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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1899
Page
2
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, state comptroller, publishes the year end fiscal report. Ordinary receipts rose to 3,000,214.52 with a net gain of 225,758.62 after adjustments. Total receipts reached 3,812,315.24 including balances and sinking fund credits, despite losses from last year.
The Baltimore Herald argues Senator Gorman has lost party prestige only slightly and remains a strong contender for future office. It notes his active role in next fall’s elections, possible gubernatorial prospects, another Senate term in 1992, and potential grooming for a Democratic presidential nomination if Maryland Democrats win big.
Editorial notes recount Wugens Higgins Baltimore death at 57 and lifelong political engagement. It recalls his 1855 Treasury appointment controversy, the 1890 grippe prominence, and rising medical uncertainty. Also lists recent U S Senators elected, the Washington administration’s race to the north with a colored postmaster, a Maryland vine Bordeaux spray study, and Dr I A Barber's retirement from Congress to private business.
A Baltimore Sun correspondent urges extending the Queen Annes line from Queens town to Kent Island. The proposal promises faster Baltimore trips by about forty five minutes, improved winter and fog resilience, and direct service for Kent Island and along the line. It would require bridging Kent Island Narrows and marsh crossing but could yield long term gains for the company and communities.
Guarantee to refund purchases if not satisfactory for la grippe colds and whooping cough. No better medicine for coughs. Price 25 and 50 cents per bottle. For sale by Hugh Duffey Hillsboro R J Colston Ridgely and W B Brown Deaton.
A Personally-Conducted Tour to California departs February 9 offering a 19 day journey via a model Pullman train with smoking dining sleeping and observation cars. Stops include Mammoth Cave New Orleans El Paso Los Angeles San Francisco Salt Lake City Denver and Chicago. Round trip rates are 1400 east of Pittsburgh and 395 from Pittsburgh.
A Mexia publisher reports recovering from a second la grippe attack using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He notes quick bed rest and improved recovery vs the first bout. Advertisements list sellers in Hillsboro Ridgely and Denton. The piece also cites a Virginia wood penning method and a note on pneumonia prevention with the remedy.
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