Lowell Daily Courier mission and publication details
The Lowell Daily Courier presents its status as the oldest and best daily in Middlesex County, with origins in 1826 and daily since 1845, excluding Sundays and holidays. It notes publication at Courier-Citizen Building, Merrimack Street, Lowell and carrier delivery at 12 cents weekly or 50 cents monthly.
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Middlesex County
Courier-Citizen
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Courier-Citizen Company
Circulation brag drives readers to the Courier daily
In Low ell the Courier boasts the largest circulation and daily growth. Its circulation books are open to all, inviting broad reader access and steady audience expansion.
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Lowell
The
Courier
Boston and Maine R R Trains Between Lowell and Boston
Middlesex Street station information notes trains operated by the Boston and Maine Railroad running between Lowell and Boston including service details and stops. Commuters urged to check schedules for exact times and platform advice at Middlesex Street station.
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Lowell
Boston
Subdued News on France England Peace and Jubilees
The report argues France will not fight England, saying peace jubilees dominate headlines. Chicago and Philadelphia hosted jubilees, with a warning that premature rejoicing could be foolish if hostilities resume. Fanny Davenport’s wealth has shrunk posthumously. the show business fortunes often falter after a major failure.
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France
England
Chicago
Philadelphia
Fanny Davenport
Remember the Boys and the Promise to Enlistees
A call to honor veterans of past wars by faithfully delivering on employment promises upon homecoming. urges priority for worthy reemployed soldiers and rejects critiques that pensions fully satisfy contracts. Emphasizes public sympathy for the boys who helped win victories and the moral impact of a nation ready to fight.
Free-ship policy debate in naval readiness
The article argues that free-trade rhetoric misleads on naval preparedness. It champions free registration for ships only after protecting domestic industries, noting success in building a self reliant merchant marine and naval strength by maintaining protections that foster competition.
Free ship policy and naval trade independence
The speaker lauds free ship policy as a means to prove naval superiority and expand American carrying trade. They insist the nation can build the finest ships at home without relinquishing independence to foreign competitors, and aim to demonstrate capacity in the event of future wars.
Ex Governor Waller backs Republican in Congress race
The piece notes ex Governor Waller a Democrat will vote for the Republican candidate in his district. It also mentions Emil Paul taking E N Lafricain on tour, Lafricain’s rejection by the New York Musicians union as incompetent. It reports London gossip of Prince of Wales invited by President McKinley and possible Canada visit. It covers Maj Pond praising Maude Ballington Booth on lecture platform and Shakespearean Clapp’s six lectures. It ends with James G Blaine’s Army dismissal and 60 day leave.
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Waller
Connecticut
Congress
Emil Paul
New York
E. N. Lafricain
Boston Symphony Orchestra
New York Musicians Union
Mr. Larricain
London
Prince of Wales
McKinley
Canada
Jaquith named to fill treasurer post on Democratic ticket
The selection of Mr Jaquith of Wellesley to fill Mr Bonvouloir s place on the Democratic ticket for treasurer and receiver general makes it a perfectly harmonious aggregation. Jaquith s contempt for gold is something deep and immense.
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Jaquith
Wellesley
Bonvouloir
Red Tape In British Army And Navy
Arnold Forster highlights excessive bureaucracy in the army and navy in the London Chronicle tale. Reports, forms, and costly stationery clog offices as militiamen face burial costs, clipped horses require war office sanction, and boards must approve killing injured animals. Admiralty tales echo similar woes with impossible cab fare evidence.
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Arnold Forster
War Office
Department
Sir William Butler
Admiralty
Portsmouth
Her Majesty’s Navy
London Chronicle
The Catchball and Local Theatre Notes in 1898
The police board adopts a new helmet after a Boston trial. Lawrence settles schoolhouse plans with Architect Ashton. Opera house bookings promise top companies. Notices on hymns reprintage spark stylistic debate. The Welch Concert and In Old Kentucky entertain with robust casts. May Irwin's Kate Kip discussed amid multilingual cast. Matt Flynn’s Big Sensation thrills at Music Hall. Melema Bardi stars in A Country Merchant with a Puritan role.
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May Irwin
Comedienne
Coquelin
Sarah
Miss Irwin
Martinetti
Joseph Sparks
Opera House
Melema Bardi
Music Hall
New England
Boody
Idol’s Eye at Opera House Delights Large Audience
Mr Frank Daniels in grotesque garb led a lively night at the Opera House with The Idol's Eye. The performance, by Smith and Herbert, features lively gags and music with Fairy Tales among the catchy tunes. Daniels shines as Abel Conn with bold entrances and strong chorus appeal, while Alf S Whgelan as Jamie McSnuffy brings sharp humor.
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Opera House
Frank Daniels
Korte
Daniels
Smith and Herbert
Herbert
Mr. Daniels
Abel Conn
Jamie McSnuffy
McSnuffy
Alf S. Whgelan
Real Estate Transactions for Week Ending October 22 1898
Summary of property transfers across multiple towns including Billerica and Tewksbury. Names like Thomas Conley Alvah S Baker Geo Woodward and Henry Somers appear with parcel details on streets such as Lewis Rogers Beacon Mammoth Manchester West Ninth Columbus and Clare. Amounts show often one dollar or modest sums. various Lots with buildings traded among numerous individuals and estates.
