Lowell Daily Courier publication notice history
The notice describes the Courier-Citizen Company, Lowell Massachusetts, claiming the oldest daily paper in Middlesex county since 1825 with daily publication excluding Sundays and holidays. It notes delivery by carrier at 6 cents per week and lists the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street.
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Middlesex County
Courier-Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
Middlesex
David
Main
Henry L. Batchelder
North Attleborough
Bristol
Cambridge
Lowell Dail
Lowel
Witness
Cuartes J. McIntire
Esquire
Ems
S. H. Folsom
Register
Weather reveals clear day with frost on morning air
Readable weather fragment describes a magnificent day with scarcely any clouds, followed by a cold night and a pronounced white frost in the morning. Preliminary forenoon notes suggest pleasant conditions despite the chill, with barometer and temperature references incomplete.
New England Forecast Warns of Showers and Warmer Temps
Boston reports the forecast for New England calls for fair weather tonight and Sunday, followed by cloudy skies with showers. Warmer temperatures are expected with brisk to high southeast winds.
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Boston
New England
Senate Power Shift From States to People Opposes Change
Senator Hearwell warns against direct election of U S Senators, arguing the Senate was designed to mediate between people and the executive, with states as equal entities. He stresses the state as a corporation elects senators via legislators and fears direct popular vote would transform the Senate into a second House of Representatives, undermining the original checks and balances.
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Hearwell
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Cornerstone People and the Safeguard System
The passage notes that the people were their corner stone, yet describes a designed system viewed as prudent political wisdom. It explains the aim to curb rash action by dividing chances for mistake, not due to distrust of the people but to temper decision making.
Why Boston Strikers Gave In Governor Crane Proposals
The piece argues the Boston strike ended with a weak concession from Governor Crane, worrying that leaders feared a broader public backlash or found other unseen inducements. It critiques organized labor’s reliability and questions diplomat von Holleben and Pauncefote amid broader U.S. friendship rumors, urging cautious judgment.
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Boston
Crane
Boston & Maine
Boston strike and Lipton teased in old Boston chatter
A column-style note surveys Boston labor frictions and public figures. It mentions granite cutters quarreling, Lipton tied to an American actress, Ambassador Clayton rumors, Fall River mill workers, gas retorts at a hearing, Mrs. Poultney Bigelow’s divorce, and Pitcher Husting joining Boston politics.
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Hibbert
United Textile Workers of America
Fall River
National Organization
National Association
United Textile Workers
Bryan and Altgeld in national politics and party shifts
Quotations from multiple newspapers discuss William Jennings Bryan on eastern lecture tours with politicians, the death of ex-Governor John P. Altgeld, and opinion on the ship subsidy bill. Critics warn Bryan could disrupt the Democratic agenda, suggesting a shift away from silver and toward tariff debates as he remains a potent, polarizing figure.
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Bryan
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Richmond Times
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Springfield
John P. Altgeld
Illinois
America
Republic
Kennebec Journal
The
Boston Journal
Nashua Telegraph
Metric System Debates and Tolstoyian Reflections
A column weighs the shift to metric measures and currency versus familiar English units and notes Congress may advance metric bills. It questions the Taft era imperialists charges and casts Tolstoi as a controversial reformer whose philosophy remains divisive amid changing times.
Eventful day ends coffee habit with Postum success
A teacher recounts insomnia and misery from coffee, then credits Postum with dramatic health improvement. After quitting coffee and starting Postum, calm sleep returned, despair faded, and daytime drowsiness vanished. Tea caused symptoms to briefly return, then faded when Postum was resumed.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Crack
America
Garious Pure Food Commission
Boers Let English Prisoners Go Free in South Africa
The text debates whether the Boers show magnanimity or limited prison space as the last group of Englishmen is released. It notes Lord Methuen’s case may be similar and suggests probation for first offenders in South Africa, as in local courts.
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Ambassador von Holleben
Lord Pauncefote
England
Germany
von Holleben
Bryan
Pauncefote
United States
Lord Methuen
South Africa
A Curious Mix of Local Tales From Morning Streets
A freight of small anecdotes ranges from a prisoner’s toothache remedy with match sulphur to pedestrian habits on a spring morning. It notes river levels, rail timing, and a Lowell dog poisoning case, then shifts to folklore of May blossoms, lunar omens, and village ghosts observed in dialect storytelling.
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Lowell
Richardson
Eaton
St. Agnes’s
London Spectator
Village Superstitions and Fears of Birth and Death
The article surveys rural beliefs in modern times, noting that lower classes still cling to omens linked to birth and death. It details fears for infants, unlucky months like May, and practices to protect newborns, including stair-step avoidance and ritual care to prevent premature death, while highlighting broader distrust of luck versus industry.
Hub City Noise Compared To Boston Voices
Denis A. McCarthy laments Boston noise comparing it to New York and Brooklyn. He cites the elevated train, streets, and Broadway clamor as disruptive to work and play. The piece contrasts Hub bustle with Chicago and New York urban quiet while noting residents must endure daily toil.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Broadway
Isle of
Coney
Bay
Chicago
New York
Denis A. McCarthy
New York Herald
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Sam
Lowell Daily Courier
Nota Bene
Quincy
Thomas Lipton
Ambassador Clayton
Clayton
Boston Teamsters
Lowell Company
Tammas
Lipton
Poultney Bigelow
Poultney
Husting
Wm. J. Bryan
Taunton
Fiske Warren
Taft
Taft Commission
Otis
Funston
Chaffee
New York Commercial Advertiser
Mr. Warren
Tolston
Tolstoi
Oaklands
Middlesex Street
Wamesit
Belvidere
Lia
Burkes
Citizen Office
Kat Alexander
Renew Vere
Worn Srest
Paul O. Kable
Rogers-Peet
Putnam & Son
Central Street
Sawyer Carriage Co
Worthen Street
Tribune
Orient
Regal
Brez Ng
Cleveland
Ywvarrivick
H. B. Shattuck & Son
Prescott Street
Massachusetts
State House
Marc
Committee On Public Health
Sudbury
Concord
A.m. J. Frank Porter
W. F. Craig
W.S. Wong & CO
John Street
Leiter
Curieritizen Cripany
Printing Department
Tyngsbort Bridge
County Commissioners
Court House
East Cambridge
Mass
East Camebridge
Michael Welch
Second Avenue
Levi
Gould
Samuel O. Upham
Francis Bigelow
County Commissioners Court House
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