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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1900
Page
3
Mr J D Bilis of 53 John Street says men past midlife need kidney care. He reports Dean's Kidney Pills effectively ease irritated or weakened kidneys and back ache, advising others to visit Ellingwood & Co. drug store for treatment.
Mrs Emily Leary of 373 Central street recounts a severe kidney inflammation four years ago. She says remedies and doctors failed until Dean's Kidney Pills from Ellingwood Co. brought relief after one box, and two boxes ended the trouble.
William M Brown janitor at 194 Middlesex Street says his long kidney illness improved after using Deans Kidney Pills from Ellingwood Co. He reports back pains eased and kidney secretions returned toward normal, and wishes he had known of the remedy earlier.
Mrs Margaret Lynch of 45 Head Street recounts severe backache before using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She bought a box at Ellingwood & Co. and experienced relief, continuing treatment with further benefit. She recommends the remedy to others and notes many are grateful for the relief. Doan’s Kidney Pills sell for 50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole proprietors.
The verse laments a weak aching back as a kidney cry for help. The speaker lists a lame back a stout stitching pain and a twitching ache framing a moral call to care for health.
Martin Flaherty of Lowell Massachusetts loses to Dannie McBride of New York on a foul in the first round before the Prospect club in Lynn. Capt. Bully Daly refereed before 1000 attendees as money changed hands. Flaherty surged early but was penalized for breaking a clinch, ending the contest with McBride the winner.
McBride won in six rounds on February 22, 1896. Flaherty knocked out McBride in seven rounds in New York on October 28, 1897. Flaherty won in 10 rounds in Bridgeport, Connecticut on February 6, 1899. Flaherty knocked out McBride in five rounds in Brooklyn.
Chicago March 19. A conference between President Hart of the Chicago National League club and President Ben Johnson of the American Association has produced information from the American side. An agreement to place a club in Chicago was drawn up and turned to Johnson’s attorney for review. If satisfactory, both Hart and Johnson will sign, finalizing the base ball arrangement.
The 23rd Street basketball team visits Lowell for three days with tonight’s game against the P A C in Associate hall and Thursday’s clash with the Burkes. Players are paid 160 dollars per game, and the visitors plan to showcase their skills against strong locals. The report notes P A C confidence and cites expectations for Allard to prove himself against a top opponent while recalling rough reception in Lawrence and praising other rivalries and figures in the scene.
In New York the two clubs pursue a bid for a forthcoming fight with teams and representatives debating terms. The sporting scene is engaged as organizers seek to agree on purse, venue, and dates.
The Jeffries Corbett match betters debated continuing a $2500 deposit after the May 11 fight. West Chester A C led by Martin Julian and G J Cook proposed 67 percent of gross and 67 percent of film profits, backing with a $5000 deposit. A meeting is set for tomorrow with favorable sentiment toward accepting the West Chester offer.
The Poughkeepsie Highland Amateur Rowing association met at Murray Hill hotel to elect officers and set plans for the intercollegiate Sunday June 30 race among Cornell Pennsylvania Columbia and Wisconsin on the Poughkeepsie Highland course. C. E. Lambert of New York was named president. Last year’s grace features will be duplicated. Two trial courses will be surveyed from the start and finish of the old course.
Matty Matthews of New York faced Eddie Connolly of St John New Brunswick at Hercules Athletic Club in Brooklyn. Connolly was badly worn in the fourteenth round and referee Charley White halted the fight to prevent a knockout.
All grades of refined sugar advance five cents per hundred pounds by the American Sugar Refining company amid rising raw sugar costs. The move follows higher prices due to stronger demand and limited refined product supplies in New York markets this week.
Justice Jenks in Brooklyn grants mandamus to compel inspection of the American Spirite Manufacturing Co books. Hert Reiss seeks access as a stockholder of record alleging mismanagement of the corporation’s affairs. The March 19 decision orders the company to permit the requested inspection.
