Lowell Daily Courier Company Circulation Claim Ad
The Lowell Daily Courier presents itself as the oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex County, established 1826 and published daily except Sundays and holidays. It claims wide circulation, with delivery at 12 cents a week or 50 cents a month and circulation books open to all.
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Middlesex County
Courier-Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
The
Courier
Benjamin H. Heald
Billerica
Herbert A. King
Saie
Cowell
Lowell Daily Courier
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Boston and Maine Railroad linked Lowell to Boston
The Boston and Maine Railroad operates a railway link between Lowell and Boston. The service provides passenger and freight routes, connecting local commerce with regional hubs and enabling daily commuter travel between the two cities.
War talk and distant reports color a 1898 editorial
The Lowell Daily Courier reflects on wartime reporting and public perception. It notes biased war news from Manila and Santiago, praises American naval strength, questions Spanish claims, and urges patriotism and federal support for soldiers while excoriating misleading stories and provincial attitudes.
Dewey and the Fleet at Manila Bay in 1898
A laconic Perry style report places Dewey as the present naval hero following Farragut and Perry. Hobson is hailed for his daring in the Merrimac raid while George Charette gains recognition. The article discusses plans to send Charleston Monterey and other ships to Dewey and questions Spain's chance against his fleet in the Philippines.
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Manila
Mantijo
Santiago
Spain
Perry
Lake Erie
America
Farragut
Dewey
Merrimac
Hobson
Lowell
George Charette
Charleston
Monterey
Bennington
Navy Department
Philippines
Call for Troops and Fast Push to Victory Across Seas
The article urges raising and deploying 275000 soldiers for quick victory in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines. It argues for immediate reinforcements to Gen Miles in Cuba and Gen Merritt in the Philippines, notes the 7000 mile distance from San Francisco to Manila, and stresses not to weaken the force defending Manila. It compares to Gordon at Khartoum and emphasizes rapid, sufficient military strength.
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Regular
Army Department
Spain
West Atlantic
Philippines
Miles
Cuba
Porto Rico
Merritt
England
Gordon
Khartoum
Africa
Dewey
Manila
Egypt
San Francisco
Royalty and public figures in brief notes
Admiral Dewey remains a widower after more than twenty years. Blanche Sully, died in Philadelphia, was Thomas Sully’s daughter and posed in Queen Victoria’s coronation robes for a royal portrait now owned by the Society of the Sons of St. George in Philadelphia. Sherman Hoar, former representative and district attorney, aims for a captain’s post in Tampa. Three American women publish novels in England. Queen Victoria’s government pensions total about $3,000,000 yearly, with substantial sums to household staff, bounties, annuities, and Lancaster duchy. Don Vincente Montejo y Frillo, Manila Bay fleet antagonist, is praised as a skilled Spaniard and capable leader by Europeans.
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Blanche Sully
Philadelphia
Thomas Sully
Queen Victoria
Society of the Sons of St. George
Victoria
Duchy of Lancaster
Don Vincente Montejo Y Frillo
Manila Bay
Two Public Works Call for Immediate Action Across Isthmus and Pacific
The New York Tribune urges urgent public works including a canal across the Isthmus of Nicaragua and a cable laid across the Pacific Ocean. Separate quotes reflect intrigue over Spanish affairs and the figure of Capt. Blanco and the so called White.
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Nicaragua
Pacific Ocean
New York Tribune
Santiago
Blanco
White
Capt. White
New York Sun
Exhaustion grows in Spain amid colonial rule doubts
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes Spain shows signs of exhaustion as it contemplates colonial governance and the fading hope of military glory against the United States, warning that a nation burdened by domestic troubles should abandon that ambition.
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Spain
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Munyon's Fame as World-Renowned Remedy Provider
Promoters tout Munyon's Improved Homeopathic Remedies as miracle cures for rheumatism indigestion kidney trouble catarrh headaches and colds claiming rapid relief within hours or minutes. A worldwide array of witnesses vouches for benefits, urging all sick people to seek Munyon's "Guide to Health" and medical advice at no charge from Prof. Munyon of Philadelphia.
