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Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1902

Page

4

Harum" Play Impresses in Refined Opera House Run

Edward Noyes Wescott's Dave Harum has been dramatized by Hitchcock and staged by W H Crane. The performance at the Opera house excelled in natural humor and strong character work led by Crane. Supporting cast including Blake, Burbeck, Jackson, Sampson and Nesbit earned applause, with well chosen scenes and lively crowd response. May Irwin then offered Widow Jones with standout numbers and a future slate of shows including A Bunch of Keys and Way Down East.

David Harum Edward Noyes Wescott Messrs. R M. W. Hitchcock W. H. Crane and Company Mary Homerville John Horse Trader’s Bank Lowell Mr. Crane Harry M. Blake John Lennox Frank Burbeck Wolsey Charles Jackson Timmins William Sampson Dick Larrabee Eagle George F. de Vere Daz Robinson Charles Avery Peleg Hopkins David William Dupont Bill Montaig Miriam Nesbit Mary Blake Kate Meek Polly Lois Frances Clark Cullom David's Bank Jolly May Irwin Widow Jones May Irwin

Vaudeville bill at Music hall pleases crowd all week

Strong vaudeville show opens at Music hall with Jennie Yeamans comedy act and diverse numbers. Austins juggle, Bimm Bomm and Brrr r perform, Billy Howard as Happy Hogan keeps humor alive, Todd Judge family acrobatics impress, The Little Mother by Smedley club offers clever stage work, Lovenberg Sisters sing and dance, Kiesel’s animal act closes. Matinees daily with ladies tickets ten cents.

Music Hall Jennie Yeamans Austins Bimm Bomm Bomm and B-r-r-r Billy Howard Todd- Judge Smedley Sketch Club

Savoy to Open Thursday Matinee with New Vaudeville Cast

The Savoy will open at Thursday's matinee on March 6 with a new vaudeville company in Lowell. The program features Branigans Irish dancers Patsy and Sadie Morgan and Vass, German comedians, J W Harrington the dialect mimic, Laurel Trio, Davis and Lamey and little May Littlefield, John ODonnell the musical artist, and other notable acts.

The Savoy Lowell Branigans Patsy Sadie Morgan Vass J. W. Harrington Laurel Davis and Lamey Little May Littlefield John O'Donnell

Polish pianist Slivinski set for Colonial Hall Friday

Music lovers wonder if they will hear Slivinski the Polish pianist when he appears at Colonial Hall Friday evening. The announcement has generated anticipation in the local arts scene as audiences await the evening performance.

M. Steinert & Sons Co Slivinski Liszt Colonial Hal Colonial Hall Merrimack Street Steinway

Lowell Hospital Annual Report Shows Good Condition

The Lowell Hospital reports a very good condition with many alterations and notable surgical results. Diphtheria cases numbered 66 with eight deaths, tracheotomies performed with one death, and employees immunized with anti toxin. The outpatient ward handled 937 minor accidents, 6777 visits. Training school admitted 52 applicants, with ten probationers and five accepted.

Lowell Hospital Smith Bass Appletod Xcdinecwouse Desndgareie Sere Bivelow Carpet CO Hamilton Mfg Lawrence Mfg. Co Maatte Locks & Canals Co Lowell Machine Shop Massachusetts Cotton Mills Merrimack Mfg Middlesex .Co Tremont & Suffolk Mills Taree Cece Csuncs Ana CIA

Wamesit Lodge Whist Party Winners Named

Wamesit lodge K of P held another successful whist party with 12 tables. Ladies winners were Mrs G Faneuf first receiving a silver cracker jar Mrs Perrin second with a sterling silver pocket book Miss Clara Smith third with a sterling silver comb. Gentlemen winners were Mr Cooper first a sterling silver hat brush Mr Williamson second a bill book and R V Cole third a pack of cards.

Wamesit Lodge K. of P G. Faneuf Perrin Clara Smith Cooper Williamson R. V. Cole

Vacation Work in Mills and Barber Regulation Bill

Boston news reports Representative Daniel J. O'Brien of Lowell urging a bill to create a barber regulation commission for 125 Lowell barbers. The measure, though sweeping, seems unlikely to pass, while Connecticut already enforces similar rules.

Boston Daniel J. O’brien Lowell Committee On Probate and Chancery Lowell Barbers’ Union Connecticut Senate Brigham Mann

Committee reports received in House session

The House discussed labor, probate, and ways and means committee items. Petitions on child labor, age restrictions, misrepresentation in merchandise sales, cemetery care funding, fire marshal salary, and dog-caused damages were considered with leave to withdraw motions. A vote on automatic brakes was reconsidered and tabled. several bills were ordered engrossed for various institutions and agencies. The session adjourned.

James F. Carey A. K. Whitcomb A. C. Dowse Henry EB. Ruggles James D. Avery Mr. Davis Salem Western Massachusetts Westfield State Normal School Amherst College Fish and Game Commission

Senate committee reports and bills cited on education and voting

The Senate received committee reports on education and voting rights including measures to let Harvard overseers decide degree eligibility for voting, authorize Chelsea residents to vote without settlement, and allow city boards to fill vacancies. Other items cover taxpaying women voting in municipal elections, ballot placement orders, and printing prison commission reports. Bills engrossed address liquor licenses, railroad taxation, cemetery incorporation, coal weighers by women, militia discharge hearings, oyster licenses, and other municipal and state provisions.

Senate Harvard Harvard College Chelsea General Court Alice Stone Blackwell John C. Hurley Wood Middlesex Day Worcester National Savings Banks Old Colony Railroad Millville Cemetery Association

Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Cure Frontal Headache Claims

The article explains headaches often stem from catarrh affecting head and throat and cites Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe internal remedy. It includes a quoted testimonial from Miss Cora Ainsley praising the tablet for curing both catarrh and headaches after using fifty cent boxes. It notes the product contains antiseptics and guarantees no cocaine or opium.

Stuart Cora Ainsley

City Laborer Salary Figures Taken From Table

A local notice states that salary figures for city laborers were drawn from the existing payroll table. The item specifies the source of compensation data and indicates standardization across municipal workers.

Amasa Pratt Company leaders in Lowell lumber trade

Amasa Pratt & Co. long prominent in Lowell lumber, with G. D. Farley and Pratt sons M. H. Pratt and B. E. Pratt, pride themselves on vast timber lands and mills, cash purchases to save costs, in-house manufacture of doors, sashes, blinds and office furniture, and current work for Central Savings Bank.

Amasa Pratt & Co Lowell Amasa Pratt G. D. Farley Tennessee New England Central Savings Bank

Picture Framing At Maker's On John And Merrimack

The notice promotes framing pictures and recommends Maker's at the corner of John and Merrimack streets as the right place for this work.

John and Merrimack Streets

Cough Settled on Her Lungs in Danville Tale

A Danville resident recounts a severe cough that settled on her daughter’s lungs. After trying many remedies, Foley's Honey and Tar cured her, prompting a warning to refuse substitutes. Names F C Goodale and C E Carter appear in the text.

N. Jacksor Danville Ill Foley F. C. Goodale C. E. Carter

Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Quick Relief From Skin Ailments

An old advertisement claims Crofula salt rheum erysipelas and other distress eruptive diseases yield quickly and permanently to the cleansing purifying power of Burdock Blood Bitters.

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