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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
3
The advertisement promotes Laureate footwear offering curved arch and steel shank support. It claims the shoe helps support the instep and prevent flat foot discomfort, urging readers that the most $3.50 will buy.
Orange and Wendell selectmen and Deputy Sheriff E C Fowler opened a probe into a mysterious baby carriage and clothing found in bushes near an old wood road west of Wendell toward Orange. A paper bearing Mrs W F Muller WaterVliet NY and a faded New York address were found with it. A man and woman with three children were seen May 29 traveling between Winchester New Hampshire and Orange and allegedly punished two youngsters near the state line. Local residents assist in the inquiry as officials await state police next week.
As residences close for summer, observers warn of theft and fire risks. The Middlesex Trust Company at Merrimack and Palmer streets offers basement vault storage to protect valuables, with free storage for regular deposit box customers.
Albany N Y June 15 The court of appeals set the week starting August 7 as when Albert T Patrick will be executed at Sing Sing after his murder conviction for Wm M Rice. It is likely David B Hill will seek a governor reprieve or a judge stay delaying the case possibly until October as the court recesses for summer.
A. G. Pollard & Co advertises a basement boys clothing department with a complete line of wash suits in all sizes and latest styles. Prices range from 49 cents to 198 cents.
The Howe School class of 1905, the largest with 16 graduates, celebrated with a town hall graduation and annual alumni dinner. Addresses included Rev W. W. Fenn on reading ethics, and J. Nelson Parker urged alumni support, while Parker noted expanded school funding and new drawing instruction.
Rev. W. W. Fenn of Harvard Divinity School speaks on the ethics of reading. He contrasts abundant modern reading with the need for deep, selective study, urging a balance of wide reading and narrow study to preserve judgment and self-respect.
The Howe school celebration honored ancestral respect and civic teaching as a former pupil now contributes to government education. Secretary T Frank Lyons read Elizabeth R Weston’s donation, and officers were re-elected with J Nelson Parker joining the executive committee. A concert by Hibbard's orchestra followed dinner and a social hour with dancing and a detailed dancing committee named.
The notice urges readers to switch to summer underwear and stop wearing winter garments. Merrimack Clothing Co. offers a “fine bar briggan garment” for fifty cents with sizes for regular or stout men and shirts with half or full sleeves, encouraging action now.
George E. Grenier saved a boy from drowning yesterday afternoon while paddling with two young companions in a canoe on the Merrimack. Opposite the boulevard’s lower end, a swimmer cried for help as a youth tired and drifted afloat. Grenier reached the distressed boy just as he sank, pulled him ashore, and the rescuer recovered with only a brief rest. The rescued boy’s name was not learned.
A local program at Ganobie Lake Park showcased Irene Christian C T and Junior lodge members with piano solos by Albert Sutcliff and Mildred Hutchins, harmonica by Carroll Stanley, multiple readings by Grace Scott and Dorothy Leach, recitations by Mildred Hutchins and Bernice Pratt, and remarks by Col. Green of Boston and G. Co. 7 Albert Sutcliff.
Ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine as a worldwide cold cure urging readers to request the full name and signature of E. W. Grove for 25 cents. It also notes roses and native strawberries arriving late but described as luscious enough to earn forgiveness.
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