About the House Color Parade and Eatables Theme
In a Lowell Weekly Journal household column a reader offers tips for home life and child readers. A poem about color choices from children ends with Kate declaring eatable brown as her favorite, followed by a pantry raid. Mrs. Lincoln suggests macaroni in scarce seasons and a strawberry salad recipe using firm berries, lettuce cups, sugar or lemon juice, and a touch of mayonnaise.
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Lowell
Househord
Lowell Weekly Journal
Editorial Reflections On Fashion And Gardens
Editorial reflections note water in a new tin dipper tastes cooler and purer. Old fashioned flowers dominate gardens as bachelor buttons pinks larkspur hollyhocks and dahlias. white taffeta silk becomes fashionable in dresses and shirt waists with stiff starched bosoms. Stiff collars and cuffs are criticized for heat and discomfort.
New Delivery System Uses Air Tight Balls For Home Meals
The plan envisions a company shipping meals in screw topped metal balls to patrons homes. After eating, diners place halves on wire stands, and the remaining portions are returned to the kitchen for washing, with a complete serving line feature highlighted. Also discussed is the use of tri colored sailer bands for summer hats and the quality and price issues of red white and blue ribbons.
Household hints for freshening fabrics and fruit care
A fragment outlines tips for serving olives on lettuce leaves and dipping lace in vinegar solution to improve appearance. It mentions rinsing dried fruits before use and checking figs for blemishes, suggesting a faucet bath and careful inspection before proceeding.
Old Time Desserts and Puddings From Scan Pantry
Recipes list several fruit and spice desserts with step by step directions. Date pie uses softened dates and milk. hard gingerbread blends molasses and ginger. a raspberry souffle combines egg whites with fruit pulp and a fruit sauce. pineapple roly poly wraps pineapple in biscuit dough, steams two hours, and serves with caramel nutmeg sauce.
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Tribune
Burlaps For Decoration Purposes
The New York Post notes burlaps are increasingly used for wall treatment in old rooms to cover cracks and uneven partitions. Manufacturers provide backed burlap that accepts paste or glue easily and applies smoothly. Burlap is easy to clean with a brush and dust removal akin to cheese cloth, and varied in many styles should boost adoption.
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New York Post
Unprogressive Homes and the Modern Domestic Challenge
Dr. Mary E. Green in The Chautauquan criticizes home conditions still unsanitary and wasteful. She notes modern women have many conveniences yet lack time, contrasting past domestic labor with today’s industrially supported households. The piece discusses persistent domestic problems and calls for improved living standards.
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Mary E. Green
In the Same Boat Earnest Worker Converses on Conscience
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet quotes a dialogue about drink and conscience in a small social exchange. The Earnest Worker proclaims a refusal to drink rum, saying he would rather die than do so. The Unreformed responds that if he had a conscience he would also want to die. A guest praises a splendid dinner, while Little Willie jokes about meals.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Massachusetts Pipe Line seeks $1,000,000 stock issue for gas works
Beacon Hill report notes the Massachusetts Pipe Line company again petitions the gas and electric light commissioners for approval of a $1,000,000 capital stock issue to fund gas manufacturing and distribution works. The hearing is set for June 22 at 11 a.m. This is a duplicate of a previously filed and withdrawn petition.
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Beacon Hill
Massachusetts Pipe Line Company
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Massachusetts House Proceedings and Bills Snapshot
House members introduced a water supply bill for towns outside the metro politan district and a foreclosure bill was sent to the next General Court without debate. A Ways and Means report proposed a 1.5 million state tax while expenses reach 9.57 million and receipts 18.08 million. A raw budget deficit is cited. Other items include a rejected haversacks manufacture plan for militia officers and a land release bill tied to partial betterment payments. An election law codification moved to engrossment and a party nominations amendment failed.
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Marden
Stoneham
Committee On Ways and Means
Heme
House
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Committee On Cities
King
Boston
Senate debate crowns salaries and fixes harbor board pay
The Senate convened at 11 and debated pay raises for harbor and land commissioners. The chairman’s salary was set at 3500 with others at 3000, amid clashes over motives and party lines. Other actions included engrossing bills on county aid to a widow, grade crossing abolition, and a state browntail moth program, plus a substitute bill on bank governance and a furniture sale contract measure.
