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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1898
Page
3
A column invites reader contributions on household hints and poetry. Excerpts include a devotional poem Where Comes Deep Peace by Mary Devereux, plus kitchen recipes for ice and rock salt frozen sherbet, Home-Made Cream Cheese, and Chicken Puree a la Royale with detailed steps and ingredients.
Editorial reflections on economical fish dishes with hollandaise and vegetables. It recalls Queen Victoria’s Christmas observance as depicted by the London Journal, with the Queen entering the dining room with an Indian servant and a dessert molded as Santa or Old King Cole.
A reader mocks an overly opaque Boston Sunday recipe for Oyster Loaf. The piece argues the directions are unclear and impractical, questioning loaf type, casing meaning, crumb scooping, and liquor use, concluding the recipe is worse than useless for the average housekeeper.
Boil water and sugar, strain into the freezer can and cool. Add grape juice two lemons and pack the freezer with the mixture for freezing.
A compact roundup of practical kitchen tips. Charcoal and water disinfect sinks, olives stored with liquor prevent waste, fresh brine can replace spilled liquor. Coffee purity tested by cold water turning brown. Pastry dough benefits from room temperature water, not ice, for a lighter crust. A pinch of salt in a lamp brightens paraffin oil.
Fashion magazines show hats toned down in trim and less like Indian head dress. Tight coats with long basques appear but unlikely to surge in popularity. Military jacket influence fades while braiding and abundant buttons rise. Fringe trims grow chic, narrow and dainty in black or color. Silk hemstitched ties lengthen to wrap twice around neck into a large bow.
Instructions advise checking conservatory plants for worms and outline two methods. If roots can be disturbed, turn out the soil to remove the worms. If root disturbance is undesirable, water with weak lime water to lure insects to the surface for easier removal.
A jumble of quotes from Brooklyn Life and a brief advertisement for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The lines feature Mr and Mrs Fussy, Johnny, Uncle Mose, and a white sheep remark, ending with an ad noting Ellingwood & Co. as sellers at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central.
A Salvation Army Christmas tree gathering in Warren street Lowell drew about 150 children. The crowd enjoyed a lively program led by Ensign Bone, with singing, prayers, and short speeches. Toys and treats followed, and the event showcased growing public support for the Army's charitable work.
Generous Lowell donors filled the Ayer Home and other institutions with merry Christmas cheer. Twenty two children sang carols around a popcorn and candy bag hung tree, while wreaths framed the windows and Mrs. Nichols led a celebration with board members and friends. Cats received catnip trees as Pussy the cat watched the gift giving.
At the Day Nurseries on Pawtucket Street and Kirk Street Santa Claus Jr. visited, with Master Louis Smith impersonating him. Mrs Bradbury and Miss O Leary led festivities for about 30 children and 20 mothers, while First Street hosted two trees and a luncheon for 40 kids and 14 mothers. St Peter’s Orphan Asylum cared for fifty homeless children with a Christmas dinner and a tree adorned by the sisters and Santa’s emissaries.
Appropriate Christmas services were held at the City Farm by Rev Father Peron and at the jail by the chaplain. At the farm the usual Christmas dinner will be served today.
At St John’s Hospital a Christmas day of devotion and generosity unfolds with oranges, candy, and fruit gifts from Mrs Leonard Huntress Fr Lee and others. The Ladies of Charity host a holiday feast for patients and staff as children ward nurses receive treats amid isolation for scarlet fever. The day features Masses, benediction, and Adeste Fideles with Sisters and Dr. Ernest McIntosh. Santa Claus distributes prizes at a Chelmsford Street Free Baptist church event as children enjoy a festive program and a starry altar.
Rick chimes announce Christmas as Worthen Street M E Sunday school spreads joy with a Saturday night program. Children perform piano solos recitations and readings while Santa arrives amid gifts. A ship vessel visit at Mt Vernon Free Baptist gaves toys, dolls and a Yellow Kid scene. Other churches host Santa and choirs for festive tree exercises and performances.
A Lowell laboratory hosted a Christmas “War Game” for seven thousand children, inviting their mothers to witness. The event drew many adults and produced remarks praising mothers for their role in shaping capable citizens. The note from Hood & Co. congratulates the city's mothers on their children’s excellent upbringing.
The text argues price equality leads to choosing the superior article, gaining long term profits from volume. It cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as reliable, noting public preference through repeated use. Ellingwood & Co. distributes at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central streets.
Unoccupied well located tenements listed by T H Elliott at 64 Central Street offering very low rents. One five room unit available for 6.50 and a single good tenement for 4.50 per month. Prospective renters encouraged to inspect and save on housing costs.
An 19th century advertisement suggests chest pain during a cold signals pneumonia risk. It recommends Chamberlain's Pain Ealm applied with damp flannel to relieve pain and prevent pneumonia, claiming a lame back can be cured in hours. Sold by Ellingwood & Co. at two street corners.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local item about a scarf tie and a signature line. The readable portion hints at a wedding or gift item, mentioning a familiar phrase The Kind You Have Always. No clear date, place, or names emerge from the legible text.
The Misses' Bell's Complexion Tonic Complexion Soap Stin Food Depile and Capilla Renova are offered at Goodale's Drug Store 217 Central Street Lowell described as the best and cheapest place to buy drugs and medicines in the city.
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