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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1902
Page
5
On Tuesday January 14 at 4 p m in Colonial hall a musicale arranged by Josephine Coburn will feature German composers. soprano Mrs Jean L Sherburne and pianist Miss Carolyn A White provide the program in the afternoon event chaired by Coburn for the music section.
The text notes Damar Tri IVA and others petitioning for suffrage rights. Ida Husted Harper mocks the denial in the New York Sun, saying only men outside prisons and asylums lack the franchise. It also reports Mrs Emmons Blaine ending her eight hour relay household arrangement and moving to boarding.
The piece discusses waist designs with back pleats cuffs and pearl buttons, elbow sleeves and velvet bows for a Frenchy afternoon look. It then notes Icelandic progress with Marconi for possible weather reports and finishes with Henry T Finck’s provocative debate on sex in mind and comparisons to female writers.
The Chicago Board of Education faces a surplus shortfall in 1902 funding. Careful critique targets expensive fads like kindergartens and physical culture, urging expanded, well-equipped gymnasia and trained directors. The piece argues stronger physical training is essential for all-round development, with possible consolidation of underperforming departments to improve practical value. It notes girls receive minimal training and calls for more time and resources.
Miss Helen Hay daughter of the Secretary of State will wed Payne Whitney second son of William C. Whitney at the Church of the Covenant on February 6. The ceremony will be followed by a breakfast at Secretary Hay's Lafayette Square home with President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt among guests. The couple will cruise aboard their new steam yacht gifted by Colonel Oliver Payne, then sail for Europe in April.
A Friday night cooking class by Miss Barker illustrated dainty desserts. Recipes included Cinderella Fingers and Blushing Apples with step by step directions, flour, sugar, vanilla, and careful handling to keep lightness and color.
The upcoming Friday lecture at the State Normal school targets young women, with Mrs Kate Gannett Wells as speaker. Her topic is wirls Friendships, and her past talks have been noted as helpful and inspiring for female students.
Lydia Darrah Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution hosts a social gathering Friday evening January 17 at Mrs. E. J. Negle's Beacon Street home to celebrate the wedding anniversary of George and Martha Washington and highlight a new practical feature in the women's branch work.
A fragment describes a recipe using Lee Higginson & Co at 44 State Street Boston with LBBO Dugercy Ean gar and an eighth teaspoon salt. The instruction directs adding salt to scalded milk, cooking in a double boiler until thick, coating a spoon, straining, chilling and flavoring.
The special class in shirt-waist making will start February four with a small entry fee. Each member may sew four shirt-waists under instruction in cotton wool or silk, with or without fitted linings. The all-day conference of the Women’s Alliance at Kirk Street church Thursday will feature noteworthy speakers and a largely attended meeting is expected.
At yesterday afternoon's business meeting the Middlesex Women's Club voted to present a program or item at the next gathering. The decision follows routine club actions and highlights ongoing community engagement by the organization.
The article describes light fabrics and decorative embroidery in 1902 fashion. It highlights embellished polka dot canvas, printed muslins with large floral patterns, dainty handkerchiefs with fine dots and monograms, and hair adornments featuring flowers. Velvet leaves highlight millinery, with fur trims and crown usage noted. Shirtwaists in Persian lawn and white or colored embroidery appear, plus a box-pleated pique waist with side pockets.
The Ladies Benevolent Society reports cash on hand of 61.64 as of Oct 1 1900 and total receipts 1503.58 from dues sociables fairs and sales. Expenses 45.42 leaving net 1458.16. treasurer paid 1443.75 and balance Oct 1 1901 76.46. The Maternal association and King’s Daughters reports are noted with secretary Mrs Murphy and treasurer Ellingwood. Pastor Rev Geo F Kenngett notes 48 new members 40 baptisms 64 marriages 45 funerals and 103 sermons plus 600 calls.
The First Universalist society met to elect officers and approve by law adjustments. Gugege A. Ropa served as moderator amid a late arrival, with debate over emergency expenditure and a chaired ruling upheld on appeal. Treasurer William F. Lane reported $5432.16 in receipts and a $240.60 net asset. Sayles fund stood at $3411.18. New assessors were elected: William A. Ingham and H. A. Wisbee joining Geo. BE. Roper and David Chase. Trustees named for the Sayles fund were George W. Farnham and Dr B. Saunders. Six thousand dollars was allocated for repairs under the board of assessors. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 PM after further discussion.
The Pawtucket Congregational society held its annual meeting last night choosing Norman L. Peavey as moderator and reelecting Clerk Francis P. Rivet and Treasurer J. B. V. Coburn. Parish committee members were P. P. Burbank H. W. J. Howe and C. F. Sheridan. The society approved appointing Rev. W. G. Poor as pastor. The treasurer reported all current bills paid and about $3000 remaining unpaid on the new church building debt.
Worthen Street Baptist society held its annual meeting past 10 pm with routine business and itemized appropriations. Officers elected included Moderator Findley Stevenson, Clerk Walter W. Carr, Treasurer John C. Wilson, and Collector Willard E. Symonds. The treasurer reported receipts of 2551.67 for the year with a projected balance after bills. music allotment rose from 500 to 600.
Miss Sophie Bonham of Chicago testifies in print how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her five year womb trouble avoiding an operation. She credits four months of treatment with restored health and urges other women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Massachusetts.
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