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Senate
C. H. Danick
Waltham
Ways and Means
House
State Highway Commission
George
Merrimack Valley
Hodgkins
Middlesex
Hailey
Essex
Cook
Worcester
Putnam
Morse
Gallivan
Suffolk
Republican Party
Smith
Hampden County
George Robertson
State Board of Agriculture
Bennett
Cape
Boston
Lynn
Shaw
Roberts
Crane
Irwin
Hampshire
Banks and Banking Committee
Savings Bank
Northampton
Whittlesey
Farley
Davis
Soule
Senate Bills Move Through General Court Debates
Senator Bennett proposed amendments to a Saugus bridge bill. the amendment failed and the bill engrossed. A highway funding bill was engrossed with 300000 available this year. The anti bucket shop bill drew contrasts between Towle Harwood and Roe Morse, 13 to 8 to refer. Perfecting amendments to election laws passed in concurrence with the House. A Naval Brigade inclusion and Spanish War volunteer pay bill was engrossed after perfecting amendments. A Boston teachers retirement fund debate saw Roe’s custodian amendment pass, bill engrossed 16 to 7. Mann
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Bennett
Saugus River
Metropolitan Park Commission
State
Towle
Harwood
Roe
Morse
General Court
House
Naval Brigade
Boston
Davis
Mann
Middlesex Superior Court Opens Summer Term in Cambridge
Boston residents report the Middlesex Superior Criminal Court in East Cambridge for the summer term. Sentences include Joseph Frye of Boston to six months in the house of correction for shooting Moses Cheek in a dispute over CRAPS. Others plead guilty or not guilty to assault, robbery, larceny, breaking and entering, adultery, rape, and forgery with varied prison or reform school terms.
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Boston
Middlesex Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Judge Lilley
Joseph Frye
Moses Cheek
Cambridge
House of Correction
John T. Rafferty
William H. Haskell
Silas Cummings
Somerville
Frank Friel
George Cawley
William J. ‘Durham
Lowell
George L. Holmes
Malden
George E. Cummings
Samuel Featherson
Natick
John
Hannah Walker
Michael J. Hoar
Francis C. McQuade
Edward Rock
Catherine Conneff
Boston Wins Behind Klobedanz In Earned Victory
Boston defeated Philadelphia 5 to 2 as Klobedanz delivered solid pitching and timely hitting. Donahue pitched well but lacked support as Lajoie starred for the Phillies and Lowe played strongly for Boston. Other scores noted include New York 4 Brooklyn, Washington 5 Baltimore 1, Cincinnati 8 Louisville, Brockton 7 Taunton 3.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Klobedanz
Donahue
Lajoie
Lowe
Boston, Ab
Richpone
Hamilton
Yedger
Long
McFarland
Douglass
Tenney
Klobe
Danz
O’day
P. C
Cincinnati - Wee O
Cleveland
Baltimore
New York
Tee
Chicago
Eh Gol
Pittsburg Aeae
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Washington
Louisville
House backs bills for American registry on six steamships
The House approved Senate bills granting American registers to the steamships Victoria Olympia Arizona Columbia Argyle Tacoma and Arcadia before debate on Hawaii annexation. Members debated the Behring Sea award funding, with Cannon urging swift action and Bland opposing. The emergency $478,151 Behring Sea payment was also passed before adjournment.
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Washington
D. C
House
Senate
Victoria
Olympia
Arizona
Columbia
Argyle
Tacoma
Arcadia
Newlands
Nevada
Hawaii
Cannon
Illinois
Bland
Dem
Missouri
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Louisiana
Texas
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America
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
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Pacific
Mr. Bell
Colorado
Hawaiian Republic
Bell
Barrows
Rep
Mass
Stewart
N. J
Smith
Kirkpatrick
Penn
Congress
Islands
Mann
Ill
Volunteer signal corps captain appointments listed
Delaware Henry Byron May of Massachusetts and Webster C Wise of Pennsylvania are named for appointment in the volunteer signal corps as captains. Also listed are Sammels Sample of Missouri Robert B S Thompson of Missouri Amrose Higgins of Pennsylvania and Henry Canfield of Iowa.
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Delaware
Henry Byron May
Massachusetts
Webster C, Wise
Pennsylvania
Volunteer
Signal Corps
Sammels, Sample
Missouri
Robert 8S. Thompson
Amrose Higgins
Henry Canfield
Iowa
Recruiting Office Opened for Company H in Salem
In Salem the recruiting office for Company H of the 8th Regiment opened at the armory with Sergt. Whelpley enrolling volunteers. In 30 minutes 30 men signed. 10 more were expected to reach the goal of 40, though only 32 are needed. Maj. Stopford established the regimental office at the same site.
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Boston
Salem
Sergt. Whelpley
Maj. Stopford
Nominations Sent to Senate for War and Volunteer Officers
Washington June 13 nominations to the Senate include brigadier general for James H Barkley Illinois, consular post for Hans J Smith South Dakota in Bombay, engineers to major ranks for Josiah Pierce Jr and James A Irons, and several assistant quartermasters subsistence and surgeon postings among others across multiple states including New York Virginia Kentucky and Missouri with officers named to ranks up to major and lieutenant colonel. The list also includes chaplain Theophilus Parker Virginia and paymaster additions Clifford Arrick Indiana Thaddeus P Varney New Jersey and William J Black with locations and ranks varying by regiment and service.