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Munyon
Prof
Archat
Philadelphia
The Nashua Nashua Press notes on camp Dewey and local topics
Sunday reflections on blocking channels at Santiago and civic life. The writer observes straw hats, upcoming elections in Nashua and Lowell, and praise for Dartmouth President Tucker and Nashua’s Dr Richardson. Visiting Lowell soldiers and Tewksbury almshouse staff are described, with emphasis on patriotism, state care, and the need for new wards for consumption patients.
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Tucker
Dartmouth College
Richardson
Nashua
Kirk Street Church
New Hampshire
Senator Putnam
Lowell
Tewksbury State Almshouse
Nichols
Huntress
State Almshouse
State Farm
Bridgewater
House of Representatives
A Lowell Letter On Local Life And War News
A cramped column blends church critique with town character and wartime notes. Frank H. Farmer stands out as a busy local official while chatter turns to Hobson’s raid and a Lowell man among Spanish prisoners. Citizens discuss Charette’s courage, weather forecasts, and soldiers’ mail provisions amid Massachusetts volunteers.
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Hobson
Santiago
Charette
George Charette
Notable Shipboard Time Signals and Salaries in History
Time on shipboard is kept by bells marking hours and watches from noon start. Salary figures for U S government officials Navy officers and Army officers are listed, including President at 50000 and general at 15000 with various ranks and pay scales.
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United States
Supreme Court
Military Pay Details From Regiment Summary
The record lists officer pay scales by rank and mount status. Captains and adjutants receive 1800, regimental quartermaster 1800, first lieutenants 1600 mounted or 1400 not mounted, second lieutenants 1500 mounted or 1400 not mounted, chaplain 1500.
Large libraries and their famed collections worldwide
The fourth largest library is Berlin’s royal library with 50 000 volumes opened in 1861 by Frederick William I. Germany exceeds England by 5 million books. Munich houses 540 000 books and 400 000 pamphlets. The Stuttgart library is noted for Bibles including the Eliot Indian Bible of 1663 and the Aitkin Bible of 1722. Russia’s Imperial library, founded by Peter the Great in 1714, holds about 1 200 000 volumes and 26 000 manuscripts, enriched by the Zaluski collection. The Codex Sinaiticus, brought from Sinai by Tischendorf in 1859, is a key manuscript.
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Royal Library of
Berlin
Frederick William
Germany
England
Royal
Munich
Europe
Royal Library
Stuttgart
New World
Imperial Library
Russia
Peter the Great
Zaluski
Count Zaluski
Prince Stalinski
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
St. Catherine
Mount Sinai
Tischendorf
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Promote Health Guards
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as body guards for health whether at home or on vacation. Claims to keep the blood pure and preserve well being.
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Hood
Maltox Bottled Vitality Described as System Boost
A brief note touts Maltox as bottled vitality for the system, claiming it provides renewed energy and strength. The claim centers on boosting stamina and overall vigor with a simple intake.
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Tampa
Mrs. Atherton
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Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Lowell Boys
Our City
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Tewksbury
Meeting House
Frank H. Farmer
Great and General Court
Rew
Colonel Carmichael
Russell
James Tweed
Joseph H. Clark
Democratic State Committee
John Dawson
Dawson City
Pierre Bourgeois
Lafayette
Thomas A. O'Neil
Faneuil Hall
Doric Hall
State House
Old Ninth
Andrew
McKinley
Butler
Old Town
Boston Post
United States Navy
Leutenant
United States Army
Louis Alexander
Central Street
Ocean House
J. R. Mead
Hamilton
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CEAN
York Beach
F. O. Ellis & Co
F. A. Taylor
Humphrey Street
Connor wsaLts
Massachussetts
Middlesex
H. Folsom
McManmon’s
Prescott St
Lowell Hero
Merrimack Clothing Company
Rogers, Peet & Co
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Putnam & Son
New York
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Gately & Pearson
Hildreth Building
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