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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1900
Page
5
A Washington letter depicts the heavy duties of a congressman, from securing public buildings to handling constituent requests. It details a Massachusetts member’s day, mail, and visits to departments, showing the demanding, humdrum life away from glory.
A one year old baby actor named Thomas Herne Burke headlines the Sag Harbor company tonight and tomorrow night at the Opera House. The infant, always in the wings, does not cry and is adored by the troupe. His mother travels with him, and gifts flow from cast and crew including dresses for Mrs Herne and baby jewelry from Marion Abbott and others.
J A Dodgen of Alpharetta Georgia reports that Chamberlains Pain Balm relieved rheumatism after several medicines and a doctor failed. The ointment is described as the best he has known and has cured thousands. One application reportedly relieves the pain and it is sold by all druggists.
Hattie asserts that George loves her and wishes to marry, while Bila questions the assurance. Hattie notes a strong estrangement from her mother as a key clue to the romance dynamics. The exchange reflects a domestic melodrama in midwestern life.
Miss Villette Burchard daughter of Mrs. Edmund B Conant and Walter Maxwell Hastings of West Newton were quietly married at high noon today at St Anne's Church with Rev A J Chamber officiating. About 75 close friends attended as maid of honor Mabel Swift of Boston and best man Lenox Lindsey of West Newton stood beside the couple. The bride entered on the arm of her uncle Charles H Dewey of Brooklyn who gave her away.
William Nolan aged 39 died Sunday at Lowell Hospital. His body was sent to Dannemora New York for burial.
Funeral services for Daniel W. Aldrich were held at 2 30 PM yesterday at 44 South Lpring Street with Rev R A Greene officiating. Delegations from William North lodge Masons New Hampshire Veterans Association and G A R Post 185 attended.
Middlesex County residents gathered at the Universalist church for the golden wedding of Albert Moulton and his wife, who began their life in Sandwich, New Hampshire. They moved to Acton in 1853, raised four daughters, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren, with Albert a Civil War veteran and longtime farmer.
Baltimore reports Arthur Pue Gorman to lead the Maryland anti Bryan faction in the coming Democratic national convention. The opposition plans a gold standard delegation, hoping to seed the South with similar anti Bryan sentiment and prevent a silver platform from prevailing. Free silver adherents in Baltimore and the eastern shore push to place silver delegates, while Gorman and allies prepare a personal campaign against the Bryan movement.
A Ladies' club gathering with Mrs. Joseph A. Parkhurst entertained a large group on Wednesday afternoon January 24. The event featured the sweet little Hazel Fletcher as a guest. A planned reading by Mr. Luneas from Boston, famed for Christmas humor, will be at Marshalls Hall on February 3. Fred Snow left January 23 for New York to visit Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington over two weeks. Mrs. John Agnew and Miss Mary Gardiner left last week for Washington to visit their sister. The note includes a humorous Chicago Tribune aside about Miss Welton's age.
Lincoln Neb Jan 29 The Populists of the west oppose Col Bryan now touring the east seeking a Democrat running mate. They doubt his stated aim and warn that without second place for the Populists there will be no fusion.
London Kentucky January 29. J W Bryant one of the mountaineers who rode to Frankfort on a special train has not returned. Two train riders claim Bryant was shot and pitched from the train window on the return journey after yelling for Goebel. They say he was shot in the ear and mouth before being thrown.
Seven or eight Cornell Delta Chi members were hurt when their lodge burned this morning. Fifteen leaped about 30 feet to the ground. The brick building suffered heavy damage with $10,000 in contents burned. Injuries ranged from a broken nose to a crushed heel and a spine injury, with several students from Albany Hartford Auburn Troy Salt Lake City and elsewhere.
A two tenement house on Broadway with 16 rooms in good repair and land of 4052 feet is offered at 3800 dollars. A 6 room cottage off Chelmsford street near the car line connected with sewer is priced at 1200 dollars. Apply to T H Elliott, 64 Central Street.
A fragment shows an ex rated amateur urging a caddie to move ahead while the caddie jokes about the captain and a steam roller. It notes a “rainy day” look worn by Handsome Jack on duty in bad weather, highlighting its beauty and utility.
The day opens with a stronger tone across markets as money loosens and investors cover shorts. Steel Wire rises to 54 while Federal Steel climbs to 53, and Tobacco to 104. Prices advance in utilities and rails, with B R T and People’s Gas gaining. The Boston market shows limited activity with few trades, while wall street weighs South African war signals and potential gold exports resuming. Cochiti and Cochiti gold mine updates hint at richer ore on the sixth level and a near-term dividend outlook.
President Glidden announces Erie telephony expansion by buying three independent Michigan firms Kalamazoo Dowagiac and Central Telephone. The deal consolidates 12,000 subscribers across 75 cities and 7500 miles of long distance lines, with Detroit and Kalamazoo among major markets. Over 5000 Detroit subscribers sign a petition backing the move.
An old advertisement urges fair weather use of an umbrella and promotes Hood's Sar saparilla as a tonic to keep blood pure and the body well regulated, claiming to raise health to a high standard.
An advertise for Dr Agnew's Ointment claims cure for piles in 3 to 6 nights with one application. It touts relief for itching and bleeding piles and skin eruptions, supported by testimonials. Priced at 35 cents and sold by C H Carter and F C Goodale & Co.
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