Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Lowell Daily Courier in Lowell, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1900

Page

8

October Daylight Details Recorded in Almanac

The October entry lists sunrise at 6.15 and sunset at 4.41 with a daytime length of 10.26 hours and a moon phase of 10.37 p.m. The data reflects standard solar times and nocturnal timing for the period.

Weather Summary From Yesterday To This Morning

The sky cleared yesterday and the afternoon was pleasant. Tonight started fine but later a heavy moist fog made everything damp. Fore noon was dull and threatening. Barometer readings ranged from 29.87 to 29.90 inches with temperatures of 55, 61, and 53 degrees.

Boston Weather Indications For Massachusetts Tonight

Boston reports rain tonight with cooler conditions. Wednesday favors fair skies. Northeast winds accompany the change, signaling a moderating pattern for Massachusetts.

Boston Massachusetts

Lowell Daily Courier Headline for October 39 1900

The Lowell Daily Courier reports unusual date error with Tuesday October 39 1900. No further readable context or events are available from the supplied fragment.

Coal and pipes advertised by Coburn Co on Market street

Burn Wilson's coal and Horne's coal are offered. Steam and hot water pipes will be covered with asbestos covering by C. B. Coburn & Co. on Market street. U S Bunting Cricket club plans a Wigginville grounds outing next Saturday. Patrick Connolly elected president of the new Y M C I formed by St Marys church Dra cut. H J Hunt, Spindie City Wheelmen member, rode Boston to Nashua in 3 hours 10 minutes.

Horne C. B. Coburn & Co Market Street U. S. Bunting Cricket Ub Wigginville Patrick Connolly St. Mary’s Church Dracut H. J. Hunt Spindie City Wheelmen Boston Nashua

October Festival at First Baptist Church

The Primary Department held an October Festival in the church vestry featuring an entertainment program with piano solos by Percy Hands and a range of recitations readings and songs by Lettie Lairdieson Edith Clark Blanch Davis Miriam Midgley Leona Bent and others. The afternoon included a harvest drill performed by Jack O Lanterns and Harvesters with participants listed, and concluded after intermission with duets and additional solos.

First Baptist Church Percy Hands Lettie Lairdieson Edith Clark Tairies Jack O’lanterns Gertrude Felch Bertha Bond Genevieve Lawrence Mildred Locke Viola Fletcher Lola Talbert Lottie Bumney Tie Davis Gladys Choate Madeline Wehr Eva Davis Anabel Savage Gladys Whitmore Cornelia F. Locke Bessie Sidebottom Bertha Rumney Ralph Dale Miriam Midgley Leona Bent Floyd Beharrell Dick Moseley Chester Knowles Leon Spence Norris Tibbetts Lena Reid Ethel Walch Clara Flemings Crace Lambert Marion Warren Maud? Leith Mabel Coburn Warren T. Reid Lola Lena Talbot

International Doll Collection to Visit Lowell Exhibition

Mrs. Elizabeth R. Horton of Boston loans a 700 plus doll collection for charitable display at Y M C A hall Hurd Street on November 9 and 10. The exhibit travels from city to city and showcases dolls representing nations, cultures, and histories, aiding geography and racial study while appealing to adults and children alike.

Elizabeth R. Horton Boston Y. M. C. A. Hall Hurd Street The Humane Society Lowell Pole

Y W C A Notes on Missionary Fund and Activities

Grace Eaton rapidly recovers from fever and plans to return to Central America work by Christmas with the donation box still open for funding. Mudge reports relief from fever as she praises daily strength while isolated. Beech and Dietrich reassigned. A girls elocution class led by Mrs. Van Duersen starts Saturday 7 to 7 45, and the physical culture opening at 7 45 on Tuesday Oct 30.

Miss Grace Eaton Association Central America Miss Mudge Plains Miss Beech Miss Dietrich G. L. van Duersen

Seneree Liver Regulator Promises Great Demand

The ad proclaims Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills cost 10 cents yet are worth a dollar per vial. Testimonies from hundreds claim the product is pure pleasant and easy acting. Demand for Seneree Liver Regulator is high and taxing makers to keep up. Sold by C. E. Carter and F. C. Goodale & Co.

Dr. Agnew C. E. Carter F. C. Goodale & Co

Art Life at Home and Abroad Lecture by F Hopkinson Smith

F Hopkinson Smith spoke to a large Middlesex Women's club audience in Colonial hall on Art Life at Home and Abroad. He contrasted the picturesque with the beautiful, praised Venice and its decay guardians, and described scenes from Mexico Constantinople and the Orient, linking selections from his writings into a cohesive lecture.

