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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
8
The Courier Citizen, established 1825 and a daily since 1845, is published at the Courier Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell. It is issued daily except Sundays and holidays and delivered by carrier to any city area for six cents a week by the Courier Citizen Company.
Yesterday rain abated by night. Morning sun and clouds with springlike warmth. Boston reports a forecast of cloudy conditions, snow flurries in New Hampshire and northern Vermont, colder weather except East Maine. Saturday expected to stay cloudy and somewhat colder with brisk westerly winds.
Counting Room Editorial Rooms Job Department Patrons are asked to use care in calls. Communications about advertising non-delivery changes of address and business inquiries should be addressed to the business office 31-2.
In 1905 Kansas reports a return to prosperity with agricultural output exceeding 1896 figures by 28 million dollars, while national debates linger on free silver’s impact. Boston schools face a vacancy after Mr. Conley’s death. discussions circle potential successors and the school board. Manhattan Island loses one Universalist church. Lowell’s religious balance shows Presbyterian and Episcopalian strength. Edward Atkinson reflects on employer relations, and local commentary criticizes statutory interpretation affecting hotels, urging caution against moral overreach and harsh enforcement.
The article denounces the lawyer Hummel for suborning perjury to aid clients in divorce cases and exposes widespread cynicism in New York's legal scene. It argues disbarment is warranted and condemns professional hypocrisy among attorneys.
The piece argues Mayor Casey should appoint Lawrence Cummings to the police board, praising the idea as a dutyful act that would win instant public approval. It questions current slates and urges a first class appointee, hoping for wise, unprejudiced governance.
A reflection on choosing thoughtful presents during the holidays, urging gifts that convey goodwill without causing embarrassment. It cautions against misfitting items and stresses that simple gestures or tasteful, well-chosen gifts better sustain the season’s spirit than costly but ill suited tokens.
A collage of quirky observations and rumors on finance politics and society. Mentions include J B M G T H, Lord North, Elijah Dowie, New York insurance commissioner and stock exchange prices, steel outlook, and proposed measures like salary cuts and a drunken travelers car in England. References to centennials of Hudson and Jamestown and playful Catskills nine ping games.
A Fulbourn England program gives sixpence daily to the poor for church attendance. Honduras capital homes in a poor quarter are mahogany and cheaper than pine. A Kimberley South Africa diamond of 149% carats sold for 13465 dollars. Kilmarnock weaver Matthew Faulds lives in his room eighty years, now over 99. Traveling kitchens used by the Russian army are being tested in French maneuvers to aid soldiers.
Grace George reviews the stage adaptation of The Marriage of William Ashe, praising Kitty Ashe as brave and sincere, noting the play closely follows the novel while highlighting Cliffe as the dominant influence in Kitty's life and destiny. The piece contextualizes the elopement with purpose for Balkan relief and discusses character tensions.
Fragmented OCR recalls Plymouth Rock and Mary Chilton with garbled phrases about landing, memory, and early American lore. The passage blends stray lines and disjointed names, mentioning Plymouth Rock and Mary Chilton amid unclear dialogue and stray sales-like lines about large stock quantities.
The piece blends holiday buying strains with social notes. It quotes family remarks about gifts a boy’s magic lantern and a talking machine, plus a long feature on Lowell evening schools teaching English to foreigners using object teaching and verbs. It notes clerk transitions, high spirits over books, and local spruce prices.
Thomaston Mo Dec 22 Captain Edward V Gates of the American ship P Hitchcock died at Liverpool Eng Dec 3 according to cables to relatives last night Gates resided in Portland with a wife son and daughter Born here 62 years ago he first went to sea in 1866 as second mate of St Charles He served in the Civil War and his death is attributed to heart trouble
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a worldwide cold and grip remedy. It urges calling for the full name and seeking the signature of E. TM. Grove, priced at 2c.
A card of thanks from Grand Union Tea Co at 223 Central St expresses gratitude for the cordial reception and kind words from the people of Lowell. The note says calendars will continue to be given until Saturday night December 23.
Five local branches of the United Brewery Workmen of America withdraw from the Central Labor Union and the American Federation of Labor in Philadelphia after years of dispute. Over 1000 brewery workers protest suspensions and seek independence of their locals and a national AFL stance. The move could trigger broader nationwide labor tensions and a push for separate jurisdiction within the craft unions.
The article explains the precise process of guming postage stamps by the U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It details the uniform mucilage coating tested to a ten-thousandth of a pound per 18 by 23 inch sheet, the use of Vextrine from starch sources, roasting to dextrine, and careful inspection of 200 pound gum batches before use.
A brief note indicates an examination followed by chemical analysis and then a practical test. Source mentions Kansas City step process. No dates or organizations provided. Strong entities include Kansas City and chemical analysis.
Stephen Paget argues for a girl friendly Latin curriculum focused on living ecclesiastical Latin rather than dead Latin. He urges teaching through canticles prayers and scriptures, noting girls know English texts but rarely Latin equivalents. Church Latin may offer more musical style than Cicero, though some debate remains. Evening Post.
A rare phenomenon in White County Georgia shows a spring at mountain top acting as a siphon. Water jets up a steep incline for nearly half a mile, then turns east and eventually reaches the Atlantic. Remarkable as a geyser, it surpasses Yellowstone in novelty.
O SULLIVAN BROS CO FOR TRIMMED ROMEOS. Womens misses and childrens. We be these suppers in all colors brown red and green 65c to 1 75.
Basement A. G. Pollard & Co offers large white linen table cloths at 98c each with some hemmed and plain edges. Sets include 1 dozen napkins priced at 1.75 and 2.00. Very sensible inexpensive gifts for home use and quality patterns.
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