Second Party of the Jolly Five at Burbank Hall
Burbank hall hosted the second grand party and dance by the Jolly Five, a St. Patrick's parish group. Middlesex orchestra, six pieces, provided music as guests from Salem, Boston, Sandwich, Wakefield, and Elizabeth, N J attended. The event, a social and financial success, featured a large bouquet for Mr. Giblin and a lemonade table run by Mrs. Lester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank Hall
Jolly Five
St. Patrick’s Parish
Middlesex Orchestra
Rich Pay Dirt Found On Good Pasture Creek
Victorian mining news reports rich pay dirt on Good Pasture creek yielding four to seven cents per pan. Stampede empties Circle City as two miners near Eldorado No. 27 strike second bed rock. A. Bronson and J. F. Miller return with $10,000 from Mushreek near Haines Mission. Dawson interest grows around Koyukuk mining funds with many heading there despite costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Amur
Skaguay
Circle City
Chilao
Tanana
Eldorado
Haines Mission
Mushreek
A. Bronson
J. F. Miller
Dawson
Koyukuk
Koyuhuk
Carpenters Union Plans Funeral Arrangements
At last nights meeting the Carpenters Union arranged funeral attendance for late brother Patrick McNaara at 9 am tomorrow. Members will meet at 8 am at their hall to march to the home 55 George Street. Committee to draft resolutions and secure a floral piece, with charter draped for 30 days. Organizer W J Shields cited eight hour day gains and wage boosts elsewhere, urging Lowell contractors to raise hours and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpe
Patrick McNaara
George Streatembers
Middle Street
Davidson
Marhal
John F. Convery
James Olden
James Ready
W. J. Shields
Boston
Lowell
District Council of
Carders and Pickers Union Holds Meeting on Tax Increase
The Carders and Pickers union convened in regular session last night. A communication from Textile Workers treasurer Albert Hibbard explained the rationale for a light rise in per capita tax to support textile workers who are out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carders’ and Pickers’ Union
Textile Workers
A. Albert Hibbard
Unions Form and Meetings Reported in Local Notices
The Nappers, Core Makers, Tailors, and Painters unions held meetings with several union membership applications noted. Officers for some groups were possibly elected or deferred to February. secrecy surrounded certain actions and delegations, including visitors from Union 244 of Lawrence. A smoke talk was planned for February 28 in McCarthy's block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappers
Bay State Hall
Tailors
Union 244
Lawrence
Lawrenceites
Union
McCarthy
Y M C A Notes On Belshazzar Cantata Rehearsal
The Y M C A held a large turnout for the first Belshazzar cantata rehearsal in Huntington hall. Proceeds go to the new building fund and rehearsals occur weekly in Hurd street with strict participation rules for actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Hall
Young Men’s Christian Association
Association
Hurd Street
Belshazzar
A. H. Newton
Wood's Bundle Sale Attracts Town Talk
The town buzzes over Wood's great bundle sale of surplus goods from the holiday trade. Items priced from 25 cents will be bundled to look alike and sold in window No 1 starting Friday at 9 o'clock. Every fiftieth buyer wins a present, with Wood promising gifts like watches and diamonds. Andrew Carnegie’s surplus millions are noted in contrast as philanthropic humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Mr. Wood
Andrew Carnegie
George H. Wood
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
Tf troubled with a weak digestion belching sour stomach or feel dull after every Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Price 25 cents All druggists.
