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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1903
Page
4
Renowned actor Joseph Jefferson credits Paw Paw with creating a new stomach for him, calling the innovation miraculous. He praises the aid as life changing and plans to discuss the breakthrough publicly.
Philadelphia Sunday Press reports actor Joseph Jefferson touts Paw Paw as a cure for dyspepsia and stomach troubles. Arthritis of digestion noted, with claims it renews the stomach, vitalizes blood, and strengthens the system. Munyon's Paw Paw advertised as a general remedy sold by druggists.
In Washington a conference between Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling and Acting Secretary of War Sanger addressed a long running dispute involving Governor Taft and Rear Admiral Evans over whether Asiatic station officers assigned to the Philippines answer to the Asiatic commander in chief or the Philippine civil governor. No decision was made and Helm's detachment order remains in effect.
Chicago Aug 24 American railroads provide the best service at the lowest rates of any railroads in the world says Paul Morton vice president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe after an extended European tour He notes European trains are smaller lighter and less comfortable with higher passenger and sleeping car charges and poorer paid staff compared with American standards.
Boston officials initiate a new inquiry into state public buildings with emphasis on elevators and older structures. Inspector Burfitt heads the review, with Samuel L. Ryan covering Middlesex County and a roving mandate for Burfitt to inspect homes for the aged, small schools and halls, emphasizing fire escapes and elevator compliance throughout the year.
German warship Vineta, then at Halifax, expected to reach Portland possibly in time to witness a war game. Gov. Hill urged by Secretary Hay to extend state courtesies to the visitors. Additional text advertises Foley's Kidney Cure and lists local druggists in Willingwood area.
Good Morning. Do you want a fine residence on the hill in Centralville A perfect home at a great sacrifice Modern furnace heat set tubs laundry H and C water cemented cellar 10000 feet of land Fruits of all kinds Fine large stable carriage room Owner is going out of town and bound to sell at any reasonable offer T H Elliott 64 Central street Telephone 908 2
Plans filed in Guthrie Oklahoma disclose a Pan-American Railway company with 250 million dollars in stock to build a 10 000 mile trunk line from Port Nelson Hudson Bay south through Canada the United States to Galveston then Mexico Central America Panama Colombia Ecuador and Peru reaching Buenos Aires with a parallel branch toward Valparaiso Chile The project lists W H Dodge Stephen A Sheldon W J Pendleton Eldred G Phelps and C E Wells as incorporators with offices at Guthrie and Shawnee and includes Canadian American Construction Company directors in London New York City and City of Mexicoográficas
Practical suggestions about what to eat and how to prepare food. Based on chemistry as applied to cooking and practical information from actual experience. Fourth volume conducted by Lida Ames Willis in Chicago with inquiries directed to her. rights reserved by Banning Co Chicago.
A historical guide describes cayenne and bell peppers, including chilies, spatters on pungency, and vinegar tinctures. It outlines cautions for digestive tolerance and offers recipes such as deviled peppers, peppers saut éed, tomato and pepper salad, pepper and onion salad, stuffed peppers with tomato stuffing, and stuffed peppers with breadcrumbs and ham.
The World reports Secretary Hitchcock will target the Dawes commission in an anti fraud push. Investigations into land schemes expand to Oklahoma, Indian Territory, and six other states with special U.S. attorneys to jail suspects. A Eugene Washington woman, Marie Ware, faces false swearing charges. Local druggists advertise Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and Foley's Kidney Cure.
The note highlights a significant Stamp Question of today tied to large quantities of stamps in blue or green, distributed with tea, coffee, and baking powder. The mention points to Dickson's Tea Store at 68 Merrimack Street as the source or focal point of these exchanges.
Prepare a mixture of shrimp or an equal amount of diced chicken then fill cups. Top with fine breadcrumbs and small butter bits, bake fifteen minutes, then dice peppers and add ten sliced mushrooms. Double the cold boiled rice, season, dress with mayonnaise, and serve on lettuce leaves.
Mrs J requests canning instructions for dandelion greens noting clean jars new tops and rubber bands must be sterilized and greens washed drained packed stems up water added boiled then lids sealed and stored cold Cape May omelet directions advise soaking bread crumbs in cold milk adding egg salt pepper and corn, baking until top browns in a buttered dish.
The Rome audience featured Right Rev. Thomas A. Hendrick newly named bishop of Cebu Philippines. The Pope blessed Felix O Hanlon of Ovid and sent a zucchieto to General Tracy. He also named Father Joseph Hendrick private chamberlain and blessed him and his people. Various clergy members brought congratulations to the Pontiff.
Gen Leonard Wood, returning from a study of British colonial methods in Borneo with Gov Taft, prepares a fresh campaign in the Jolo archipelago. He will travel with a strong escort to enter interior areas and apply new ideas to improve native conditions and commercial prospects.
Grand Island Nebraska hosts the Populist state convention with leaders arriving including former Senator William V. Allen. Fusion policy dominates debate as Allen argues for independence while Democrat Judge Sullivan is slated for renomination by the Populists.
Andover Aug 24 Charles H Marland longtime Ballardvale station agent and postmaster dropped dead of heart disease at his home shortly after returning from Union New Hampshire where he attended a relative’s funeral yesterday He was 63 and survived by his wife and two sons.
The Courier Citizen offers new and old subscribers a plan priced at 25 cents down and 3 cents weekly for 52 weeks, detailing payment terms and commitment for a year of service.
Monsignor O'Reilly receives official authorization from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Right Rev J F Loughlin grants Nihil obstat while Archbishop Patrick John affixes Imrimitar Let it printed. The clearance confirms no ecclesiastical impediment to publication.
The Right Rev Bernard O Reilly D D DL Laval is a prominent church historian in the United States. Educated at Laval University and major European centers, he is fluent in seven languages and wrote this biography in multiple tongues. He presented installments of the manuscript to the Pope and Vatican as each section was completed.
The biography by Mgr. O Reilly draws on the Pope’s own memoirs and Vatican archives to present the authoritative life of Leo XIII. Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishops in New York and Philadelphia endorse the work, now published with exclusive rights and marketed by subscription for 2.50 plus a year’s Citizen or Courier for 4.98.
A catalog item offering Dr. Foote's Plain Home Talk on To cology by A Westland M D and the 20th Century Encyclopedia. Describes both as invaluable for mothers business people mechanics farmers and students.
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