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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1902
Page
5
A guest recounts observations from Britain and Europe on women’s education, dress, and public life. She notes American practicality in schools, contrasts hotel life, social clubs, and attitudes toward immigration, barmaids laws in Scotland, and the lively, tolerant tone of American travelers.
Mrs. H. M. Thompson reports from Europe noting Spain's beautiful teen girls and aging women in black in Madrid and Seville. She contrasts outfits, men’s dress, and beggars, while praising American shopping and friendships, and sharing learned Spanish phrases.
The piece notes American women who married English titled men gain prominence in coronation coverage. It highlights Mrs Dickinson and two other women, detailing Dickinson’s Massachusetts birth, early teaching, Boston school work, and later philanthropic focus in New York. The article honors their energy, modesty, and inspirational impact.
Practical old fashioned recipes describe Salad a l Italienne with herrings beef tongue veal apples pickles and olives plus Tomato Salad with herbs and a dill dressing. Milford Salad uses grapes yolk diamonds and tomato wedges. Omelet variants include Fine Cooked Herbs Asparagus Peas Green Peppers Puree of Cauliflower Cheese Omelet and methods for folding and finishing with butter cheese and cream sauces.
A survey of parasols, scarves, bodice trims, and sleeves showcases blue and white silk parasols with bold hemstitched borders, plain white parasols with narrow ribbon inserts, and light scarves in Persian patterns or white grounds with pink flowers. The piece highlights lace-covered slippers, Irish crochet, Mechlin lace, black chantilly, and braided silk trimmings on morning dresses and Eton jackets.
Boston born J H Rumrill lived over 50 years among Marquesans and ruled as their king before dying at age 70. He survived a wreck, was tattooed, taught natives, helped curb cannibalism, and longed to reconnect with his Roxbury sister Mrs J B Nason, sending letters and requesting a greeting from home.
Washington June 30. A conference at the navy department included Secretary Moody Rear Admiral Bradford and Senator Perkins. They reviewed a proposal by the Eastern Extension Telegraph company, via Commercial Pacific Cable, to finish laying a Pacific cable a year early and grant reduced rates in exchange for survey data from the 1899 Nero voyage. Bradford to report on the offer in a few days.
A. H. Davis of Mt. Sterling Iowa says two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure cured a two year kidney trouble. Sold by F. C. Goodale and C. E. Carter.
Advert says Devoe Lead and Zinc paint uses fewer gallons than mixed paints and lasts twice as long as lead and oil mixed by hand, promoting efficiency and durability for building coatings.
An advertisement claims half the fits a man suffers stem from indigestion and that Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens the stomach and makes indigestion impossible.
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