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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1903
Page
10
An OCR fragment lists days of the week in August with initials Sun Ken Tuc Wed ihu Fri Sat. No clear event or details accompany the sequence. Entities are unspecified. no full sentence or concrete facts are present.
Lim burg at 1128 Bridge street advertises chimney repair and construction supplies from E A Wilson & Co including lime cement and brick for immediate delivery. A YMCA event at the Fair grounds next Thursday features bicycle races with three prizes, promising value for admission. An endorsement notes Dean's Ointment curing a running sore on the leg in Bowling Green Ohio.
The Courier Citizen runs a daily coupon ticket. presenting 16 coupons and 69 cents at this office buys a solid gold fountain pen fully warranted. The pen, valued at $1.50, features a polished barrel and rubber cap screw action. It can also be obtained at several apothecary stores listed in the coupon advertisement.
General Adelbert Ames command Ls. W. V. held a regular meeting with several membership applications. Capt. Dodge and Boston convention delegates praised the state growth and announced a Boston trip to muster Roxbury command back into the order. The group aims to aid a member who suffered property loss in the disaster and notes several Massachusetts commands may switch from the Legion of the SSWV to join the National Army and Navy of Spanish War Veterans.
The Lakeview theatre offered Olivette last night with Esther Barton as leading lady replacing Marie Tyler who left Brooklyn for nervous fatigue. Catherine Melville, Miss Phillips and Miss Paquette supported in prominent roles as the chorus and Intrepidi directed musical numbers. The company plans another week of matinees and evening shows with Olivette continuing to draw crowds.
The column lists engagements and vacations of numerous locals including Miss Bertha Chase and Mr. Bennett D. Charron with a September wedding plan. It also chronicles returns from trips to Newport Bar Harbor Atlantic City and points along Massachusetts and New Hampshire, plus a wedding party sailing on the King Arthur to Yarmouth.
In a busy afternoon at Market street police headquarters seven new inmates were taken in after arrests by Officers Linane and associates. Mark Donlon, recently released from the workhouse, caused a disturbance swinging a heavy stick and later accused the arresting officer of attempting murder. Donlon calmed in his cell but began singing Italian grand opera. Officers Atkinson and Brown arrested John Ready and John Donnelly for alleged illegal liquor keeping linked to the Corbett Place raid.
The Juniper Point season thrives as hundreds of guests fill hotels and excursion crowds swell. Willows entertainment and female minstrels draw praise while thousands attend theatre matinees and band concerts. Lowell and Salem officials host the first annual Master Builders outing with Mayor Peterson and Mayor Howe in attendance.
An open to the world professional running event features Tom Keane the world champion, bicycle raves, and vaudeville acts including acrobats and a 100-voice chorus. A 3000 square foot pavilion hosts dancing with free entry, admissions priced at 25 cents for all attractions.
United Fruit Company Boston reports the recent Jamaica storm led to the decision to abandon its fruit steamer service to Charleston, the smallest division of the company’s Atlantic line.
Pretty vivacious May Fiske and her company open at the Opera House Saturday August 28 with daily matinees. The visit promises a fine line of plays, some high priced hits revived, and first time in repertoire. Fiske blends clever comedy with stylish gowns and elaborate productions.
The Boston and Maine railroad offers a $1.50 round trip excursion to Old Orchard on Thursday August 27. Special train departs from Lowell Middlesex Street at 8 15 a m North Lawrence 8 40 a m and South Lawrence 8 45 a m. Return departs Old Orchard at 5 p m with shore dinners boating and baths available.
Belvidere Y.M.C.A plans a carnival at the Fair grounds next Thursday with racing events balloon ascent and parachute jump. Costs include $500 for lighting and $1000 in prizes, reflecting a large community effort to stage the entertainment.
The unexcelled pen is advertised as superior in all respects and is offered through a coupon plan. Sixteen coupons plus sixty nine cents from Courier-Citizen agencies procure one. The coupon is valid every day.
An old advertisement extols Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a blessing for all ages. It claims nature's specific relief for dysentery diarrhoea and summer complaint, presenting the product as a universal remedy in a period voice.
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