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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1900
Page
8
The snippet records astronomical timing with bun rising at 4.57, moon rising at 1.29 a m, bun setting at 6.37 and length of day 13.40 hours. It reflects a periodical almanac style noting daily celestial events and solar duration.
Yesterday was beautiful and cool for August with a hint of autumn in the night. Today opened bright but had many clouds before noon and a cool easterly breeze. Barometer readings and temperatures noted. local rains are forecast for tonight and Wednesday with northeast winds in Boston.
The Lowell Daily Courier for Tuesday August 21, 1900 presents city news and brief items of interest. It reports on local events, commerce, and community notices typical of a New England daily at the turn of the century.
An alarm from box 225 at 9 55 this morning for a chimney fire in a tenement on Dummer street was quickly contained with no damage. Insurance holders include Fred C Church on the buildings of Dr Benoit and on Gustave Eunther furniture, plus Amasa Pratt on Wildie street and H B Hill on Auburn street with a minor Sunday fire.
Tom P Morgan in The Smart Set surveys Yaphank as a social microcosm noting pretensions crooked humor and oddities. He lampoons a town of showy does and many quirks from croquet in golf clothes to a magnet healer summering there and a parade of eccentric locals. The piece frames Yaphank as a humorous caricature with a biting outsider’s eye.
A historical note describes a floor handle in Queen Victoria era saloon carriages. Pulling it allows her majesty to apply the brakes to the entire train at any moment, keeping control within easy reach from the bed.
An advertisement-like discussion claims white bread causes dyspepsia and bowel trouble by starch digestion in the intestines. It promotes Grape-Nuts as predigested, using whole wheat and barley processed with moisture and warmth to develop diastase outside the body, asserting rapid health gains after ten days to two weeks off white bread.
The Point Salem August 20 1900 notes a bustling resort season with hotel guests thriving on favorable weather. Moonlit nights, yacht and canoe kegiatan, whist and carriage parties, Willows concerts drawing large crowds, and energy from Lowell fishers mark a lively late summer as autumn approaches and Empress steamer ferries daily. A Lowell fishing trip ends with a rough storm and hungry, disgruntled boys returning to shore.
Mr and Mrs Harry Ricker of New Orleans visit Dr Charles R Wood at Central Avenue The Point and plan to stay a few days Mrs Ricker once Miss Hattie Wiggin of Lowell is warmly received by Mrs Wood and others George T Healey visits with the Conants and Bachaloers on Sunday It is whispered he walked but may have given his nickels to the electric road The ride with BE Lovejoy to the electric line from Lowell to Salem is noted
The article notes many Old-time friends arriving at The Point on Sunday, visitors like Miss Ethel Pierce and Mrs. F. P. Hill from Newark, and lists Lowell party guests registered at Ocean View, Atlantic, and Central Houses. A gold chatelaine watch was recovered by a neighbor after its owner Miss F J Boynton announced the loss. The piece ends by praising local honesty.
Cyclist Annie McMullen of 20 Charles Street was struck near Central and Charles streets last night at about 9 pm. She was thrown to the ground and taken to St John's hospital with a broken right thigh. An ambulance was summoned to the scene.
The Elite Vaudeville Stars headline Lakeview Theatre offering a strong bill. Brummel and Kimberley open with a pleasing operetta, Billy Carter draws laughs with banjo bits, Kelley and Reno perform a sharp knock about act, and Charlotte Delmar, America’s lady trick cyclist, captivates with hard riding and tricks. Moving pictures were delayed but promised for this afternoon and night.
Many Americans are said to be stranded in London awaiting remittances from home. It will be more tragic than romantic if the letters they long for never come.
Martin Flaherty travels to Troy New York for a 25 round match with Jack Hamilton. The Lowell fighter hopes to prove he is still a top challenger with many believing he can trouble Terry McGovern. Flaherty weighs 126 pounds and plans to come in heavier at catch weights. Hamilton has weight and reach advantage but less bulldog drive. Local cycling interest centers on a boulevard race between McIntosh OBrien and Keegan, with wagers on pace. Claude Hamilton and Ingraham return to form stirring amateur action alongside Hurley in ongoing races.
