Wall Daily Cour Oldest and Best Daily Paper
The notice describes the Wall Daily Cour as the oldest daily paper in Middlesex County, founded in 1825 and operating as a daily from 1845. It lists publication details at the Courier-Citizen Building in Lowell and carrier delivery for six cents per week, noting daily issues except Sundays and holidays.
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Middlesex County
Courier-Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
Weather Notes Show Clear Morning Then Dusty Afternoon
Yesterday morning's gentle conditions gave way to a strong westerly breeze and icy air. By night dust blew freely while today remains clear and comfortable. Barometer readings show 29.60 at 8am, 29.95 at 12m and 5pm, with temperatures around 38, 20, and 34.
Courier Citizen Company Telephone Numbers
Editorial room counting room and job department numbers are listed for Courier Citizen Company. Patrons are urged to use proper lines for advertising inquiries and to report non delivery of papers or address changes to the business office at 31 5.
Queer reasoning sparks clash over city committee powers
City council debates claims committee authority after it revokes earlier adverse ruling on a petition no longer in its control. Critics say a committee cannot reopen a petition once surrendered, stressing that committees serve the council, not originate new actions.
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Committee On Claims
Courier-Citizen Gives $5 Christmas Token to Staff
The Courier-Citizen honors permanent employees in newspaper and job printing with a five dollar Christmas token. The gesture reflects appreciation for faithful service, aiming to retain valued workers while maintaining fair compensation throughout the year.
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Courier- Citizen Company
Season of peace and good will seen in office culture
The piece praises mutual cooperation and loyal staff, noting a Christmas token for the 115 to 120 workers in news and job service. It contrasts this with editorial musings on Vermont's death sentence delay and legislative pardon, while touching on tariffs, wheat crops, and looming shifts in New York transit.
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Vermont
Rogers
Christmas Spirit and City Issues Stir in Boston News
The notes reference the claims committee with Christmas spirit, Dr. Sinclair of Brookline offering ad space at cut rates, and a charity appeal to help needy families. It mentions 1200 Boston policemen for target practice against a burglar, and plans to make North station an arid belt resident.
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Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
Panama Canal
Howell
National Committee
Maryland
Boston
The
Boston Police Board
Local notices mix of politics tales pranks and sports
A town column recounts Joseph E Lefmre and Congressman Ames visiting for a week with talk of committee work. a funeral undertaker humor story. a Greek suitor learns American flirting. a burlesque burglar tale with a panicked husband and gelatin in a kitchen. Santa Claus questions from two boys. a street theft of a paper. and basketball growth with six games weekly including military and Catholic association teams.
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Joseph E. Lefmre
Butler Ames
Washington
Legare
Ames
New England
Lowell
Armory
L’association Catholique
PERSONAL MATTERS AT HOME AND ABROAD
After two weeks' confinement from influenza Hay resumes business while lingering bronchial hoarseness lingers. Charles S. Davidson of the Hartford division will retire on half pay Jan 1 at age 74 after 50 years with the NYNH&HRR. Rodin elected president of the International Society of Sculptors Painters and Gravers. Bryan buys his old Salem Illinois homestead for sentiment a Nebraska resident. Mommsen’s 16 children include a Reichstag son and a physician. The Pope pledges aid for a monument to Leo XIII atop the Lepini mountains near Carpinetto. Catholic nations to be approached.
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Hay
Charles S. Davidson
Hartford
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers
Monsieur A. Rodin
James McNeill Whistler
Leo XIII
Lepini Mountains
Carpineto
Quotations on political graft and Christmas muse
The Augusta Herald article discusses postal frauds and Democratic graft per the Bristow report, noting more Democrats than Republicans implicated and Congress voting against printing. It then muses on Providence Spencer, praising his intellect and contrasting lasting fame with singers and teachers of harmony and peace.