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Thomas Conley
Robert G
Lewis Street
Geo. T. Woodward
Alvah
Baker
Rogers Street
Samuel N. Harris
F. M. Bill
Beacon Street
Phoebe B. Evans
Henry S. Somers Et al
Mammoth Road
John O. Gumb
Clarina A. Sawyer
Manchester Street
George Bancroft
Emma Harrington
West Ninth Street
Frederick W. Barnes
Orpha A
Columbus Avenue
Prominent Cabinet Member Buys Library by Freight
A story of a high ranking cabinet member who, soon after joining the presidency, needed a complete home library. He requested 250 running feet of books by freight, filling the shelves before meeting the President and colleagues, a tale New York Sun relays with bemused tone.
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Washington
Macana
White House
Manila
Ponce
Jyard
New York Sun
Local Syrup Refund Card Assurance
A cardboard notice states a refund offer for Greene's Syrup of Tar a fifty cent bottle if it fails to cure a cold or cough. Signatories G C Brock Co and others guarantee a twenty five cent bottle to prove satisfaction or no pay. Central and Middlesex firms listed.
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Greene
G. C. Brock & Co
Geo
White Comet Flannel Remnants At 30 Cents Per Yard
A. G. Pollard and Co advertise White Comet Flannel remnants from 2 to 10 yards at 3 1/4 cents per yard for a gold grade, with piece pricing at 5 cents per yard. A better grade in remnants, worth 8 cents, offered at 5 cents per yard. Basement location.
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A. G., Pollard & CO
Munyon Cure Claims Quick Relief for Headache and Digestion
An advertisement touts Munyon’s Headache and Indigestion Cure as capable of curing every form of headache within 3 to 10 minutes, correcting indigestion, stimulating nerves, and boosting the system. It urges stocking it at home and in travelers’ gripsacks, with 25 cures for 25 cents, and dismisses “summer complaint” when Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry is kept handy.
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Worcester
Probate Court citation in Middlesex for Walker estate
To heirs and all interested in the estate of Benjamin Walker late of Biliertea Middlesex County Cambridge Probate Court November 8 1508 nine o clock in the forenoon show cause why letters testamentary via Herbert A King should not be granted Public notice to be printed weekly in Lowell Daily Courier last publication at least one day before the court Witness Charles J McIntyre judge 1898 October 25 1898 eons H Folsom Register
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Middlesex
Benjamin Walker
Biliertea
Herbert A. King
Cambridge
Lowell Daily Courier
Lowell
Chaarles J. McIntTine
Esquire
H. Folsom
Register
Estate Administration Notice in Middlesex County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts sets notice for the heirs and creditors of CALVINA DECATUR late of Westford to appear at Cambridge county court on November 8 to show cause why a letter of administration should not be granted to JOSHUA DR. CATUR or another suitable person. Publication to run weekly in the Lowell Daily Courier for three weeks. last issue at least one day before court. Witness Judge C. J. Monting dated October 24, 1898. S. H. FOLSOM, Register.
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Middlesex
Kip
Calvina
Decatur
Westford
Sail County
Aald
Joshua
Catur
Lowell
Cambridge
Nice
Lowell Daily Courier
Cuantes J. Mointing
Esquire
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Maine
R. R
Middlesex Street Station
Maj. Pond
Maude Ballington Booth
Clapp
Juliet
James G. Blaine
United States
War Department
Blaine
Europe
Australia
San Francisco
Tribune
Massachusetts
Boston Journal
Gilliver
Hood
Lawrence
Ashton
Charles Wesley
Jesus
Plymouth
John Wesley
Lincoln College
Oxford
Jesu
Wesley
Spencer
Shakespeare
Milton
Wil Dannforth
Don Fabio Tabasco
John D. Park
Ned Winner
Tabasco
Kate Uart
Norma Kopp
Helen Redmond
Maraquita
Welch
Wales
Old Kentucky
Kentucky
Old
South
Matt J. Flynn
Philippines
Alvah S. Baker
Chambers Street
James Christie
Theophile Beauchemin
James F. O'Brien
Hiram Whitney
Clare Street
Emile E. Paignon
Stephanie Paignon
Jenness Street
Warren Fox
Margaret O'Dwyer
Midland Street
Billerica
M. H. Kohlhausch
William Meiklejohn
John H. Comber
Berwick
Tewksbury
Amos W. Cogswell
Henry Spencer
Burton Street
Jeremiah C. Kittredge
Cyrus W. Parsons
Mud Pond
W. H. Wiggin
Joseph Ivan Merry
Carlisle
Edgar S. Wolfe
Nathan D. Parker
Geo. H. Davis
Barthelemis Demers
Chelmsford
Jennie S. Provencher
John J. Monahan
West Chelmsford
Fred H. Litchfield
Chas. F. Dow
High Street
Emile B Paignon
Dracut
L. R. J. Varnum
William S. Carter
Mount Pleasant
Martha M. Barker
Mary Myers
Vermont Avenue
Henry W. Ashton
Warner B. Sargent
Arthur Lyman
Joseph A. Claus
Kenwood
Wilmington
Anna B. Floyd
Janet M. Ricker
Magdalene Hendy
Frank D. Cook Et al
Chas
W. Marion
the Yard
S. H. Folsom
Khan
Lond
New Street Gloves
Putnam & Son
Central Street
A. G. Church
Central Block
NEW York Cloak and Suit CO
John Street
K. Tun
Stea
Lowell Steam
Weed Street
F. L. Madbocks
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