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Newspaper

Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1902

Page

2

Welcome to city at Centralville M E church reception

A reception for Rev. F. M. Pickles and family was held at the Centralville M E church parlors with elaborate decorations and light refreshments. Mayor Wm. Ek. Badger and several city pastors attended. George H. Marston presided. a committee listed. ushers and matrons named. decorations overseen by a dedicated group. Local pastors spoke on The Fatal Message by John Kendrick Bangs. The cast included Thaddeus Perkins Warren W. Shaw and others.

F. M. Pickles Centralville M. E Aid Society Wm. Ek. Badger George H. Marston J. Kirby J. T. Smith Gardner Wills E. P. Bryant James Roberts Annie Hamilton W. S. McLean G. W. Titus Hoyd Hamilton Russell Wills Brainerd Taylor Guy Johnson Annie Kirby Neilie Bowen Ethel Titus Annie Adams Susie Smith Alice Geigenheimer Rose Adams Nellie Bowen Messrs Boyd Hamilton John Kendrick Bangs Thaddeus Perkins Warren W. Shaw Elizabeth E. Spofford Miss Andrews Bertha M. Abbott Edward Bradley Albert Abbott Alice L. Livingstone Robert Yardley Paul Shaw Jack Barlow Sidney Barton Jennie Millie Severance

Comedy Supper At First Trinitarian Church

The Ladies Benevolent Society hosted a pleasant supper and social last evening in the vestry. A group of Grace church youths performed a comedy, presented early in the season, drawing an unusually large audience.

Ladies’ Benevolent Society the First Trinitarian Church Grace Church

Supper and entertainment hosted by Mt. Vernon Street church group

The Men s Progressive league of Mt. Vernon Street F B church held a supper in the church vestry for over 150. A musical program followed with violin and piano solos by the Misses Martin, a reading by Miss Emily Rigley, and piano by Miss Laura Moore, with remarks by Rev S D Millin. Organizers included Mr Shields Mrs J W Pepin assisted by Mr Porter Mr Champaine Mr Pingree and Mr Gunther. Kitchen duties were managed by Mrs Pepin Mrs McDonald Mrs Moore and Mrs Nixon.

Men's Progressive League Mt. Vernon Street F. B Martin Emily Rigley Laura’ Moore S. D. Millin Shields J. W. Pepin Porter Champaine Pingree Gunther Pepin McDonald Moore Nixon

Stocking Social at Immanuel Baptist Church Social

A social hosted by the Ladies Aid society at Immanuel Baptist Church drew many church members. Guests paid entry with a filled stocking and enjoyed musical and literary performances by Stavely, Davis, and Mrs. Berkett, plus refreshments.

Immanuel Baptist Church Ladies’ Aid Society Messrs. Stavely and Davis

Perfect health through Johann Hoff's Extract digestion tonic

The advertisement asserts perfect health follows strong digestion and sleep, touting Johann Hoff's Extract as a universal tonic. It claims it nourishes blood and flesh, strengthens nerves, and prevents sickness by supporting liver, kidneys, and bowels. It quotes Sandow praising digestion and notes physicians worldwide prescribe the product.

Johann Hoff

Notable Church Event Impresses Congregation with Readings

Miss Isabelle Gillespie and Miss Mabel Severance led a church programme featuring readings by Mildred and Marion McKnight and Jeannie Hall of Dracut. The entertainment drew hearty applause and light refreshments followed, organized by a Ladies' Aid committee. They raised 27 toward a 100 dollar debt fund pledge.

Isabelle Gillespie Mabel Severance Mildred Marion McKnight Jeannie Hall Dracut Ladies’ Aid Geo. H. Williams Mitchell Lawson Eli Harris Elisha Ha Mary Gillespie

First Highland church youth series event entertains children

The Highland Congregational church hosted the first monthly entertainment for its young people's choir in the vestry with about 60 children. Ping-pong and a musical program featured Miss Marie Welles, Mrs. O. W. Naylor, and assistants. Ruth Bradley read, while Mina Brooks and Mary Robinson performed readings. A later men's meeting considered forming a church league and appointed a committee to draft by laws and a constitution.

Highland Congregational Church Marie Welles O. W. Naylor Martha Buttrick J. B. Varnum Josephine Marshall Jennie Powell Blanche Hankin Leon Haynes Chas. Fogg

Westminster church supper raises funds for coal

The Westminster Presbyterian ladies held an experience social and supper last night drawing a large crowd. Attendees shared experiences about raising funds for a coal purchase for the church. The supper committee included Mrs. Geo. Purl as chair and several others with Misses Stuart and McLeod among the helpers.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Geo. Purl James Love D. G. MacKinnon Robert Walker I. 3. Archibald, Miss Margaret Nickerson, Mrs. Duncan MacKinnon Minnie Stuart Cristina McLeod Ella Love Ida McLaughlin Uattle Frazer

Boyhood Friends Shape Tabernacle Services In Lowell

Special meetings at the Tabernacle reveal Pastor Dilts and Prof. Stout were boyhood playmates and later collaborators. Stout’s singing and Dilts’ sermons highlight God’s love as central to salvation, with Stout leading songs tonight and tomorrow. Service at 7:30. Everyone invited.

Prof. Stout Lowell the Tabernacle Pastor Dilts Stout Dilts Adam God Jesus Christ Earth

England's sunless summer at Greenwich set records

London's Greenwich observed a sunless season from April to September totaling about 920 hours, 330 hours below 1901, with August the sunniest shortfall month. July led with 201 hours and June with 179, while 33 percent of days had less than two hours of bright sun.