Fraternal Ladies' Carnival Night Draws Large Crowd
A Fraternal industry council and Royal Arcanum connected Ladies' Carnival committee hosted a grand assembly in Associate hall last night. About 1200 attendees filled the hall, hindering dancing. The program featured orchestras, solos by Mrs T H Mulloon, Miss Nora Murphy, Mr David McHugh, and others, plus readings and club selections. A Columbian orchestra then played 15 dance numbers, with Mrs J J McManman as general manager and a large reception committee coordinating the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industry Council
Royal Arcanum
T. H. Muldoon
Napier Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club
Nora Murphy
David McHugh
Reading
James Coughlin
Hugh Walker
Napier Club
John J. Kelly
Columbian Orchestra
J. J. McManman
Lizzie Riley
Bessie Stocks
Mollie Redding
Rose Niland
Frances A. Welch
Lilla Hyde
Edith Farrington
Mary O'Laughlin
Carolyn McGarvey
Louise Ployart
Gertrude Ployart
May McKenna
M. A. Fahey
Theresa A. Egan
Lilla Donahue
Grace Donahue
L. M. MacCarthy
Bertha Sates
Kate Murphy
Minnie Sullivan
Annie Hyde
Annie Murphy
Kate Whelan
Frances Daily
Laura Bernier
Nana Redding
Kate Larkin
Ella Brennan
Etta Sharkey
Nellie McGann
Kittie Devine
Nellie MecGrade
May Stafford
Lillian Blanchard
Lillian Riley
A. R. Pendexter
Lilla Sullivan
Mrs. McCrossen
Nellie Hunt
Clara Farrington
Lilla White
M. J. Markham
M. J. Sullivan
George Maguire
John J. Clain
Charles Comerford
John J. Hogan
Daniel O’brien
Edward Gallender
Jeremiah O'Neil
Henry J. O'Dowd
Charles H. O'Donnell
Joseph H. Gormley
Michael Dineen
Wm. Mahoney
Michael Kelley
Andrew Keefe
Lizzie McCarty
Edward Campbell
Agnes Fulley
Kateee
Lizzie Gannon
Katie White
Lillian Riely
Mamie Morris
Lilla Kennedy
Emily Higgins
Etta Monaghan
Fannie Stafford
Ruth Hickey
Carrie McGarvey
Mary Shilvey
Jennie Mehan
Bedford Commandery Installs Golden Cross Officers
The Bedford Commandery United Order of Golden Cross installs D G C Emma G Richardson with Elvah Sodenburg as D G H and Ethelena B Curtis as D P G c. A collation followed social time before the last electric car to Lowell. Lowell lodge Ellis meets, two membership applications shown, initiation planned next. D D G B ruler Geo W Patten and about thirty members to Worcester for deputy’s annual visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Commandery
United Order of Golden Cross
Emma G. Richardson
Elvah Sodenburg
Ethelena B. Curtis
Lowell
Lowell Lodge
Ellis
Bhdy
D. D
Star of Lowell group stages routine meeting
The Star of Lowell circle of the Companions of the Forest met last night to conduct routine business. Three new members were initiated and four additional membership propositions were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Lowell Circle
Companions of the Forest
Lexington Council Nominates Treasurer and Inductor
At the regular meeting in Post 120 hall Lexington council nominated candidates for the offices of treasurer and inductor recently declared and faced some dissatisfaction from members over the offices they were elected to fill.
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Lexington
Local colony treasurer and inducter names named for election
The notice lists candidates C F Herrick C L Joy and F H Dane for treasurer and John Sawyer Newton Bixby for inducter with elections possible on February 4 or 18. Samuel de Champlain met last night performing routine work while Past Chief P R Bourque received a past members certificate. One membership application was filed at Garfield colony Pilgrim Fathers meeting. Plans are underway to observe the colony’s 20th anniversary on February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Herrick
C. L. Joy
F. H. Dane
John Sawyer
Newton Bixby
Fery
Samuel de Champlain
P. R. Bourque
Garfield Colony
Pilgrim Fathers
Old Middlesex Chapter Sons of Revolution Meets
Old Middlesex Chapter Sons of Revolution held its annual meeting with Geo H Marston presiding. Officers for 1902 were elected: E J Neale president Solon W Stevens vice president George B Coburn secretary G C Brock treasurer F A Estes registrar James F Savage historian Glen Tilley Morse chaplain Benton H Wiggin auditor. A resolution urged representatives and senators to back a bill by the New England Historic Genealogical Society to publish ancient Massachusetts town records. Next meeting set for February 12 Lincoln's birthday anniversary.