F. Hopkinson Smith Colonial Hall Middlesex Women’s Club Venice Fontainebleau Mexico Constantinople Stamboul Orient

James McCabe Burned in Cotton Bin Fire at Tremont Mill

James McCabe suffered severe burns to his arms and back when a cotton bin at Tremont and Suffolk mills caught fire yesterday around 3 PM. He escaped with difficulty and was taken by ambulance to the Corporation hospital. He resides at 226 Suffolk Street.

James McCabe Tremont Suffolk Corporation Hospital Suffolk Street

Rum mage Sale Opens at Hospital Guild Store

The Hospital Guild seeks donations for a rummage sale set to begin November 3 at the vacant bank building store on Shat tuck street, with donation hours after October 29 and contact points across several streets for contributions of clothing, footwear, household items, and more.

Hospital Guild Bank Building Shattuck Street Henry F. Whiting C. S .Sturtevant Westford Street Levi Sprague Mansur Street Fay Nesmith Street Saunders Stackpole Street Chadbourne Mt. Vernon Street M. Ella Russell Merrimack Street Walsh Eleventh Street Hartley Bridge Street E. N. Burke

Democratic Rally Review and Cultural Notices

Report on a Lowell Democratic rally including J L Chalifoux remarks on currency and canal trade, urging Bryan Flynn and Sparks votes. Also Col James H Carmichael on loyalty and eight hour work days, plus notices of new books and literary items from Doubleday and Appleton with authors Elkeston Maartens Wilkins.

J. L. Chalifoux Lowell Washington Philippines Bryan Joseph J. Flynn Sparks Crowley James H. Carmichael United States Democratic Party Party of Liberty Liberty Porto Rico God Candates Flynn Merrimack William Jennings Bryan

Subsi tute Quarterback and other noted works in literary notes

Wholesome athletic stories captivate boys with The Substitute Quarterback by Eustace L Williams from Dana Estes & Co Caldwell Co to publish Mother Wild Goose and Her Wild Beast Show by L I Bridgman. Also listed are Vanity Fair Romeo and Juliet The Three Musketeers A Tale of Two Cities with plays illustrations and new edition of In Rulers of the South Sicily Calabria and Malta by F Marion Crawford with Mafia chapter and two volumes illustrated by Brokman.

Eustace L. Williams Dana Estes & Co H. M. Caldwell Co L. I. Bridgman Vanity Fair Bessie Books Sicily Calabria Malta F. Marion Crawford Police Palermo Brokman

The Duke of Stockbridge and The Fields of Dawn Verse

A reviewer notes the huge sales of Look ing Backward and anticipates The Duke of Stockbridge as a new historical romance about economic injustice a century ago. Lloyd Mifflin is highlighted as a leading American poet renowned for sonnets and pastoral imagery in his latest collection The Fields of Dawn and Later Sonnets from Houghton Mifflin.

Duke of Stockbridge Lloyd Mifflin Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co

The Antiquity of Man and Religion Revisited

An extract from The International Monthly discusses primitive worship. Professor Marillier argues that our knowledge of early religious thoughts is indirect, via monuments and inscriptions from Chaldea and Egypt. He notes a vast gulf between ancient empires and cave dwellers and warns against projecting Homeric and Vedic notions onto primitive minds.

International Monthly Prof Marillier Paris Chaldaea Egypt Euphrates Nile Siephas Primigenius Vezere

Rheumatic pains blamed on lactic acid in blood

Claims lactic acid in blood causes rheumatism and attacks fibrous tissues producing pains. Promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a positive cure for rheumatism.

An American Gentleman Charms Opera House Audience

The Opera House hosted the season’s notable success An American Gentleman to a crowded, enthusiastic crowd. William Bonelli headlined with Rose Stahl and Edith Kingsley in a melodrama praised for plot, acting, and scenery. The Evil Eye followed with Artie Borani and Tommy Elliot delivering comic antics and acrobatics. The Maneuvres of Jane, by Henry Arthur Jones, is a Daly's Theatre Frohman company original set for November 1.

