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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
12
December data notes the day length 6.58 hours and length of night 9.14 hours with Jun rising and setting at 9.14 p.m. and 4.12 a.m. respectively while the moon sets at 10.25 p.m.
A mix of brief notices and ads from Lowell items. Burn coal promotion, cheap hats, a central tailor, a cigar brand gaining fame in New York, a ministers meeting at First Congregational church, trustee appointment in bankrupt estates, Ladies Aid at Lowell General hospital, holiday decoration supplies, Brownies Social club officers, and a profile of alderman candidate James P. Robinson with background in the Eagle Foundry Co. and local business ties.
The nominating committee of the republican club of Massachusetts has reported a list of candidates to be voted on at the annual meeting January 26. Arthur G. Pollard is named for vice president from the fifth district and Charles E. Carter for the executive committee. David Campbell, formerly head clerk at the American Hide and Leather company, is ill at his home and will leave for the southern states in a few weeks. Edward T. Duffee, a medical student in Burlington Vermont, visits his parents at 320 Fairmount Street Oakland. Miss Lovetts Rourke of 70 Cosgrove Street hosts a party. about 30 attend with music. Songs by Miss Rourke, Miss Laura Lessard, Miss Anna Wakefield and Charles Larkin. John J. Noonan with piano solos and John J. and Richard J. Noonan perform duets. Arthur McQuade offers remarks.
The Eliot church Men's league has Dwight L. Moody in favor with layman Henry M. Moore to speak at the service Sunday at 6 30 PM Professor John Henry Wigmore of Northwestern University Law School has won the Ames prize from Harvard Law School for best legal literary work.
A historical overview traces coffee from its sixth century Arabian origins to widespread European use. It warns of nerve overstimulation, digestive issues, and long-term misery from caffeine, then cites a Sebastopol woman praising Postum Food Coffee as a calmer alternative that strengthens nerves, digestion, and mental clarity.
Mary McDermott has been unconscious for seven days at St John’s hospital after being found at the foot of stairs on 21 Spring street. Doctors call the hemorrhage of the brain unusual and hopeless, with trephining deemed too risky as she weakens. A rattle in her throat suggested termination, and records note a single similar seven day survival in a Boston Globe reporter.
Local wood dealers recount Purchasing Agent Rourke’s savvy in Lowell purchase of several hundred cords at market price before rivals from other Massachusetts cities. By waiting, Lowell secured select wood while others paid 75 cents to $1.25 more per cord later, shaping a market drama and warning dealers to hold out in future shortages.
Lowell Board of Trade committee urges citizens to accept the park commission act to support growth. If approved, commission serves without pay, spends only by two thirds vote, and funds care for current and new parks. Citizens are told it enables private donations while keeping public control. Committee members include Walter Coburn and others.
Revival meetings at Mt Vernon FB church continue with good attendance. Miss Francis will stay over Sunday and is urged to hear her. Sunday morning the pastor will preach and the evangelist will deliver a plain sermon for plain people in the evening.
Philip Picard from 22 Howard Street suffered a severe right foot burn at Shaw's Hosiery yesterday afternoon when he slipped near an acid vat and fell into it. He was transported by ambulance to St. John's Hospital for treatment.
In Haverhill on December 6, a recount confirmed Henri R. Watson as mayor with a 12 vote margin, preserving a Republican victory next year. The Socialist effort to overturn the plurality failed after tabulation this afternoon.
The Fraternal Trading Post ended Friday night with fair turnout despite rain. Tables were well patronized and several articles were drawn including hats lamps pipes rugs and sofas. Lowell lodge I O O F held a whist party at Odd Fellows Temple with play from 8 to 10 and a musical program afterward.
City hall notes show Acting Mayor Hill commended by a local resident for investigating and abating a sewer odor nuisance from the gas company. The visitor praised his willingness to act, and Hill is noted as a future alderman candidate. The accounts committee approved bills, with small total and no holds. Bills for pauper department exhausted funds, while two street department bills for concrete work were approved after dispute. Immediate post election appropriations will face funding needs for impoverished departments.
Voters in wards 4 and 9 packed Good Templar hall Gorham street for an all Republican rally led by ex-councilmen Geo Emsley and Saunders. Charles E Howe and the GOP slate drew praise from supporters including Hill Derby and Wilson as they urged a large Republican majority and two thirds in the city council. Speakers stressed honesty and capacity in city government while attacking Brady and Democratic factions amid a show of strong party unity.
The New England Optical Co at 232 Merrimack Street Lowell combines refracting and manufacturing opticians under one roof. The store shows three rooms for eye testing and lens work, a workshop with automatic grinding machinery, and a camera/jewelry department with a lady clerk. The Lowell office invites the public to visit, tour the plant, and learn the full process of making glasses.
Unfavorable weather did not deter Middlesex North Pomona Grange from a well attended session in Centralville Odd Fellows hall. Officers elected included Master F L Fletcher Westford and treasurer A H Andrews Billerica with G W Trull as executive committee member for 3 years. Afternoon open session featured E H Roper Westford on Sailors in Boston missions, recitations by J H Baker Medfield, and talks on auto speed limits, hunting privilege restrictions, and improving agricultural fairs. The consensus favored ending horse racing and adding other sports at the fair, plus a turkey dinner after the forenoon session.
Winter weather nears and patrons with lung troubles are urged to buy a lung protector at Carleton and Hovey’s 296 Merrimack Street. Forty two cents center price and higher for better qualities, but the town’s best values are available.
Local coal dealers report no American anthracite available, with Welsh coal at 12 dollars a ton offered. Cars held on tracks, railroads refusing to move consignments, and prices rising in nearby cities while dealers ration to regular customers. Despite scarcity, officials expect enough coal to finish winter in six weeks.
A youth named Cub Munger, restless amid war news, contemplates escape to the Philippines as he drifts from chores and family pressure. He and his brothers feel the pull of adventure while their mother worries about hunger, sugar, and hard labor in a rural setting.
All fair minded citizens are urged to vote on Tuesday December 9 as soon after polls open as possible to prevent their names being voted upon by repeaters.
In a grim Depression era tale, Cub leaves home to enlist but fails the army exam. A storm and lost oxen test his resolve as his mother fears for him. He returns with the steers, buys groceries, and the overalls stay unneeded as he chooses family over enlistment.
In the Club In the Home offering Benjamin smoking jackets for the bathroom den lounging robes ideal gifts for gentlemen. Our stock of Benjamin House Coates and Bath Robes is complete. All kinds for all men priced from three fifty to ten dollars.
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