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Old Middlesex
Sons of American Revolution
Geo. H. Marston
E. J. Neale
Solon W. Stevens
George B. Coburn
G. C. Brock
F. A. Estes
Jas. F. Savage
Glen Tilley Morse
Benton H. Wiggin
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Massachusetts
Lincoln
The New Line to Boston Rail Service Expands
The new trolley line to Boston via Tewksbury Woburn Winchester and Medford grows in popularity as travel speeds improve. Cars from Sowel to Medford square reach in ninety minutes and with Medford connections heart of Boston within two hours. Fare from Lowell to Boston is 25 cents.
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Boston
Tewksbury
Woburn
Winchester
Medford
Sowell
Medford Square
Lowell
Illness in Chelmsford and local building upgrade
In Middlesex County Chelmsford Mrs Geo T Day is reported ill with grip at her Sprige Street home. Mrs Ellen T Comins of Glen Ridge New Jersey paid a brief visit to relatives in the village, her early home. The Littleton Street bottling building is now shingled with a pitched roof dormers, improving its appearance. Mr Armstrong of the company hopes to begin work in March.
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Geo. T. Day
Sprige Street
Ellen T. Comins
Glen Ridge
N. J
Littleton Street
Armstrong
South Chelmsford Pond Scene Engulfs Region
In South Chelmsford last week a busy pond scene formed as Byam and Berry filled the railroad ice house and about 125 Lowell men labored in five houses owned by Gagelee Co. While Mr. Wm Redmond remains feeble, he is described as comfortable. Mr. B. O. nee is improving. Mr. C. Fy M Fish and family helped improve sleighing Sunday with a trip to Lexington.
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Byam
Berry
Lowell
Gagelee Co
Wm. Redmond
B. O. Nee
C. Fy M Fish
Lexington
Dracut Parish Holds Meeting On Church Repairs
A parish meeting at Mrs Wilsons Sladen Street discussed church building repairs. A Hillside Congregational week of prayer was observed last week. Walter Garland is painting the interior finish and once complete the organ will be removed. George J Sanborn and Carl Eklund will fit components and install a chandelier. Morgan plans outside painting with all work gratis.
Library notice on overdue books by trustees
The J. W. Fletcher library warns that all books in classes H and J must be returned by Tuesday January 2nd, with books in other classes due by Tuesday February 4th. A penalty of 25 cents per book applies for each late item.
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J. W. Fletcher Library
Accident injures pattern maker at Smith and Anthony foundry
Alexander Urquhart a pattern maker at Smith and Anthony foundry fell on ice near the shop Thursday and broke his hip. He was taken to his Bryant street home and then to Emergency hospital in Boston for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Urquhart
Smith & Anthony Foundry
Bryant Street
Boston
Petition for Rural Free Delivery Route Proposed
A petition will soon be presented to the post office department in the interests of rural free delivery for Boxboro and portions of Acton Stow and Littleton. The proposed route covers about 25 miles.
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Post Office Department
Boxboro
Acton, Stow and
Littleton
True and Sanderson wed at Danvers with Grange events noted
At Danvers on January 15 George Fred True of Worcester and Grace BE. Sanderson of Danvers married in a ceremony performed by Rev. Geo. E. Sanderson. Prescott Grange officers were installed January 17 with officers named and a meat supper held. Members came from Groton Townsend and Tyngsboro. An invitation extended to Tyngsboro for January 28 installation. The Grange reports strong finances after a $50 investment and a forthcoming meeting January 24 to discuss a pro town aid for new industries. Also noted is White River Shoe Co. bankruptcy affecting local plans for a harp factory building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danvers
George Fred True
Worcester
Grace BE. Sanderson
Geo. E. Sanderson
W. H. C. Lawrence
Ashby
Prescott Grange
Flora
Pomona
George A. Mahoney
Frank T. Marston
G. P. Parker
Willim F. Dennen
Fred S. Bancroft
Parker J. Kemp
2. C. Howard
William I. Jewett
Ceres
Ina M. Fuller
Groton
Townsend
Tyngsboro
Tyngsboro Grange
Grange
John O. Bennett
Waldo
Paulding
Winslow
Parker
White River Shoe Company
Harp Factory
Massachusetts
Merrill