William Bonelli Frohman Bonelli Rose Stahl Lowell Savoy Edith Kingsley Polly Mr. Carmody Dennis Artie’ Borani Tommy” Elliot Nid Ned Charles H. Yale Opera House Artie Tommy Pye Jane Daniel Frohman Daly’s Theatre New York Daly’s Mr. Frohman Elizabeth Tyree Charles Walcot Ethel Hornick Beatrice Morgan Alison Skipworth Blanche Kelleher Eva Vincent Hart Jackson Minnie Bowen William Courtenay Jameson Lee Finney William F. Owen John Findlay H. 8. Taber William E Viile Albert Howson

Little Egypt Burlesquers at Music Hall Impress Crowd

The Little Egypt Burlesquers opened four nights at Music Hall under Joseph Jermon. Ed Markay and Harry Stewart drew laughs as an Irishman and Jew. Mae Taylor led with songs and a strong act by Al C Lawrence. The finale featured a varied medley and a risqué Oriental dance tease.

al. C. Lawrence Josie Lawrence Lowell Mae Taylor DeGraff Sisters de Graff Lonie Georgie London Ed. Markey Harry Stewart Guy Rawson Marion Baisley Madam Teachem Belle Emmett Col. Gray Blue Belle Anderson Rey de Forrest Orient Ori

The Heart of Chicago at Music Hall Delights Audiences

Lincoln J. Carter's dramatic spectacle The Heart of Chicago opened at Music Hall. The play promises intense drama with clever comedy scenes and vivid scenic design that creates striking stage pictures. Little Egypt is highlighted as a graceful performer and linguist, adding to the bill's appeal.

Egypt Music Hall Lincoln J. Carter Chicago America

Mrs Fiske Becomes Becky Sharp at Tremont Boston

The final Boston engagement of Mrs. Fiske as Becky Sharp at Tremont features a graceful, spontaneous performance praised for stagecraft and ball scene impact. E S Willard returns after three years with an English company and new works, opening with David Garrick and A Silent Woman, followed by The Professor's Love Story matinees.

Robertson David Garrick Tom Pinch Martin Chuzzlewit Elwyn A. Barron Italy

Timber stocks and future supply in the eleventh census

Henry Gannett argues in the October Forum that timber land totals 27.66 million acres with an average stand of 1500 feet per acre in the eastern woods, about 8000 feet in the west, and 6000 feet in the South. He estimates total standing timber near 1380 billion feet BM, with current cut around 25 billion feet yearly, implying stock could last about fifty years though certain species like southern pine redwood and red fir persist longer while black walnut and white pine are nearly exhausted.

California New England Henry Gannett

Worthen Street Grit Behind Sawyer Carriage Co

The article credits the Sawyer Carriage Co. with sustained success through careful carriage making and repair work rather than luck, noting their persistent, skilled craftsmanship on Worthen Street.

Worthen Street Sawyer Carriage Co

Flies and the Sleigh Event If Repaired by Sawyer

A curious note on fly times and weather predicts snow soon with sleigh travel possible if repairs by Sawyer are completed. The item hints at seasonal changes and a workshop action impacting transport plans.

Sawyer

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sun. Mon Tues Wed Tha Lowell Daily Courier Wilson Unique Entertainment ART Life Women’s Club Tait Porrsg Dave and Chem. Corp Sole Props Democratic Rally Elizabeth Macmillan Company D. Appleton & Company Dr. Eggleston England Maarten Maartens Prof. Shaler Harvard Howard C. Hillegas David Harum Edward Noyes Wescott Thomas Huxley Leonard Huxley York Powell Oxford Hamlin Garland Franklin Fyles New York Sun Fyles Doubleday, Page & Co Jeannette L. Gildee Critic Mary B. Wilkins Ladies’ Home Journal Tremont Theatre Isaac Pitman F. Blanche Hard Hildreth Building Lowell Textile School Stuents W. W. Crosby, M. E Sawyer Carriage Company Tesla Telephone Effie L. Palmer Seriiglia Swan Building Frederic H. Willson New York Music Teachers’ Association Swan Hlen W. Wright No.7 Bank Building Edgar A. Barrell A.J. Lester Normal School Association Burbank Hall Eodm A. C. Weston Lowell and Vicinity Messrs Stickney & Smith Tremont St W. P. Brazer & Co., Hatters and Outfitters Central, Cor. Market ST Nicholas G. Norcross Central Straat Lowall Shattuck & Son Central and Prescott Sts Carter & Sherburna Brogsises Merrimack, Cor, Bridge Sts F. G. Gulliland DE Wyman’s Exchange Cor Mererimack and Central Streets
Search Courier

Search the Lowell Daily Courier Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Lowell Daily Courier?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication