Franklin Club Carries Off The Palm Debate
A heated public debate in Dracut last night pitted the Benjamin Franklin Debating Club of Lowell against the Men's League of the First Congregational church of Dracut. The Lowell team Addison Avery Winfred MacBrayne and Harold Caverly won over George H. Stevens Harry Morley and Peter Bolton on the single tax issue. Judges Rev. True George E. Johnson and Daniel J. Donahue praised both sides. the Franklin debaters earned top marks for argument and oratory.
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First Congregational Church of
Dracut
Benjamin Franklin Debating Club
Lowell
Dges
Benjamin Franklin Young Men
Messrs
Addison E. Avery
Winfred C. MacBrayne
Harold Caverly
Men's League
George H. Stevens
Harry Morley
Peter Bolton
Lowell Boys
J. A. McKnight
Robert F. True
Immanuel Baptist Church
George E. Johnson
Daniel J. Donahue
Stevens
Avery
Morley
MacBrayne
United States
Bolton
Caverly
James Dacey
Oliver H. Coburn
Silas R. Coburn
Rev. J. A. McKnight
John J. Murphy
Mr. True
Franklin
Hill Leitch Marriage in Dracut Ceremony
Fred Rowland Hill and Miss Fannia Francis Leitch were wed at the Leitch home in Dracut in an evening ceremony conducted by Rev. F I Kelley. Best man was Alfred Fox and brides maid Miss Nellie Bryant. After a brief reception the couple to reside in Dracut.
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Fred Rowland Hill
Fannia Francis Leitch
Dracut
Robert Leitch
F. I. Kelley
Alfred Fox
Nellie Bryant
Belle Hanchett
Hill
Handkerchiefs For Men Women and Children
Handkerchiefs in silk linen and Swiss offered in many styles and prices. Ladies plain linen hemstitched from 5 cents to 50 cents, fancy hemstitched embroidered scalloped or lace from 10 cents to 5 dollars. Silk Malta lace and French embroidered varieties with wide price range. Boxes of six available 75 cents to 8 dollars. Men’s and boys initial and plain linen options from fractions of a dollar to 75 cents. Jap silk versions from 25 cents to 2 dollars. Extra stamp offer Friday and Saturday: purchases over 1 dollar earn an extra dollar in stamps plus double stamps.
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Malta
Bowell
Christmas Umbrellas with Fancy Handles Sale
Advertises an immense variety of umbrellas for men and women with mercerized coverings natural wood sterling trimmed handles and multiple price tiers. Gloria and Taffeta options priced from 1 to 3.50 with gold silver and pearl handles plus a Friday Saturday promotion offering extra stamps.
Ladies Kid Gloves Fashion Ad With Special Offers
An advertisement promotes reputable glove brands including Mannish Cape Glove in tans London reds and oak shades. Expert fitters are available. From now to Christmas every pair includes a pretty glove box. On Friday and Saturday buyers receive an extra dollar’s worth of stamps plus double stamps.
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London
Leather Goods Sale Offers Wide Range of Bags
Leather articles featured at low prices include fitted wrist bags from 49 cents to 5 dollars, velvet chatelaine bags 1.50 to 5.50, leather hand bags 49 cents to 5 dollars, chatelaine bags 21 cents to 5.50, pocketbooks 5 cents to 5 dollars, card cases 50 cents to 2 dollars, cigar cases 98 cents to 3 dollars, men's bill books 50 cents to 3.50, plus green cloth or felt bags for 25 cents to 1.50.
Toilet Department Offers Bargains on Accessories
A local shop advertises a wide range of toiletry and vanity items with prices from 10c to 2.75. Available goods include perfumes, mirrors, toilet sets, baby sets, celluloid boxes, silk garters, gloves, handkerchief boxes, girdle belts, pin cushions, spangled fans, and hair accessories.
Toys Dolls and Games Prices at Unmatched Low Range
A retailer advertises a vast toy selection with unusually low prices across categories. Toy Typewriters cost 1 to 2.59 dollars, Toy Pianos 25 cents to 3 dollars, Tron Toys 5 cents to 3 dollars, Boys Drums 15 cents to 2 dollars, Dolls 10 cents to 10 dollars, Mechanical Toys 10 cents to 2 dollars. More items include games 5 cents to 2 dollars, sleds 50 cents to 2 dollars, rocking horses 50 cents to 10 dollars, carts 25 cents to 2 dollars and a department stock of work baskets 25 cents to 5 dollars.
Bric-a-Brac and Fancy China Sale List
A varied collection of home decor from artistic vases and ornaments priced from 10c to 11 dollars. Jardinieres, pedestals, oriental figures, masks for dens, lamps, and a range of dishware including chocolate sets and salads with prices spanning 10c to 30 dollars.
