Society notices and observations on clerks and teachers
Rev Charles W Huntington returns from a Maine woods vacation. Mr and Mrs Victor I Cumnock host guests at Rye New York. Mrs Leonard Huntress and children expected in New York aboard the California from Europe. Women clerks are a hard working self respecting class with little pleasure offered by life. The public school teacher endures exhausting brain work with limited time off. clerks endure long hours and yearly vacations at their own expense.
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Leonard Huntress
Europe
New York
California
The
Public Ledger
New York Advertiser
Lowell Courier Citizen ad about delivery rates and history
The notice presents Lowell Daily Courier details as the oldest paper in Middlesex County, established 1826, published daily except Sundays and holidays. It notes Merrimack Street address, carrier delivery in city, 12 cents weekly and 50 cents monthly by Courier-Citizen Company.
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Middlesex County
Courier- Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
Summer Place In New Hampshire Advertised For Sale
Inquiries sought for Summer Place a charming village home in New Hampshire with pure water shade trees barn and carriage house ready for housekeeping inquire at Courier for details and rates in this five cents a line ad column Circulation Books open to all in Low ell Courier shows active local advertising reach.
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Lowell
Courier
New Hampshire
Courier. EU
Transport timetable and fares for Boston and Nashua network
The page lists southern and western division schedules with fares and times for Boston to Nashua and Lawrence routes. It notes train arrivals, departures, and service days including Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays with specific commuter times and connections at Middlesex Street station and Neashua Junction.
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Toru Toru
Boston
Boston Ly
Gundeye
aVia Bedford
Middlesex Street
Nashua
Neashua Junction
Lawrence
Ayer
Courier readers to have summer mail service changes
Courier readers planning a summer away may have their paper mailed to a new address. The paper will adjust delivery as often as needed to accommodate travel plans and relocations.
Political Commentary on 1896 Campaign Debates and Leaders
The Lowell Daily Courier reviews the 1896 presidential race with sharp critique of both parties. It contrasts Bryan’s populist appeals and “lurid” class rhetoric with the Republicans’ “cogent reasoning” and “sound money” stance. The piece notes Vermont and Maine sentiment, Senate candidate qualifications in Middlesex, and calls New York World a sound money paper critical of McKinley’s tariff views.
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Bryan
The
New York World
McKinley
Republican protection as salvation in tariff battle
The author argues revenue and protection guard the nation from free coinage and silver. It contends Bryan’s free trade stance endangers the country while protection under McKinley sustains the Republican line. voters fear hard times and seek safeguards through tariffs. The piece frames protection as a long standing Republican principle pivotal to victory.
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Bryan
Middle West
Gov
McKinley
Williams on credit and gold in Congress from 1896
A quotation shows Williams condemning repudiation and defending the creditor class, arguing that deposits in savings and mortgage investments bind the poor and working people to the system. The excerpt contrasts with his later stance, labeling current claims as the opposite of sound judgment.
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Williams
Congress
Metropolis rallies, bank failures, ships and empire notes
The piece notes Madison Square Garden hosting city rallies, reports another New Hampshire savings bank failing under western mortgages, and cautions that lower interest with security is better than risky high returns. It discusses the Brooklyn cruiser’s speed, government premiums to builders ending, and higher future contract prices for warships. It reflects on A T Stewart’s dry goods firm collapse, Britain’s willingness to press terms in conflicts, and Zanzibar’s political fate amid British naval action.
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New Hampshire
Better
Notable Figures and Honors Across Nations
The widowed queen of Naples is the only female knight of the Russian Order of St. George for gallantry under fire. W. J. Bryan is the only presidential candidate with a great grandmother alive during his candidacy, a 95-year-old New London Indiana resident. Wilfred Laurier, Canada’s new premier, appears youthful at 45, slender, and personable, popular with peers. Barbara Gradby, daughter of Haileybury’s late headmaster, earned first class in two Oxford examinations, a first for an Oxford woman student.
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Queen
Naples
Order of St. George
W. J. Bryan
New London
Ind
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Barbara’ Gradby
Oxford
School of Literae Humaniores
Haileybury
Quotations on money, labor, and protectionism rise in party rhetoric
A compilation of quotes from editors and commentators discussing McKinley, Bryan, and currency policy. The remarks critique free silver, warn of free trade, and question benefits to farm labor under different monetary standards. Strong entities include McKinley, Bryan, Japan, China, and several newspapers. The piece frames 1890s campaign debates through partisan lenses.
Fatal Coaching Accident at Bethlehem Junction NH
A Howard house tally-ho coach with 16 passengers tipped over on a sharp bridge turn at Bethlehem Junction New Hampshire on Friday. Injured include Miss Anna J. McGuire Brooklyn with a broken left leg Miss N T Barrett Providence with a broken ankle and internal injuries Miss Clough Concord with bruises and hysteria Oscar Dean Portland with a broken back and prognosis of death
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Howard House Tally-Ho
Bethlehem Junction
N. H
Anna J. McGuire
Brooklyn
N. T. Barrett
Providence
Clough
Concord
Oscar Dean
Portland
The New Schooner Brooklyn a Fast One and Local Notices
A Nashua newspaper item questions a headline about the New Schooner Brooklyn while recalling track racing in Amesbury and Dracut. The piece notes boundary commissions between Maine and New Hampshire, historic line disputes, and an August cavalcade of officials at Hampton Falls. It also mentions street sewer issues on Gorham street, a horse incident, and a Bartlett-McKinley pear blossom exhibit by D A Eaton.
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Nashua
Brooklyn
New Hampshire
Currier
Amesbury
Merrimac
Massachusetts
Newbury
Salisbury
Hampton
Paddy
Boston
Hampton Falls
New Hampshire Assembly
Massachusetts Assembly
East Salisbury
Southampton
D. A. Eaton
Myrtle Street
Eaton
The
Times
Waller Rumiliated At New London Caucus Showdown
In New London Connecticut a raucous democratic caucus chose delegates to state senatorial congressional and probate conventions. Ex Gov Waller led the opposition to silver advocates and was hissed down driven from the building and later spoke from a hack to about two thousand people outside. The meeting ended with a split in the party and wide talk of discord.
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Court House
New London
Conn
Waller
Democratic Party
John C. Geary
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Old Orchard
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Uncle Sam
A. T. Stewart
Great Britain
Zanzibar
E. J. Phelps
Springfield
William McKinley
China
Platte
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Chalifour
Wanskuck
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Rhode Island
J. L.chalifoux
Central Street
Riverside Oval
Dracut Oval
Fairgrounds
National Highlanders
Lynn and Boston Railroad
Gorham Street
Appleton Street
Summer Street
Oae
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Burvett
Ollege
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Street
Washington
Market Street
C. B. Coburn & CO
NEW York Cloak and Suit
F.A. Wuirtne & Sons
Central Block
Central St
Washburk’s Rubber Store
Smith &Thayer Company
Congress Street
Medina
H. G. Church & Son
Central Strees
Ksell Law LE Ie
A. Stearns
H. E. Dahlberg
H. E. Shattuck & Sons
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