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Washington
Senate
War—Volunteer Army
James H. Barkley
Illinois
Hans J. Smith
South Dakota
Bombay
India
Josiah Pierce, Jr
District of Columbia
Herbert Katze
New Jersey
Joseph H. Heatwhale
Indiana
William M. Elkin
Kentucky
James A. Irons
Twentieth Infantry
Spencer Crosby
Corps of Engineers
Homer Aspinwall
Albert S. Bronkes
Highteenth United States Infantry
William W. Staham
Virginia
U. S. Volunteer Infantry
William Morton Fuequa
U. S. Volunteers Infantry
Samuel Fr. Chapman
Theophilus Parker
U. S. Volunteer Engineers
Leutenant
Charles Kerr
Colorado
Charles D. Comfort
Missouri
John G. Davis
Maxine Landry
Louisiana
Rollin T. Berry
California
Clifford Arrick
Thaddeus P. Varney
William J. Black
Malaria Cured by Pe-ru-na in Kentucky Family
Mrs Anna Henny of Earlington Kentucky reports that after suffering malaria it was cured by Pe-ru-na followed by quinine. She states the remedy did more for them than anything else and the family is now free from malaria. Druggists everywhere sell Pe-ru-na.
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Anna Henny
Earlington
Senate debate over Lodge resolution on church money inquiry
In Washington the Senate debated Lodge's resolution directing a claims committee inquiry into funds paid to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. A heated clash between Chandler and Pasco dominated the session. The bill to incorporate the International American Bank was started at 2 pm, backed by Pan American aims to boost Western Hemisphere trade.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Mass
Congress
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Chandler CN
Pasco
Fla
Chandler
Mr. Pasco
International American Bank
Pan-American Congress
Western Hemisphere
Government Printing Office Produces Loan Circulars Fast
The Government Printing Office moved swiftly to produce four million loan circulars with subscription blanks and pamphlets. Secretary Gage supplied material to the foreman on Saturday for printing by Monday morning. By 8 50 this morning the first installment of one hundred thousand copies was delivered to the Treasury building for distribution to post offices banks and express offices.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
Board of Inquiry
Maine
Gage
Printing Department
Treasury Building
Treasury Force
Hernandez Captured Ends Venezuelan Revolution
Washington reports the revolution in Venezuela ended with the defeat and capture of Hernandez. Public demonstrations mark the end of six months of upheaval while President Andrade strengthens his grip on the Caracas government.
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Venezuela
Washington
State Department
Hernandez
Andrade
Caracas
President Signs War Revenue Bill At White House
Washington June 13 The war revenue bill was delivered to the White House by a House messenger at 2 45 this afternoon and signed by the President at 3 06.
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Washington
White House
House
Hand of Death Claim Soldier at Chickamauga Park
Priv Timothy Lapier of Company B 8th Massachusetts Infantry died at 6 45 this morning in the division hospital. The 28 year old was ill with bowel trouble and a post mortem found fulminating gangrenous appendicitis. He leaves a widow and four children and had planned Royal Arcanum initiation in Amesbury and Chattanooga.
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Chickamauga Park
8Th
Massachusetts Infantry
Timothy Lapler
H. S. Bean
Amesbury
Division
Lapier
Royal Arcanum
Chattanooga
No Fear of Fever at Chickamauga Camp
June 18 Chickamauga National Park Georgia reports deny yellow fever fear in Mississippi will move the camp. Officials deem the park one of the healthiest areas and say 25,000 men could be mobilized instantly if needed. Equipment work continues as authorities push to ready the army for any call.
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Chickamauga National Park
Mississippi
Chickamauga
Widow Recovers from Long Cough with Cough Remedy
Mrs. Mary A. Beard of Claremore Arkansas writes a certificate praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. After years of a severe cough and little relief, two bottles cured her and restored her health after two decades. Sold by Ellingwood & Co. at two street corners.
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Mary A. Beard
Claremore
Ark
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Meddlesex
Central Streets
Public endorsement ad touts Dean's Kidney Pills
Lowell readers are urged to trust neighbor testimony over strangers claims. Veteran Frank Zeseweitz recalls wartime kidney trouble improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills sold by Ellingswood Co. and Carter & Sherburne with proof from a local user. Price 50 cents plus mailing.
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Lowell
Dean
Frank Zeseweitz
Dummer Street
New York Light Artillery
Ellingswood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Proposals for Coal for Cambridge Institutions 1898
Sealed proposals will be received for coal supply to Cambridge institutions including Lowell Court House Lowell Jail and Truant School North Chelmsford. Quantities include 100 tons Lackawanna 360 tons Lackawanna and 150 tons Lackawanna for Lowell and 50 tons Old Company Lehigh stove for Truant School. Delivery terms and weights specified. bids may be rejected. Officials: Levi S. Gould Samuel O. Upham Francis Bigelow.
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Cambridge
Lackawanna
Lower Court House
Lehigh
Lowell Jath
North Chelmsford
Lowell Court House
Lowell
Levi
Gould
Samuel O. Upham
Francis Bigelow
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Cincinnati
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Carter & Sherburne
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Levi Sprague
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James Francis
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