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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1900
Page
6
A housekeeper column invites readers to submit recipes and tips. The piece presents a nursery verse about children and a playful argument by Uncle Tom, then notes on spirea beetle and buffalo bug, and advises allowing sunlight in summer rooms to deter moths.
The piece rails at opulent furniture in halls favoring stark simplicity. It questions cottons of rice at weddings, praises early supply in ribbon velvet, urges kinder training for children, critiques post wedding departures, notes starch needs for shirt waists and laundry burdens on women.
An expert laundress explains that folding sheets and tablecloths so selvage edges pass through the wringer first yields a smoother, less curled fabric. She also cautions against boiling water on soiled clothes, arguing it cooks dirt into the fabric. For mustard plasters she advises mixing mustard with egg white and using no water.
A period recipe entry describes Strawberry Biscuits made with lump sugar eggs strawberry syrup and berries baked with meringue and colored icing. It also gives Farina Blancmange instructions to fold stiff egg whites into cooked farine and serve with fresh strawberries cream and ginger as an accompaniment.
An early tale from the Buston Transcript recounts Willie Jones, a boy, auctioning worms and toads to local children for pennies. His mother discovers the setup, halting the yard enterprise, while noting he may pursue money making elsewhere.
In this excerpt from Donald G. Mitchell’s The Master of Edgewood, Arthur Reed Kimball contrasts Greek self-reliance with Latin reliance. It urges the earnest to build a country home themselves, preferring the Greek ideal of making one’s own brain determine results over buying ready culture from others. The passage reflects on cultural temperaments and practical philosophy.
A Lewiston Sun fragment quips about a tiny Auburn boy amid spring repairs. The child, told to lie low, says he will “boover ’em downstairs” after visiting upstairs. A cynical exchange follows about marriage vows and social duty between Mrs Tracy and Mr Tracy.
A Kansas clergyman Rev. Cassius M Roberts, famed for wit and optimism, recalls his switch from law to ministry after years at the Ross county bar. He jokes about the ease of preaching versus practicing law, a light anecdote shared during a reunion. Chicago Chronicle warns of diseases and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier.
Boston June 19 The Speaker hopes to close business and clear the calendar this week and next to prorogue by June 30 though few share the view. The Ways and Means panel plans fast work as Senate bills wait. Ex Senator George E Putnam visited the State House and was warmly greeted by former colleagues.
In the House, motions surface on horse racing by breeders, state highway maintenance opinions, and stripping the Havervill Gas Securities charter. Amendments lower highway cost to towns, and debates on reconsidering votes lead to bills for overdue taxes, railroad sale, widow compensation, municipal lighting, and street lighting control advancing to engrossment.
Senator Tague agreed the city could appropriate funds under the new tax bill. The bill advanced to a third reading while related measures including the estate distribution law and the gypsy moth deficiency bill were passed to engrossment.
Clinton marks a historic bicentennial climax with cannon, whistles, and bells. A morning parade featured Governor Crane and hundreds of officials, followed by a luncheon, driving park sports, and town hall exercises. The Symphony from Boston and Clinton Choral Union performed, with poems and orations honoring John Prescott and local history.
Senate actions include approving higher salaries for supreme and superior court judges and to separate grade crossings in Worcester. Debate marked votes on veterans civil service exemptions and a debt limit for cities. Measures advancing include a probation service reform bill and a North Adams land seizure for a park.
A man, believed to be John Monahan of 145 Tanton Street Roxbury, committed suicide in Milton at noon after family troubles. He was found near Granite Place and Adams Street, a bottle marked carbolic acid nearby. Police search suggests a Cambridge brother may help confirm identity through missing wife notices.
The Massachusetts battleship crew in Boston harbor paid spontaneous tribute to Miss Helen Gould. Accompanied by Admiral Sampson and other officers, she toured naval facilities at 186 State street and at the navy yard. Sailors invited her to visit the ship Massachusetts, offering to host a day aboard to thank her for her support of the nation’s defenders.
Boston reports George Viger of the National Union of Textile Workers says a uniform ten hour workday demand is being sent to mills nationwide. He estimates about 750,000 union and warrant workers would benefit, noting southern operatives especially need a clear schedule. A separate testimonial mentions relief from a leg sore using Dean's Ointment.
Providence June 19 Mrs Mary J Tourtellott sixth victim of the Buttonwoods electric car crash died at Rhode Island Hospital this morning. She previously talked with a nurse at 4 10 pm and appeared improving but collapsed and died five minutes later. An autopsy is expected to determine the cause.
The board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian church announced that ten young missionaries named for North China should prepare to sail after September 1. Rev. William R. Richards, China committee chair, delivered the update at the New York meeting on June 19.
The speaker notes that while people are not all fiends, it is human to feel a twinge of disappointment when the all clear sounds soon after a fire alarm. The line reflects social tension and ordinary reactions to emergencies.
Hood's Pills claim relief from liver ills biliousness and indigestion and headaches. Easy to take and operate, the remedy is priced at 25 cents.
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