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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1903
Page
6
The Courier Citizens Company of Lowell published the oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex County, established in 1825 and daily since 1845 except Sundays and holidays. The paper is delivered by carrier in the city for six cents per week from the Courier Citizen Building on Merrimack Street.
The article notes Saturday's gray conditions with a light afternoon snow flurry and a dreary rest of the day. It contrasts with yesterday's perfect clear weather and mentions clouds at night and a charming today. It lists barometer readings and temperatures for yesterday today and 5 p.m.
Boston dispatch notes a fair night with likely light snow in the northwest portion, followed by a fair Tuesday with fresh southwest to west winds.
Editorial and counting rooms are listed with telephone extensions 313 and 315. The notice asks patrons to use care when calling and directs communications about advertising non delivery address changes and business inquiries to the business office at extension 315.
The Lowell Daily Courier rebukes Alderman Casey for alleging that Mayor Howe raised taxes. It links higher tax rates to council decisions and liquor interests, condemns the Casey boom, and argues a temperance majority remains wary of no license. The piece mocks solar, volcanic, and weather analogies used to attack Howe.
The piece argues against blocking the Panama Canal treaty in the Senate, praises U S and Colombia in negotiations, and critiques Democratic obstruction. It urges citizens to vote, defends purchasing agency leadership, and notes local editorials, licensing debates, and upcoming election outcomes amid weather warnings.
Taxpayers are urged to elect Patten for the city purchasing agent amid concerns about untrained candidates handling $275,000 of city funds. The note also hints Mayor Howe’s age, and advertises linen picture books at Lawler's.
An old time health advert claims bowel poison signs arise from impure food and digestive failure. It promotes Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills as cures for constipation biliousness and headache, asserting they cleanse blood boost liver function and regulate bowels. It pledges a one night cure at 25 cents with signature W F Smith.
A lively Boston gossip column jokes about the mayoral race and local corruption. It notes Howe as a mayoral candidate, laments crooked streets, praises a telegraph operator, and critiques fashionable bags as theft magnets.
Nicholas Parella, a complainant against four Italians who robbed him, vanished after leaving his Brooklyn home for work. Police suspect Black Hand agents spirited him away. witnesses have failed to appear, and detectives report numerous threatening letters as the case unfolds. An advertisement urges introducing business methods into the board of overseers of the poor, endorsing Edward H. Foye.
A series of editorial opinions notes growing pessimism in commerce for next year, calls for harsher punishments for mail theft to deter crime, praises U S stance on Colombia and the Panama Isthmus, questions Zion City founder’s fate, and warns that armed households pose greater risk than burglars.
Forest fires in the San Bernardino mountains are thought to be under control after three days of spread. The City Creek canyon bridge, which faced danger last night, was saved by backfiring. Ady notes a quip about young Republicans questioning fitness for mayor.
Four hundred coopers at Chicago's Union stock yards walked out demanding higher wages. Pack ers refused to grant $2.75 daily for shop work and $3 for packing floor work. One small homeowner votes for Howe, praising tax relief.
A large assortment of blanket wraps described as very long and comfortable with breadth for ease. Prices range from five to fifteen dollars, highlighting an affordable collection.
Mrs Martha M Scripture widow of Stephen A Scripture died at her home 70 Livingston avenue just before 6 yesterday after a short illness of the heart aged 61. She had been a longtime Lowell resident born in Waltham and attended the First Universalist Church. Also noted is the death of Thomas J Kennedy at Lowell Hospital age 50 years 9 months 22 days with sister Elizabeth Kennedy teacher at Varnum grammar school and former coal firm associate of Kittredge Co later with D W Horne & Son. His home was 42 Eighteenth street.
The notice lists multiple funeral items including the funeral of John Joseph Concannon at 244 Concord Street with burial at St Patrick's cemetery, infant Albani Bellerose buried at St Joseph's cemetery, and several obituary notices for Kennedy Chapman Scripture Heathcock Gorman. Also mentions William T Patten as a candidate with a political ad note.
William M. Morris, claiming descent from a Declaration signer and kinship with a prominent New York family, received six months detention for soliciting alms in the street. He displayed refinement and education, prompting the magistrate to order further inquiry before imprisonment.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on December 7 190? temperance sentiment grows among anthracite miners. About one third of Schuylkill county saloon keepers plan to close next year due to fewer license applications. Politicians fear, people trust. Vote for James B. Casey Ady.
Louis Wormser brother of Isidor Wormser sr of I, & Wormser banking firm died at his home in New York from heart disease. He made a fortune in California as a merchant and had lived retired in the city for years.
A fragment notes strong praise from druggists for Paw-Paw, claiming rapid sales and remarkable cures. The line ends with an unclear trailing phrase about "tle, All druggiste" suggesting OCR damage and incomplete attribution.
Washington D C December 7 Congressmen Butler Ames of Lowell fared best among Massachusetts newcomers in committee assignments. He joined militia census and pensions, with mentions he is fifth on pensions sixth on militia and eighth on census. The article notes his military background and colleagues’ congratulation on his favorable placements. Also mentions Charles H Allen visiting Washington renewing acquaintances.
Books for boys at Lawler s highlight famed trains The Overland Limited Chicago to San Francisco and The Pioneer Limited Chicago to St Paul. Both run via the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway. If a western trip is planned, see that one or both trains are in your itinerary. Rates and descriptive booklets on request. W. W. Hall, N. Bh. Freight & Pass. Agent, 269 Washington St, Boston.
An old print advertisement touts Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children claiming relief of various ailments in infants and young children. It lists usage, benefits, and an address for Allen Olmsted in New York, reflecting period marketing language and format.
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