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Gorman
Representative Williams
Bristow
Cleveland
Congress
New Bedford Standard
Why We Hang the Mistletoe in Christmas Past Customs
The piece recounts ancient Druids and Britons blessing mistletoe hung on oaks. It cites sacred rites, a white-robed high priest, and a golden knife, with berries symbolizing purity. It notes later myths linking mistletoe to dependence on higher power and a romance custom of stealing a kiss, implying the weaker party pays toll.
What He Would Do This Christmas Last Minute Gaffe
A man realizes at the eleventh hour he has bought no Christmas presents and contemplates possible actions. The note references Varker's advertisement as a contextual aside. The item captures a holiday timing dilemma with a brief promotional nod.
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Varker
Carving Knife Suggested as Present by Thompson Hardware Co
Thompson Hardware Co proposes a carving knife as a suitable present with price range from 35 cents to 25 dollars. The brief notice highlights affordable gift options and directs readers to the store for details.
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The
Thompson Hardware Co
Professionals Loot Brunswick Grocery Safe
Brunswick Maine December 23 burglars secured 100 bond and 75 in cash from the safe of H. T. Nase grocery. They used a sledge hammer from a nearby blacksmith shop to break the combination knob. Officer Alexander fired several shots as he pursued them but could not catch the men. Five months earlier he had a pistol duel with three men who attempted another burglary.
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Brunswick
H. T. Nase
Ofessionals
Alexander
Returning Orientals Seen Leaving Puget Sound Ports
Steamships from Puget Sound ports to the Orient carry hundreds of Chinese and Japanese passengers. Unlike the usual balance, returning Japanese travelers outnumber Chinamen this season.
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Seature
Wash
Puget Sound
Orient
Women's Club Opens Christmas Vacation Break
The Women's club announces it will suspend activities for the Christmas vacation period. Members are advised to enjoy the holiday and return refreshed for the new year.
Price Slash on Women's Silk Umbrellas at 166 Central Street
Today's offer cuts price to $1.75 for all womens silk umbrellas featuring silver and pearl handles. Previously selling at $3.00 to $3.50, the sale highlights a dramatic reduction on these decorative umbrellas located at 166 Central Street.
Boas Refutes Esquimaux as Distinct Race
Dr Franz Boas based on explorer data contends that northern peoples around the Bering Strait and Greenland belong to one race. He declares Esquimaux not a separate race, arguing eastern Siberian tribes and Pacific Northwest peoples share a common origin and similar type.
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New York
Morris K. Jesup
Franz Boas
American Museum of Natural History
North Pole
Bering Sea
Greenland
Siberia
Northwest
America
Old World
New World
Arctic
Sad home coming reveals secret marriage in Grau company
Des Moines reports Winifred Weiner returned home to find her mother, Mrs. Charles W. Graves, murdered in a brutal, mysterious case. Weiner had secretly married a fellow Grau Opera singer two years earlier and planned to tell her mother during her visit. She left the company at Freeport.
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Des Moines
Winifred Weiner
Grau Opera Company
Charles W. Graves
Freeport
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Lowell Daily CourIer
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Senator Hanna
Providence Journal
Free Trade School
Commonwealth
Springfield Republican
Chicago
Connecticut
Nota
Beaver Brook
Anti-Saloon League
Frothingham
Charles Schwab
the Park Commission
Merrimack Square
Des Pompes Funebres
Mr. B
Mrs. B
John
Santa Claus
Sea
Number Two
Jim
Ireland
Third Street
Centralville
Bridge Street
William Jennings Bryan
Salem
Col. Bryan
Nebraska
Professor Mommsen
Reichstag
Dantzig
Spencer
Augusta
Herald
Killpartrick, Merrimack Square
Putnam & Son CO
Central Street
Mme. P. L. Gregoire
Esquimaux
Waterman
G.C. Prince & Son
Cone
Prescott National Bank OF
Prescott National Bank of Lowell
E. Sawyer
Mass
Lowell National Bank
Chas. M. Williams
Angelina Lussier
Middlesex
Amedee Archambeault
Adm
Board of Police
Joseph Smith
Senonvonen
M.D. Lymm
Lae
S. A. Garson
Central ST
Optician
Geo. G. Rogers
Lacher
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