Area
A long list details Sunday services at numerous Lowell churches led by pastors from local and distant towns. It notes morning and evening preaching by Rev J F Allen Rev S Winchester Ad Jane Rev C W Wilson Rev Brown E Smith Rev F A Warfield and others with featured speakers Corinna Shattuck from Turkey Payson Hammond and Gibbud.
Branch Street Tabernacle Morning and Evening Services
The church lists morning and evening services with various musical selections including choruses, quartets, solos, and sermons. Notable items include The Wayside Cross, Arise Shine for Thy Light, He Shall Come Down Like Rain, Dream of Paradise, Rock of Ages, and Why Salvation is by Faith. Organist Director F B Hill notes the Christian Endeavor society presented several hundred palm leaf fans for use in services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck
Ida M. Rogers
Clifton Sermon
Roberts F. B. Hill
Christian Endeavor Society
Northfield Speakers to Attend Branch Street Tabernacle
Branch Street tabernacle hosts August services as Rev. W. S. Carroll of Dallas Texas speaks tomorrow in both morning and evening sessions. Carroll, a Northfield conference speaker and former co-laborer with Dr. C Schofield, receives high praise from the Bible instructor for Northfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch Street Tabernacle
W. S. Carroll
Dallas
Tex
Carroll
Great Northfield
C. Schofield
Northfield
Cottagers at Willow Dale Host a Merry Costume Party
Willow Dale hall hosted a character party for summer visitors under Miss Kittie Bowers with ready success. Prizes went to Charles Stead and Mrs George Fraser as Indians, Harry Cohen as Sapho, and George Cohen as Zara amid a gallery of aged costumes and varied roles. Emil J Borjes led music, and Miss Bowers wore a 150 year old costume with a 200 year old back comb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Dale Hall
Kittie Bowers
Charles Stead
George Fraser
Harry Cohen
Sapho
George Cohen
Zara
Charles Cohen
Uncle Sam
Eddie Sovatskin
George Cole
John Gregg
Celia Cohen
Walter Baxter
Eva Young
Gladys Jewett
Little Red Riding Hood
Rose Sovatskin
White Rose
Chester Bowers
Miles Standish
Eddie Cogan
W. E. Savage
Varnum Bowers
George Bowers
Madeline Bowers
Henrietta Sydeman
Emil J. Borjes
Kitty Bowers
New Switch Towers Change Boston and Maine Operations
The Boston and Maine railroad advances three new switch towers to control yard levers and telegraph operations, replacing many old switch workers. Tyngsboro’s tower nears completion, the Bleachery site hosts 52 levers with six operators in three shifts, and the Southern yard tower at the Northern depot, largest with 94 levers, will be run by nine men in two weeks across three shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston and Maine Railroad
Tyngsboro
Four Left in Smallpox Hospital Case
Only four remain at the smallpox hospital as John Poulice and his wife and two suspects were discharged yesterday. The Brancouvier children and their parents, along with two attendants, are now the sole occupants, with the children recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Poulice
Brancouvier
Manchester’s Alleged Champion Skips Match Tonight
The alleged Manchester champion was due to bowl a match with Kid Higgins at Lakeview alleys last night but did not appear. Stignas said the bowler injured his fingers catching them between balls in a Manchester alley. The game will be rolled as soon as the Manchester man’s fingers recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Kid” Higgins
Lakeview
Stignas
Knox Campaign in Lowell Under Way with Rally Attendance
Knox campaign rallies in Lowell draw 160 as ward organization plans form. Thomas Collins notes canvassing already done and two-week target for ward committees. Knox hints at renomination. local Dems split with union labor support and independent Democrats weighing GOP top-ticket backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 5. Knox
Runels’ Hall
Thomas Collins
Knox
Congress
John Wilkins
Frank B. Hawes
Alexander Ray
George L. Hooper
Charles R. Goddard
McFadden
The Boxers Side On Shantung Railroad Riots
Curtis in Chicago Record argues that Boxer violence in Shantung stems from brutal treatment of Chinese farmers by German and Belgian railroad workers. He condemns assassination but says provocation and poverty drive natives to resist by any means, noting widespread subsistence farming and property destruction by engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shantung
Shancung
China
United States
Europe
America
Shantung Province
Curtis
Chicago
Lamp of science versus the relentless housefly mystery
A satirical piece wonders what science can offer against pests as a housewife battles a stubborn ceiling chandelier and swarms of flies. It critiques screens and modern living while imagining a final grim label on a rubber banded wall. The scene blends humor with domestic frustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamp of Science
Science
Sticky fly-paper satire stings at moral classroom
Harvey Sutherland in Ainslee's uses a grotesque fly paper episode to vent social critique. The narrator mocks cruelty to creatures, contrasts it with human indifference, and warns parents about the lessons such displays teach children. The piece blends dark humor with a call for empathy and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Sutherland
Ainslee
Old Carnations The Broadway Flower Seller
An aging street vendor on Broadway below Twenty third preserves a lifelong ritual of selling carnations. A single bloom adorns his lapel as crowds rush by, while memories of a garden and a girl he once knew sustain him. A young couple in a pastoral scene contrasts with the city’s haste as he remains faithful through the years. From Albert Bigelow Paine's Old Carnations in Scribner's Fiction Number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Twenty-third Street
Trevenning
Albert Bigelow Paine
Scribner's
Picturesque Old Loches Dark Prison Echoes
Distinctly sombre memories cling to Loches in the Indre valley. The fortress on its hill houses the chateau abbey and donjon while crows circle the walls. It tell of treason and confinement including Ludovico Sforza and three bishops who carved a crucifix and kept a Bible and holy water in their stone chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loches
Indre
Donjon
Louis XI
Ludovico Sforza
Lochens
Ernest C. Peixotto
Scribner'’s
Up-to-date minister urged to speak on chic attire debate
The contemporary minister is pressed to share views on the chic waist fashion issue, with observers noting the need for clear guidance amid evolving societal norms and public interest in clerical conduct.
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