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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1899
Page
2
A collage of items: subscription rates for The Weekly News, Moon Phases data, and assorted notices. Includes remarks on the Manila roast beef shipment and coffins, plus brief editorial quips about the Quay trial, a Cuba and Puerto Rico development group in Martinsburg, and Frederick-Hagerstown railway talk.
A Washington County poultry grower renowned for Light Brahmas notes market chickens grow smaller and eggs shrink in size over years. He argues breeders focus on show quality while market needs and blood purity suffer, harming both farmers and consumers who face weight and size disparities in meat and eggs.
A Washington County poultryman offers to distribute eggs from his Light Brahma flock to farmers on a shared-raise plan. Farmers keep half of the resulting birds and return half to the fancier, aiming to improve local poultry and egg production. The note encourages similar cooperation with Frederick County breeders.
The clippings reflect partisan views on Admiral Schley and the Philippine conflict. Editorials from the Baltimore Herald Baltimore News Baltimore American and Baltimore Sun discuss patriotism versus partisanship, pressures of war, and potential Congressional intervention if the conflict drags on.
A collage of witty quotes and odd antics from newspapers shows crooked monuments, souvenir eggs, clever tricks with hens, fishing season banter, Anglomanniac humor, and a flee from an instalment book salesman. The tone mirrors early press humor and urban chatter.
Pittsburg Dispatch reports Controller Tracewell claims civil service rules are mere executive regulation enabling heads of departments to appoint without exams. He argues the president alone can restrain this and that the spoils system would revive, citing Bowler the Great and Supreme Court review as checks. The piece notes the Philippines commission claim of honest service and questions the ruling's impact.
Frederick likely attends the next State Firemen meeting in Westminster where officials expect success and a larger prize. Engineer Pownall notes Fishing Creek water as pure and suitable for any use. A Myerstown resident laughs at a fake electric car wreck. Athletic park upgrades promise new bicycle-friendly facilities and summer events led by Jacob Schmidt. Brunswick will be telephonically connected to Frederick soon.
The notice states patrons soon gain access to the Boyd system in Montgomery County and connect with the larger network at Orleans. Due to rising demand, additional wire will be run from Frederick to Rockaraville to expand service.
A fragmentary poem piece from Matoanet Wo Sanagtriin speaks of retreat and quiet havens near the city’s bustle. It contrasts inner peace with urban toil and devotion to a beloved named Rosina in a short verse from Chicago News.
Notices advertise a performance called the Graphophone Grand at City Opera House on April 20 and 22 with a call to look for Saturday News advertisements. The piece includes local notices, a fish catch report, and a medical ad for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming to cure catarrh of the stomach.
Distorted OCR shows a bank notice related to overdrawn accounts and discounts on overdrafts, with references to patrons, security, and April closing. Names, dates, and precise terms are unclear due to garbled text.
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