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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1900
Page
5
The National band conducted by Richard A. Griffiths offered a two part programme including Sousa marches and Wagner overture. The revamp shows lavish stage scenery by Sosman & Landis, new dressing rooms and upgraded seating, with ornate proscenium cherub figures and a Venetian curtain setting.
Readers who toured yesterday will recall the old Huntington hall stairs but the new building eliminates that bottleneck. The main Merrimack Street entrance now feeds a wide corridor to Jackson hall with ornate stairways, a refined ladies reception room, new furnishings, and a vivid color scheme. The hall seats 1900, up 600, with improved stage, lighting, heating, and ventilation by H. R. Barker, Tucke Parker, Farrell Conaton, and others, under Supt Joseph S Gillow.
Mrs Sarah Taisey marked her 75th birthday with friends and relatives at her daughter Kate Crawford’s home 155 Westford Street. Guests included Rev R A Greene ex mayor Bennett and family members Charles R Taisey of Denver and Ruth Crawford. Sister Mary Howard of North Chelmsford attended with out of town friends from Milford and Charlestown. A mothers’ meeting and courtesy in the home discussion are planned for May 3 at 3 p.m.
The advertisement touts Ten Minutes Four Times a Day to cure catarrh bronchitis and asthma Ten Minutes Every Hour for consumption and pneumonia Ten Minutes at Bedtime for cold or croup Five Minutes at any Time for cough Money back if it fails Iyomei is the inhalable germicide usable at work in church or on streetcars and contains no poisonous chemicals Sold by Sonnets or mail Complete Outfit Trial Outfit five days treatment free from The R T Booth Co Ithaca NY
The dull session saw Sugar rise from 112% to 116% while New York buying dominated. Federal Steel slipped nearly two points amid bear pressure, Amalgamated Copper fell after a 350 share long stock sale, and Bannigan litigation against United States Rubber drew cautious comment from a director. Standard Oil of New Jersey declared a $10 dividend with $7 regular and $3 extrapayable, payable June 15 to May 1 record holders.
The bank balance sheet lists loans and discounts, overdrafts, securities, and a bank vault full of cash items. It records from approved reserve agents notes of other banks and redemption funds with the U S Treasury, totaling large sums. the cashier J F Sawyer swears the figures true. notary Chas W Eaton attests on May 2.
Investors reported a 30 cent dividend while stocks traded higher after the dividend announcement. The tape lists numerous rail and industrial names with varied price levels and percentages, highlighting a broad market activity in Boston, New York, and related exchanges. Additionally a plate glass insurance advertisement notes Fred C Church as a major underwriter.
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