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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
3
A Lowell delegation of 27 businessmen joined the Merrimack Valley boards for a river outing led by the Haverhill board of trade. Notable guests included Secretary of the Navy Moody and Charles S. Hamlin. Speakers urged Congress to fund deepening the Merrimack channel to boost commerce, highlighting past naval milestones and the strategic value of a navigable river.
Remarks by President Hildreth of the Lawrence board Hon E P Shaw of Newburyport Mr Hune of London England and Fion Moody Boynton praised efforts to interest Congress in Merrimack river improvements. Boynton received vigorous applause. Attendees from Lowell included Charles H Conant H B Greene B Hodgman and many others.
An ad claims the New and Better Breakfast Food is so different that it pleases everybody and urges readers to ask their grocers for a package.
Henry Frederick completed a world circumnavigation in 54 days 7 hours 20 minutes, despite a seven day delay after missing a Yokohama steamer. He left New York July 2 aboard the Deutschland and returned to New York by rail.
The Lowell Cemetery draws praise from visitors for its natural beauty and serene grounds at Fort Hill park. Hydrangeas bloom amid expansive paths while the corporation reports solid year results, over $2000 in lots sold, and a Perpetual Care Fund surpassing $100,000. The board, led by Charles A. Stott, invites residents to become Proprietors and notes storm damage repairs costing around $500.
A large Franklin Debating Club meeting featured essays on The Art of Carpet Square Manufacturing and Oratory, a Cromwell recitation, and a patriotic piece. The club formed plans for a Colonial Art school of elocution, a monthly magazine, and an editorial staff to gain experience in editing and literary work.
James Dinsmoor died at 6 30 o'clock Wednesday evening at his residence 83 Columbus Avenue. Funeral services at the house Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends invited. Obituary notice to follow.
The funeral of Mrs Louisa F Boynton was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock from her residence 156 School Street conducted by Rev R A Greene. Bearers were James Scott Thomas J Rexford W M Whitman John Wainwright. Burial followed in the Lower Cemetery under the direction of R O Adams with Undertaker J B Currier handling arrangements.
Sybil P. Carlton at 439 Chelmsford street aged 2 months 7 days Lena Brosnan at 194 Perry street aged 13 Frank I. Curtin at 4 Varnum place off Third street aged 2 months all noted as born Aug 26 at parental homes in this city
The Providence Grand Circuit meet at Narragansett Park opens Monday for six days. Readville horses migrate here as hopples are allowed. Daily four class races plus two $10,000 stakes feature two and three year old pacing and trotting events, with special attractions planned to boost record miles.
No wiser action can man do in providing for his family than to purchase a burial lot. Lowell Cemetery offers safeguards for the future and attentive service from the superintendent at the Lawrence Street office or a home visit if desired. Printed matter available at the treasurer’s office with the treasurer at Middlesex Safe Deposit and Trust Co. Charles A. Stott president, Charles L. Knapp treasurer, Robert H. Mulno superintendent.
Courier and Citizen readers can obtain a solid gold fountain pen for sixteen coupons and sixty nine cents. The pen is fully warranted with a polished barrel and rubber cap screw section, valued at $1.50. Agencies include Courier-Citizen office and multiple downtown locations such as Merrimack Central Lowell Pharmacy 632 Merrimack and others.
The Young Men's Christian associations are preparing for new educational classes that last year served about 30 600 students. The program moves beyond commercial work toward industrial studies with patrolmen training and civil service prep. Sites include Bowery and East Side branches in New York, New Orleans railway mail prep, and North Adams textile engineering.
Professor John W. Harshberger of the University of Pennsylvania explains Alpine plant distribution on Mt Washington and comparable peaks Mt Katahdin and Mt Marcy. He notes dwarf timber, spruce species, and plant lists, with Alpine conditions shaping growth, climate, and flower colors, as documented in his forthcoming Phytogeography work.
Fred Lewis Pattee argues in Bocklover's Magazine that Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat tempts decadence in the West, warns against using poetry as social password, and asserts true culture requires broader literary understanding beyond a single quatrain or fad.
The contest pits Sir Thom’s crew against a rival American team as they race for supremacy on the water. Bows cut the waves in a tense showdown with both boats seeking top speed and flawless technique.
New York public schools open September 14 with about 78000 pupils facing no accommodations or half time instruction. J Snyder reports 36 new school buildings ready will house roughly 67705 pupils, with Manhattan to gain 8930 seats and progress dependent on labor peace.
Scrofula, salt rheum, erysipelas and other eruptive diseases yield quickly and permanently to the cleansing and purifying power of Burdock Blood Bitters.
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