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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1902
Page
4
A mid twentieth century style advertisement claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can relieve menstrual irregularities weakness leucorrhoea womb displacement or ulceration and ovarian inflammation with a bearing down feeling and backache.
Portland, Dec 1 The city nearly elected a Democratic mayor for the first time in 10 years. Republican Boothby led with a plurality but failed to reach the required majority to defeat Democrat Darius Ingraham. No ward officers were chosen in two wards. five wards went Republican and two Democrat. Under Australian ballot law a special election occurs two weeks hence. If no choice is made, the mayor and two wards will be elected by the city government.
Washington December 1 Tomorrow the President and Mrs Roosevelt will mark their sixteenth wedding anniversary in a private family circle with no outside gifts expected. The President typically gives a fine gift and flowers are exchanged by family and friends. Mrs Roosevelt has received lace handkerchiefs from her sister in Italy. The couple wed in London in 1886 at St George's Hanover Square Church.
A call signed by New England Methodist leaders appeals for help to complete Boston Universitys 250000 endowment. President Warren and trustees have sought the sum as part of a 20 million offering, with over 18 million raised globally. The deadline extends to December 31 as nationwide efforts intensify.
Practical suggestions on what to eat and how to prepare food drawn from chemistry applied to cooking. Based on experience, prepared by Lida Ames Willis in Marquette Building Chicago for inquiries. Rights reserved by Banning Co Chicago.
New York financier Isaac M. Seligman met with acting secretary Hill at the State Department to discuss floating a Venezuelan loan. Officials offered no statement, but the department maintains its stance against any policy risking involvement in Venezuela's financial troubles.
The will of John Bell Bouton editor and writer who died at his Cambridge home is filed in East Cambridge. It disburses 25000 in personal property, mainly to his widow Eliza J. Bouton as executrix, with 2000 to Harriet B. Noyes and 200 for a memorial fund for Rev. Nathaniel Bouton. Appraisers are Richard H. Dana, Robert J. Mellettge, and J. C. J. Fla mand.
Horace Vare of Westerly R I receives a formal acknowledgment from White House Secretary to the President George B. Cortelyou dated November 27 1902. The message expresses cordial appreciation for the Thanksgiving turkey sent to President Roosevelt and extends thanks on behalf of the President and his family.
The piece discusses avoiding eggs to cut food costs while preserving nutrition, noting freshness and breed affect flavor. It then surveys recipes for muffins bread sponge and hygienic muffins, maple biscuit, and maron glaces candied chestnuts, plus Hermits and coffee cake with practical kitchen tips.
Classic chronicled instructions for eggless cakes ginger wafers ginger gems and related desserts. Includes butter sugar molasses spices ginger cinnamon nutmeg cloves and bicarbonate options with notes on keeping ingredients cold and baking in quick ovens. Also covers boiled icing ice cream filling suet pudding and raisin additions.
Memphis dispatch notes a 1-8 cent rise in middling cotton as futures climb in New York Liverpool and New Orleans. Demand slowed with higher prices, weekly sales at 13,700 bales, exports 75 percent of totals. Frost and light snow in the Memphis district may aid boll opening, though most bolls intact. Total receipts 445,000 bales, shipments 43,000, stocks 118,000 with 63,000 unsold.
A public letter praises Pyramid Pile Cure as saving a woman from surgery after a decade of piles. Reading of the remedy in a newspaper led her to use the product and she reports complete relief after one box, with ongoing recommendations to others. The company advertises Pyramid remedies and offers a mail order booklet.
The speaker notes no change in crop size and expects a drawn-out movement due to the late top crop maturity. He argues that the cotton already visible does not indicate the total yield.
Secretary Albert Hibbert of the United Textile Workers of America issued a call for a Fall River meeting Wednesday night to consider key issues. Topics include the Salem hosiery dispute, Chicopee wage claims, union expansion in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and tensions with silk weavers especially in Paterson New Jersey seeking withdrawal from the UTW. A potential conference with silk weavers to resolve differences is anticipated following AFL guidance.
Washington dispatch reports Rev W H Milburn the blind chaplain of the Senate, now in California, has sent his resignation to President Pro Tem Frye citing health. A bill by Rep Smith of Michigan imports paints varnishes glassware metals pulps coal and books onto the free list.
Washington December 1 joint committee of the two houses appointed to notify the President that Congress was assembled called at the executive offices. The committee was congratulated by the President and asked to convey felicitations to both houses with the indication that he would communicate in writing tomorrow.
Maurice Hanning 12, son of James Hanning a north country section boss, was hunting when crossing a track the gun hammer caught a tie and discharged. The shot struck under the arm, he collapsed, and two hours later was found by his father. Surgeons amputated the arm but he died from hemorrhage.
Nashua New Hampshire December 1 Col Frank G Noyes a well known figure in Grand Army circles died this afternoon from a fall suffered days earlier He was born in 1833 Full dress shirts with coat style cuffs attached offered for 150 by H L Bailey Co 69 Merrimack Street
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