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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1905
Page
6
Oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex county established 1825. Daily since 1845 except Sundays and holidays. Published at Courier Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell. Delivered by carrier in city at six cents a week. Courier Citizen Company.
Yesterday afternoon and evening the temperature rose and the atmosphere was muggy. Today is cloudy with lower temperature but higher humidity. Barometer readings show 29.67 yesterday, 29.81 this morning, and 29.85 at noon with temperatures around 85 yesterday and 75 today.
Boston notes a forecast for New England with partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday. Light variable winds are expected as the region experiences a mild weather pattern.
Patrons are asked to use the office numbers 31-2 and 31-3 for all calls. Communications about advertising non-delivery of papers address changes of address and general business inquiries to the business office at 31-2.
To Courier Readers, persons desiring the Courier sent out of town during the summer are requested to give Notice at the business office. Regular subscribers may have the address changed as wanted. The Courier will be mailed to any address at the regular rate, six cents a week.
In a Louisville style editorial, the Lowell Daily Courier comments on Barre and Paterson anarchist plots, M. Witte, Rozhjestvensky, and U.S. imperial airs. It mocks street lighting deals, lunar illumination, and Chinese exclusion talk while praising Secretary Root and Roosevelt. It warns against political loan schemes and targets Russell Sage’s philanthropy amid Tarbell and McClure.
The Connecticut Valley Lumber Company alleges the Grand Trunk Railway caused fires that damaged their lumber districts last summer, seeking damages linked to the railroad's engines.
The case carries an ad damnum of about 350000 dollars and will be tried before three referees with many attorneys from northern New Hampshire and Vermont. About 650 witnesses testify for both sides. Costs will likely be common and the public shows little sympathy for either corporation.
The piece questions whether Philippine governance under US rule has worsened the islands, contrasts with Spanish rule, and notes a Watchman suggestion to sell to Japan. It also covers Secretary Root in Newfoundland, the Hay Bond treaty, bait trade restrictions, and Newfoundland premier Bond’s tenuous political position amid likely electoral decline.
A critique condemns sensational social reporting that details weddings and divorces in explicit terms. The author denounces Boston Herald style gossip as distasteful, calls out newspapers for invading private affairs, and warns of journalism’s perceived decay and loss of propriety.
An Old Orchard outing is planned for August 10 with a round trip fare of 1.60 via the Boston and Maine Railroad. Tickets cover a day of amusement and travel from local depots as part of the excursion program.
A collection of colorful fragments touches on New Orleans yellow jackets, Portsmouth fame, M Witte, Boston Cambridge ties, a possible Equitable conveyancing case, Hoboken water, peace envoys damp fog, Frank Jones and Portsmouth, Spanish war vets in Milwaukee, French warships to Cowes, Billerica town hall, fever funding in New Orleans, Japanese praise of Russian officers, Roosevelt conductor kiss, colored porter, the republic of Cuba troubles, and Uncle Sam invited to keep insular possessions.
Gov Douglas praised for supporting Republican appointees and resisting Gaston machine candidates. The Springfield Union urges credit for Douglas while noting adherence to GOP policies. A Taunton Gazette view downplays leprosy fears from Penikese island, stressing risk from nearby cranberry laborers instead.
A bill to prohibit cigarette smoking by persons under 16 has passed its second reading in the South Australian legislature and is likely to become law. The number of readable facts includes a Paris race with wooden leg competitors finishing a 1.5 mile event in 12 minutes. The Vienna society sold donkeys cheaply to replace dogs for cart work. European house numbering began in the eighteenth century.
Poetry fragment presents Rev. F. W. Faber’s meditation on the dead as sacred guides and comforting presences. It asserts that loved ones now in heaven draw earthly hearts upward, with gentle movements and a freeing touch that loosens earthly ties.
The note discusses a precise clock angle at 8 18 and its suggested times, adds reflections on foul odors from down town waste boxes, a humorous miswritten subscription anecdote, a true fish story from the Concord river, lobster finds after a storm, camera enthusiasm changing perception, calendar errors disrupting June, and a downtown ice cream parlor owner troubled by gum chewing by female patrons and money left behind.
The U S post office issued a war rant for Adriel L Stuart of Freedom NH for carrying mails over four years from July 1901 to June 1905. He travels 7 5 miles to a railway station six times weekly over 15 1 2 miles. His pay is 1 312 part of a cent per trip, the smallest treasury warrant ever issued. He will frame it rather than cash it.
From Lancaster to Japan’s foreign affairs post Henry W Denison rises as adviser to the mikado and counsellor. He is expected to accompany Japanese delegates to the Portsmouth peace congress this month. The eastern question falls back to his home state after over 15 years away.
The piece outlines apple growing's vast economic footprint from 1900 census data to orchard management, packaging, and distribution costs. It notes 201,794,764 trees valued at about five dollars each, with annual yields, insect challenges, and climate risks, urging profit-focused, tree-by-tree cultivation and prudent investment. It closes with a promotion for a local outing at O'd Orchard Beach on August 10 via Boston & Maine, price $1.50 round trip.
A guide to cooling the body for better sleep on warm nights. It covers avoiding alcohol, tepid baths, and cold showers, plus using atomizers, scented waters, and shower setups. Emphasizes ventilation, sleeping under drafts, and practical room cooling methods for comfort.
A. G. Pollard & Co announces a clearance of about 2000 yards of fancy novelty voiles in all colors. Regular 12 1 2 cents per yard is cut to 5 cents per yard. The fabrics are firm fast colors and stylish, with summer goods being cleared out in the basement.
A special round trip train excursion to Crescent Park Rhode Island departs tomorrow at a dollar twenty five. For schedules and details see the advertisement in another column. The humorous hotel owner exchange follows with a brief exchange about sleeping on the floor.
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