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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1898
Page
4
The Lowell Daily Courier presents a fragment describing the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street and the paper’s long-running status as an established daily since 1825 with routine delivery terms.
The Courier remains the leading daily in Lowell with the largest circulation. Its broad List and open Circulation Books attract wide reader engagement as the paper strengthens its regional influence.
Service notice from Middlesex Street Station in Lowell outlining train movements on the Boston and Maine line between Lowell and Boston. Readers are advised of schedule adjustments and platform directions due to routine operations.
The Lowell Mail and Courier notes Naphen backs Congressmen Barrows and predicts Democratic votes. It discusses New York politics, Boss Croker versus Boss Platt, Teddy Roosevelt as a national figure, and relates European coverage of the Sultan Kaiser comparisons. It also cites bids for a Hastage water pipe project and U S merchants promoting trade in English cities.
Spain has charged Cuba with sundry accounts but Cuba bears no debt to Spain. Spain’s claimed charges reflect costs Spain incurred opposing Cuban insurrection and later fighting the United States since war began. The US will seek war expense recovery, not Spaniards’ costs, and will not pay Spain’s added expenses. Mr Croker has provoked strong reactions within New York Bar Association.
Debates Croker charges of partisan bosses in the Bar association and the fairness of judge selections. Questions linger on one man power and Puerto Rico policy. The San Juan report notes dense ignorance among residents and currency integration issues with U.S. money. Should Porto Rico residents gain citizenship and how will it affect Cuba and the Philippines considerations.
The piece argues against Shafter being blamed for Santiago. It notes McKinley commissioned Shafter, lauds his leadership at San Juan Hill and El Caney, and critiques partisan press bias. It calls for a Congressional inquiry to reveal truth and dismiss sensational journalism surrounding the war.
A reflective column recounts a blue jay's rare song amid woods and river crossings. It muses on crows, a moonlit night, and a memory of a practical poet. The piece threads in local scenes from streets, schools, and theater, plus small town anecdotes and civic notes.
The Lowell Opera House hosts Sardou's Antony and Cleopatra with standout performances by MacDowell and Blanche Walsh. The lavish production features intricate scenery from Tarsus to Actium and a praised storm scene. Next, Frank Daniels stars in The Idol's Eye at the same venue with a strong cast and celebrated music, followed by two performances of In Old Kentucky.
A daily programme addition promises more military and comedy visuals in the bio graph. Louise Thorn dyke Boucicault is highlighted for the week of Oct 31. Charles Frohman presents Raleigh and Hamiltons The White Heather at Botton Theatre for four weeks, now extended to five. The second week closes tonight with a strong show of crowded audiences and a third week planned to begin Monday night.
An old advertisement proclaims that about one in four people suffer from rectal disease, highlighting itching piles. It claims Pyramid Pile Cure offers a permanent relief, with instant first application results and long term removal of tumors, asserting the remedy contains no cocaine or opioids. Sold for 60 cents. free book offered by Pyramid Co. Marshall Md.
A short fictional vignette names Dr Inclination Dr Experience and Dr Reason advising on cough remedies. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe pleasant and effective for colds with claims of quick permanent relief and scientific formulation. For sale by Ellingwood & Co. at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central.
Property rental notice listing houses and tenements for boarders and tenants. Broadway nine rooms fourteen dollars. near Northeastern depot four rooms nine dollars. Marshall street three rooms six fifty. Belvidere three rooms seven dollars. Centralville five rooms seven dollars. Queen street three rooms seven fifty. Hildreth street six rooms and barn seven eleven. 18th street seven room cottage modern improvements sixteen. Central street sixty six rooms eleven. Apply to T H Elliott, 64 Central street.
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