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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1898
Page
3
A Lowell Weekly Journal department invites reader submissions for home tips and verse. It explains how to make pure Concord grape juice from ripe grapes, detailing washing mashing boiling draining without squeezing, bottling in air tight bottles, and notes the juice’s food value and yield from ten grape baskets.
The piece notes plaid stockings matching dress colors as a rising trend while black stockings fade. It praises canned fruits, hints at a well stocked preserve closet, and contrasts elaborate Paris hats with American styles. It warns about servants leaving for higher wages and extols the value of a woman who does her own work.
Practical tips for kitchen and home care including parsnip mash with milk and butter, a raspberry currant jelly method, lemon salts for ink removal, and a wood polishing blend of oil turpentine raw umber whiting with optional lamp black for antique oak. Also notes on drying black silks before removing mud and fabric stain treatment with gin coffee and ammonia.
Recipes from Mrs Lincoln in the American Kitchen Magazine include Spiced Grape made by simmering Tipe grapes with cloves allspice cinnamon and ginger then straining with vinegar and sugar. Uncooked Tomato Pickle layers sliced green tomatoes onions and spices with salt and vinegar to mature in a jar.
Toi lettes highlights include cutaway and frock coats with three quarter and longer lengths. White street gloves fade in popularity while suede gloves in pearl gray gain wear. Skirts tighten at the hips with flat trim. Furs velvets and cloth wraps with Medici collars. Mackerel cloth weaves feature silk linen wool threads. Belts girdles and jeweled buttons accessorize brocaded Louis waistcoats.
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes clothespins are produced mainly from beech and maple, shipped worldwide, with two grades sold cheaply. firsts at 35 cents per box and millions produced annually. The second piece recounts Prince Bismarck’s dining habits, six o clock dinner, beer in health, and late favorite dishes including Eisbein and Steinpilze.
An English woman in Honolulu taught her Hawaiian servants not to call her Mary and instructed them to address her properly. A cook, overhearing the term my love, respectfully asked what vegetables for dinner today, proudly using the phrase he had heard, illustrating colonial etiquette in practice.
Readable scraps capture household scenes and quips from era papers. A Boston Transcript remark on quiet babies contrasts with a four year old Carl admiring waffles. Chicago Record and Harper's Bazaar snippets show domestic economy talk and marriage humor.
Madrid reports the Porto Rico evacuation to finish next week and Cuba by end of November with 21 ships aiding repatriation. Troops receive June pay, two months in advance, and civilian clothing before mustering out. Havana notes post office improvements and ongoing Cuban army policy discussions led by General Gomez.
General Blanco orders officers in Havana who have served over five years to be ready to sail for Spain by October 20, with a decree allowing those who wish to stay. Warships prepared for voyage and gunboats to Martinique. Cuban cattle dispute at Puerto Principe settled by Maj. Beebe and two officers. Havana records 533 deaths last week, yellow fever scarce, malarial fever dominant.
At Playa del Este Cuba on October 10 divers report fifty feet of the bilge missing and half the Infanta Maria Teresa deck laid. Engineers pumped the engine-room by hand and the Maria Teresa is expected to depart for New York or Norfolk on October 18.
The special American commission visiting Guanajay and Mariel in Pinar del Rio decided a camp will be established on the hills near Guanajay with first troops expected about November 10. Train travel revealed poor road conditions. Generals Wade Claus Hart and Wade met briefly with Capt. Gen. Blanco.
Manila Oct 10 Lieut Wilcox and six Olympia men have gone to northern provinces Aguinaldo refused a funeral party from the British cruiser Powerful permission to proceed to the cemetery because they carried rifles for the customary shipboard salute over a fallen comrade.
Readers are informed that the funeral for the insurgent leader was conducted in the manner and at the place originally proposed, with officials confirming orderly arrangements and adherence to the plan.
Paris reports show a spreading strike as plumbers roofers join joiners and cabinet-makers with fears of wider participation by railroad workers and businessmen. Government deploys 10,000 troops to curb violence while unions rally at the Bourse du Travail.
The U S transport Berlin returned from Porto Rico via Santiago with officers convalescent soldiers and civilians aboard. Captain Coullin led the ship assisted by Surgeons Chadwick Greenwood. Also aboard were Captain Brady Lieut Col Ribble Captain Farnham Captain Macklin postal agent H Reach Cuban aides and the French consul Herreaux. Sick recovery progress improved with nourishing meals and lower sickness on the voyage. A drowning accident occurred when Steward John McKenna jumped overboard to swim. Oiler Dominick attempted rescue but McKenna did not survive.
Rachel McAuley widow of Barney McAuley and secretary of the Professional Women’s League died early today in New York. Born 1845 in Louisville she first appeared on stage at 20 as Parthenia in Ingomar in Boston. Married 1867, she led roles in Walnut Street Theatre Philadelphia and later starred across the south. Her last public appearance was May 15, 1890 in Palmer’s Theatre performing her adaptation of Francillon.
In Concord New Hampshire an adjourned session of the United States circuit court with Judge Aldrich presiding heard the case Tarwater trustees versus Little trustees. Docket called assignments made for hearings and counsel argued.
A Lowell reader recounts relief from backache and urinary trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes tasks on the Boston and Maine Freight railroad road and credits Ellingwood Co. with a purchase. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y sole agents.
Funeral services at the M. C. Barber residence for George D. Saxton were brief and simple, conducted by Rev. J. B. Milligan and Rev. Dr. C. E. Manchester with President McKinley in attendance. The procession moved to West Lawn cemetery where the Saxton family lot received the remains. A related police alert mentioned a threatening postal card and the coroner’s continued witness examination.
Boston defeated the Washington Senators by Nichol s strong pitching helped his team. Smith at first base set a record with only one put out. Attendance 1100. Score: Boston .
Seeeeee defeated Washington 8 to 2 in a recap of yesterday's league games. The Baltimore New York game ended tied at four after ten innings due to darkness. Brooklyn enjoyed a 7 to 2 win over Philadelphia in the first game, with the second game ending 2 to 0 as darkness halted play. Pittsburg beat Cleveland while Louisville defeated Cincinnati 6 to ? in another listed matchup.
The 47th New York volunteers depart for Ponce Puerto Rico aboard the Transport Manitoba, cheered by crowds as they leave Newport. Fort Adams overlooks the departure while band selections play. Some men miss the ship and await discharge papers. A detailed roster outlines the next expedition to the Philippines with 191 officers and 5579 men across multiple regiments and batteries.
Perry Oklahoma October 10 Dora Cox a noted bank robber and horse thief in league with the Dalton gang is jailed for the tenth time. Officers chased her on horseback for fifty miles before capture. She is described as a hypnotist and has been linked to Dalton gang bank robberies including the 1893 Pawnee Bank of Commerce theft. The cashier C L Berry tied to Dora’s horse aided their escape. Dora is said to be a skilled shot and rider. Meanwhile in Laconia New Hampshire October 11 W I Filgate of Company K first New Hampshire volunteers died at his sister’s home The regiment has suffered six deaths. Surgeon Robert Burns of the First New Hampshire Vols was appointed brigade surgeon with rank of major and will report to Washington soon.
Based on Ezekiel Bonzy’s traditional reading of a goose’s breast bone in Maine, this winter is forecast as severe with a November snowstorm and persistent snow through mid March. Expect hail, wind, and subzero spells raising demand for coats and mittens. early bone whitening hints at an early start. Lumbermen eye early timber work as Bonzy’s long track record boosts confidence.
Peruna claims to cure catarrh regardless of location, touting universal effectiveness and broad reach for sufferers.
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