16 Dec 1893
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Newspaper
Lowell Sun
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1893
Page
1
Merely lists forecasts for New England states with rain and warming winds, plus ads for gas, instruments, photo services, flour, flowers, and Christmas gifts. Also notes smallpox preparations, fire investigation in Michaaud’s grocery, a cloak store sale, and Lowell Symphony concert details with program items and performers.
A collage of items from a Lowell era page mentions ads for household goods at J J Gaynor, wage talks by bricklayers, a high school window draught issue from the Puller Warren system, and election recounts. It lists officers for L Association Catholique and St Jean Baptiste society, plus a large public auction at Victor Pihl showing furniture worth over 2000 dollars, to be held next Thursday at 10 30 a.m. Readers are urged to attend rain or shine. The page notes the death of William J Campion at 28 in Providence, and previews a Music Hall bill featuring Chen, Watson, Meldon, Tucker and the Ricketts.
Postmaster Burbank urges careful preparation of Christmas gift packages for mail. Use pasteboard boxes with padding, heavy wrap, and tight twine with a bow. Write the recipient’s address on the right side, include a return slip inside, and weigh with postage rates. mail early to ensure delivery before Christmas.
Two young ladies narrowly avoid being hit by a grocery wagon on Merrimack square after colliding with a sleigh but suffer no injuries. Earlier, a boy was knocked down by a horse, crawled free, and walked away unhurt. Delivery wagon of Robertson & Co furniture dealers on Central Street not open to this charge.
F W Puffer and Amos Leigh ton have returned from New York with Japanese pottery selected by Yokohama buyer Mr Tuska. A late fall shipment sold at bankruptcy prices, with ware going for a quarter, giving Lowell residents a rare chance to buy fine Japanese pieces. In the North window the display features pyramid vases, illuminated lanterns, curtains, and burning toss sticks for an attractive effect.
At the First Baptist Church service yesterday afternoon from 3 to 7 pm, 93 members answered names during roll call and the count rose to 300 as the call resumed. Absent members emailed letters including Deacon Cheney and wife, Miss Dyer, and E. A. Bartmesa. Reverends T E P Tuller and H A Cornell spoke on faith and divine power, urging adherence to God’s laws. music was provided by D A Floyd, Mrs. Floyd, and G H Taylor.
A Democratic chieftain and a Central Street law student took a sleigh ride on a fine day. Their outing ended when the sleigh horse tangled and the pair, plus a Berry Walls coat, lay in a snowy bank. They recovered, one looking gray and fatherly, yet they resumed enjoyment of life.
The city council commons committee met at the streets superintendent’s office to weigh buying land around Fort Hill park amid a syndicate bid. Alderman Puotter urged purchase to prevent later encirclement by houses, while Councilman Hoban urged acquiring all land, with a 2 p.m. viewing set today.
A woman details her recovery after reading Hood's Sarsaparilla book and trying the advertised remedy. She reports initial limited improvement, then three more bottles led to perfect health and she shares her continued use with others.
A promotional note urges parents to provide wholesome reading and current events access for children. It extols The Sun as newsy and truthful, offering four months delivery for 25 cents and claiming 26 cents yields significant family benefit.
Economy drives Christmas gift buyers as Chalifoux's slashes prices from previous 810 items to 5 and 6 or less. Holiday rush is the greatest ever, with silk mufflers silk handkerchiefs initial handkerchiefs umbrellas gloves hosiery and undergarments all offered at strikingly low figures. Central and Middle Street retailer advertises plush gift boxes and imported silk scarfs and four in hands alongside smoking jackets and gloves.
To make business lively for Christmas week discounts on our entire stock are offered. Every purchaser of a cape or garment at eight dollars receives a Gloria Silk Umbrella with Silver or Dresden handle valued at two dollars. The umbrella makes a useful Christmas present alongside the garment or fur cape.
The street committee met in the engineer's room and opened bids for Concord river bridge abutments. Luther F. Kittredge withdrew his bid after election to the common council. Other bidders were Wm. H. Ward and Cyrus Barton of Lowell Tryon and Trumbull of Lawrence. Award postponed till Monday to arrange bonds. Cyrus Barton was lowest bidder but committee doubted feasibility for the bid amount.
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