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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1903
Page
2
Lowell residents J D Ellis Mrs Thomas F Burke and John Gallagher report relief from kidney related pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. They purchased at Ellingwood Co drug store and credit the remedy with alleviating backache and long standing kidney symptoms.
A Pawtucket report describes a double drowning in the Pawtuxet river when a flatbottom boat overturned during a squall. John and Henry Finneran, ages 7 and 14, died as Edward and two Welch brothers survived after a harrowing rescue attempt.
Madame Alice Esty, a Lowell native and famous soprano noted as a London prima donna, will perform Tuesday evening June 16 at the First Universalist church. She recently sang at Stafford House in England before a distinguished crowd. The Lowell concert will feature the church choir assisting her.
The Manufacturers' Journal says the mill's view is bleak as high cotton prices for the current month and the next four months offer little chance the staple will drop to a affordable level. The report emphasizes lingering price pressure and uncertain demand.
The senior branch of the Star Army Temperance society met at the First Presbyterian church last evening. Rev Ralph Gillam delivered a practical address with the text Be not deceived God is not mocked for what a man soweth that shall he also reap. Temperance speeches by Miss Lillian Allister Miss Tucker Miss Florence Lenox and singing by Miss Agatha Winning followed. Officers elected for six months First commander Joseph Kerr second commander John Chalmers secretary Miss Jennie Rogers treasurer Miss Florence Lenox
A crowded sale at Chelmsford Centre Massachusetts saw the Buzzell estate auctioned with buildings and about 21 acres on Westford road near the depot. Martin Robbins bought the property for 3150 dollars after sharp bidding. C F Keyes led the sale and reported another parcel, a two and a half story house with about 2730 square feet of land to Mr Wheelock.
Charles E. Fox the shoe manufacturer told his 40 cent employees that the factory would operate as a free shop and no union would be recognized in managing the business. He spoke after surrendering to the Boot and Shoe Workers' union about two weeks ago.
A. G. Pollard & Co advertises open weave hammocks 36 by 72 inches with pillow and spreader from $1 to $1.25 and larger fancier models priced $1.50 to $2. Oriental Jacquard and Scotch weaves with steel spreaders and deep valances range $2.50 to $4 in basement department.
Coupon offers a free trial box of Dean's Kidney Pills. Print name and address and mail to Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo New York to receive a prompt shipment. The wording urges immediate action and repeats the free trial promise.
Al Teague of Livermore Falls shot his wife at Blakeslee Lake camps north of Eustis and killed himself. Jealousy sparked the act amid Teague's terminal cancer. The couple's children aged six and ten witnessed the tragedy. a coroner was notified as authorities coordinated between Farmington and Skowhegan.
June brings ideal conditions for trout and salmon fishing across Maine with bass plentiful at open season spots like Belgrade Lakes. Moosehead, Sebago, Rangeleys, Grand Lake and other waters attract hundreds of sport anglers enjoying pleasant weather and free breezes. For guides, request Boston and Maine descriptive books on Fishing and Hunting and Lakes and Streams by mailing four cents in stamps.
Delegates representing 2600 bakers gathered in Boston for a state convention today. President Joseph Walsh delivered his annual address outlining the union's position in Massachusetts and signaling forthcoming labor actions and policy priorities.
The state organization, strengthened by gains in wages rising 50 to 60 percent and shorter hours, voted to hold the next convention at Lawrence on the second Saturday in September. Elected officers include President John Dudley of Fall River, Vice President P. J. McMahon of Waltham, Secretary M. Steele of Worcester, and Treasurer W. Sands of Brockton.
Sir Michael H. Herbert, the British ambassador, left Washington for Newport where the embassy will be located this summer. Lady Herbert accompanies him as the staff follows to Newport and the couple plan to sail for England soon. Herbert Deering sails on the 17th for vacation and to visit the Crown Prince of Sweden, with Secretary Raikes in charge in his absence.
Ada F. Gardiner of Richmond Maine is on trial in Plymouth county superior court for forgery and uttering a forged note for 3000 dollars. Confined in jail over a year due to case complications, experts in handwriting testified as the case nears a jury verdict. Charged with uttering forged notes against the estate of the late C S Pierce, whom she formerly served as housekeeper in Middleboro.
King Victor Emmanuel sent a valuable gift to President Roosevelt to be presented next Monday by the Italian ambassador. The present consists of rare books, including the war reports of Prince Eugene of Savoy and a copy of Dante's Divine Comedy with a Latin commentary by Stefano Tacitus RinCARD?
Holyoke Massachusetts reports that after a four hour meeting the Hagle lodge of paper makers postponed action on the women workers strike and on mills until Thursday when all members may vote on whether to pursue a general strike.
A collision between Train No 97 the fast mail of the Southern Railway and a freight train occurred about 15 miles south of Charlotte on June 8. Three postal clerks were injured with one unconscious. The express engineer leaped to safety but broke his ankle.
T H Elliott invites inspection of tenements offered at four seven and eight dollars per month. Properties are described as respectable neat well repaired and in as good shape as when built. Visit 64 Central Street to view for yourself.
Wm A Buckley president of Lowell Central Labor Union testifies to the pills great merit citing long backache relief after using three boxes bought at Ellingwood and Co.'s drug store. Mrs E O Adams and William M Brown also recount lasting back pain relief and improved kidney secretions after taking Dean's Kidney Pills from the same shop.
A Black man named Banjo Peavey killed WW Winslow Jr on a Fort Valley farm after a dispute over a debt. Peavey was captured and later lynched in a Macon grove by a mob, a note of community fear and violence follows. The text also comments on Philadelphia strikes and textile bosses resisting wage hikes amid a fragile economy.
Philadelphia mills face a broad shutdown with about 95,900 workers quitting as 623 mills halt operations. Dyers push for a 55 hour week and $13 weekly pay while other departments seek shorter hours and higher wages. The strike, centered on work hour reductions, threatens to tie up the industry until funds run dry.
Constance Gracie, young daughter of Archibald Gracie of New York and a relative of President Roosevelt, died in an elevator accident at the Hotel De La Tremoille in Paris yesterday evening.
Five miners perished in Frazer Indiana when a small boat carrying workers from the Frazer colliery capsized in the Des Moines River. They were crossing the river in midstream when the vessel was swept by the current.
The article explains celluloid as a widespread manufactured article with few U.S. producers and notes its trade names for rivals. It outlines the manufacturing steps from nitro-cellulose to a plastic mass, contrasts celluloid with guncotton, and discusses nitration levels, uses, and the economic scale of the industry in the United States.
The speaker jokes that June favors strawberries and roses over the rest of the year, implying inequity in the calendar. The remark adds a playful, whimsical note on seasonal balance and the passing of time.
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