Lowell Daily Courier and Courier Citizen Ad Offer
The Lowell Daily Courier describes itself as the oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex County, established in 1826 and operating as a daily since 184. It is published daily except Sundays and holidays at the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street. Delivery by carrier costs 12 cents a week or 59 cents a month.
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Middlesex County
Courier- Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Couriepa Citizen Company
Circulation Books Open To All In List Debate
Fragmentary wording cites comparison with the Courier and notes daily additions to its List. The phrase Cir culation Books open to all appears, suggesting a public access policy or campaign to broaden distribution. The context remains unclear and may reflect editorial commentary on readership reach.
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Courier
First Class Family Horse For Winter Keep
Advertisement notes a safe for women to drive and versatile horse offered for winter keeping. Inquiries directed to Courier-Citizen at 826.
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Courier-Citizen
Nashua and Lawrence Timetables From South Depot
Partial timetable listing travel times to Nashua and Lawrence with multiple departures and returns. Notes include Sundays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and special return times from South Depot. Various digits and symbols indicate schedules, with some unreadable fragments.
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Nashua
Lawrence
South Depot
Syetmat A. m
Laurier declines knighthood and NY politics rumor
The Wilfrid Laurier story notes he declined a knighthood while awaiting victory in his clash with the Canadian hierarchy. A rumor linked Gov. Black of New York as Senator Hill's successor, but it remains improbable. Newton's charter creates a strong mayor and split government, with 21 aldermen elected for mixed terms. Western banks calm after a turbulent year, with well run institutions ready for 1897.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Gov. Black
New York
Senator Hill
Broadway
Boss of
Newton
Death by Own Action Plagues Late Year Business Woes
Observations say self destruction in hard times reflects cowardice rather than guilt, with ruined men often avoiding creditors by dying. The piece notes a Dec 18 treaty ratified by Germany to protect designs and patents in Japan, arguing broad “favored nation” protections may enable cheaper Japanese manufacture of American inventions. It also mentions a New York police raid on a restaurant scandal.
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Germany
Japan
W. E. Curtis
Chicago Record
Underground trolley system eyed for New York streets
A report notes Washington already runs the underground trolley and New York could soon adopt the plan. A rail-slot line along Fourth and Sixth Avenues would place the wire beneath cars, with a pole extending up from below. The system is claimed to work in all weathers and aims to finish within a year without disrupting other roads.
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Washington
New York
Fourth
Sixth Avenues
Courier wishes readers a prosperous new year in Lowell
The Courier foresees better business and greater happiness for its readers in the coming twelve months. It reflects on its role as a trusted, readable source of news and its gratitude for support, then notes Li Hung Chang’s England visit and China’s push to modernize through education and English language influence, signaling a broader Anglo-Saxon linguistic supremacy in modern civilization.
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Courier
Lowell
Li Hung Chang
England
China
Japan
Gilbreath
Kirk
Cambridge Muni Chief Bancroft Honored by Citizens
The Cambridge community paid tribute to Mayor William Amos Bancroft praising his leadership in municipal government and in advancing education and social conditions. He is noted as a youthful mayor with a bright future ahead.
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William Amos Bancroft
Cambridge
Bancroft
Old Bay
Quotations on Kansas and tariff anxiety in editorials
The Washington Star praises Kansas as brainy yet underutilized, while the Springfield Union argues that a new tariff will soon be enacted to restore prosperity and ease lingering anxiety caused by an unequal tariff. The piece reflects editorial sentiment on state merit and tariff policy.
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Kansas
Union
Washington Star
Springfield Union
Food Strength and Digestion Repair with Shaker Cordial
An advertisement touts digestive health as true bodily strength. It argues that digestion, not eating alone, builds reserve power and warns that poor digestion risks illness and reduced work ability. A Shaker Digestive Cordial claims to aid digestion and permanently cure indigestion with a 10 cent bottle option.
Spanish consul bars clearance for Dauntless and Commodore sailing
Washington notes that if the Dauntless or Commodore sail again from Jacksonville to NueViatas or Santiago Cuba they will lack clearance from the Spanish consul and be barred from Cuban ports. Spanish consul Solis is instructed to withhold clearance and health papers due to Spanish law prohibiting arms landing without permits.
