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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1900
Page
7
A practical Lowell Housekeeper invites tips and thoughts from female readers for the About the House department. The piece includes a humorous note about an economical wife who plans to grow oysters for her husband, plus a simple cranberry relish recipe and a tip about storing cold items in a wax-layered tin box for long winter shelf life.
The piece muses on using pine needles for upholstery and quilting, plain stove designs, and the value of well chosen houseplants. It then offers guidance on washing flannels, avoiding shrinkage, and drying promptly. It warns against overfeeding children and criticizes parents for stuffing youngsters with sweets during car rides. It questions habits formed on buses and trains.
Suggestions on exterminating ants with tartar emetic and sugar, preserving meat under vinegar, making French mustard with vinegar and spice, and removing coffee stains by egg yolk and tepid water. The notes warn against child access and advise reapplication as needed.
Select good sized pineapples pare them and cut in very thin slices weigh and allow one pound of sugar to each pound of fruit. Place slices on platters and strew thickly with the sugar. Stand in a warm place for one week then stir daily until dry. Finish by a ten minute bake in a hot oven.
The Spectator learns a moral lesson from a hostess who defends brushing crumbs under a hearth rug. She argues cleanliness is not always the first duty, sharing a view of balancing order with mercy and accepting imperfect upkeep. The tale unfolds in a refined drawing room, revealing class and domestic philosophy.
The article advises choosing a dominant color and complementary shades, noting that some combinations enhance color qualities while others clash. Consider room exposure, light, and house style, with soft finishes blending better than smooth ones. It also includes a humorous quote on marriage from an Oregon farmer claiming hardship is not a sign of failure.
A collection of brief quips and anecdotes from contemporary papers. A Vermont traveler recalls a supper remark about butter strength. Dr Ends jokes on Freddy’s condition with soap and water. A woman defends emotion at a play with candy. A barb on offensive grinning targets street loafers.
The 1899 1900 annual report of the chief of the bureau of construction and repairs is the final one by Rear Admiral Hichborn before his retirement March 4. It chronicles seismic navy changes from wooden sloops to steel battleships, discusses docks, shipbuilding in government yards, and the move to submarine vessels, with notes on hulls, machinery, and improvements like sheathing and turrets. It highlights Cavite and Olongapo site questions, and calls for increased docking capacity to meet a growing fleet.
The navy department released the visitors board report noting the age range for admission should be narrowed from 15 to 18 years or 16 to 20 years. It criticizes entrance exams as weaker than other colleges. It endorses commissions after graduation and urges revisions due to the naval personnel act. It calls for summer cruises, relief from bureau surveillance, and under secretary control. It supports rapid rehabilitation of the academy buildings with $8,000,000 appropriated.
A range of new juvenile titles is announced including Bessie Books illustrated edition by J W Kennedy and the 1900 Chatterbox from Dana Estes and Co. Also featured are colonel Livermore's Numbers and Losses in the Civil War, Stedman’s American Anthology, and Higginson's Riverside Works in October releases from Houghton Mifflin. مزید
Rev Mr Winslow of Boston spoke to the Second Congregational church on Sunday about the Little Wanderers home detailing its history and good works in Boston. The Ladies Aid Society will host a baked bean and oyster supper in the vestry Wednesday evening. A new chimney is being built at Mrs Elisha H Shaws home on School street.
The Church of the Good Shepherd was consecrated on Sunday after a 12 year build, costing about $12,000. The parish, organized March 12, 1886, paid off its mortgage through rector Rev. Edward A. Rand. Bishop Lawrence consecrated the church home of Episcopalians in Watertown, services held at 10 30, mortgage note burned, building 76 by 53 feet with field stone exterior and brownstone trim, seating 350.
Describes multiple properties offered by Shepard and Fuller including a 0.77 acre hill location near Sixth A Fine street with a cottage and eight to nine rooms, baths, pantry, cemented cellar. prices range from 2000 to 5000 dollars, with land areas from 3000 to 8500 square feet and various terms and neighborhood details.
Chief Emerton with 22 officers and two teams visited 11 places Sunday morning in Malden. Six locations yielded seizures including Sophia Mais 49 Wigglesworth Street and John P Cronin 180 Adams Street with ales and lagers taken, and multiple residents reporting small quantities of whiskey rum brandy gin wine and other liquors.
At a Friday noon competitive exam for first sergeant and quartermaster of the school cadets Paul R. Davis won first place and Stewart Redman took second under the conduct of Sergeant C. BE Bartlett of Troop F Cavalry. The Ladies Benevolent Society of the Central Congregational church plans a social with supper and entertainment Wednesday evening at the vestry with music readings and a poem illustrated. A sociable with supper and entertainment will be at the Unitarian vestry Wednesday evening 31st. Sunday the Unitarian Sunday school elected delegates to the meeting of the Sunday school society at Leominster on Thursday and Friday, Rev Granville Pierce and Superintendent Wm. H. Hall. The final registration for the State election will be held at the town hall Saturday 27th noon to 10 p.m. In precinct 1 polls open 6.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vote early. Mrs Elizabeth R Parkhurst is improving after a mistaken report of a paralytic shock. Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is offered for nasal catarrhs including tubes 75 cents. The preparation embodies the medicinal properties of the solid form and is quickly absorbed. Ely Brothers 56 Warren Street New York.
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