Local town eyes cooperative plan for Leighton shop
Rumors swirl as Merrill faces pressure from stockholders with papers for a new company not signed yet. Town may bid to buy the Leighton shop at a low price and run it cooperatively. Also noted are visits by Mrs. Kirk Lawrence and Mrs. Tartell, activity at local lumber mills, Winslow Parker filling ice houses, and a harvest of high quality timber this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Merrill
Leighton
Kirk Lawrence
E. FP. Tartell
Cecil
Ernest Tartell
Brookline
N. H
Winslow Parker
West Acton Community Notices and Obits
West Acton notes announce an optional Home Mission speech at the Baptist church next Sunday at 10 45 a m. Rev Foster of Lynn preached on bearing one another's burdens at the Universalist church last week. a fire damaged the vestry but was extinguished. Funeral of Lizzie Smith of Shirley aged about 28. Mr Wheeler resumes life in Shirley. Universalist supper announced for Thursday. Mrs Willard to move to Lebanon N H. Mrs Gates upheld after a fall breaking a hip. Rebekah lodge installed with a turkey supper. Boston Business League meeting featured legal talks by three LL B holders. Annual meeting elected Mrs George B Parker president. Dr J W Hanson dies suddenly en route to Pasadena. He served as chaplain of the Sixth Regiment in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Scott
Home Mission Society
Baptist Church
Foster
Lynn
Universalist Church
Frank Wheeler
Lizzie Smith
Shirley
W. F. Dusseault
Wheeler
Universalist Parish
Henry Willard
H. A. Littlefield
Lebanon
N. H
Gates
Hiram Gates
Rebekah Lodge
C. H. Nash
Boston Business League
Social Hall
Tremont Temple
Ida E. Hall
LL. B
Caroline J. Cook
Eliza W. M. Bridges
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Hutchins
Vera Chariton
Bessie Smith
Georgie Harrs
Bertram
George B. Parker
Minnie Charlton
Mabel Parker
J. W. Hanson
Pasadena
California
Dr. J. Hutchins
Eugene L. Hall
Henry Hapgood
Congregational church groups visit Carlisle en route to fellowship
A Carlisle Christian Endeavor delegation including Rev A H Armes and wife surprised local youths with helpful words and prayers. The Congregational church hosted a large audience as Rev Albert Wurst of Boston preached from Galatians 6 17 and spoke on the unjust steward parable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
Congregational Church
Carlisle
A. H. Armes
Albert Wurst
Doston
Everett S. Bull
Helen M. Kelton
Kenneth McEiman
Alfred Bruce
Oliver Greenwood
Wurst
Jesus
Wm. H.ling
Everett Sidney Ball
Hattie Elizabeth Baker
John Birken Baker
Chester Harrington Barker
Bertha May Barker
Children of Light
Longevity in Iberian famine provinces defies odds
Southern European nations publish centennial statistics showing Portugal and Spain leading worldwide in centenarians. In Algarve Aragon and Estremadura high numbers of peasants and petty officials surpass the psalmist age by twenty five years or more, amid harsh living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Portugal
Spain
Algarve
Aragon
Estremadura
Old Peninsula
Quietism and Longevity in Medieval and Modern Peasant Life
The essay contrasts frugal living and restraint with bursts of luxury to sustain vitality. It cites hermits, prisoners, and historic figures like Darapski, Catherine, Frederick the Great, Xenophon, Wellington, and Aurangzebe, arguing longevity arises from controlled emotion, steady routine, and selective pleasures. It questions whether a life of quietism can be worth extended years, referencing Arcadian ideals and rural subsistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Mentzel
Varnhagen von Ense
Darapski
Karsked
Praga
Poland
Novgorod
Catharine
Kirilov
Spain
Sierras
Pedro Garcia
Napoleon
Boerne
Italy
Frederick the Great
Xenophon
Wellington
Aurangzebe
Rip van Winkle
Squire Walton
Arcadia
Jenkins
Walton
Felix L. Oswald
Adarmmson's Balsam Promoted for Cough Relief
An advertisement extols Adarmmson's Balsam as a purely vegetable and harmless remedy for coughs, claiming its virtues are unmatched by other tonics. The copy emphasizes safety and natural ingredients to appeal to wary readers seeking relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adarmmson
Wards Oppose Haircut Rules Like Gown Length Debates
The dusky wards of the nation object to compulsory hair cutting on reservations mirroring the resistance of white women to laws regulating gown length. The comparison underscores debates over imposed standards for minority and gender norms alike.
