December Moon Rise and Day Length Record
A fragment notes December moonrise at 11.56 p m and a day length of 12 hours with a reference to 9 07 le ti. The text is incomplete but indicates astronomical timing data for December.
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
10
A fragment notes December moonrise at 11.56 p m and a day length of 12 hours with a reference to 9 07 le ti. The text is incomplete but indicates astronomical timing data for December.
Yesterday and last night were cold and pleasant with a milder forenoon. For Massachusetts rain or snow is forecast tonight and Friday with colder temperatures and high northwest winds, according to the local weather bulletin from Boston.
The Lowell Daily Courier issue from Thursday December 13, 1900 reports local happenings, notices, and brief items reflecting early 20th century urban news in Lowell. It presents community events, weather, and public notices typical of a daily newspaper front or midpage summary.
Burn Wilson and Try Horne coats in local notices. Highland M E church fair at Odd Fellows hall tonight. Central Methodist rummage sale at 71 Market street. Alpha Male quartet heard at Kirk Street church fair Thursday evening admission ten cents. Mrs Weston sells hand decorated china in Swan building next week Monday Tuesday Wednesday. Highland M E church hosts Bible study class December 15 at 3 PM led by Miss Nellie Brown. National Biscuit Company sues over Inn erseal trade mark in US circuit court Northern District of Ohio. restraining order bars use of similar seal on bakery cartons.
Lawrence Journal notes Lowell’s Democrat gains in city offices and a tied common council on joint ballot. It credits Joseph J. Flynn with organizing the party and praises his statewide campaign. Frederick Rourke, Flynn’s manager, named the new purchasing agent set to assume duties next month.
Bargains in a basement sale promise slippers valued at 150 to 200 for 90 cents a pair with deposits held for Christmas eve delivery. A. G. Pollard & Co advertises limited quantities and urges early selection for best values while noting a humorous exchange about a man who fell as thieves.
In Associate Hall at last night 2000 spectators witnessed a tight PAC versus Burkes clash. Allard and ONeil led the battle with a 13 to 10 PAC victory after a hard fought second half surge, refereed by C E White, with 37 fouls and a record crowd turning away.
Special to the Citizen. Hudson defeated Webster 27 to 22 in a capsizing contest watched by 500 fans. Key players included C. Martens and Porter for Hudson and Orr, Mathieu, Thompson, Godley, and Conlon for Webster. Referee William Marley of Lowell drew crowd ire.
The passage notes a coated tongue indicating bad taste upon rising, accompanying poor appetite and difficult eating. It mentions frequent headaches, dizziness, a weak stomach, and constipation, then begins to offer a cure, implying a remedy related to bows.
Miss Rosalie Agnes Williams and Miss Mae Folger Stevens gave a notable recital in Middlesex hall at the Women’s club rooms assisted by Mrs. Co. M. Williams. Both young musicians received praise for Williams’s violin and Stevens’s piano with a well attended program and patronesses. The same evening at the Y M C A, clerks were entertained by local church groups with a gym display and a varied program.
Mrs Sarah Jane Robinson of Bomerville, notorious for arsenic murders in 1888 for life insurance, has served in Lowell Jail No 4 for 12 years and was moved to East Cambridge for the rest of her term. She was once called the modern Lucretia Borgia and faced a death sentence in 1898 before a public campaign secured clemency to life imprisonment.
William A. Roberts & Co. have established a modern undertaking business on Hurd street in Lowell with a full mortuary, a fully equipped office, a basement morgue, a post mortem table, and an emergency wagon and hearse. The firm employs a graduate embalmer and offers around the clock telephone access.
The Kirk Street church fair drew a large crowd on the second night with many children enjoying the afternoon. A vestry room was turned into a fish pond overseen by Edith Richardson, Margarette MacLaughlen, Ramah Robinson, Marguerite Elvin, and Bacon. The program featured Miss Harriet Conant and the Tabasco Mandolin club, and Marguerite Elvin led the dining room staff. Tonight the men’s league runs a real lunch counter.
The Collinsville Mission church hosted a turkey supper and varied entertainment last evening, organized by the Ladies' Sewing Circle with attendees from Lowell and the Navy Yard. Supper ran 6 to 8 pm, followed by instrumental, vocal, and readings led by a featured lineup of Miss Baxter, Walter Peate, Miss Hall, Henry Houle, Master Charles Brown, William Greaves, and others. committees headed by Mrs. David Walker and Mrs. George Chase, with supper coordinators Mrs. B Beals and Mrs. C Hamblett and a large grateful audience.
The Highland Sunshine circle of eight young misses led by Ethel Church held a recital at Mrs. Chas. J. Carter’s home on Princeton street. Leon Richardson presented magic lantern views, Ruth Carter sang several solos with Mildred Favor on violin. Martha Taylor chaired the event, which netted a little over $6 for charity.
The Notre Dame Reading circle elected officers last evening with Miss M. Tancred as president Miss M. Danahy as vice president Mrs. M. Corcoran as secretary and entertainment committee members Mrs. Charles Holmes Miss Vita Smal ler and Miss B. McKeever. The group will meet again on the first Sunday in January when Miss Rooney of Brookline will attend.
A firsthand account describes the Wilderness narrowly escaping Confederate guns at Fort Fisher after steering toward shoal water and the sea. The chief surveyor, Mr. Bradford, used his knowledge of Cape Fear River to guide the escape while the Bilge Mound battery and Fort Fisher fired. The tale includes hospital life notes from Rev. J. M. Craig and closing remarks by veterans leaders.
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