Lowell Courier-Citizen history and pricing notice
The Lowell Daily Sourier ad outlines the Courier-Citizen Company as Lowell’s oldest paper, established 1824 with daily publication since 1843 excluding Sundays and holidays. It lists delivery by carrier in Lowell at 12 cents for two weeks and 60 cents monthly, from the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street.
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Middle- Rsx County
Courier-Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
Circulation books open to all at Low ell Courier
The Low ell Courier claims wide influence with its circulation, stating that each issue adds to its list and inviting all readers to access the circulation books. The message emphasizes broad readership and an open distribution policy.
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Lowell
Courier
War talk and tax contrasts in the Lowell Daily Courier
The June 13 1898 issue notes Spain’s pledge to press the war to its bitter end and Massachusetts politics. It discusses Gen Miles landing at Santiago, a improving cotton outlook, and tax comparisons on beer versus whiskey. It praises Hobson Palmer and questions judging courage by school marks, then quotes Balfour on intervention and humane treatment for prisoners in the Spanish war.
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Hobson
Annapolis
Ensign Palmer
Sampson
House of Commons
Balfour
England
Spain
Europe
Speech on freedom and humane warfare in the United States
A speaker denounces the mistreatment of prisoners and contrasts American liberty with prisons like Andersonville and Libby. He calls for fairness in war, urging Spaniards held prisoner to testify to the United States' humanity and justice for both soldiers and civilians.
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Cervera
Hobson
Weyler
United States
England
Andersonvilles
Libby
Queer War Talk Tangles Manila and Home Front
A reflective column blends 1898 campaigns with modern warfare quirks and home front quirks. It jokes about Dewey, Sampson, and Blanco while noting clergymen and governors eye territorial expansion, theatre for troops, and public spectacles as civilians support soldiers.
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Dewey
Manila
Falls Church
Key West
Havana
Philippines
Sampson
Cervera
United States
Miles
Blanco
Dr Schweninger to lecture in Vienna with Berlin editor
Notable items cover Dr Schweninger a Vienna lecture with a Berlin editor to field questions Victor Baillot a veteran of Water loo dies at 105 Rev Dr Willard Scott new Worcester pastor to begin July 8 Empress Augusta Victoria grants gold cross to 144 servants Berlin finds only one eligible Rev Dr Josiah Strong resigns as Evangelical Alliance secretary over method differences
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Dr. Schweninger
Bismarck
Vienna
Berlin
Willard Scott
Chicago
Piedmont Congregational Church of
Worcester
Augusta Victoria
Germany
Josiah Strong
The
Evangelical Alliance
Alliance
Language Notes And Humorous Observations In A Nevada Paper
A correspondent points out common language errors about differ and different, explains correct prepositions, and illustrates with examples. The Nevada Mail discusses plural oats and wonders if the oats crop was killed, suggesting similar treatment for beans. The piece also humorously notes buffalo bugs, plaster of paris floor cracks, and a boy’s remark about pins saving lives.
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Paris
Nevada Mail
Words and Plagiarism Notes in War Dispatches
A compact survey of linguistic quirks and copying claims in period writing. It examines phrases like 20 000 strong and machette usage, spelling shifts from asafoetida to asafetida, and alleged plagiarism involving Wordsworth and Higginson.
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Pharmacopeia
Review of Peary Arctic narrative Northward Over the Great Ice
The Review highlights Robert E Peary s Northward Over the Great Ice a two volume Arctic narrative with maps and Esquimos imagery. It notes Peary s literary skill and the introduction discussing Arctic exploration s value beyond immediate profit, praising vivid prose and the Eskimo illustrations while contrasting speculative pole theories.
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Robert E. Peary
United States Navy
Frederick A. Stokes Company
New York
Lowell
Thomas H. Lawler
Lieut. Peary
Greenland
Esquimos
Cape York
North Pole
Kane
Hall
de Long
Chipp
Lockwood
Franklin
Bellot
Crozier
Markham
Petermann
Barrow
Melville
North Star
North
Lieut
Peary
Esquirio
Sahara
Arctic
Value Guarantee on Men's Suits and Overcoats
If you pay twenty five dollars or more for a suit or overcoat this shop guarantees the best possible value for your money. Visit the store to inspect the stock whether you decide to buy or not.
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Boston
Rogers Street
Caleb West and the Lighthouse Hero in Smith’s Narrative
A reviewer praises Mr. Smith for portraying a civil engineer as a determined hero facing the anxieties of lighthouse construction. The other characters, notably Caleb West and a southern colonel, are drawn with vigor. The book pleases on first reading and rewards deeper rereading.
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Mr. Smith
Caleb West
Oil Seeps and Boring Scaffolds Off Santa Barbara Coast
Historic notes describe early California settlers recognizing oil indications along the coast. Asphaltum emerges from sea beds near Santa Catalina Channel and Santa Barbara area. At Summerland and Puente a belt of oil lies offshore with scaffolding and underwater borings extending from the shore. Seepage and fresh water springs are reported near More’s wharf, suggesting widespread offshore oil.
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California
Santa Catalina
Santa Paula
Puente
Summerland
Santa Barbara
More's Wharf
Florida
Scientific American
Mechanics Savings Bank annual meeting reelects officers
At the Mechanics Savings Bank meeting in Lowell on June 6 1808 the following were re elected and qualified President Charles L Hildreth Vice President Jacob Rogers Isaac Cooper Ferdinand Rodliff Julian V Keyes Alexander G Cumnock Trustees Jacob Rogers Isaac Cooper Ferdinand Rodliff Julian V Keyes Alexander G Cumnoes Charica DL Hildreth John Davis James Francis William W Sherman William O Blanchard James G Marshall William G Ward Edward N Burke James G Hil J Tyler Stevens Clarence H Nelson Johnny Bennett Clerk Charles C Hutchinson Attest Charles C Rut chinson June 13 1808
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Mechanicsavings Bank
Lowell
Charles L. Hildreth
Jacob Rogers
Isaac Cooper
Ferdinand Redliff
Julian V. Keyes
Alex. G. Cumnock
Feriinand Rodliff
Alexander G. Cumnoes
Cuarica DL
Hildreth
John
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