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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1898
Page
4
The Courier-Citizen Company promotes Lowell's oldest daily paper dating to 1826 with daily publication from Merrimack Street, excluding Sundays and holidays. Delivery by carrier is available across the city at 12 cents per week or 50 cents per month.
Train service on the Boston and Maine line runs between Lowell and Boston with schedules or service notes indicated. The fragment suggests passenger or timetable remarks for the route between Lowell and Boston.
The August 2 1898 issue notes vacation mail changes, wartime sentiment, and upcoming shipbuilding. It discusses the War Department’s brisk pace, muster and deployment of 261 000 troops, and cites Cuban views of American troops at Santiago. It questions Monroe Doctrine enforcement if Spain’s ports are seized and hints at the fate of the Vesuvius.
Correspondents note mixed signals and hype about future warships. Britain and Russia push parallel naval programs, with Goschen announcing renewed battleship plans in response to Russia, while Commons cheers reflect public support for expanding naval power.
General Merritt reports there is little doubt the Philippines pose endless difficulties for the government that holds them. Insurgents control the main island and cities yet threaten any nation not granting natives’ demands. Outsiders overrate Philippine civility. rural islands remain savage, and a reason for acquisition has not been offered. If Spain wishes to keep the group, she should be allowed to do so, aligning with McKinley’s stated stance.
A reflection on war weariness among Shafter’s troops and others who favor peace after hard campaigning. The piece argues that real danger and suffering in tropical trenches reveal war’s vanity and that stopping once goals are achieved saves lives and relieves suffering on both sides.
A London Review piece notes American shipping capacity through North American lakes outstrips Suez traffic. It says many Europeans would be surprised by US seamen numbers and that German sailors lack sea experience. It also mentions Spanish ships at Santiago may be saved with crew changes and reflects on wartime justice and colonial response to American actions.
A baggage master on a Providence to Worcester run recovered a blown ticket after it rode a southbound train past a northbound car. Mr. Rose learns upper decks are for owners and captains, not passengers, on a Haverhill boat. Columns note high school plans, Huntington hall debate, and local graft chatter. City Clerk Cadman honors George Charette. newsboys torment an old man. stamps on medicines hide directions. Porto Rico garrison remains. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertises health returns. Adirondacks praised as a playground and sanitarium with local park info.
Bargain offer urging shoppers to get a suit today at Steele's on Prescott Street. A mention notes the Joliet penitentiary inmates receive condensed war news printed daily at 2 PM in the prison newspaper.
A discussion of split infinitives and stylistic rules, noting that caution is needed in applying strict grammar. It covers forming adjectives from nouns, the evolving sense of usage, slang, and language growth with examples like editor to editorial and rising terms such as boodle and gerrymander. It cites Miss Galvin and historical notes on phrasing from Bathey and Webster.
Meehan's Monthly notes spellings of Witch and Wytch cause confusion. The plant discussed is Wych Hazel, not related to magic or water divination. The elm called Wych Hazel in old texts is Ulmus montana, while the American tree Elm similarities gave Ha mamelis its name. Language reformers pushing wych with h add to mix.
A midnight summons sent the New York and allied ships to silence Morro Castle batteries. At dawn the fleet closed, battle flags rose, and a two hour cannonade followed. The Spanish batteries fell silent as the ships and crews pressed forward in a decisive sea assault.
In Collier's Weekly Fleet Correspondence a dramatic scene unfolds as American gunners target Morro Castle. A captain personally directs a critical 8 inch shot, lifting a Spanish flag with a devastating hit as debris erupts and the flag disappears.
A July issue overview notes Hester C. Oakley’s A Deep-Sea Wager leading the Woman's Home Companion, with The Return of the Old Love by Sophie Swett and The Magical Rose by Margaret Steele Anderson among illustrated pieces. Collier's Weekly and The Black Cat summer lists include war-focused content and vintage stories, while The Youth's Companion highlights Major-General Wesley Merritt on its cover. The Investment Guide by Henry Clews & Co. adds investor information, and Trained Motherhood for July presents child development and health topics by noted doctors.
Steele's on Prescott Street advertises vacation outfits at low prices. Shoppers are urged to visit for bargains on summer attire and accessories displayed in the store windows.
A.G. Pollard & Co offers one case of light ground full yard wide percales with fast colors at 5 cents a yard. Suitable for dresses waists and men’s shirts, also a bargain material for comforters. Basement sales note.
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