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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
5
A parade of cheerful club women returning for the coming campaign is noted. Snippets cover a rural Indiana letter carrier route, a New York woman’s dog beating arrest, Emma Goldman’s sympathy, and the charm of dainty Christmas gifts. The piece contrasts simple gift ideas with holiday shopping anxieties.
The article urges economical women to explore furniture shops for affordable wardrobe items. It highlights cotton crepe patterns and washable materials with stylish, practical designs for kimonas and home wear, noting stores market to rooms rather than people.
A retail snapshot describes head scarves of silk and tinsel trims, plus foreign embroideries from China, Japan, Roumanian, Indian, Russian, and Turkish sources. It notes washable silk frocks for children, cautions against cheap damaged goods, and outlines current trim shapes, fabrics, and the ceinture belt trend.
Silk and wool materials appeal to women seeking garments that hang well and resist creasing. Tea gowns silk velvets and old world flowered silks offer affordable options, with Cluny lace priced by the yard. Garnitures from a furniture shop include fat cords and tassels for finishing outfits.
A man in Decaius township recounts a dangerous encounter with a rattlesnake that he split into two with a hatchet. The front portion struck and bit his finger, leading to swelling and pain. Neighbor Chris Sharer treated the wound with chicken, whiskey, and a soap egg poultice, then the man rested at Sharer’s before returning home.
The Milford Cabinet notes that roughly every five years the Milford water works stand-pipe is cleaned and washed to preserve water quality and wholesome conditions for water takers.
A local report notes water acts more aggressively on wrought iron than cast iron and requires periodic cleaning. The late Mr. Birney estimated the stand-pipe life at twenty five years, possibly forty. After drying, the pipe will be painted with mineral paint and reactivated following a midweek fill and system pressure resumed.
Lord Rosebery analyzes Tomline's estimate of Pitt in Monthly Review. He contrasts Pitt's likely light verbal prep with other orators such as Gladstone Fox Grey Canning Bright and Brougham. The piece argues no universal rule exists and Pitt may have planned topics and order for his great addresses.
Two young boys, seven and eight, overhear adults discussing skeletons. The older boy claims he knows what a skeleton is and asserts certainty. The younger boy replies with a practical, humorous definition: skeletons are bones with the people off.
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