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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1898
Page
3
A playful tale from the December Ladies' Home Journal follows a gingerbread man who outruns bakers and animals until a wolf bites him apart. The verse captures a humorous chase with recognizable characters and a cautionary finish.
The piece laments overly rigid table etiquette and household rituals while praising practical cooking of duck and mindful use of every part. It critiques ongoing fashion trends in Paris, noting the return of buttons, automobile attire, and restrained shoe colors, urging sensible use of fashion.
A simple potato soup uses two large potatoes diced and boiled in a pint of salted water. Add a quart of milk and pepper, then thicken with a tablespoon of flour. Serve hot for a quick, economical meal when guests arrive unexpectedly.
Paris reports the American Peace Commissioners and Spanish delegates held a long session. Americans signaled possible settlement on open questions, with only treaty wording left to discuss. Judge Day quipped that a peace treaty can contain anything victors insert, as eight issues were reviewed and seven nearly resolved.
A camphor lump with silver keeps items bright longer. Lemon rind eggs are insect eggs, never touch food. Boil lemon rind before use, wipe clean. Vinegar on stove helps counteract strong food smells per Good Housekeeping. Boiling pudding cloths should not be washed with soap. Two brooms are needed one for carpets and one for sidewalk use.
From Constantinople, William T. Stead critiques Spain’s costly war and lauds Americas peacekeeping in the Ottoman empire. He highlights US efforts in liberation of island peoples, the light shed on imperial truths, and the influence of American missions from Mount Ararat to the Blue Aegean.
A reader shares a home remedy to dissolve soap with hot water, add borax and kerosene, then store in a jar for cleaning cloths, tinware, wood, iron utensils, and even teakettles and windows. The method promises swift, effective cleaning with less effort.
A humorous exchange shows a waiter correcting a guest on English while discussing Maud’s marriage to a vegetarian. A city hotel dialogue reveals time for meals and social expectations.
Mr William T Stead, editor of Review of Reviews, reports from the Vatican that the Pope is not hostile to American policy in the Philippines. He denies hostile reports and says the Holy See is ready to cooperate with the United States to restore order there.
A major fire last night destroyed portions of the Rogers Peet building and endangered the Home Life structure, with walls cracking and Broadway traffic disrupted. Deputy Chief Croker estimates losses at about 50000 to 500000 dollars, while Postal Telegraph reports no wire damage and the Merchants' Exchange National Bank relocating to the Postal building after water exposure. The rapid transit plans offices are reportedly destroyed, jeopardizing future city transit work.
New York December 5 One of the most important changes in New York banking will occur January 1 when William H Porter currently vice president of Chase National Bank becomes an active vice president of the Chemical Bank The Chemical Bank has never had an acting vice president but growth has outpaced existing leadership George G Williams president for forty four years and cashier for forty five years will face pace challenges Porter is thirty seven years old
The U S transport Mississippi arrives from Santiago de Cuba and San Juan Puerto Rico with 23 passengers. Yellow fever is on board after which five men are reported ill and landed at San Juan. No one may land and cargo returns to New York while Health Officer Doty orders full disinfection. No new developments reported since leaving San Juan.
New York reports Bowery Savings Bank will reduce its deposit interest rate from 4 percent to 3 3/4 percent starting Monday. It is understood other New York savings banks will follow Bowery’s lead, cutting rates in sympathy with the move.
Boston reports that Henry M. Whitney remains convalescent at his Boylston street home after a successful appendicitis operation performed last Saturday morning by Dr. J. E. Stimpson of New York and three assisting doctors. The physician bulletin states the condition arouses no anxiety and he slept well through the night.
Captain Pye of the Halifax states the Pentagoet from York to Bangor was struck at 6 o'clock Saturday night November 26 off Cape Cod while the freight steamer Halifax was bound to Halifax. He confirms the Pentagoet had passed Race Point and the whistles heard by life savers were not from the Pentagoet.
Lieutenant Worth G Ross of the life saving service will probe every wreck with loss of life to determine if crews fulfilled duties and to uncover causes. He travels to Provincetown and remarks on life preservers, insisting only proper cork jackets be used and ships avoid side wheel routes. Dr Joshua F Lewis reports the Portland likely overwhelmed by hurricane seas, not a collision, estimating the wreck site between Race Point and High Head stations and noting many bodies may be buried by sand and undertow.
Representative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts introduced in the House a resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to investigate the Portland disaster. The inquiry will assess whether officials of the owning company exercised due care in letting the ship sail on November 26 and will examine lifeboat and life preserver quality aboard the steamer.
Boston December 5 Judge Richardson filed a finding in the Phillips Academy of Andover trustees versus the inhabitants of Andover. The dispute centers on 2705.75 in town taxes and 192.27 for street watering on trust property. Abatement of 1092 for nine houses, largely occupied by academy professors, was rejected. Judgment entered for petitioner for 708 with interest from November 20, 1897 on six professor houses. The town contends Williams College rule. case slated for full bench consideration.
A man with a six week coughing spell was unable to sleep until two 25 cent bottles of Carter's cough balsam cured him completely. Carter & Sherburne, druggists in Merrimack at the corner of Bridge Street, produced the remedy at a low price.
Martin Dooley speaks of expansion and the Philippines with humor and satire. He argues expansion will reshape cities, politics, and culture as immigrants claim space while critics fear imperial overreach and social strain. The piece features Hennessy and Dooley debating treaties, economics, and national destiny with Dublin roots and American backdrop.
The readable portion presents a Castoria reference with the phrase The Kind You Have Always Bought and a signature line resembling EM STLlediee.
The notice from the Misses Bell at 7th Avenue New York lists hours for a sale at Goodale Drug Store on 217 Crescent Street, inviting customers to purchase drugs and medicines. The fragmentary text mentions sale events and names Lowell and Danny in connection with the sale.
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