Advertisers present a sprayable liquid medicine designed for nasal catheter use to treat catarrhal troubles. The product, Cream Balm, claims rapid absorption through the membrane and a change in secretions to a natural healthy character. Offered by brothers, Warren street, N.
New York March 19 The grand jury returned 14 indictments against policy gamblers in Recorder Goffs court with no police officials charged. The foreman delivered the indictments as Recorder Goff ordered route changes directing complaints to the clerk of the court. President York of the police board appeared before the grand jury and left briefly relieved, while Supt Burr of Dr Parkhursts society faced questioning.
Magistrate Flammer supported a test of whether playing music in restaurants on the Bowery is criminal and whether it is legal for music to be present in large hotels on Fifth Avenue. Investigators will visit the Holland House and Waldorf Astoria to see if music acts as the principal inducement there as in the East Side.
In New York Mrs. Alice Lannier was attacked by boarder Jay Bisshop who burst into her room with a razor. He slashed Lannier and injured Mrs. Carew, an invalid sister of Lannier, as police arrested him. The witness, Mrs. Carew, and the household faced a deadly scene and the danger remains.
The World reports March 1 that the Metropolitan Street Railway Co plans to seize control of most New York street railway lines. After absorbing the Third Avenue line it aims to absorb the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system, leaving only the Manhattan elevated under its operation when the underground line is finished.
For sale a two tenement house on Broadway with sixteen rooms in repair and rent stated per month. Includes feet of land and location near the car line. Address appears as central or street names unclear. Likely an old real estate notice seeking buyers.
Washington reports McKinley and Senator Hanna pressed to shield trusts from the campaign issue. Moore Bros of Chicago and New York planned a $1,000,000,000 steel and iron monopoly, but the administration halted formation to avoid upsetting the 1896 election climate.
Janet Angelo a 22 year old Malian employee at the Manton mill owned by the American Woolen company near Olneyville died after falling into a vat of boiling dye. He toppled while shutting off steam at a valve, was submerged, and died three hours later. He was unmarried and lived with his mother at Mantor.
Danville Pa March 19 The mutilated bodies of KB C Stout and his wife found buried under snow in their Nescopeck farm barn yard. A savage bull kept in the frame yard is believed to have attacked Mr Stout as he worked while his wife likely came to help and both were gored to death.
Fifteen percent payment to depositors from the savings department of the Security Trust Company in Nashua and Wilton is announced. The notice outlines funds being allocated to satisfy claims and reassure customers of prompt disbursement.
The court approved a fourth dividend of 20 percent from Wilton bank on the 20th, bringing the total payment to 43,000 dollars as the second of fifteen percent dividends since the firm closed in October 1896, with March as the payout month.
The Yale smallpox scare eases as Dr Wright reports Brennan’s cage found yesterday contains measles. Authorities remain unsure about Parks Jr and consider discharge likely. President Hadley urged immediate vaccination as hundreds of students sought doctors.
A policy for two million dollars for five years was placed by August Belmont on contractor John MacDonald of the New York Rapid Transit line. The policy, believed to be the largest single life policy, was taken by a New York life insurance company and will be distributed among many U.S. and some English firms. It was arranged in New York by A W Quigg, brother of Lemuel E Quigg, Rhode Island general agent.
Reuben Hyland of Keene New Hampshire roadmaster for the Fitchburg Worcester division died in Springfield on his return from a Washington visit. At 71 years old he had more than 50 years in railroad service, first as a conductor and for the last 35 as roadmaster of the Worcester and Cheshire divisions. He leaves a widow and two sons.
Judge La Combe, at Lorain Steel Company request, names Hugh J. temporary receiver for the 424 Ay Manhattanville and St Nicholas avenue railroad. Lorain alleges the railroad is in debt for materials furnished and seeks credit against the corporation.
New York officials of the trunk line association reject all tally of a pool. They say the association works with the Western Passengers Association to harmonize immigrant passenger business. They insist the purpose is to regulate methods in handling trade.
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