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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1903
Page
3
Be Good Health to the Children. This season, children eat dainties and the housekeeper must ensure safe food. A pure baking powder makes healthful, light, and flavorful cakes, biscuits, doughnuts, and crusts. Royal Baking Powder Co., New York.
Cold weather stimulates buying of heavy goods and supports cotton and iron trades while retail activity remains seasonably active. Cotton futures rise with high prices and shorts squeezed. evergreen footwear demand continues in Eastern markets. Wheat and corn exports show week declines. overall business failures inch up with 239 in the week ending Dec 17.
New York today the National Civic Federation executive committee met in executive session. Secretary Easley presented a year end report outlining the federation work and debated the coming year policy and the national industrial situation. Dolney Foster of Chicago, sponsor of Senator Cullom's arbitration bill, was slated to present the measure for discussion.
In Chicago on December 18 a six woman jury sat in a juvenile court case for the first time in U S history. They ruled that eight year old Mary McGann should be placed in an institution with her mother Mrs Ann McGann. The verdict was concurred by a six man jury to legalize it.
Rome reports the Vatican received sudden wealth traced to Pope Leo. Cardinal Gotti and Monsignor Mazzolini moved a heavy bag into Pope Pius XII’s chamber, revealing 45,000,000 francs in banknotes. An electrician later found 9,250,000 francs in gold hidden in Leo's wall.
United States Commissioner Hall ruled on the case of State Senator George E. Green of Binghamton charged with bribery and conspiracy to defraud the government over time recorders and cancelling machines. He is held on all five indictments for trial in Washington.
Houghton Michigan December 18 The Isle Royal mine roars with fire trapping two miners north of the shaft and a drill bay while about seventy workers in shaft No 2 escape. Similar numbers from shaft No 1 reach the surface as rescue teams send air down beyond the north drifts in a bid to outpace toxic fumes. Hope fades until No 1 shaft fire burns out.
We offer two linen remnant types at a single price of 89c per yard. Fine bosom linen and heavy art linen, formerly 59 to 75c or 71c to $1 per yard, now all 89c. Ideal for handkerchiefs waists and other fancy work in The Man in the Third Row basement display.
Judge Hardy in Cambridge Superior Court dismissed the complaint against Moses H. Collins, ruling Lowell residents may keep hens without a health board license. The decision ends a test case over poultry regulation cited since 1877, noting only Rule 2 requires removal if ordered, with prior license rules invalidated by 1896 reforms. Hens may continue to lay at 45 to 50 cents per dozen without licensing.
London reports Sir Thomas Lipton announced readiness to challenge for the America's Cup once more. At Hyde Park hotel dinner the silver service presented by Americans was described as a rare honor to a foreigner. Lipton called the gift a treasured keepsake and teased about possible future challenges and a four leaf shamrock luck.
Reverend C L Pierce will speak at St Pauls on Hurd street at 830 Sunday evening. The University Male Quartette of Boston will perform, led by Leon E Baldwin Joseph A Finley Webster A Chandler and Fred H Lawton. Pierce is praised for practical sermons and the quartet is well known in New England for pleasing performances.
Excerpt captures witty dialogue as a character comments on a performer named Dresser and critiques dress fit. The scene shows observational humor about appearance and seating, reflecting graduate humor magazine tone.
Letters from Catholic Sisters nationwide praise Dr. Hartman’s Peruna for catarrh influenza grip and related ailments. Testimonials note relief in throat stomach and bronchial conditions from institutions in Detroit Central and Southwest States. A $10,000 reward backs the testimonials authenticity and letters remain on request.
Washington observes Gen. Reyes closely as he endorses his brief opposing precedent in Panamanian policy. The note to the State Department may be delayed to avoid provoking Colombia, while Reyes monitors the canal debate and awaits Hoar’s words. Copies will be sent to Bogota for publication. Willie and Aunt Helen provide aBrooklyn Life cartoon caption.
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