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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1900
Page
4
Lowell Daly Courier records its status as the oldest and best daily in Middlesex County, tracing establishment in 1826 and daily publication since 1845. It describes delivery by carrier within Lowell at 12 cents weekly and 50 cents monthly from the Courier-Citizen Building on Merrimack Street.
A brief line from the era notes Lowell’s newspaper scene with the Courier behind the No Two Cent paper, claiming the larger, more influential circulation as the daily List grows.
Boston and Maine Railroad operates trains between Lowell and Boston. Service runs daily with multiple departures, connecting commuters to the city. Passengers are advised to check schedules for times and any service notices.
The Lowell Daily Courier critiques prominent Democrats once on the fence now bowing to Bryan and Croker while deriding Senator Scott’s trusts remark. It also mocks Mrs Dewey’s public display, praises Massachusetts club for Beard memorial, and rebukes Kruger’s war leadership and the Transvaal plight.
After the 1590 census the rise in population added about sixty members to the lower house, bringing it to 357. If the ratio of one representative per 174,000 inhabitants remains, Congress may face a further increase in its size.
A discussion analyzes increasing representatives to 410 or 420 to reflect population shifts, noting the East would lose influence while the West gains. It compares domestic legislatures abroad and argues the nation should unite beyond sectional bias, balancing power between East and West for national interests.
John Sherman left two and a half million, famed for thrift and avoiding calumny. Ernest Seton-Thompson is invited to lecture before societies in London Oxford Birmingham and Edinburgh and may travel abroad next spring. President McKinley plans to attend the Ohio battleship launch in San Francisco next April with date to be set for his convenience.
A compilation of brief quotes referencing state road progress, political opinions in Philadelphia, cycling bans in Paris, pension claim filings from the Spanish-American War, coal prices, Boston fruit relief appeals, Anglo-German tensions, Weyler’s actions, and other contemporaneous remarks. The collection captures public sentiment and regional commentary on transport, politics, sports, and international affairs.
An advertisement notes a rate of five dollars per annum and up for deposits with Upward in Our Middlesex Safe Deposit Trust Co Merrimack at the corner of Palmer Street. The brief text highlights the savings option and the bank’s location.
The city’s policy bars physicians' excuses for minors skipping evening school, insisting attendance under the law. A few cases linger, including an eye-doctor note mocked for unreadable English. Local society notes cover civic figures, a wedding gossip item, hunting accident tolls, and a veteran parade sighting as winter approaches.
Readers praised a sunlit railroad landscape between Lowell and Boston on the Boston and Maine line where fields blaze with color in bright weather. Mrs J K Barney shared her global plan to spend a year promoting the white ribbon cause, facing mixed reactions from family and a skeptical granddaughter who urged stay at home.
A Lowell social column notes Mr Arthur Cumnock attended a recent house party at Ophir Cott on Winchester Hills hosted by Mr and Mrs Oliver Harriman Jr The engagement of Pearl Kinney to Lotta Grosvenor of Dunstable is announced Mrs H C Seymour has returned to 216 High Street Dr Lyman C G Newell will give a Practical Physics talk at the Ayer High School during a teacher institute under the Northwest Middlesex Teachers Association Private Edward J Cull of Co M 21st regiment reports from the Philippines stating he will remain in service until his enlistment ends and mentions the death of Thomas Rigney, a former Lowell resident, in the same conflict.
Deaths and funeral notices for Arthur W. Austin aged 18 residing at 1055 Bridge Street and several other local losses include Hazel Dubois five from Berkeley Avenue diphtheria, Almeta Westerstrand of 16 Congress Street, Jeanette Bean of Walker Street, Fannie Bixby of Gage Avenue, Mary Duffy of St Michael s Church, Lavorey Dame, Olive Holstein, James H Rounds, with details on services and burials at Lowell and Edson cemeteries and local undertakers.
Kate Douglas Wiggin recounts Dublin’s jaunting cars and the lively ride through the city. The outside car with its wheels inside the body offers a social, breezy journey as passengers perch beside the wheel and share the day’s talk, while the driver faces the road.
Ottawa Correspondence notes nearly 6000 homestead entries in Manitoba and the northwest for eight months ending August 31, compared with 4804 the prior year. Counts show varied yearly totals from 2620 in 1889 to 4804 in 1899, with population estimates by a fivefold multiplier suggesting about 30 000 settlers.
Public notice warns of rising sudden deaths with heart disease as a principal cause. It promotes Dr Agnew's Cure for the Heart as a remedy for all, claiming relief in 30 minutes and suitability for chronic cases. Sold by C H Carter and F C Goodale & Co.
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