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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1901
Page
10
Yesterday and last night brought milder air with smoky haze hinting at storms. Today opened fair and mild, noon sky partly concealed, barometer readings around 30.12 to 29.53, temperatures near 30 to 45. For Massachusetts, forecast calls for fair tonight, Saturday rains, warmer temperatures and east winds.
The Lowell Daily Courier reports Nora Murphy remains hospitalized at St. John's with a bullet still in her face. The Painters and Decorators union demands 2.25 a day for eight hours. a strike is threatened if refused. Huntington hall use discussed for Patriot's Day eve. Greek immigrant George Antopopous dies at 24 after sea voyage illness. his brother critically ill. A new Hawaiian pile cure named Hilo is advertised at 50 cents. A Belvidere shopper touts savings at the Boston Cloak and Suit store.
Members of the First Trinitarian Congregational church held a vestry meeting to discuss forming a men's league to assist the pastor. Henry A. Smith and A. G. Walsh urged the move, citing church leagues elsewhere. An entertainment followed with performances by Miss Rena Lenders, Miss Faith Duty, Robert J. Fullerton, and Walter S. Shaw.
Julia Hill of Nashua faced arraignment for unlawfully engaging in the retail liquor business at Hudson New Hampshire. The offense, tied to missing United States licenses, was deemed technical and not her fault. She owned the property and was fined $150.
An alarm from box 13 around 6 pm last night signaling a blaze at a McDonald’s fruit store in Merrimack square. Fire crews found the damage to be minor and confined to the peach basket display.
Teachers praise a bottle of JUs awo as the most effective medicine for hoarseness throat tickling coughs and colds. The unanimous verdict comes from every teacher Jim Lowell has taught.
Overfed Instances could be stated, if necessary, where JUs ano has broken up a bad cold and relieved bronchial soreness. It driven off an attack of pneumonia, the verdict of Lowell School teachers and Hood & Co. Hood's Sarsaparilla is prepared by Hood's Sarsaparilla Co. All Druggists 50 cents a bottle.
Richard Henry Dana of Cambridge warned Lowell listeners that the boss controls politics through government offices, salaries, and party caucuses. He argued for competitive civil service exams open to all, while noting the need for reform across federal, state, and local governments and calling for stronger enforcement in Massachusetts.
Miss Jennie L. Mudge, missionary in India, writes from Cawnpore on December 27, 1900, thanking city friends for their Christmas box gifts to an orphanage. She describes unboxing with staff, lists items received, and expresses gratitude while inviting further contributions to support famine women and Zenana work. A second box is planned as 100 dolls are prepared for distribution through rooms at 27 Central street.
A Japanese social will be held by the ladies of the High Street church at the Young Women's Christian association rooms on Saturday evening. The event will feature demonstrations of Japanese manners and customs in costume and a good time is promised for attendees.
The Buffaloes will hold a meeting at the Hillhurst in Billerica Centre this night. Several initiations are said to be on the programme.
In a Tuesday sale many shoes are offered from two large lots and a $3009 stock from Mr. Lewis Gagnon. All new stock, about 10,000 pairs for men women and children, to be sold at half value in our enlarged basement department. See Palmer street window for ideas of the values.
Citizens and observers debated the Hood and Trull plans for the Andover street extension with bids for 70 to 76 foot wide roads. Trull offered to compensate Hood for land taken, while townsfolk urged careful expense and defined lines, favoring dual road development and 70 foot widths.
The court heard objections to a continuance and a request for adjournment. Mr Trull opposed delaying the hearing due to court coming in and asked for two weeks. The chairman adjourned proceedings to next week Thursday March 14 at 10 a.m.
The Journal of Commerce notes Lowell Massachusetts marks seventy fifth year since incorporation on March 1 1826 reflecting its cotton mill driven growth. It traces the citys ties to Francis Cabot Lowell and Paul Moody and explains how protectionist policy aided New England manufacturing and education reforms inspired by Colburn arithmetic and Mary Lyon in the broader New England industrial education drive.
A newspaper notice urges readers to cut out an advertisement and mail it to Carleton and Hovey's. The participant with the most ads credited by the end of March earns a free Washington and Virginia trip offered by Father John's promoters.
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