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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
12
March daily times list sunrise at 6.05, day length 11.49 hours, sunset at 5.49, moon set 11.22 p.m. Includes weekday headings Sun Mon Tue Wed Fri Sat and multiple stray letters and numbers. Data appears as fragmented OCR from a newspaper almanac or weather page.
A Sunday meeting of the Lowell Union for Sunday School Teachers is set for 3 p m at the First Baptist church today. The item mentions local ads from Burbank & Co and Yerxa's flour sale, plus ongoing promotions at Walker & Thompson's market. It highlights shoe sales at A G Pollard & Co and a large new upstairs area for the Boston Cloak and Suit store.
Lawrence event notes Miss Nano M Gallagher will sit a pianola recital in Lawrence New Hampshire. Charles Mantis waditohe mentioned and Paige Street Free Baptist Church figures in the year end notices. Arthur I Richardson leaves Lowell Electric Light for a higher paid post in El Paso Texas next week. Friends wish him luck. George A Stewart of this city becomes secretary of Citizens mutual Insurance Boston after years as home office attaché.
Rev George F Kenngett presented an illustrated talk on The Life of Christ at Highland M E Church under Epworth League auspices. A large grateful audience enjoyed pictures from famous paintings, choir songs, and vestry refreshments.
All humors are impure matters that the skin liver kidneys and other organs cannot handle without help. Accumulations litter the system causing pimples boils eczema loss of appetite tiredness bilious turns indigestion dull headaches and many other troubles.
Mrs Joserx Hot- LrvsueaD from Harrison Ontario reports severe hives and kidney trouble. After two bottles she says Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her and compares it favorably to other remedies. The ad asserts the medicine strengthens tones and invigorates the system.
Three new smallpox cases and two suspects were moved to the contagious hospital. Mrs Odison Rochette and her six day old infant, unvaccinated, were among the newly removed, with the infant described as congenital. An unmarried worker, Jeremiah White, from the health department, also fell ill and was hospitalized.
Six people attended a Chelmsford Centre hearing on a petition to lay gas mains and pipes for a Chelmsford Gas Light company. E D McVey for the new firm argued state law permits a start, while F E Dunbar for Lowell Gas Light urged delay and suggested Lowell best serves cheap gas needs.
Washington commandery Golden Cross Merrimack Valley lodge I O O F held a regular meeting with a large turnout. Five members admitted four candidates initiated one proposition acted on. The dance netted 143 dollars. Past Grand Cullum received a framed past grand emblem. Presentations also made to Geo W Ingalls and John Hombrook for recruiting. Next meeting to feature Grand Master Wentzell and a planned entertainment with refreshments.
Geo H Wood offers two bundles for the price of one today and tomorrow for coupon-holding customers. Boston bags chatelaine bags and bric-a-brac odd pieces are also discounted. Low prices apply to all goods as the sale lasts through the stated dates at the Lake View store.
Funeral notices record multiple services from St Peters and Immaculate Conception with details on times locations and attendees. Entries include Jane Oates Ellen Shannon Bridget Fitzgerald and Frances Beane among others with burial and undertaker details. The fishing capital on the Great Lakes is cited with 10000 men employed 6600000 dollars capital 208 vessels and 3300 small boats.
The New Sweden letter to the New York Sun describes Swedish settlers' skis becoming a smuggling conduit for whiskey along the Maine border. Hollow metal ski sticks carry nearly a gallon, with screw caps enabling safe transport. As ski parties rise, liquor prices fall and revenue officers seize sticks, reducing later trips.
An article warns that heavy starch and white bread can trigger bowel issues and appendicitis. It praises Grape-Nuts for delivering digestible starch and energy, recounting a Brantford, Ontario man whose dyspepsia and constipation improved after switching from white bread to the cereal, gaining vitality, weight, and mental clarity. Name supplied by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Michigan.
Lowell store Carleton & Hovey lists discounted small goods from hair brushes to soaps with prices cut as sales. Items include 25c celluloid brushes, 19c bristle brushes, 10c soaps, lavender salts, powdered puffs, and a 10c cigar now 5c. Address 236 Merrimack Street.
Manager Crabtree and Manager Edward E Rice announce R. A. Barnet's Boston Cadet Corps success A Cap of Fortune or the Show Girl opening late next week. The Tremont production drew nearly $40,000 from seat and box sales. Promised elaborate staging, large chorus, and notable cast including Miss Paola Edwards and Charles Guyer. Sale of seats begins Monday March 11 at 9 am with strong advance orders.
M Steinert and Sons held a free pianola recital at Colonial hall last evening drawing a large audience. The advertised baritone soloist Theodore Schroeder of Boston could not perform due to fitness issues, but promoter W B Marshall of Boston presented a strong program showing the instrument's capabilities. Selections included The Stars and Stripes Forever Sousa The Singing Girl Herbert Melodie in F Rubinstein The Two Angels Blumenthal The Last Hope Gottschalk Voionaise Op 17 Moszkowski The Awakening of the Lion De Kontski.
Edward Stiles Allen a renowned aeronaut known across the United States and Canada died at his Providence home Tuesday at age 83. Born in 1819 in Barrington, he served as a balloonist in the Civil War with the Army of the Potomac and later with the Brazilian army in its Paraguay war, notably at Humitoj. He returned to Providence and gave annual ascensions before large crowds while living a quiet life.
The Blossom Street chapel was crowded for Greenwood meetings with an afternoon service on One of the Seven Mysteries of the Bible. Mr. Greenwood led gospel solos and preached Salvation in the name of Jesus, followed by a testimony meeting. A Friday conference with Sunday school officers closes the week.
Boston audiences during the week of March 17 include Hall and Staley the Twentieth Century Burglars Latina and Murray Brothers Harrigan Fields and Ward and Crosius with Adele St Alya. The Fadettes Orchestra is highlighted for March 24. Opera selections for the week at the Boston Theatre feature Tannhauser Carmen Les Huguenots Tristan und Isolde and Otello with star singers and conductors listed for each performance. Farewell performances on March 22 to be announced later.
Insurance on the stock of the O'Donnell and Gilbride Co has settled after a fire. The firm will open the store tomorrow with a fire smoke and water sale featuring surprising values. In the furniture department damage is extensive while other rooms face smoke and water impact, yet refinishing may restore many items. The main store has only a light smoke odor prompting sale of merchandise.
Claims the product nourishes children and builds blood and strength to prevent illnesses like colds throat and lung troubles. Says it acts as a body builder not a cough mixture and refunds money if it fails to cure. Advertises a $1 bottle with triple the quantity of the 50-cent size.
Mr. Poultney Bigelow recounts Prince Henry’s early seamanship in a Potsdam frigate. The future admiral trained under a blue-jacket detachment with a royal fund of practical lessons on inland waters between Lange Bruecke and Pfauen Insel. His parents, Emperor William II and Empress Victoria, supported the youngster’s nautical education as they joined daily voyages and high tea around royal parks.
Ex tremely fine residence on a top Lowell street with large grounds and grand surroundings, owner compelled to sell. Also a small farm near the city on the East side offered. For details call early at 64 Central Street with H. Elliott.
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