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Jardinieres
Fancy Waistings Patterns for Christmas Gifts
Several hundred patterns priced at $1 each for 3 4 yard white mercerized waistings in fancy boxes. Also 40 white goods designs in fancy boxes at 75 cents. Friday and Saturday buyers receive an extra dollar’s worth with double stamps.
Furniture Department Sale Offers Wide Variety of Pieces
A large and varied stock of new furniture includes Turkish Leather Rockers priced 80 to 50 dollars, Oak or Mahogany Desks and Chairs, Piano Chairs in multiple colors, Parlor Cabinets in mahogany, Pedestals from 4 to 389 dollars, and Parlor Tables in various woods. Also listed are Belding Hall Card Tables, Children's Rockers and High Chairs, Clothes Poles, Parlor Chairs, Chiffonieres, Ladies' Toilet Tables, Couches, Morris Chairs, Music Racks and Cabinets with assorted prices.
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Belding Hall
Book Dept Adjoining Cloak Dept 2nd Floor Ad
Book department offers children titles 5c to 50c and boys and girls books at 25c to 49c. Webster's 20th Century Dictionary $1.50 and The Poems of Popular Poets in padded bindings 49c. Roycroft burnished leather bindings 75c to $1.10. Sets of 5 or 6 titles include Kipling Holmes Hugo at $1.49 per set. Over 200 popular fiction titles 49c. New fiction titles Gordon Keith Heart of Rome Rebecca etc at $1.10.
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Roycroft
Kipling
Southworth
Correll
Holmes
Caine
Hugo
Waverly
Thackery
Dickens
Gordon Keith
Little Shepard
Heart of Rome
Rebecca
Jewelry Sale Highlights New Designs and Low Prices
The Jewelry Department showcases beautiful new designs at exceptionally low prices. Gold filled items range from 49 cents to 10 dollars, including lockets, neck chains, monogram pins, collar pins, brooch pins, Barima diamonds, scarf pins, belt buckles, belt pins, children's rings, and more.
Hahnemann Club Hosts Eye and Ear Experts on Defects in Children
The Lowell Hahnemann club met at Dr. G Forrest Martins home and heard Dr Howard P Bellows of Boston on hearing loss in pupils and Dr David W Wells on eye defects. They discussed testing methods, seating, and the role of teachers and parents in correcting vision and hearing in schoolchildren.
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Lowell Hahnemann Club
G. Forrest Martin
Harvard Street
G. L. van Deursen
Hahnemann Club
H. M. Hunter
Howard P. Bellows
Boston
Bellows
David W. Wells
Germany
Wells
Therocalist
Hyde Park
Lowell
Mr Chamberlain’s Fiscal Proposals Outlined
The current news highlights Mr Chamberlain’s fiscal proposals and the arguments supporting them. Readers will have a chance to learn directly from him about the measures and their implications.
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Mr. Chamberlain
Gaments to Order and Remodelled at Tremont Street Boston
Local notice lists 127 Tremont Street Boston opposite Park Street with garments to order and remodelled.
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Tremont Street
Boston
Park Street
Gaments
Book Reviews of Childrens Tales and Lumberman Adventure
A review of Mother Bunny by Harriet A. Cheever praising its tender animal storytelling and lessons of justice. Also notes on Daddy Joe's Fiddle by Faith Bickford, and Two Young Lumbermen by Edward Stratemeyer, highlighting charm, promise, and appeal to young readers with vivid plots and educational bits.
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Mother Bunny
Harriet A. Cheever
Madame Angora
Diantha W. Horne
Dana Estes & Co
Boston
Edward Stratemeyer
A. B Shute
Lee & Shepard
Little Chee and Daddy Joe’s Fiddle Tale
The fragment introduces Opechee known as Little Chee, meaning song bird, a half Indian child, cared by her harsh Yankee spinster aunt who found it hard to...
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Joe
Chee
Gertrude
Almena
Daddy Joe
Faith Bickford
Edith Francis Foster
Dana Estes & Co
Boston
Little Chee
Opechee
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Franklin Club
Lothrop & Cunningham
Lawler’s
Hill—Leitch
the O’donnell & Gilbride CO
Mammoth Store
Handkerchief Dept
Umbrella Dept
Glove Dept
S Furnishing Dept
DR. Martin
Glasgow
Frederick Trevor Hill
Doubleday, Page & Company
Robert W. Chambers
Brooklyn
Col
Robert G. Ingersoll
Otto J. Piehler
Stratemeyer
Maine
Michigan
Great Lakes
Columbia
Great Northwest
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