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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
6
The Freder ick Daily News and The Semi Weekly News advertise subscription options and rates. The Daily includes 25 cents per month and annual plans. the Semi Weekly offers 1.00 per year. Notices mention office connections with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Exchange and mail correspondence.
Readers are asked to report undelivered issues as the paper works to improve service. The publication lists local sale points and notes a Frederick hearing by the state tax commission, highlighting the need for fair tax distribution amid identified inequalities.
Frederick officials advocate re hosting the Maryland National Guard and District of Columbia Militia encampments this summer. They cite better trolley service and stronger power supply, noting the event draws thousands of visitors and boosts local advertising.
The state tax commission held a meeting yesterday in this city and county to examine faults in the taxation system. Varying suggestions and recommendations were offered as ideas for the governor's report. The group noted that agreement on taxes is difficult because opinions differ on what constitutes an unfair burden versus revenue for government. Some good ideas may be secured from an impartial review of the matters discussed.
A collection of humorous exchanges from newspapers including race and office humor. Jokes touch on office duties and misheard phrases with a World War era tone. Quips involve a Canadian or London setting and a New Orleans Times Democrat style aside.
From the Philadelphia Ledger the piece praises aging adults embracing modern life. Elderly travelers ride in cars, a clergyman uses a telephone for pastoral calls, and a writer uses a typewriter. The article argues life beyond 60 can be vital and productive, extending human efficiency and world production.
An OCR fragment presents a poetic meditation on the coming of spring and the life force within nature. The speaker contrasts harsh March winds and winter decay with a vivid sense of wood and meadow vitality that stirs the heart, culminating in a fleeting vision of life and beauty by a leafless rose near the door. The text attributes the lines to William Dean Jowelis, though spelling appears variant.
Twenty years ago in Frederick the Franklin and Marshall College Glee Club performed at the City Opera House and hosted a reception at A C McCardail's residence. The White Cloud Club held its Exster ball at dinner Hall with Gre Keder and anchier leading the grand procession. An extensive Cumberland fire damaged 15 business places, two boarding houses and seven residences. Union Manufacturing Company stockholders met to discuss governance.
Repairs begun on the Walkersville to Emmitsburg Pike stretch with 8 inches of bed stone and planned stone dust top. A large stone crusher moved from Montevue to accelerate crushing. county and residents share costs about half. Work to widen and repave three miles from Walkersville to Mt Pleasant with hauled bed stone and top coverings. Also a test mile from Myersville to Wolfsville to begin in days. Join Trout sold at public sale amid a large crowd.
The firm of Putman and Creager at Walkersville dissolves. M L Creager’s interest is bought out by G C Barton brother of Mrs Putman. The firm becomes Putman and Barton. Creager, a well known undertaker at Thurmont, exits the partnership.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Howard's Dyspepsia Specific at half price through A L Pearce. It claims quick relief from constipation, dyspepsia, or liver trouble and cites physician endorsements, with price comparisons and social proof to encourage purchase.
Special Dispatch reports in Stockport that suffragettes exploded a passenger train in the afternoon causing personnel to be injured or detained. A separate attack at Oxford Station used a parity clock set to 3 aim, attributed to McNamara.
Police shot two women and four men strikers of the Columbian Rope Company as they rushed gates during a protest. Two likely fatalities reported, including a woman. Officers fired over heads then targeted the crowd in Montgomery County.
Daily overview of New York stocks with price trends and notable movers, as provided by Motter Bros. & Co. The report highlights key indexes, notable gains and losses, and market activity across leading industries for the session.
In Chicago wheat trading the market shows July and September references with price indices and milling outlook. Traders watch supply and demand cues while noting July and September dates in the evolving grain outlook.
A historic ad touts Zemo as a universal remedy for fiery itching prickly heat eczema and inflamed skin promising instant relief and disappearing rashes. It sells in 25 cent and one dollar bottles guaranteed and available via Williamson Drug Store in Frederick and sent by mail from E W Rose Medicine Co Saint Louis Missouri.
A fragmented legal notice lists investments and bonds including Fidelity, Casualty, Liability, Indemnity, and Accident coverage. It names Security Road & Metals and Realty Construction Co, builder groups, and Alabama Casualty and Southwestern Mutual among insurers and sponsors. The document references mortgage and bond guarantees and a chain of titles with security and indemnity provisions.
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