Week ending August 18 1900 records multiple land transfers across Lowell and nearby towns. George W. Lowell to Lewis R. Stevens transfers on Charles street while Lewis R. Stevens to Homer C. Ladd covers Edgerly's court. Malvina Boisvert to Ernest Daigle assets on Aiken avenue. Bridges street parcels conveyances between John Davis Mechanics Savings bank and Samuel N. Harris. Middlesex street transfer from Annie Riley to Wm Healey. Pilling to Merker and trustee Thomas C. Lee to John Harriman on Sterling street. Westford Lucia Putney to Edson G Boynton parcels. Chelmsford Charles Adams et al to Morton B. Wright North Chelmsford lot. Dracut Arthur Lyman to J N Wilfred Kenwood lot. Burnham trustee transfer from George Coburn to Albert Burnham.
The smallpox patients at the contagious hospital are recovering and the institution will close at week’s end unless new cases arise. Vaccinating officers perform the second visit to vaccinated subjects, which will take a couple of weeks. Notify advertisers you saw their ad in the Courier.
Telegraphic advices from New York report the arrest of William A Close on charges tied to Boston and Maine railroad mileage book counterfeiting. He faces arraignment in Jefferson Market police court with potential extradition after a lengthy chase from Newburyport to Maine and New York. Detectives believe about 60 counterfeit books circulated, grossing near $1000. Close previously served 18 months in Lawrence for a related offense.
In East Cambridge a supposed discharged convict broke into the Middlesex county court house and looted Assistant Clerk Ralph Smith’s desk on Thursday night. He took $10 in cash, $18 in revenue stamps, a check, and several money orders, then escaped. Police suspect an ex prisoner knew where the funds were kept.
A strong Friday afternoon thunderstorm swept Framingham near 2 PM. Torrential rain flooded streets and damaged a double tenement on Apple Street. Lightning struck the house occupied by Thomas Lyons and John Gibbons, shattering a chimney and ripping shingles. No fire, occupants shaken but unharmed. Heavy rain also damaged local highways.
Mr Edward Earle Jr accepts a position with the Lowell Motor company. Michael Connelly has returned home from Crescent Beach after a few days away. Mr and Mrs Royal Ripley along with Mr and Mrs Henry Ripley have been visiting their.
Cousins in New Hampshire during the past few days. Mr. Stewart Mackay is having extensive repairs made on his home in North Chelmsford. Misses Mary A. McMahon and Josie E. Hogan are spending a week's vacation at Crescent beach.
Major John G. Butler, ordered from Governor's Island New York, will take command of the Watertown arsenal in Massachusetts. Born Pittsburg January 23, 1842, he is son of Major John B. Butler, Mexican War veteran and ordnance department official. He entered the military academy in 1859 and graduated June 11, 1863, earning multiple ranks and brevet recognitions for Civil War service. He served with the Fourth Artillery and later the ordnance department, including time with the Army of the Cumberland at Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Bridgeport.
Fire Marshal Assistant Scott arrived in town early yesterday to probe the dye house blaze amid town gossip of arson. He questioned village boys and spoke at length with their parents, aiming to curb late hours and improve behavior, while Mrs. William Collier plans a Portland, Maine visit with friends.
An unknown tall man from Boston registered as EB N Wright at the Central house. He consumed strychnine Sunday morning and died before a doctor arrived after confessing an assault in Vermont. A newspaper found on him was The Vergennes Vermont er dated August 3 1900.
Malden Miss Ida Davenport planned to wed Daniel Cameron on Thursday evening at 82 Holyoke Street but he failed to appear. Rev J C Bearse and many guests waited until midnight. A note found after his departure stated he planned to kill himself within three hours. Cameron, 19, from Nova Scotia, had planned to settle on a farm there.
A. G. Pollard & Co offers mill remnants of Wamsutta and New Bedford pillow casing cottons at 10 cents per yard, down from 16 to 20 cents, with all widths available for pillow cases and tubing.
To Let fine modern store with the lowest rent in the city. Also To Let three and four room tenements near the Northern depot in perfect order with low rent. Belvidere Centralville Highlands five six room tenements from four fifty to eight dollars monthly. House and barn in the country for the summer. Apply T H Elliott 64 Central street.
Patent medicine advertisement claims Hood's Pills cure liver ills biliousness and indigestion and relieve headache. Describes ease of use and prices at 25 cents.
A compact sale note from a Middlesex County shop touts a wide range of sporting goods. It highlights golf clubs and balls, base ball gear, jerseys for cycling and football, sweaters, bags, boxing equipment, Indian clubs, dumbbells, supporters, and gymnasium attire with emphasis on low prices and quick special orders.
Demonstrator will explain merits of a non inflammable stove polish advertised as the best ever produced. Sample offered by calling at the stove. suitable for use on a red hot stove. Price listed as 15 cents per bottle.
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