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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1902
Page
4
An old Frederick Maryland printing and manufacturing firm is listed with officers including treasurer and manager. The issue notes subscription rates and delivery options, urges reader correspondence, and comments on current events from the Philippines to Colorado. It references Admiral Schley and praise for Colorado legislators.
The Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, via State Pathologist Norton, urges farmers to prepare for fruit diseases with early spraying, sanitation, and careful care. Key steps include removing dead wood, pruning, avoiding large bark wounds, eliminating diseased wild trees, and choosing vigorous, disease‑resistant stock to keep orchards healthy.
A jumble of quotations and notes from Maryland papers. Mentions rotating crops, a forthcoming legislative session beginning and ending on a Wednesday, Hagerstown as an airship port, Haera town Mall, Shakespeare and April weather, and a misattributed remark by Senator Blackburn about an inaccuracy in a peach statement.
A collection of witty exchanges and quips from newspapers including a courtroom jab about seeing someone twice, jokes about a doctor treating a patient, debates on sociable friends, and a farmer’s prosperity remark. The items showcase humorous dialogue and social banter of the era.
The Philadelphia Record argues higher meat costs may improve health and economy as Americans shift to cheaper cuts and less meat. It cites Atwater and Fothergill on digestion, warns against preservatives in canned meats, and urges cooking discipline to cut waste while promoting Hostetter’s Bitters for health.
A historic advertisement touts a potion named for children’s coughs and chest relief. It claims safety, quick action, and wide household use, with endorsements and testimonials from local sellers and families. The misspelled text hints at a city dispensary and shopkeepers promoting the remedy.
A collage of verse and news items begins with lyrical musings on love and morning windows, then shifts to a presidential pardon in Hong Kong, a massive inheritance tax in Chicago, a Brooklyn plumbers strike, troop movements from Cuba, a Halifax travel tax, a Canadian king meeting, a Montreal gift to the Prince of Wales, and a fatal Jewis h family massacre near Kovno.
The Association of Military Sure goons plans a Washington gathering. M. Michinson, U S consul general at Constantinople, returns home for a visit. Earl Garman of Glenwood fatally shoots his father amid financial quarrels. Johnson Chair Company warehouse in Chicago destroyed by incendiary fire. A 14 year old named Pinlip Vans from Lameville Kentucky is arrested for machine tonnierfut menels and quatiots. Railroads report higher freight handler wages, triggering broader alerts. The Colored Republican League calls for a nationwide fireproof au action from all regions based on an unrestricted ballot.
Local notes report visits by John E Norwood of Baltimore and Wm Montgomery among area families. Reorganization of Sunday School planned for April 20. Smallpox scare led to vaccinations with no current cases. Farewell sermon by Rev Rosker Stransburg noted. Multiple mentions of local residents moving visiting or staying with relatives across Lewistown Charmont Lime Kiln Urbana and Frederick.
Daniel Shafer, 77, died suddenly at his Middletown home from heart disease after breakfast. He leaves a widow and son Charles W. Shafer, a farmer, plus two farms and two brick houses in Middletown. Also: Susan H. Makell, colored infant, died of pneumonia aged 6 months and 11 days. funeral at 2 pm, Greenmount cemetery. Masonic Temple interior near completion. windows and doors soon to be installed. Include various local notices, testimonials, and advertisements about Chamberlain remedies and other local business notes.
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