Greenwich London Philadelphia Press

Wonder-Box Tales by Jean Ingelow reviewed

A concise review lauds Jean Ingelow as a versatile writer renowned for tales for children and compares her favorably to Grimm and Anderson. The Wonder-Box Tales collects five stories The Ouphe of the Wood The Fairy Who Judged Her Neighbors The Prince's Dream The Water Lily and The Lost Wand with ten full-page illustrations by Dianthe W. Horne. Published by Dana Estes & Co. Boston priced at 50 cents.

Jean Ingelow Mrs. Ewing Grimm Anderson Miss Ingelow Dianthe W. Horne Dana Estes & Co Boston Mass

Lucky Ned: a boyhood tale by Edwin S Ellis

Ned Greenwood grows from village sports star to Yale athlete and farmer, beloved for courage and charm. A jealous bully becomes his ally after Greenwood saves him. The 363 page novel Lucky Ned follows his life from youth to married adulthood with fluency and drama. Dana Estes & Co. Boston publishes at $1.00 cloth 12mo, mailed $1.12.

Ned Greenwood Greenwood Ned Yale Edwin S. Ellis Dana Estes & Co Boston Mass

The Law of New Thought by William Walker Atkinson

The Psychic Research company announces The Law of New Thought a nearly hundred page book answering what New Thought is means and its principles It includes chapters on Thoughts Are Things The Law of Attraction Mind Building and immortality among others The book runs 96 pages with cover price one dollar postpaid from Chicago.

Psychic’ Research Company William Walker Atkinson the Psychic Research Company Chicago

A Little Book of Help and Good Cheer by Cuyler

Rev Theodore L Cuyler D D offers a 170 page collection of brief messages to friends in need of support and strength. Twenty five chapters include Day Dawn in the Soul The Secret of a Long Life Christ Every Day A Love Message to the Sorrowing and Growing Old and Keeping Young. Published by Baker Taylor Co New York priced at 1 00 net Christmas gift binding.

Theodore L. Cuyler Dr. Cuyler God D. D Baker & Taylor Co New York

The International Quarterly September December issue review

The International Quarterly for September December surveys water property rights with Elwood Mead and includes essays by George Santayana and Robert Tyrrell. It features The Native States of India by Sir W Lee Warner and The Egypt of Today by J W Jenks, plus art and national policy pieces.

International Quarterly International Monthly Ziwood Mead India W. Lee Warner India Office Egypt J. W. Jenks Low France Germany England George Santayana Robert Y. Tyrrell Cicero Elwood Mead Cc. H. Toy Napoleon Marc Debrit Will H. Low Max Nordau Hermann Sudermann Richard M. Meyer H. Robinson the Quarterly Chronicle J. B. Bishop

The World's Work October Issue Highlights Labor Relations

The October number of The World's Work covers a broad array of topics with uniformly strong illustrations. It features in depth discussion on labor relations and related social issues, reflecting the period's concerns and executive viewpoints.

Union and labor, culture fill a crowded issue card

The issue highlights Labor Union limits in Cunniff's second piece and Rev John McDowell's coal miner life story, plus George Maxwell on fixed wages. It surveys Americans in the Raw, Oceans Steamships, a New York Public School portrait, Thomas Dixon Jr. on Making a Real Home, and many illustrators. Franklin Matthews, Dr Floyd Crandall, Booker T. Washington, and others contribute. The Pilgrim explores Longfellow and Wayside Inn. fiction features five stories by Wilbur Tompkins and others.

M. G. Cunniff John McDowell George Maxwell Edward Lowry America Lawrence Perry New York William McAndrew Girl's Technical High School Thomas Dixon, Jr Harry Courant Florence Maynard Arthur Hewitt Dixon Franklin Matthews New York Chamber of Commerce Floyd M. Crandall Booker T. Washington Negro Business League Assemblyman E. Ray Stevens Wisconsin Chalmers Roberts England United States Prof Hull Cornell Andrew D. White Eleanor Root Longfellow Wayside Inn Juliet Wilbur Tompkins Karl Edwin Harriman Sara Hopkins Emery Pottle Franc Remington E. M. Holland Kenneth Herford Byron W. Holt Hargot Holt Cahoon van Rensgselaer Dey Helen Gould Irvington-on-the Hudson Samuel Moffett Smiths Charles H. Johnson Kier Hardie Bertha Damaris Knobe Samuel Eberly Gross Chicago

Leslie's Monthly preview teases new mystery tales and features

The November Leslie's Monthly highlights Anna Katherine Greene's latest detective story with a $100 prize for the first solution. It also presents Dr Henry van Dyke's acclaimed short tale, Ralph Connor’s Glengarry School Days piece, William Winter's critique on Richard Mansfield, a stagecraft photo series by Byron, Agnes C Laut on the Hudson Bay fur trade, and the final installment of The Autobiography of a Thief plus additional fiction and verse.

Sherlock Holmes Anna Katherine Greene Leslie's Monthly Henry van Dyke Glengarry Ralph Connor Connor William Winter Richard Mansfield Byron Agnes C. Laut Hudson Bay

Unusual Hat Styles Dominate This Season

A demure looking girl leads a fashion trend with many new hat designs worn straight over the forehead rather than angled over one ear. The shift signals a bold departure from previous headwear, emphasizing a clean, frontal silhouette in current styles.

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Centralville M. E. Church Men’s Progressive League Mt. Vernon Church Stocking Social Merry Entertainment Sandow Eisner & Mendelson CO A. R. Dilts Book Weeviews Lucky Ned Frank Leslie’s H-O Winchester Nternally Express Winchester Pile Cure CO Medford PAL S & Burkinsshaw Middlesex Street Bowler Bros Worcester, Mass St. Vincent's Hospital Worcester The Sawyer Carriage Co Sawyer Pearson's Brug Store Central Street Cor. Appleton OUR Prescription Dept Optician Geo. G Knowlton Prescott Street
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