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Dauntless
Commodore
Jacksonville
Nueviatas
Santiago
Cuba
Solis
Notable Figures Gather on Train Amid Wedding Rumors
Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett plans return to Washington from England as Hon Thomas Reed travels through Boston. On board, bridal excitement swirls around three Cambridge bachelors once neighbours in a colonial house. Also noted are French academy veteran Andre Theuriet and scholar Albert Vandal.
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
England
Washington
Thomas
Reed
Boston
New York
Statesman
Liquor Raid Leads to Guilty Plea Bonds in Hinsdale
The Law and Order league led by ex Governor Goodell visited Hinsdale New Hampshire on Wednesday resulting in P P Woodbury Elisha Worden N M Worden and O H Ellis appearing before Judge Holmes charged with selling malt and spirituous liquors All pled not guilty and posted $500 bonds for the April term of the Supreme court.
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Law and Order League
Goodell
Hinsdale
N. H
P. P. Woodbury
Elisha Worden
N. M. Worden
O. H. Ellis
Holmes
Supreme Court
New Year and a Century Note at the Savoy
A New Year celebration at the Savoy featured an engaging performance of Rosedale with Mr. Weston's portrait given as a souvenir. Gus Williams impressed at the Opera house, while Fay and Hosford plan price cuts and all-day shows to start the year. The column recalls Hogmanay customs, old Lowell memories, a near-ice accident involving Conductor Lonergan, and notes on Felix Fontane, the journalist who died in Columbia.
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Savoy
Gus Williams
Opera House
Tony Pastor
Messrs
Fay and
Hosford
Thomas Lonergan
Lowell and Suburban
Lonergan
Edward Edwards
Pawtucketville
Middlesex Street
Edwards
Felix G. Fontane
Columbia
S. C
Lowell
Prof
Webster
Dr. Parkman
Boston
Daniel E. Sickles
Philip Barton Key
Washington
Confederacy
Lowell Weekly Journal Promises Greatest Year Yet
The Lowell Weekly Journal announces a record year with a model number issue packed with substantial county news. It highlights farmer and housekeeper columns and robust departments, asserting strong reach to rural buyers and attracting liberal advertiser support.
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Lowell Weekly Journal
Middlesex
County News
Weekly Journal
Salvation Oil Praised By Triadelphia Reader
Mrs FE M Devilbiss of Triadelphia Maryland reports using Salvation Oil for sore throat and rheumatism and calls it one of the best liniments.
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FE. M. Devilbiss
Triadelphia, Md
Ipswich guest attends New Year tea in Parker Walden area
Miss Mabel R Willis of Ipswich visits Miss Blanche Shaw on West Adams street. The party at Mrs A A lisher’s Parker corner Walden residence honors her birthday with four generations present from five to ninety four. Relatives include Mrs Ruth Shaw 94 and the Shaw family from Kennebunkport Me. Whist was played and music followed tea and social hour.
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Mabel R. Willis
Ipswich
Blanche Shaw
West Adams Street
A. A.lisher
Parker
Walden Streets
Ruth Shaw
Grandma
D. W. Shaw
Kennebunkport
W. S. Shaw
Mabelle R. Willis
Mass
Noted philologist Horatio Hale dies at Clinton Ont at 80
Horatio Hale an eminent philologist of Indian dialects in North America dies at Clinton Ontario aged 80. Yale graduate he joined Wilkes expedition in 1844, wrote on Iroquois rites and other Indigenous languages and served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Also reported is Gen Peter J Clausen of the Sixth National Bank death and brief biographical notes on his imprisonment and pardon. Leander Crawford superintendent of Wellesley College dies aged 54 in Warren Pennsylvania. He helped shape the college from its founding to its expansion and campus improvements.
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Horatio Hale
Clinton
Ont
Yale University
Antarctic
North America
American Association For Advancement of Science
Peter J. Clausen
Sixth National Bank of New York
Claasen
Sixth National Bank
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Leander Crawford
Wellesley College
Mr. Crawford
Warren
Wellesley
Durant
Cheap linings in our basement at Pollard Co
Just opened five cases of imperfect cambrics with small pin cuts or uneven selvage. Both rustling cambric and globe finish available in blacks, slates and browns. Priced at three cents per yard. Ideal for dressmakers and future needs as they are suitable for skirt linings. Basement department. A. G. Pollard & Co.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
Adamson Botanic Cough Balsam Aids Elderly Sufferers
Old people often suffer persistent coughs and seek relief. Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam is promoted as a soothing remedy that relieves the patient, including elderly individuals, with gentle action and frequent use.
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Adamson
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