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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1898
Page
4
The Lowell Daily Courier-Courier Citizen Company presents its publication details including history from 1826, daily weekday delivery at Merrimack Street, Courier Citizen Building, and carrier rates of 12 cents per week and 50 cents per month, noting Sundays and holidays off.
Boston and Maine Railroad announces service between Lowell and Boston on its main line resumes. The corridor schedule aims to restore normal passenger movement with trains operating at regular intervals during business hours. Local commuter riders welcome restored links after outages.
Adjutant-General Dalton aims to complete and authenticate Massachusetts Spanish war records. The Boston Journal notes rail mishap victims often blamed on individuals. Pennsylvania anti-Quay supporters view a fused vote as boosting their candidate’s chances. Michael J. Murray of Boston lauded as a bright orator and friendly lawyer. Hawaii considers partial property qualifications for voting and Senate eligibility. It’s a pleasant election day with expected large turnout and results due by midnight. The Young Men's Republican club held a rally despite weather, with John C. Wilson reaffirming party loyalty and punctuality. Reciprocal trade with Switzerland and the Dingley Act are discussed, along with diplomatic posts rising from minister to ambassador, notably Powell Clayton to Mexico.
The piece argues for expanding ambassadors and a U S postal savings bank model after Britain, citing a rise in depositors and funds, and challenges Senator Vest and Bourbon Democrats on protectionism. It claims U S navigation tariffs suffice, supports subsidies to steamship lines, and predicts strong foreign commerce despite opposition.
A London Board of Trade official cites a £2,600,000 drop in British exports due to the Dingley tariff, arguing protection lifts American consumers and shifts Britain to paying gold for goods. The piece credits tariff policy, notes free traders mispredictions, and asserts Republican protection strengthens power.
Mrs Colgate, now widow of the Earl of Stafford, inherits both Soap and fame. Edward Atkinson mailed five hundred copies of his pamphlets Cost of a National Crime and The Hell of War to U S lawmakers from a private 1500 copy edition he financed. Mrs Jack Gardner’s English bari tone protégé Mr Byerd is described as a pretty young man despite musical efforts.
A Boston Times note recalls Mayor Bennett’s probable re election, with Frank W. Hall presenting a horseshoe found nearby. The column also highlights Miss Alice Esty’s royal reception, a Merrimack Street horse incident, and a Middlesex club leader Miss Helen Whittier shaping Lowell’s social scene.
Frankie Carpenter returns in The American Princess with Miss Carpenter as Princess O Shaughnessy leading a strong cast including Jere Grady as Dennis O Shaughnessy and W L Cristy as Dick Dusty. The show drew a good crowd despite bad weather and featured popular specialties, a stereopticonWar pictures, and a robust orchestra.
A dependable pleasant remedy for colic cholera and diarrhea is available from Ellingwood Company at Merrimack and Central and at Middlesex and Central streets. The product is described as safe and reliable for general use.
Edward W. Emerson describes Louisa Alcott performing a playful reform in a Concord home. Louisa, dressed in bloomers and brown calico, reads a manuscript on the Rights of Woman and recites a verse from a new travesty on her father’s writings, amusing her family and provoking pride in Alcott’s wit.
A cabinet official recalls Gen Miles's pursuit of Geronimo lasting three years aided by 5600 regulars and 200 Apache scouts. Geronimo began with 120 fighters, raiding across New Mexico Arizona and northern Mexico, destroying property and killing hundreds before surrendering under a peace treaty. The 120 then turned up again in the camp when the term was fulfilled.
Mrs Janet Hil of the Boston cooking school presented a practical lecture and demonstration to the Middlesex Women's club Domestic Science department. A tempting repast was prepared with menu items including chicken soup turbans of halibut Creole style crown of lamb and sea moss blanc mange. The committee sent the meal to Kirkstreet Day Nursery for the children to sample the scientifically prepared repast and proper proportions.
Fragmented OCR note appears to reference medical symptoms and a purchase order or request. The readable items include liver illness indigestion and a possible order term FAH. Names, dates, or concrete entities are not clearly legible for precise mapping.
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