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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1902
Page
4
An advertisement extols Campbell's Milk Food as a highly concentrated powder from pure milk. It claims quick digestion aided nourishment, suitable for babies to invalids, with endorsements from doctors and availability through Campbell's Mills in Boston and Sawyer Crystal Blue Co.
Boston March 17 Police seek to move the trial of Joseph Wilfred Blondin from Middlesex to Suffolk county amid evidence that blood stains in a Green Street room may link him to his wife's death. Harvard professor Wood to analyze the carpet stains. Blondin faces arraignment next week before Cambridge jail transfer.
Lowell Fraternal Night planned for March 20 at Odd Fellows Temple 84 Middlesex street invites all Lowell area councils. Several candidates to be initiated with Kempton ritual. Gen Charles H Prentice of Hartford to speak. Grand Vice Regent Joseph B Robson and Regent George Henderson to attend. Quartette, speeches, and refreshments.
Fifteen crates bought at a special discount enable sets of 112 pieces of good American porcelain with green and brown sprays. Special price is $6.49 per set instead of $8.00. Also offered is a best American porcelain with gold lined and stippled knobs, natural color flower decorations, valued at $15.09, now $10.00 per set from A. G. Pollard & Co.
An advertisement argues that diseased digestive organs cause brain and body weakness, condemns stomach digestion cures, and promotes MI-O-NA as the sole remedy to restore stomach function. It claims a few days of treatment with MI-O-NA will normalize digestion and improve strength, with distribution by Ellingwood & Co. in Lowell Massachusetts.
The State Normal school welcomed a complimentary concert by Phillips academy Andover banjo and mandolin clubs. The event featured extra encores and dancing afterward with a sextet singing beyond the program. Music included selections from Florodora and King Dodo with detailed club personnel listed for banjo mandolin guitar and violin groups.
Chicago readers are advised to note the ticket reads via the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. The line boasts a double track and luxurious accommodations with modern safety equipment, touted as the finest and most popular highway between the East and West.
The notice urges framing any rescript and points to Makers at John and Merrimack as the proper place for such work. It extols Kennedy’s Biscuit, praising its 60 year recognized quality and endorses Butter Thin Biscuit as the preferred Kenned y’s option.
In Fall River on March 7 the United Workers of America executive council will meet to discuss wage increases, standard cuts, and strikes. Augusta operatives seek a 10 percent raise pending Fall River’s decision, while Lowell and New Bedford have already requested 10 percent raises. Other topics include silk mill troubles in Reynoldsville and carpet weavers in Thompsonville. Lawmakers face a standard 2 percent cut petition, and the Manufacturers' association dissolution is debated as some mills align for higher wages. Bourne mills raise to match others. brokers quote 3.5 percent for late August delivery amid cautious selling.
The Y M C A Dramatic club presented Colleen Bawn at Music hall last evening to a packed house with strong applause for the cast. The members included Myles NaCappaleen Edward F. Shea Hardress Creagan John W O'Brien and others with songs by O'Brien Shea Lena Ewing and the McCaffrey quartet.
Charges filed with the civil service commission allege Postmaster I E Coyne changed Chicago post office staff for political reasons. T W Wittler, former superintendent, says he was demoted then dismissed for being a Democrat. He claims nine others were reduced similarly to aid Senator Mason's re election. Coyne cites lack of harmony and insubordination. The commission will investigate.
Etta Groves aged 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Groves of 262 Broadway, died at St John’s hospital yesterday after severe burns suffered at home a few days earlier. She leaves her parents two brothers and a sister. The body was moved to Undertaker Molloy’s rooms then returned to the family home.
The company offers used gas ranges at very low prices, stating none are needed as new.
Charles H. Hawkins, charged with the murder of Mrs. Eva L. Brooks at Nashua, pleaded guilty in the first degree before the superior court in Manchester. He was sentenced to life in state prison. the trial had been set for March 31.
O'Brien Bros offer nickel plated B and H lamps complete for 1.39, a value at 2.00. Window display at 227 Central Street suggests affordable lighting ahead of dark times.
A Danville resident N Jackson recalls a daughter's severe cough that settled on the lungs. After numerous remedies failed, Foley's Honey and Tar was credited with curing her. Substitutes are refused.
An ad suggests direct application of Ely's Cream Balm to the nasal membrane as the rational cure for nasal catarrh. It claims to restore undamaged tissue and recover taste and smell, recommending 50 cents in stores or mail order from Ely Brothers at 56 Warren Street, New York.
A chamber marked 16 sold at a price after the fire. the set's prefire price was 125 dollars. O'Donnell and Gilbride Co. conduct the sale offering the w? prices as the sale proceeds.
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