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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
9
A detailed natural history note describes Swifts using chimneys as nest sites. It covers their appearance, flight, nesting glue, egg count, and seasonal behavior from late April to July, with observations of a family’s growth, fledging, and return visits in subsequent years.
In historic codes breach of promise was enforced through damages and public duties. Early English and Scandinavian laws protected women, with engagement formalities and punishments for unauthorized kisses. The piece notes enforcement varied by region, including outlawry and fines, and cites an 844 A.D. judgment. It also mentions a modern wartime sentiment after General Lawton's death and includes an anecdote about Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder sold locally.
Middlesex County reports the Chelmsford literary union opened its free lecture series at the town hall with about two thirds attendance. Rev E C Bartlett spoke on the union’s fund use and the next talk on Greenland by Prof George Barton is planned. Samuel Roe discussed Massachusetts governors from Hancock to Wolcott, noting seven decades without a like event.
Rev W C Geyer preaches Sunday on the value of systematic contributions to benevolent causes with next Sunday’s collections for foreign missions. An evening church concert by the Sunday school is planned and Christmas observances are set for Monday, December 25.
The children's Christmas festival will be on Monday at the Unitarian church under the direction of Mr C Chamberlain. A supper and tree has ban provided for their entertainment. Mr J W Pletcher of Belmont died Monday morning in his 88th year. Our library and academy will be closed Thursday afternoon and evening. The J W Pletcher library trustees adopted resolutions praising J Varnum Fletcher of Belmont, Mass. and sent condolences to his family.
In West Acton Christmas events are noted with Sunday school gatherings and a Baptist vestry party offering cake and ice cream. Obituaries recount sudden deaths of Luke Smith and Mr Parlin of Acton and Mrs Worcester of South Acton, with funerals held recently for Mrs Worcester and Mrs Dusseault. Community activities include the Middlesex County W C T U convention report, Flower Mission, Heredity, and Anti Narcotics updates, and a West Acton union bouquet distribution exceeding two thousand over the year. A Ladies Benevolent sale featured an oyster supper, apron sales, Pine Needles items, and proceeds for the Home for Little Wanderers in Boston, plus musical and theatrical entertainments at local church events.
Christmas Day hints encourage American housewives presiding at home to avoid overload. A plain, tasteful dinner with proper pacing, modest decorations, and a focus on hospitality over extravagance is advised. Suggested menu includes a light soup, fish, a roast, and plum pudding with simple sides and a novel sweetbread pie as entree.
Town stores glow with festive displays as Christmas shoppers gather. Rev Gifford of Somerville delivers a strong sermon on The Mystery of Evil at the Unitarian church, his second Sunday as candidate. Proceeds from a post service collection aid the Sunday school Christmas tree. The Unitarian Christmas festival, begun under Dr Babbidge, will be held in Central hall on Monday Eve Dec 25 with exercises and singing by Sunday school. Ladies Social Circle to meet Thursday at 2 30. Mrs Herrig and Mrs N W Appeton listed as sick. Maj. Geo T Bancroft, previously a prisoner, is noted.
For your scrap book recipes from various sources this entry gives a method for pork cutlets. Cut from the leg remove skin flatten season crumb mixture with sage and onion and beaten yolk dip first in egg then crumbs fry in lard until light brown turn often finish with a floury gravy boiled once and poured over.
Instructions describe boiling chicken until tender then deboning and mincing the meat. Mix with salt pepper and butter, add softened bread crumbs from the boiling liquor, combine with chopped chicken, reheat, press into a basin, and serve hot.
Three grated parsnips three eyes one teaspoonful salt one teacupful sweet cream butter half an egg size three tablespoonfuls flour fry as cakes Salsify in a plate of parsnips is equally as good
An elderly resident near 84 remains feeble after two years of rheumatism. Mrs. Merrill and Miss Anetta Merrill travel to California for the winter. Mrs. Otis Blake plans a California sojourn. Mr. and Mrs. Boynton Parke of Brookline NH visit at the Blake homestead, hosted by nephew Midgar W. Blake. Corydon White, son of Reve Ay Cy White, recovers from a broken arm caused by a Thanksgiving football injury, arm in plaster. Henry Gray, recently visiting relatives in New York and Vermont, is expected home soon.
A guide to varied early meals for young children beyond milk. It outlines when to introduce yolk egg beef juice and cereals, then presents whole wheat bread recipes rice pudding and junket with step by step instructions and timings.
Recipes describe stewing button mushrooms with trimmed stalks, using water to prevent sticking, then finishing with butter, nutmeg, pepper, salt and cream or milk with egg yolk. Also a pineapple pie with grated fruit, sugar, butter, cream, egg yolks, and stiff egg whites baked on an under crust, served cool.
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