Fox Polo Goalie Loses Sight In Eye Injury
Lowell goalie Joseph Fox sustained a severe eye injury Saturday in Worcester. Doctors at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston attempted to save the eye, but vision is believed lost. The operation relieved pressure from behind the eye, and he is expected to recover enough to return home in a week to 10 days. Fox’s courage under treatment earns praise from doctors, teammates, and fans.
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Joseph Fox
Lowell
Worcester
John W. Fox
R. J. Meigs
Boston
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Fox
Daly
Hursday
John W
Meigs
Wadsworth
Parsons
Courier-Citizen
Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
Life's Lock Step and the Price of Being Tied
A movement seeks to abolish the prison lock-step that brands a man as a jail bird. The piece argues that social and business pressures create a pervasive, lifelong conformity. It notes that independence is limited, as success requires keeping up with competitors and meeting modern office demands.
Restoring Strength with Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
A discussion of chronic weakness caused by poor digestion and nutrition explains that sufficient food is not the issue but the body’s ability to digest and assimilate it. The text promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy, citing personal testimonials from William Walters and Mrs. Warren E Parker and urging a free letter consultation with Dr. Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Wm. Walters
Antrim
Doctor Pierce
Warren E. Parker
Orange St
Nantucket
Mass
Dr. Pierce
Injury mirrors Fox with left eye cut during game
Lewis, who had to retire from Thursday night's game, suffered a left eye cut in the same manner as Fox. Dr. Meigs says the wound is not serious since it is not closed with plaster and the doctor will not use stitches to avoid inflammation.
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Lewis
Fox
Meigs
Obituary for Joel Knapp Local businessman dies at home
Joel Knapp, longtime Lowell resident and businessman, died at 153 Westford Street after a month of illness from heart failure. Born in Freeman Missouri in 1835, he moved to Lowell, worked at Merrimack mills, the Lowell Machine Shop, and the Merrimack company, then ran his own business from 1885. He served in the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and later held public roles, including city council and General Court member. He married Eliza Putnam in 1860 and leaves six children, his widow, and siblings. Services conducted by Rev. Edgar Weirs from Grace Church, with burial following cremation rituals and family mourning. Also noted: William H. Green of Lowell died in Boston. Burial arrangements to be handled by Undertaker O'Donnell.
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Joel Knapp
Westford Street
Knapp
Rhode Island
Joseph Knapp
Eunice Carver
Carver
Massachusetts
Elijah
Celia Pullen Knapp
Freeman
Lowell
Merrimack Mills
Lowell Machine’ Shop
Merrimack
California
Lowell Machine Shop
Merrimack Company
Sixth
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Engineer Corps
Fremont
Shattuck Street
Grace Church
E Xchange
Eliza Putnam
Obituary: Nellie L Foster Dies at 57 in Billerica
Nellie L Foster, beloved wife of John H Foster, died at her home in Billerica of consumption on Thursday March 13 at 9 a m, aged 57 years six days. Funeral was held at her Main Street residence on Saturday March
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Nellie L
John H. Foster
Billerica
Main Street
Funeral for Thomas F McKeown Held at Home and St Michael's
The funeral for Thomas F. McKeown was conducted yesterday at 8:30 from the home at 167 West Sixth Street. A requiem mass followed at St Michael's Church at 9 o'clock, with choir directed by Thomas P. Boulger, solos by Boulger, Nano M. Gallagher, and Carolyn White at the organ. Floral tributes included a pillow of roses and pinks marked Brother, a basket of cut flowers from Catherine and Mary Ryan, and a wreath of roses and violets from Elizabth Reardon and Mary Fox.
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Thomas F. McKeown
West Sixth Street
St. Michael’s Church
Fr. Carney
Thomas P. Boulger
Schmidt
Mr. Boulger
Nano M. Gallagher
Carolyn White
Catherine
Mary Ryan
Eliabeth Reardon
Mary Fox
Resting funeral tributes fill Lowell obituaries
Wreaths and floral tributes from families and friends marked the obsequies for Mary Mulligan Edward D Holden and Mary W Hodge. Clergy and bearers attended burial in Catholic cemetery. Burial arrangements and services were conducted by local undertakers Molloy O'Donnell and Carrier. The report lists numerous names and floral gifts from relatives and out-of-town visitors before the body is forwarded to Biddeford for burial.
Obituary notices from this city dated March 21
Multiple brief death notices list Margaret Mulvey of 38 John Street widow of John, with sister Mrs. James Mahoney of Boston and brothers Stephen and John of Lawrence. W H Simmons aged 72 with funeral at 2 pm Sunday from 81 Howard Street. William Barnfather aged 62 leaves wife and two sisters. William H Green formerly of this city now in Boston. Joel Knapp aged 67 funeral at 3 pm Sunday from 153 Westford Street, burial private.
