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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1902
Page
6
A medical journal analysis discusses King Edward's illness as possibly perityphlitis or appendiceal abscess. It weighs prognosis for various causes from mild to grave, noting recovery chances around 97 percent if drained without appendectomy, but worsening if perforation from ulcers or cancer, with high operative risks.
The article argues that university training may not be essential for business leaders like Carnegie and Schwab, noting successful executives could excel without college. It then discusses locust predictions for 1903 in New England, the Massachusetts Forestry reply, and a Marlboro electric railway collision blamed on operator error, warning of possible changes to rail operation.
The column argues the week long Old Home Week should honor veterans and direct any revenue to them, lamenting missed opportunity to let firemen issue the souvenir first. It also notes social issues from trolley disputes in Rhode Island towns and cites imperial and colonial reflections alongside brief economic notes.
A Boston Globe critique warns a party without a spokesman is like an army without a general. The Lowell campaign for United Shoe Machinery faces secrecy claims amid speculation. The Daily Mail references broad questions about local efforts to attract the company. The piece notes 7287 men have been elected to the national House since Congress began, excluding contested seats.
A clipped miscellany notes June’s rough days and a lukewarm reception to a fresh caucus bill. It mentions the Panama project as the costliest to date, Jane Toppan’s morphine issues, and a Boston preacher using diamond imagery to illustrate his talk. Parson Pierson from Medford disputes a common adage about a woman’s will.
A poem praising Captain Miles Standish and six Plymouth men who tended the sick, washed laundry, and served quietly during hardship. It recalls their steady, unglamorous labor and moral courage, contrasting war fame with daily care and devotion to people in need. Read in St Nicholas June.
Column laments prankish torpedoes and noisy acts disturbing urban calm. The writer jokes about petty vandalism, mentions city hall, a patrolman, and literary references, then muses on summer travel, flawed railroad car racks, window blinds, and the need for better hymn tune collections amid a looming bumper berry crop.
Signs warn that any rain from this date could injure late blueberries but two or three good rains may secure the blackberry and possibly improve the crop after blooming. The speaker suggests cautious optimism pending seasonal showers and their effects on fruit yields.
Lowell press correspondence details a meeting for the New England states Veteran Firemen’s league tournament in Lowell on August 31. The Torrents declined attendance. a local committee led by J H Walker, with W W Murphy and Dennis Wholey, organized the group. Wholey has resigned and C H Pribrick will replace.
Obituary notices list Sewall B H Munsey of 416 School street aged 61 and other June deaths including Mary A Headland Maria Perry Elizabeth Roarke Annie Morey William C Phillips with survivors and home addresses in various towns. entries provide ages dates and family relations in a compact city obituary column.
The Country Week Fund grows slowly under treasurer Mr Ellingwood while cool weather reduces concern for summer hardships. Readers are urged to send contributions to Ellingwood for charitable use, with numerous donors listed including Mrs Charles Smith Mrs A B Hamilton Mrs Thomas Stott and others totaling several dollars.
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