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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
5
Stocks opened nearly at Saturday's prices with only a small fractional decline in two hours of trading. The undercurrent remained strong and sentiment was hopeful. In Boston activity was quiet and copper prices were lifeless.
The Portland letter notes Bishop OConnell visits to the diocese and quickly becomes popular socially. He attends a club gathering, chats with members, and is praised as a fine speaker with wit and stories of old world scenes. A layman compares him to Bishops Healy and Bacon, predicting great things.
Traveling salesmen praise our well arranged store, office and workshop north ofStan for optical work. We manufacture eye glasses and spectacles to avoid delays and errors, with free examinations and advice. Oculists prescriptions a specialty. C. T. Saul & Co. Central and Prescott streets.
A fragmented ad lists cities including Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington offering a free mailed sample of a 490 page cloth bound work. It promises a trustworthy ten year daily mail service and free mail upon request with special attention to non resident customers and unexcelled service.
Obituaries report the deaths of Sarah Haley aged 73 at 160 Colburn Street after a long illness and Elizabeth A. Jenkins aged 84 at 28 Maple Street with surviving children and a brother. Also noted are Mary Snell of Dunstable a longtime Edson school teacher aged 50, Patrick J. Hoar aged 16 at 93 Suffolk Street, and Anna E. Sherburne widow of John G. Sherburne aged 77 with one daughter and three sons, along with sever al details of survivors and burial arrangements.
The funeral for Andrew J Lepene who died in Jamaica Plains Mass was held yesterday afternoon with burial in Edson cemetery under Undertaker Brooks. Services began at 3 pm in Edson cemetery chapel led by Rev G F Kenngett. Bearers were Caspo Rock Albert Sasseville Charles J Kuphal and Adolph Kuphal. Also the funeral of Mrs Mary I E Snell took place this afternoon at 13 Cottage street with Rev Mr McGlathlin of Bridgewater officiating. James Marshall had charge of arrangements and bearers were Charles and Henry Runels Henry Gray and W F Lane. Burial followed in Lowell cemetery with Undertaker Currier in charge.
The city records multiple obituaries dated August 25. P J Hoar aged 16 from 93 Suffolk street. Sarah Haley aged 73 of 160 Colburn street. Elizabeth A Jenkins aged 84 years 2 months of 28 Maple street. Mary Fallon aged 3 months 12 days of Guliels place off Thorndike street. Mary Keefe aged 62 of 17 Richmond street. Mary Murphy wife of Ora M Snell of this city aged. Hannah E Sherburne aged 77 years 8 months of 78 Dover street with funeral Tuesday at 2 30. John McLean aged 49 years 6 months of 89 Chestnut street with funeral Tuesday at 2 PM. Mary B Snell aged 50 wife of Ora M Snell. The notices mention survivors and funeral arrangements. some burials are private.
Massachusetts town officials accept consent from Hon. William C. Whitney to place his picture at the center of the Washington seal. Whitney, the town’s largest taxpayer, owns over a third of the land including his mountain game preserve. Also reports on carbolic acid incidents and rescues at Revere beach with lifeguard Moffitt Flaherty saving four bathers and assisting others, bringing his season total to 20 rescues.
A Brooklyn woman operates a private studio teaching canaries to sing using German organs and a system of trained birds. Birds advance from primary to senior classes under electric organs, with individual named “teachers” and a strict routine. The setup, cost about 40 dollars for the organ, attracts buyers from as far as Wisconsin and South Dakota, while neighbors view the studio as a local spectacle.
Classified notice seeking a competent cook and a second girl with cook recommendations. Apply at 57 Rolfe sirect. Contact phone 8263.
A New York Sun essay warns that repeated burning at the stake accelerates savagery and mob violence, suggesting punishment fuels crime and that the mania could spread to communities and other races if unchecked. It argues criminals are the burners, not the burned, and cautions against nationwide danger.
A Boston Congregationalist correspondent describes a prosperous city family granting best seats to themselves while a rustic young man is ushered to a distant pew. The guest sits apart during worship, highlighting the gap between urban churchgoers and rural visitors in town services.
Two Italian laborers Paul Martinelli and Pasquale Barino employed by a Boston contractor entered a lit conduit on Harrison avenue Thursday. An explosion sprayed gas, throwing them into the street. Martinelli suffered severe facial head and hand burns while Barino had neck burns and shock from the fall. Both received treatment at City Hospital.
A poultryman argues New York buyers prefer not to pay higher prices for fresh eggs and often receive eggs that are two to four weeks old. He explains the supply chain from farm to city shelf, noting many customers balk at bills for very fresh eggs and prefer cheaper, older stock.
Great Neck social column notes Louisa Pierpont Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Livingstone Satterlee, appearing with family status as the eighth grandchild of J Pierpont Morgan. Bride Miss Louisa Pierpont Morgan wed in Stuyvesant Square church on November 16, confirming alliance with one of New York’s oldest families.
Over 1,000 scarves with pretty patterns are offered for sale today at low prices, previously valued 75 cents to $1.50, suitable for dressing cases, side boards, and similar uses.
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