Courier circulates largest in Lowell with daily updated books
The Courier asserts it holds the largest circulation in Lowell and expands daily with its circulation books open to all.
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1898
Page
4
The Courier asserts it holds the largest circulation in Lowell and expands daily with its circulation books open to all.
Train service between Lowell and Boston operates via Middlesex Street Station. The timetable outlines routes on the Boston and Maine Railroad, highlighting travel between the two cities and the terminal at Middlesex Street.
The Lowell Daily Courier reports the Arkwright mill in Fall River was fined 50 dollars for overtime. The piece next jokes about finding excuses, notes possible renewal of wartime action off the Spanish coast, and comments on ice dealers in Maine and Vermont tax ideas. It also discusses a New York court ruling on transfer tickets and seating rights.
The author argues that modern talk of soldiers in the Spanish war glosses over real courage and service. He notes how homesickness and hardships are used to downplay the bravery of those who served and are serving. He urges readers to maintain proper sympathy for veterans.
A Worcester meeting of Massachusetts Twenty-Fifth Regiment survivors features Capt J W Denny recalling brutal marches and hardships in Cuba and Port Hudson contrasted with later war conditions. He argues progress in modern warfare contrasts with earlier slog and sickness, while urging fair evaluation of war outcomes and critics.
Miss Lucy Lee Hill of Chicago has declined the nomination as Daughter of the Confederacy, arguing that with Miss Davis dead the title should die with her. The piece notes Pope Leo XIII’s art prize attempts, Paris Mol Faure smoking, and French presidents’ tobacco habits across history.
The Waterbury American laments Massachusetts Democrats overestimating silver prospects, while the Springfield Republican blames sensational newspapers for a court martial chaplain McIntyre's reported address. The Denver trial and a joke about quinine and brandy frame the discussion.
Readers are urged to support an earlier Friday close in city millinery shops to prevent kickback congestion. The plan aims to shift hat orders to midweek so Sunday wearers can be prepared without Sunday overtime.
Klaw and Erlanger present The Strange Adventures of Jack and the Beanstalk at the Opera House. Louisa Hepner leads a lively cast including Marie Celeste Nellie Lynch and Ross Snow with elaborate scenery and notable dancing. The production draws enthusiastic calls for a repeat this afternoon and tonight.
Household testimony from J M Nickle of Nickle Bros in Nickleville Pa says Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy reliably prevents croup attacks in two children. The product is described as a county necessity, selling more than all other cough medicines combined, with local retailers Ellingwood & Co. and Central/Merrimack streets.
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