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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1898
Page
4
Oldest and best gaily paper in Middlesex County established 1826. Daily publication except Sundays and holidays. Delivered by carrier in Lowell at twelve cents a week or fifty cents a month. Courier-Citizen Building Merrimack Street. Circulation books open to all.
Service between Lowell and Boston operated by Boston and Maine Railroad with stops at Middlesex Street Station. The passenger service linked major hubs, reflecting early regional rail expansion and local transit usage.
The Lowell Daily Gonder reports travelers heading to Alaska uncover a mountain 20,000 feet high, the tallest in North America, with potential for more discoveries. It questions state control of railroads, notes Boston school board’s stance against Lafayette monument funding in schools, and hints at postal savings bank strides with new money order provisions.
The author argues that nations like England and Canada have solved the issue of paying interest on deposits through postal savings banks. A special law might be needed to allow interest payments, but such a step should not deter establishing the system if the people seek its benefits.
The piece argues that postwar prospects rise from our own power and resources rather than new markets. It notes broader world respect for US capabilities, the potential with peace ships, and warns against British free trade advice while affirming faith in protectionist policy and US naval strength.
A collage of quotes from Senor Castelar Theodore Roosevelt and others, debating colonial loss, party loyalty, honesty, and leadership. It blends critique of Spanish governance, party maneuvering in Massachusetts, and Roosevelt’s insistence on integrity as central to public service. The text also recalls soldiers’ valor in Manila and Santiago through press voices.
The column blends reminiscences of Rep. J E Pattee’s Western days with local courthouse notes. It recounts a reporting dispute in Sullivan v McManus, discusses Porto Rico’s cession and a naval etiquette quip, praises Father Lefebvre’s singing, notes Mayor Eaton’s continued work, reports on the Vesper Country Club trophy plan, and flags milk adulteration cases in Lawrence with fines.
The Heart of Maryland drama drew praise for Alma Kruger as Maryland Calvert with strong supporting turns by E. J. Murphy Lionel Adams and Herbert Bostwick. Audience cheers followed Kruger’s denouncement of Allan Kendrick sealing a notable performance.
Reports from Kentucky’s Cumberland mountains describe a melodramatic stage setup with war background, Pocxt Pitou presenting Fyles’s latest play at Lowell Opera house for two nights starting Oct 17. Melbourne MacDowell, former sailor and famed swimmer, stars in an upcoming three night run. May Howard Extravaganza Company receives praise for its show at Music Hall. Al Reeves’ double company debuts with The Ladies of Life, a satirical opener, and 25 whites and 25 blacks form a 50-voice chorus. Boston critics laud A Reign of Error at the Museum as top entertainment. Rogers brothers’ show sells out. Keith’s Theatre features varied acts and new Biograph films with military and comic scenes.
The Middlesex Women's Club schedules events across October including Hennequin's French lecture on Cyrano de Bergerac postponed to Oct 20 at 11 a.m. Classes meet Oct 19 from 2.20 to 4.30 p.m. Isaac Zangwill of London lectures Oct 17 on Fiction the Highest Form of Truth. Federation meeting Oct 19 in New Bedford.
A small lot of long silkelenes remnants yard wide with patterns is offered at eight cents a yard, down from twelve and a half cents. Suitable for draperies and light furnishings, sold by A. G. Pollard & Co basement location. Also note Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy advertised by Ellingwood & Co at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central corners.
A list of recent book releases with authors Margaret Deland Warren Lee Goss Maurice Thompson and Kate Sanborn. Descriptions cover The Wisdom of Fools and The Starlight Calendar with notes on themes settings and publisher details. Also includes The Double Man and Stories of the Cherokee Hills, with prices and sales information.
When sick you want the best medicine chosen in order of inclination experience and reason. Dr Inclination, Dr Experience and Dr Reason join to advise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as pleasant safe effective and scientifically principled. For sale by Elingwood & Co. at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central corners.
A historical ad notes a 25 cent treatment for a bad cough and cold. Carter and Sherburne, low priced druggists, Merrimack at Bridge Street, promote Carter's Cough Balm as a popular remedy.
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