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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
4
Oldest daily in Middlesex County established 1826 and daily since 1845. Published every day except Sundays and holidays from Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street Lowell. Delivery by carrier at 2 cents a week 50 cents a month.
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Train service runs between Lowell and Boston via Middlesex Street Station. Service details emphasize regional rail connections, with traffic adjustments affecting weekday travel patterns and schedules for commuters in the Boston area. The report highlights the Lowell to Boston corridor and the Middlesex Street terminal as key nodes.
The Lowell Daily Courier notes Croker aiming to outdo Bryan with tactics in a tense political season. It covers Gorman rallying Bryan in Maryland, debates over free silver, and Britain’s South Africa China troop expectations. The column juggles war news, alumnae language shifts, and quips about Jefferson and naval writing.
The text describes a medical note on hand motion driven by hypothenar and finger muscles, yielding a rightward slant with energy variation. It notes limited knowledge of the hypothenar eminence, asserts the doctor is informed, and asserts handwriting is ultimately shaped by habit and character, remarking on the presence of awful personal traits.
The piece argues Republican tariffs spur exports and prosperity while Democratic policy harms mills. It cites Lowell as a local example where workers support Democrats despite past Democratic downturns, claiming Republican governance restored industry and raised wages. It warns that voting Democratic would again bring distress and low work.
Miss Della Fox, the actress, who was taken to River Crest Sanitarium in Astoria weeks ago, apparently a hopeless wreck, has left the institution fully restored to health in mind and body. Senator A O Bacon of Georgia is recovering from a severe attack after mistaking toadstools for mushrooms at his Macon home, thinking himself an expert in this distinction.
A collage of editorials and opinions from U.S. papers discusses currency policy, free coinage of silver, and Republican prospects in New York. It contrasts China war dynamics with South Africa, notes Croker’s currency stance, and cites Kruger’s residence in the Transvaal as a potential peace condition.
A varied column reports a dramatic afternoon thunderstorm with sun breaking through rain, blooming elder flowers and garden notes. It includes anecdotes about a clubman named Bings, school heating failures at a New York high school, a Boston till tapping gang warning, a green hustler misadventure at Salem Willows, and reflections on a high school graduation talk by Gen. Chamberlain. Death notices for Pike, Denault, Martin, Brogan appear with funeral details.
Mary E Pike age 74 died at her home 198 Appleton street after a brief illness of heart failure. A longtime Lowell resident and former Bartlett school teacher of 35 years she had not taught in 15 years. The obituary notes she visited friends at Dracut Centre before returning home. Funeral arrangements listed in another column.
Funeral details for Hannah Brady Vernon W. Ramede and John A. Jamieron listed with home addresses bearers and burial locations. services led by Rev. Fr. McBugh Rev. G F P Kennett Rev. J M Craig. cemeteries Bilson Boleon Catholic. Orr case notes his suicide and Presbyterian service led by Rev. J M Craig with burial following.
The degree serves many uses as Amherst College confers a Doctor of Laws on Charles H. Allen for his valued public service. The note mentions other summer travels and social events including weddings, vacations, and gatherings of Lowell residents with several named individuals and places.
The biennial Middlesex county AOH ladies auxiliary meeting in Woburn drew the largest crowd yet and heard greetings from state and county leaders. Delia Sullivan of Lowell was re elected county president after a three way contest, with Lisgie Walsh and J. E. Dwyer among the candidates. A banquet followed as officers were seated and plans set for the next convention in Watertown.
Dialogue from an article fragment hints at a forthcoming melodrama with more realism, mentioning reel water and four real jephera as props. Tit-Etta and Wagteigh discuss upcoming cast and the use of real actors in the production.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports a tale of General Grant's sympathy for Confederate horses. Bay Bet, a famed artillery mare, was harnessed in battle, then returned home and later perished after a whip caused her to bolt a plow. Grant commented he guarded army horses closely.
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