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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
10
The note lists sunrise and sunset times with moonrise at 6 32 am and a reference to day length. It appears as a fragmented observatory or almanac entry from a historical publication.
Yesterday and today the weather was foul with showers and cleared to a mild spring day. In Boston, December 2, forecasts indicate fair and colder tonight and Sunday with north winds, a barometer around 29.65 rising to 29.43, temperatures near 43 then 49 degrees.
The page highlights a Boston Branch Grocery ad and Nicholas G. Norcross insurance offices praising policy handling. It also notes a new stenography beginners class at the evening high school with enrollment Monday evening December 4 at the Kirk Street high school.
Collinsville mills halted for the week after wage disputes with workers who received blacklisting notices for not returning. Rugby teams played Thanksgiving games, tying 0-0 with Orient at Atherton and 6-6 with Ledgers at home. Basketball seeks Pete Reagan to boost results while a proposed large shoddy plant looms. Also reported: local residents recovering from illnesses, hose company dissolution sparks questions over carriage ownership, and a Thanksgiving Eve gathering hosted by Mrs. Charles Brown with performances and games.
A surprise party at 1268 Middlesex Street Middlesex village honored Mr James Shepherd with a Wal tham watch and gold chain. George Shepherd of North Chelmsford delivered the presentation. Ada and Susan Pullen Martin Pord Miss Jaret Pullen Walter Shepherd provided music. Social hours included refreshments and dancing.
The Mysteries beat Centralvilles 5 to 0 in a morning football game on Methuen Street grounds. Centralvilles challenge the result and call for a rematch to prove who is the better team.
The P A C basketball team cannot use Associate hall for tonight’s game with the Everetts due to the Excelsior orchestra occupying the hall on Saturdays. The game will be played at the Pawtucketville club rooms.
The resolutions for debate Sunday afternoon at M. A. hall will decide if Great Britain is justified in the present war against the Transvaal. The debate opens at three o'clock with a large attendance expected. The public is cordially invited.
The proposed European bicycle trip of 1900 under the Courier-Citizen company and personal management of Mr HM. Shadduck promises to be a great success. Pamphlets with trip details are available at the office or from Mr Shadduck at 251 Middlesex Street.
George Meier of San Francisco discusses his long bicycle tour through the United States Mexico Canada British Columbia Hawaii South America and the West Indies for a 20000 purse and a banquet prize. He describes earning money by hand crafts in various locales, recounts meetings with Diaz in Mexico and the Alamo visit in San Antonio, notes safety contrasts between Mexico and Chicago, and recalls hardships including illnesses and misdirections along the route.
In March 1898 Riverside Wheelmen member T Clark Polk offered a $2000 purse to any rider who could start from the club house with no money on November 20 1898 and ride 25000 miles by August 20 1900. The narrator agreed under oath and recounts desert crossings in Arizona and Mexico, harsh roads, local customs, and a projected route totaling 9122 miles to date with plans to continue to Boston then the West Indies and beyond.
Thomas Chamberlain of Lowell pleaded not guilty in Nashua police court to assault with a dangerous weapon against Frank McGann. With probable cause found, he was held in $300 for the January term in Manchester Superior Court, sent to jail without bail, and without counsel. Chamberlain is a machinist who came to Lowell from the South nine months ago. Lowell police report no prior record.
A nineteenth century ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a guaranteed cure for croup with 25 years of use in thousands of homes. It claims early hoarseness signals an attack and that taking the remedy at onset or after the creaky cough prevents it. Sold by all druggists.
Social highlights from the Billerica Centre Thanksgiving ball at the town hall with Hibbard's orchestra, 85 couples on the floor, and attendance from Lowell and nearby towns. The event featured special electric service to Lowell, refreshments, and remarks on town social life.
North Chelmsford residents enjoyed Thanksgiving gatherings at Miss Lois L. Savage’s home with Lowell friends. The St. John’s Total Abstinence Society awaits election on December 14 and plans debates at their hall. The new North Chelmsford school progresses, with the corner stone laid July 29 and a copper safe containing historical items. Thanksgiving was quiet with business closures and a Baptist service led by Rev. A. S. Hudson. A junior class entertainment in December may raise questions about expenses. Rev. Byron F. Gustin preached at the Congregational church, and two families on Chicopee Row welcomed new babies, Hodgkins and Lewis.
Capt H W Wilson warns townsmen after a ferocious bull-dog attack at George E Rose’s home. Rose posted beware of the dog as the animal slipped from the chain to injure Wilson who is town treasurer. Dr Braley of Concord treats him. Wilson urges tax payers to heed the warning amid tax season news.
A five lecture series will open mid December under the literary union, with the programme starting soon. Sunday services include Unitarian and Central Congregational activities with Y P G and Y P S C E meetings in the evening. All Saints marks Advent with a 10 45 service and sermon.
The Middlesex house of correction in East Cambridge hosted a Thanksgiving morning concert by the Melba quartette and Concert company led by Marguerite Vose and Elizabeth Austin. A turkey dinner and mince pies followed, with yard recreation. In Concord, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rodman left for Florida for the winter, and readers are urged to tell advertisers they saw the Courier.
In Lowell Massachusetts on December 4th 1899 heirs sell multiple Cummiskey properties on Fletcher Butterfield and LaGrange streets and Third avenue. The mansion on Fletcher Street near Butterfield with 16 rooms and modern conveniences leads a list of adjoining land plots totalling several thousand square feet. The homestead will be open for inspection prior to sale day.
Eight lots on a 50 foot street off Mammoth Road near Third Avenue and Varnum Avenue, with areas from 3633 to 22222 square feet and frontages 93 to 109 feet. Bidders must deposit specified sums to secure bids, with 30 days to complete deeds and aim for 60 percent mortgage funding. Auctioneers provide details on request.
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