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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
10
The City ad notes D. W. Horne & Son supply stove coal and promotes Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets as a quick permanent cure for biliousness. The product is sold by all druggists, implying a broad distribution and consumer health claim.
Miss Helen Wakefield visits her aunt in Westfield while a fleet of Lowell and New England travelers sail from Boston to Queenstown Liverpool aboard the Dominion line Commonwealth and from New York to Glasgow aboard the Allen line Laurentian. Names include James Boye Annie Crossen Maria Crossin Annie McCabe Margaret Kiernan Susie Rourke B Agnes Creig Lizzie Healy Bridget McCabe Ebenezer Watson Mary Watson Margaret Watson Joseph Wilson and the McNabbs. Also noted are Salisbury beach plans and summer cottage trips to Old Orchard Nova Scotia and Juniper Point with several sisters of St Joseph as guests in Brooklyn and Moore Street houses.
Lexington park near the Bedford line opens next Monday to the public. The 46 acre site blends oak and pine shade with landscaped paths, rustic architecture, a rustic theatre for vaudeville, and a Zoological garden with a Deer Park and Elk Preserve. Patrons from Lowell can ride the palace observation electric cars directly to the park on the Lexington and Boston line via Lexington and Concord, with a stopover recommended.
English society papers love showing Queen Alexandra in a housemaid outfit surrounded by many dogs. The image reads as democratic and American in tone, reflecting fashionable press taste of the era.
Advice promoting cold sponge baths and a breakfast of Grape-Nuts with cream fruit and Postum Coffee as a way to stay comfortable in hot weather. Claims Grape-Nuts provides concentrated nourishment, reduces body heating, and improves digestion while recommending cutting coffee for steadier nerves.
At the last regular meeting before summer vacation the Lowell council passed a joint order for 38 390 dollars to pave several streets with asphalt. A bid for 23 000 dollars to pave Merrimack Street with a tar and macadam mix was defeated. Discussions on asphalt versus tar and macadam lasted about an hour. The meeting adjourned to Tuesday to finish business before break.
The Lowell lodge at East Northfield reports the dining room enlargement creating space for more tables. A spare extension table would be a welcome gift. A mid week prayer service is at 7 30 with Dr Goddard speaking. Noon prayer meeting at 12 invites all girls and women.
A lively lemonade table at the Mathews harvest festival reports strong ticket and article solicitation prospects. Upcoming Friday Aug 1 brings a full table gathering with dancing and friend meetings. Various lodge and circle sessions note routine business and growing interest with plans for a trolley ride and ice cream party. Delegates from Knights of Columbus council No. 72 are listed to attend a funeral service at St Peter's church.
Nearly 100 Beverly government members travel by special train at 8 15 arriving about 9 30. Acting Mayor Badger and Secretary Bell greet them at the station and escort to city hall for an informal reception. Afternoon visits to Hamilton mills then Willow Dale or Mountain Rock grounds decide on evening ball game.
The lawn party planned yesterday afternoon and evening at Belle Grove by Dracut Centre was postponed because of weather conditions.
In this city on July 15 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Hennessey of 287 Nesmith street. On July 14 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scollin of Bartlett street.
All pale nervous and dyspeptic sufferers are urged to take Peptiron, a vital aid for paleness exhaustion and debility. It claims to improve digestion and circulation for adults and the elderly, with liquid and pill forms priced at $1 per bottle and 50c or $1 per box respectively. Hood Co. Massachusetts advert.
The board of health discussed hiring a clerk but did not act. City Solicitor Qua's interpretation of the law was read, stressing permissive language. They decided to wet down tenement districts in hot weather and adjourned after brief routine matters.
Agent Knapp informs J F Lewis that state cover for smallpox cases is limited to 19 of 32 hospital patients, with total hospital expense $2333.80 and city share $945.12. He criticizes past bill adjustments and calls for clear, justified allocation between city and state funds.
Patrick Carrick of Collinsville died at 1 o clock this morning at St Johns hospital after two days of fearful spasms caused by tetanus from a blank cartridge wound to his hand on July 4.
Eben Brennan, a resident of 137 Charles Street, who was seriously injured when he fell from a window at his home Saturday, is rapidly improving.
The Woolen Weavers assembly could not meet due to weather. Carders Textile unions debated Labor Day plans but took no action. A raffle and dance were proposed with a seven member committee. The Nappers elected officers led by Joseph King. A textile council special meeting at 212 Merrimack Street to act on Labor Day arrangements.
A visiting gospel wagon preacher, A S Orne, tells undercover truths at a police court about the grim state of poorhouses, jails, and juvenile crime. He details extensive poverty across states, citing rising numbers of youths in custody and multi generational poorhouse offspring, calling for religious salvation.
A speaker argues that most crime stems from neglected children raised amid drink and disease. He cites 500,000 homeless kids, 14,000 murders in 1899, and 1,000,000 transients, urging states to fund homes for dependent children to educate and restore them, rather than rely on poorhouses and prisons.
A severe Lowell thunderstorm struck several spots but only Pattee's Boarding House on lower Dutton Street sustained damage. The lightning hit the chimney top and ran to the cellar, tearing brickwork, blowing caps from rooms, and knocking the chimney off. Mrs. Pattee was inside and found no fire beyond the described destruction.
Concord Monitor lauds The Chimes of Normandy as a splendid outdoor production at Contoocook River park Lakeview theatre for the second week. Principal parts well taken and chorus excellent with a refreshing snap. Noting strong solo work by Mr Joseph Smith tenor. Two full performances daily this week.
The advertisement asserts that Devoe Lead and Zinc paint requires fewer gallons than Mixed Paints and lasts twice as long as lead and oil mixed by hand, promoting superior coverage and durability.
Carleton and Hovey advertise ready supply of trusses from 50 cents upward. They note two patients, a 76-year-old man and a two-month-old infant, brought in by physicians who trust their goods. Located at 236 Merrimack Street.
Assignee conducts sale of leather and rubber belting mill supplies tools machinery and office furniture from the factory and carrying shop of Josiah Gales & Sons manufacturers of leather selting strapping in Lowell Massachusetts.
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