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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1902
Page
6
The Frederick based publication advertises telegraphic and postal services for news, advertisements, and correspondence. It invites nationwide submissions day or night and directs letters and telegrams to THE NEWS, Frederick.
A column notes public debate on a House leadership issue and reports Senate testimony detailing the water cure used by American troops in the Philippines. Witnesses describe torture of a presidente and others, drawing shock at such practices amid U S civil aims.
Contemporary comment denounces the extra session actions and praises the Comptroller for refusing to honor money certificates for stationery to General Assembly members. The Baltimore papers debate legality and motives, with General Kitchener and canal per diem topics echoing through editorials.
A collage of quips and jokes from miscellaneous pages including a child inquiry about a toot-pick, a caution about holding a cat, a weather remark, a judge's quip on stupidity, and marriage gift anecdotes. It presents brief, whimsical snippets with no single cohesive story.
The Philadelphia Record reports the War Office has ordered a sweeping investigation into alleged abuses in the Philippines. It singles out marked severity in Smiths orders and a water cure claim in Panay, seeks to verify Wallers trial testimony, and promises to uncover every case with comprehensive discipline actions.
A dubious health advertisement touts Hochetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal cure and tonic for a run down system. It claims wealth follows health and urges readers in Sistonhaurg to try the product to prevent ailments from headaches to malaria and fevers.
Mrs Mary Haller of Mt Iagford reports her son recovered after three doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, describing severe cramps and near hopelessness before treatment. The ad cites success for rheumatism and general relief, naming multiple purchasers and offering the product for sale.
Photographs by Wm P Etchison depict Mr Frank C Hargott’s cream and gold room at 26 West Patrick Street. The room features Axminster carpet olive shade, birdseye maple and brass furniture, Verne Martin stands, bric a brac, a brass four poster bed with pink white lace coverings, a chandelier, and foliage plants complementing a green and old rose theme.
A fragment from Baltimore Herald mocks a housecleaning scene with a clumsy husband and sharp wife, ending in moral chaos as the man curses and faces his own hypocrisy. The piece blends prose verse with comic melodrama and satirical bite about domestic life.
The Belles Lattras and the Alcott Literary Societies held regular meetings with officers elected, programs including recitations readings and music, and adjourned with mentions of upcoming sessions and notices. Publicity note: for 25 cents you can place a wants ad in the Frederick News.
The Navajo hunt prairie dogs using clever traps and a rain method. They place a mirror at a burrow entry to lure a dog outside, then pin it with a spear, while during summer rains they flood burrows with trenches to drown many rodents for meals at Navajo huts.
A summary of early 20th century views explains how comets form tails as the sun's gravity and radiation pressure push particles away. It discusses Arrhenius and Max Planck ideas, hydrogen hydrocarbons, vaporization near the sun, and potential multiple tails for heterogeneous heads.
A garbled historical snippet muses on civility and generosity, quoting a French king on sharing a ford or two to ease need. The text reflects on temper, civic spirit, and the idea of aiding others to brighten society.
A light market page notes groceries and produce at modest prices for April. Eggs twelve cents a dozen, butter twenty five cents a pound, poultry up to forty cents each. Fruit and vegetables list a wide range, with strawberries, tomatoes, cabbage, and pumpkins among items. fish and meats also tabulated with per pound or per unit costs.
Baltimore April 18 The past week saw exciting market moves led by New York with a Nashville corner and Seaboard activity. Sea board gains boosted bonds and street holdings, including Seaboard Air Line issues, United Railways, Norfolk Railway, and Richmond Traction. Banking and utility stocks edged higher with modest bond demand. weather and broader conditions noted. Bradstreet’s reports weather effects and economic signals shaping the market.
Weather and crop prospects push prices up for wheat and staples as winter wheat dampens yield hopes while cotton outlook improves in the south. Cattle and hog markets hit multi year highs in Chicago on tight receipts. Trade volumes rise with upbeat earning reports and strong bank clearings, notes of labor unrest easing and active building materials demand.
Myersville residents report a 22 foot addition to the Farmers' Mutual Exchanges warehouse and a new vault installed at the Myersville Savings Bank. Frederick Select Orchestra to play at W. B. Rays opening in Pearl this evening. Local merchants urge continued advertising to sustain business. Christian T. Wilson moves from Frederick to Libertytown to run a hardware and store business. Altoona undertakers and preachers promote evening funerals to save costs and avoid daytime disruption.
Hazleton April reports show miners anger as Core Bros and G B Markle issues require wage claims be made individually and coal tow rules. United Mine Workers fear strike5157 and Civic Federation plans to wait 30 days to April 27. Gettysburg Park land condemnation begins for four tracts near Hanover Avenue Emmitsburg Road, including clay deposits used for buck manufacture. Cholera epidemic in Manila remains unabated with Manila totals 332 cases and 253 deaths and provinces 651 cases 420 deaths.
Maryland items report a range of local matters from deaths and court awards to factory expansions and rail labor actions. Notable items include the death of Thomas J. Lecompte near Oakland Haven, James A. Thorpe’s death in a Baltimore hospital, and Richard J. Cox winning 500 dollars in a slander suit. The Windsor Knitting Mill in Hagerstown expands to 600 dozen hoses daily, and Commercial and Savings Bank of Snow Hill raises capital from 26000 to 50000 dollars. The governor commutes Lloyd L. Burke’s hanging sentence to life imprisonment. Ground donated for a Methodist church in Howard County, and Western Maryland Railroad labor tensions as disagreements over piecework arise. Mount Clare erecting shop workers strike over planned piecework, while a felonious assault on Twila Willgon prompts a $100 reward from Allegany County officials. the child remains seriously injured. In Dawsonville Montgomery County, Mrs. Lawrence Alluntt is bitten by a dog. the animal is killed and its head sent to Baltimore for analysis.
A promotional note on merchants guiding customers to what satisfies them urges varied ads. It stresses daily or weekly special values and using Tar News to reach people. The piece highlights matching goods to tastes and advertising as the best path to attract customers.
FOR SALE ARRIVED GOOD M POTATOES WHOLESALE RETAIL FRANK J SCHROEDER 25 EAST PAT TICK STREET BOTH PHONES SALE CHEAP ONE ACETYLENE GAS MACHINE CAPACITY 30 LIGHTS 6 FOOT BURNERS SUITABLE FOR DWELLING OR STORE NEARLY NEW EASY TO RUN APPLY AT NEWS OFFR E ALSAST
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