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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1901
Page
8
Boston reports fair tonight and Thursday with east winds. Barometer readings 29.95 to 30.10 inches. Temperature 76 to 80 degrees. The earlier note mentions a pleasant summer day and a moonlit night with fine air, though specifics are fragmented.
The Lowell Daily Courier provides news briefs for August 28 1901 detailing local events, commerce, and regional notices in a concise daily format typical of early 20th century newspapers. The issue highlights community updates and public notices, reflecting the period's civic life.
Dr Charles T Clifford returns to Lowell area residents can see him at 99 Westford Street. Lowell friends of Herbert Parker Worcester Republican candidate for attorney general plan a reception Thursday at 8 pm at the Merrimack House. Chamberlains Stoolach and Liver Tablets advertised for daily bowel regularity. Portland Steamship Co announces Labor Day day trips Boston to Portland aboard Gov Dingley and Bay State with 9 am departures and 7 pm returns from India and Franklin wharves respectively.
A Lowell Fraternal committee abandoned a Beach event and adopted a basketball game with local teams, offering a $100 prize. The I O O F Manchester Unity in Lowell will host Army and Navy lodge of Halifax for a one day visit with parade lunch trip Willow Dale and a temple banquet with city officials invited.
The Carders hall gathering elected 35 new members, including 13 women, and approved carriages for the women on Labor Day. About 150 clerks are expected for the parade, with veteran members to ride too. Badges designed by Whitehead Hoag will be issued. initiation was vigorous and well attended.
The Grocers, Butchers and Fish Clerks union held a meeting to discuss Labor Day arrangements and initiates twelve new members. A fall party was planned, a committee formed to arrange it, and a charter from the Federation of Labor was ordered. A musical program was enjoyed before adjournment. The union reports a flourishing condition.
Mr and Mrs William J Johnson celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary Monday evening at their Kirk street residence. A large group of friends offered best wishes and gave a surprise. The Cadet orchestra performed and songs were sung by John J Hanson Nano Gallagher and Margaret Moran.
With the opening of the theatrical season, a leading accessory is a large feathered hat. Women find it practical to hold in their lap during performances, reflecting current style and convenience.
The ad promotes Pepticon as a nerve food medicine that stimulates appetite, digestion, and vitality without becoming a beverage. It highlights Peptiron as an iron cordial for nervous conditions and run-down health, claiming it is stomach friendly and teeth safe. Sold by druggists for $1, made by C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Massachusetts.
A detailed travelogue describing a U S Consulate visit to Quebec and a bush camping fishing expedition at Camp Henry and Lake St Bernard. The narrative covers travel routes from Quebec to St Paulin, camp life, provisioning lists, trout catches, Minnies minnows controversy, beaver activity, weather, and gradual fishing decline since earlier years.
Milford Ohio writes of relief from coffee and tea to Postum Food Coffee after years of constipation belching and dislike of other drinks. He praises Postum for his family including a healthy eighteen month old, saying the child loves it and that he and his wife feel well. He credits God and Postum for health and asks not to publish his name.
On Monday August 12 we rose early and traveled to Camp Henry arriving at 10 30 am. After a pleasant ten day outing with the St Bernard club we head for Quebec tomorrow, marking a profitable trip and smooth travel conditions.
The writer itemizes camp provisions and their use including Johnston's Canadian beef extract, fresh milk, canned corned beef for hash, two hams and bacon, eggs from both camps, seven broiler chickens, lard, coffee, tea, baking powder small tins, and mesdames biscuits. It notes surplus lard and coffee and partial tea usage, with reflections for future guidance.
The narrator reviews a fishing camp season with a total catch across nine lakes and two streams. Notable catches include a 6 pound trout, several 2 to 4 pound fish, and a strong showing in the big lake Sacca commie, while Willey and others yielded smaller yields. mentions guests from Boston and New York who caught multiple sizable trout.
Travelers rise after a late night in camp as three loons call nearby. A pleasant morning precedes a hearty breakfast at the Canadian store. They depart for St Paulin and then Quebec to visit the consulate, narrowly avoiding a tipped carriage as a drunken hackman drives through the roof-Mie streets of Tavar.
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