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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
8
Yesterday afternoon was partly cloudy and the night was cold. Today opened with a low temperature but the forenoon was fine. Boston reports Massachusetts will see increasing cloudiness followed by light snow Saturday afternoon or night and warmer conditions thereafter.
The Lowell Waun Courier from Friday December 16 1898 presents a compact front page with local notices, brief items, and period news highlights. The readable text centers on community happenings and regional events of late 1898.
The note highlights January revival meetings at Methodist churches, a Browning literature gathering hosted by Miss Jessie Todd on Walden street, a fire in Broadway with disputed origin, and reduced Christmas train fares from Fitchburg railroad for students returning home. Prince & Son touts quality goods and urges shoppers to view displays before decisions.
Constable John McQuade arrived in New York by telegram to Peter A. Fay and is expected in Lowell today after being away several weeks. His only child died during his absence, a fact not yet relayed to him. In a separate item, Harry Mitchell fractured a collar bone after slipping on an icy sidewalk and was taken to St John’s hospital.
A minister credits Postum Food Coffee with reversing fatigue and poor appetite after years of coffee use. He notes weight gain and better spirits once Postum was properly boiled and served morning noon and night. Occasional coffee visits at weddings caused sleepless nights, but overall health improved.
Col Charles F Woodward commander of the Sixth Infantry M V M formally tendered his resignation to Gen Wolcott. The move follows his return from Porto Rico and illness. Lieut Col George H Chaffin will likely assume command if he resigns as anticipated Maj Charles K Darling may take over. Muster out preparations begin January 2 with physical examinations at home armories and south armory in Boston.
A man, possibly from Lowell, was killed by a freight train at North Littleton on the Stony Brook line yesterday. He carried a Lowell ticket dated Dec 15 1898 and was taken to Ayer for identification. He was six feet tall, 180 pounds, with black hair and gray eyes, wearing a black suit. in his pockets were a steel key, comb, looking glass, clay pipe, a knife, and a horsehair bordered handkerchief with red dots.
In Odd Fellows Temple yesterday the New Era Cooking School of Worcester began a three part series with Miss Diana Stevens and her sister Miss Elizabeth presenting a Wheat focused demonstration. They promoted natural foods and showed a chafing dish display, inviting further lectures this afternoon and Saturday focusing on the chemistry of digestion of starchy foods.
An advertisement touts Munyon's Headache and Indigestion Cure as the only remedy that cures every form of headache in 3 to 10 minutes, corrects indigestion, stimulates nerves, and builds the system. It urges purchase at druggists with 25 cures for 25 cents, stating it should be in every home and traveler’s gripsack.
The Massachusetts supreme court heard a habeas corpus bid to free Bernard D O Connell from East Cambridge house of correction where he serves a one year term and a $500 fine. The high court weighs if insolvency discharge absolves the debt and whether the case should be moved to the United States court. Assistant Attorney General DeGeosa joined in the postponement as counsel and Pratt sought dismissal without prejudice to refile.
A defendant argues that failing to pay a county fine should not result in deprivation of liberty due to inability to satisfy the debt. The dispute centers on balance between debt payment and personal liberty under the local penal system.
The second page highlights a Christmas sale at the Bon Marche offering goods at 25 to 50 percent off. Letters from Benj F Hart & Sons Brown Durrell & Co Clark Kaufman Willard & Willard Mirisch Manufacturing and others tout deep discounts on vases china bric a brac bags gloves neckwear jewelry and celluloid items. Manager Mitchell foresees record pre Christmas business with a full stock of high quality items at substantially reduced prices. Read about the prices on page 2.
The Bakers and Confectioners local union 169 held a well attended Arlington hotel meeting Wednesday. It decided all city unions should be visited by a member to condemn non union shops and push union shop advertising. Officers elected: Paul Bretschnecier president, Richard McCrossen vice president, John R. Wiggins recording secretary, John Guyette financial secretary, Wm. Colby treasurer. Members to be notified of next meeting by the secretary.
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