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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
10
The January 11 1902 issue features ads for Burns Wilson and Hornes coal and a Merrimack Optician H Babbitt at 28 Dutton Street. Alexander the Central street tailor offers fine dress for friends. Thompson Hardware sells second hand cameras at significant reductions.
George Frye, formerly inspector of sewers, begins work at the city stables as an appraiser, reflecting administration changes. E. J. Barry of the Massachusetts weaving department accepts an overseer's position in Lawrence.
A large Worthen Street Baptist Church gathering last night featured a sermon titled Released From Bondage or Christ the Liberator. The pastor spoke with power, sparking spiritual lift. Special services are planned for the coming Sabbath and continue each evening next week except Monday. the public is invited.
Boston’s Pray & Sons firm acquires Joel Goldthwait & Co., uniting nearly all New England carpet business under one roof at 646 to 658 Washington Street. Officials promise broader pattern varieties and lower prices benefiting shoppers with economies from the consolidation.
The superintendent reports weighing 325 loads of hay 49 horses 6 carriages 3 wagons 2 oxen and an automobile. Fees 83.49. Measurer of wood and bark weighed 1760 loads or about 2665 cards. Fees 79.60. The sealer of weights and measures received 328.78 in fees while department expenses were 428.75.
At a trustees meeting on Monday night the city library voted to remove the age limit and allow children under 12 to obtain library cards and borrow books.
The Ladies of Charity will hold a Sunday gathering at 4 PM at St John’s Hospital. A benediction opens the meeting. The choir, led by Prof. Bond, will be joined by an orchestra for the service.
The water board conducted a single hearing and the usual routine business. It was the first session since members received salaries, and the meeting was unusually cheerful.
A Charlottesville farmer, Hill Brook Farm owner, writes that switching to Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food improved his stomach troubles, sleep, and overall health after years of medicines and climate changes. He and his wife both credit the product with stabilizing nervous system issues and renewed energy for daily work.
The Mohairs club, dubbed Champions of 1901, held its fourth annual novelty and character ball in Huntington hall before about 2000 attendees. A concert by Hibbard's orchestra opened the evening, with prizes awarded for best costumes and ticket sales. The event featured notable participants, judges, and a late-night finish, and included reflections on progress, education, and cultural mixing.
Professor John M. Tyler lectured on The Survival of the Fittest outlining a historical view from worm ancestors to modern humans. He argued fitness depends on history and adaptation, tracing transitions from invertebrates to mammals before noting humans evolved from a beaten line, with emphasis on shifting winners over eras.
An old family cure promotes restoring digestive and liver health after excessive eating or drinking. It markets a renowned preparation believed to aid upset stomachs and support organ recovery, framed as a trusted household remedy.
Carleton & Hovey at 236 Merrimack street offers a New Year's sale promising every article sold worth at least 25 cents up to $1, with many items including imported china, teapots, cups, brushes, soaps, toilet papers, and medicinal preparations. The sale started yesterday morning and runs one week.
Councilman Park remains seriously ill with pneumonia since inauguration day. Yesterday he worsened but last night his doctor Dr Dennette reported a slight improvement.
A foreign woman traveling with two children refused to pay fare on a Lowell to Lawrence streetcar. Police, warned of a possible riot, arrived to find the car orderly. the woman was frightened, the conductor gave no charge, and she rode free with a transfer to a district populated by her countrymen.
A public warning claims many pneumonia deaths come from so called cough cures using poisonous ingredients that suppress breathing. Father John's Medicine is promoted as a non poisonous cure and body builder, once prescribed for Rev Fr O'Brien of Lowell fifty years ago. Send $1 for a large bottle from Cerleton & Hovey, Lowell Mass.
The condition of ex-Alderman Sam Chapin remains grave with little hope for recovery.
Letters to the committee indicate Rev Dr Martin has been chosen for pastor at Kirk Street church and is expected to announce favorable consideration of the call when he occupies the pulpit tomorrow.
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