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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1898
Page
6
Dr. Talmage's June 26 sermon contrasts earthly fatigue with heavenly rest, urging departure from this world for a crusade to Christ. He cites wealth, fame, and public life as restless, praising heaven where labor ends and reunion with departed loved ones occurs.
During the camp before Murfreesboro the Forty fourth Mississippi, Blythe's brigade, was separated by measles and disarmed to equip new recruits. As Federal forces moved from Nashville, the brigade faced arming delays and declined old muskets, charging barehanded until Springfield rifles arrived.
A discussion on facial wrinkles as indicators of character, urging repose and restraint to avoid aging features. Advice on hair fashion favors loose, airy styles, away from heavy ornaments, with night routines to loosen and braid hair. Describes a young girl's white cape outfit with pink and white plaited detailing. UDIC CHOLLET
In a London Spectator corresp, a trading society tale recounts Irish humor and blunt sayings. A farmer laments funds, a sermonist waters grace like a plant, and a doctor’s death is noted. The Essex stranger accepts being Irish yet insists he was not born in his native county.
London Tit-Bits notes Oak Apple Day marking Charles II’s triumphal entry after a 12 year interregnum. He was 80 at the time of his coronation and his concealment in the Boscobel oak is commemorated, tying the oak apple abundance to the celebration.
The article describes low candle shades with silk or pasteboard coverings in harmony with table decor. Subjects include flowers, fruits, seaweed and shells. simple ribbon designs are noted. A black satin straw hat with roses and a Louis Quinze buckle is illustrated, attributed to Judic Chollet.
In Harlem Life a boy questions the race’s glory noting no one saw anything wonderful. The winner leaned forward riding so hard he seemed to fly, nearly nose first into the ground, reflecting streetwise humor on public adulation.
In a London office a father confesses a forged bill for 500 pounds to his son John Cairngate. The old man offers money and exile to Port Elizabeth to save the son from temptation. A year later the son, now John Dunkley, starts anew abroad but learns his father has been convicted on his own confession and the truth reaches him via an old friend.
In Mishawaka Indiana the tomb of Willard Aldrich a famed Elkhart county pioneer features a coffin shaped like a lounge with head raised. Walls show horse pictures his boots and pipe lie beside the casket and a huge stone seals the tomb mouth though locals say his spirit may be seen at night gazing at the portraits and smoking the pipe.
Janet, invited to a Millionaires’ club luncheon, discovers she has no gown after a winter of thrift. She resists borrowing, plans to stay home, and later unveils a repurposed worn gown transformed with ingenuity. Her resolve and wit bring the unexpected triumph of a stylish appearance and a sly moral.
A 74 year old woman died in England after living all her life in a workhouse where she was born. Described as an imbecile and daughter of an imbecile, she is believed to have cost local ratepayers about 6000 dollars in public support.
Washington Star quotes a witty exchange where a visitor predicts a life as an ex convict for Crowbar Claude. Claude candidly agrees that nothing appeals more than such a life at the moment.
Depositors are requested to present their books for verification between July 1 and August 16 inclusive. Public Statutes section 47 chapter 17 Acts of 1894. N. G. Lamson, Treasurer.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court cites heirs and creditors of Gracy Coburn, late of Lowell, intestate. The petition seeks letters of administration to Clarence Coburn without bond surety, with hearing set June 28 at nine in the forenoon in Cambridge. Public notice to be run weekly for three weeks in Lowell Daily Courier. Witness Charles J McIntire, judge, June 14, 1898.
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