Pearson's Magazine highlights and serials in February issue
The February Pearson's opens with The Story of the States on Louisiana by Earl Mayo. It previews Hunning With the Camera and The Home of Cecil Rhodes at Cape Town, plus Fresh Fringes to the British Empire about Lord Ranfurly’s voyage. Ongoing serials The Suitors of Yvonne and Indian Nights' Entertainment continue, with fiction by Clara Morris and others and a new What the Books Say department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s
Louisiana
Earl Mayo
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
Lord Ranfurly
New Zealand
Duke of York
Edward VII
Pearson's
Yvonne
Clara Morris
Lord Ernest Hamilton
L. T. Meade
Robert Eustace
Pearson
The Flash of an Emerald and Other Smart Set Pieces
A February Smart Set issue highlights Ethel Watts Mumford’s The Flash of an Emerald with realism romance and varied settings from France to America. It surveys Edgar Fawcett, Edgar Saltus, Justis Miles Forman and others, plus poems and humor, with a Lincoln themed cover and essays on naval warfare, home life, music, opera and more. It notes rich content, a Lincoln number cover design, and thoughtful departments throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Watts Mumford
France
America
Edgar Fawcett
Edgar Saltus
Paris
Alfred Henry Lewis
Justis Miles Forman
Edward S. van Zile
Onoto Watanna
J. R. Cree
Bliss Carman
Gelett Burgess
Clinton Scollard
Frank Dempster Sherman
Julien Gordon
Josephine Dodge Daskam
Charlotta Becker
Tom Masson
Edwin L. Sa<bin
Roy Farrell Greene
P. L. Hoyt
Galusha A. Grow
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
White House
Lewis Nixon
Cre Nen City Ship Works
Elizabethport
New Jersey
Mary A. Livermore
Frank Hix Fayant
Cuba
Emilio Nunez
Theodore Dreiser
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Jan Kubelik
Lilli Lehman
National magazine highlights Internal Expansion on irrigation
The February issue features twenty five pages of text and pictures on irrigation under Internal Expansion a memorial ode to William McKinley and Senator Hanna’s second paper William McKinley As I Knew Him with contributions by Secretary Wilson F H Newell J W Powell Charles D Walcott Charles W Hall and Thomas F Walsh president of the National Irrigation Association The issue claims broader coverage stronger departments and better writing and illustration by the W W Peter Co Boston listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
Hanna
Ior
Wilson
F. H. Newell
J. W. Powell
Charles D. Walcott
Charles W. Hall
The Elff That Stayed Over Winter Part Two
A children's magazine opens the year with stories and pictures for young readers. The cover shows a bonneted girl in winter attire and features the second part of The Elff That Stayed Over Winter, plus stories about Katrina's New Year Tree and The Lion Tamer's Little Girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns
Katrina
Arathusa
Clare
Lydia
American Boy contents and leading articles summary
The January American Boy issue highlights humor and adventure stories such as Buster by Rodney Horton and Toby by Roberts Silvey, plus features on scholarships, politeness, trapping profits, and Joe's Snow Plot. It presents principal articles by Garland Farrell, James Whitcomb Riley, and Harry Steele Morrison, among others, with recurring departments filling pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster
Rodney Horton
Thomas Willson
J. van Tassel
J. A. Newton
Toby
Roberts Silvey
Everett McNeil
Joe
W. H. Heck
House of Never
Marlowe
Protected barber in Centrale ville sparks club scrutiny
The text notes a barber in Centrale ville praised as "protected" by locals. Caene questions if grooming under Middlesex Women’s club care remains clean and current, hinting at concerns about standards and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centraleville
Caene
Middlesex Women’s Club
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