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Barnfather
William Barnfather
Green
Boston
William H. Green
Knapp
Westford Street
Joel Knapp
Pomona Grange Votes to Maintain Winter Milk Price
Middlesex North Pomona Grange held a special meeting in Centralville with about 100 as the afternoon session discussed Co operation Among Farmers in Buying and Selling The main outcome was unanimous support to keep the winter milk price through the summer with suggested rates of 30 to 32 cents per can and calls for cooperative action and firm stand against price cuts.
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Middlesex North
G. A. H. Richardson
Dracut
Pomona Grange
R. S. Fox
Boston
Milliken
New Boston
N. H
Lawrence
Tyngsboro
Lowell
Littleford
Jos. Varnum
John H. Marsh
Pelham
E. G. Boynton
Westford
Mr. Boynton
H. Stickney
Tracut
George E. Crosby
Tewksbury
Frank Fox
A. H. Andrews
Billerica
Crosby
O. J. Coburn
Co. J. Coburn
Co. H. Stickney
Varnum
Taylor
Littleton
S. O. Sabine
Nashua
Jeo. W. Trull
The Sunday School Lesson on Eph: Walk as Children of Light
This 1902 commentary by Rev. ED Stearns analyzes Ephesians chapters four and five, urging believers to wake from spiritual slumber, walk wisely, redeem the time, and live under the Spirit’s power. It contrasts drunkenness with being spirit filled and stresses gratitude and mutual submission as marks of a Christian life.
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M. Stearns
American Press Association
Philip
Gethsemane
Johnny
Christ
God
Wdach
Jesus
Lizek
Father
Lord Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Earth
Nazareth
Whist Party at Cambridge Street Hosts Social Evening
The Macawber and Rubber whist clubs met with Mrs N H B Ward on Cambridge street Thursday night. Five tables played with honors evenly split. Lunch followed with songs by Wardwell and duets by Mrs Bennett and Wardwell. Shipley performed legerdemain and contortion acts. Isabella Metcalf accompanied. Chaz Wilkins attended as guest.
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N. H. B. Wardwell
Cambridge Street
Mr. Wardwell
H. H. Bennett
Wardwell
Shipley
Isabella Metcalf
Chaz. Wilkins
Let Your Light So Shine Lighted by Gods Love
A religious reflection on Jesus command to let the light of divine love shine through actions and words. The piece compares spiritual ignition to a torch passed along, spreading light from one soul to another, urging believers not to fear mockery but to bear and share the light. Church Standard style.
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Jesus
God
Unobtrusive courtesy in simple communities
A reflection on human recognition and automatic politeness as people greet strangers with smiles. The passage notes how children, German peasants, and others exchange warm gestures as magical sunlight spreads across the land, portraying a steady practice of daily courtesy.
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Helen Hunt
Toward Home We Sail Through Storms and Distant Skies
A Congregationalist reflection on sea voyage hardship and hopeful return. The poem speaks of wind and waves as foes, yet the west beckons with gold, stars shine above, and every mile homeward lightens the journey. It emphasizes sweet hope, waiting welcomes, and enduring strength as sailors turn toward home.
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Edgar Weirs
Unitarian Church
Bradford A. Smith
East Lexington
Whitney Foster
Concord Avenue
Lexington
W. Foster
Wm. H. Green
John Green
O'Donnell
Mrs. Foster
Boott Mills
Blinkhorn
Margaret Flaherty
R. Walter Leith
Philip McNealey
McKenzie
Mamie
Ella Joyce
Regina Woods
Delia Flaherty
Sarah McCann
Murray
Dr. Gott
M. McCluskey
G. Gott
Patrick Knight
Frank Maguire
James Lyons
Willian Ryan
Patrick Murray
Molloy
Mary Mulligan
Pleasant Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Fr. Quinn
John and
James O’connor
Patrick J. Clark
Martin McAndrews
Glenn ‘Tilly Morse
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
Cyrus Johnson
Frank, Burton
Frederic Hodge
Eliza J. Ridlon
Lynn
Evelyn A. Smith
Malden
Frankie
Clarence
Louise Hodge
George Osgood
Haverhill
Glenn Tilley Morse
St. Anne’s Church
Lawson
Albert Hallowell
Harriet F. Bennett
A. O. Austin
James R. Duff
Winchester
Jessie Osgood
Biddeford
Weinbeck
Charles Clark Mann
Uncle Terry
Frank T. Merrill
LEE & Shepard
Cele le
BOC
Eeeeeee
Christian Endeavor
H. Doyle
Jacob
Paul
Israel
Jerusalem
House of Israel
Judea
Peter
James
John
England
Germany
America
John Eliot
Jesus Christ
Immanuel
BIBLE
Isa lii
Whist Party
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