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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
10
Direct from the Olive Grove Sylmar Olive Oil at Goodale's drug store promotes the 7-20-4 cigar as the best seller in the show case. A winter chimney repair ad notes Lis burg 1128 Bridge street as a service point.
The board met to hear complaints that Amedee Archambault’s stable on Merrimack Street harms nearby residents’ health and happiness. City Solicitor Hill will determine legal options, with Dr. Huntress and Dr. Jackson present and Mr. Qua absent.
Frederic Markee of Lowell and Lena Selzam of Kenwood united in marriage Sunday at the bride's mother Mrs Anna Selzam home. Guests from Springfield and Boston attended. They plan a wedding journey to New York and will live in Lowell, home to friends after New Year's Day.
Middlesex county reports 54 towns contributed 851,602.40 for dog licenses this year with Cambridge yielding the highest amount and Lowell second. Newton and Somerville also provided sizable sums as part of a countywide licensing program.
The privoters planned an extrremely fine dinner on Thanksgiving day and allowed use of the corridors in the afternoon. The day passed quietly with a few visitors calling in to remember past events, as gentle reminders echoed through the building.
The Wright Hunt program presents a theatrical performance at the Academy of Music featuring a new choral piece and a guest artist. The show promises refined staging and notable musical selections, drawing interest from local audiences.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions police activity and a possible arrest but lacks coherent details, names, dates, or locations to identify the event or outcome. The readable text provides little factual substance for a proper summary.
The fragment warns cough remedies may cause constipation and unsafe effects in some users. It notes certain ingredients like honey and tar could be harmful and cautions against substitutes or unverified products. The garbled text references dubious compounds and places, underscoring health risk awareness.
Multiple obituaries from Lowell report deaths and survivals including Margaret Danckert aged unknown died December 23 at her mother's home, Anthony McDonald aged 59 died December 24 at Togus Soldiers Home, Edward F. Grady 41 died at St John's Hospital, Ebien Kelly 49 died at 132 Tuden Street, infant son of Joann and Mary E. at 86 Middle Street, Rose Anna Vincent 25 died at 188 Perkins Street, and Ephie Ducharme noted among other Lowell residents with a Canadian connection. Surviving families include spouses, children, siblings, and relatives. burial locations and undertakers are listed for some.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Abbie Woodwerd at Lowell cemetery with Rev R A Greene officiating and burial there. Mrs Elizabeth Reid died at 31 London Street and was buried at Edson cemetery with Rev N W Matthews officiating. Mrs Mewton G Sherwood's services followed at 79 Vernon Street with Rev R A Greene and burial at Edson cemetery. George A Plummer's funeral occurred at Lotwell cemetery with burial at Lowell amid bearers including George Taylor and Daniel Varnum. John J Kelley, drowned in the Concord river, had a large attendance at a 3 30 Sunday service from 5 Epping Street Wigginville. burial at St Patrick's. Mrs Margaret Curran died of heart disease at 27 Pleasant Street. services at home and Immaculate Conception, burial at St Patrick's with Fr Lawrence officiating. Four year old Aniel A Briand died of meningitis. funeral at home and burial at St Joseph's. Eusebe Fontaine's funeral from 28 Decatur Avenue with a church service. Rose A Vigeant sang. burial at St Joseph's with burial rites by Anabisher Amedeo Ar Chambault. Lizzie J Rinehart of 15th Street had services at home led by Rev O B Wallace. many floral tributes noted from relatives and friends. burial at Bealon cemetery. Undertaker charges are listed for several. The piece ends with additional floral dedications and references to local organizations.
Funeral services for Mrs Rote Granget were held Saturday from her home on Radio Street. The rites at Mt Jacobs Church were led by Rev FY Graton with deacons and church officials assisting. Attendees included Rev Pre Viewd and Pearen. The service concluded with burial rites and a prayer.
Joseph E Cote of 595 Gorham Street owns a North Tewksbury farm on Trull Road. Philip Cohen of 12 Daly Street, a peddler, reported attempted sale of Cotes farming tools by a stranger who claimed to own the farm. Cohen offered $2 for tools including a cultivator plows and sleigh. Police seek the man who offered Cotes property for two dollars.
Funeral services were held for Col B F Watson in Lowell with veterans present. Miss Margaret Coyne and John Sloan buried at St Peter's and St Patrick's cemeteries. extensive floral tributes noted. Mrs Margaret Dankert's funeral at St Peter's, with family and Hood's Laboratory employees among the mourners. Undertakers J F Rogers and A H Bixby & Co supervised arrangements.
Mr and Mrs George O Hutchins celebrated their golden wedding at 43 Bellevue Street Lowell after 50 years of marriage. Born in Chelmsford and New Portland Maine respectively they wed December 23 1855 in South Chelmsford. They have three children two living and one granddaughter Miss Mildred M Hutchins. The reception featured an orchestra and generous gifts from relatives neighbors and children.
Local musicians including Miss Cadell and W P Hovey’s pupils gave a holiday program at the Old Ladies' Home on Saturday. Gifts and refreshments followed as patrons gathered despite bad weather.
In this city, multiple infant births are listed including Cecile Deamarain at 502 Middlesex Street and Florina Hameau aged 1 year 4 months at 502 Middlesex Street. Also Bertha Giadu, aged 5, is noted at 4 Pawtucket Street with parents Philippe and Marie Giadu. Anthony McDonald, listed with uncertain age, is noted at Go Home Tega Me. Edward F Grady aged years at St Johns Hospital. Octave Levesque aged years at last Pine Street.
Readers warned that a pamphlet promises to cure a cold in a day using laxative remedies. The text mentions Groves signature on each bow and cryptic phrases like Poo nen leta locus EW.
Sullivan and alios Margaret Rourke Dorothy Mears. Miss Sarah A Murray organist. Letter Carrier F G Rundlett and wife mark 40th anniversary at 217 Shaw Street from 4 to 10 p m Friday Dec 29. W Arthur Webber and Miles W Rollins of East Bridgewater were guests of Rev and Mrs True over Sunday and Christmas. Alma Paige seriously ill at sister Mrs Robert Shep ard Fort Hill Avenue. Christmas Day observed at Battles Home for Aged Men with gifts on each breakfast plate. Mrs J A Janvrin Fifth Street recovering from a fall. Denis A OBrien 08 prominent in Boston College theatricals. Elizabeth Johnson Pleasant Street Wesle yan junior at Wesleyan academy home for holidays.
Boston December 26 Geo L Shepley of Providence R I was unanimously elected to the board of the American Woolen Company to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of James Phillips Jr of New York due to pressure of other interests. Mr Shepley a former lieutenant governor of Rhode Island is vice president of the Manufacturers Trust Company and serves as director in several financial and industrial firms.
Alumni of the high school host a New Year’s party Wednesday night at the high school hall. The event promises lively entertainment with college fellows and visiting girls in town for the holidays. General Manager William A. Driscoll leads the arrangements with aid from prominent association members.
Rev Burton B Stopford, who left Lowell about three years ago for Pea for the ministry, has returned and will preach at Paige Street Baptist church next Sunday night. Stopford is well known in this city and before leaving Lowell he was a conductor on the Boston & Northern.
Milwaukee reports Judge Murray F. Tutey of Chicago died at Pennoyer sanitarium in Kenosha on December 25. He had been admitted October 11, suffering from nervous exhaustion due to overwork.
An advertisement notes a woman exhausted and unable to sleep eat or work seeking relief. It promotes Nol lister’s Rocky Mountain Tea by Ellingwood & Co as a remedy to strengthen nerves and enrich blood with listed pricing in cents.
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