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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
1
The Wellington-Lowndes clash centers on leadership choices as the former governor leverages silence for leverage. Senate figures face scrutiny over plans, while diplomats wrestle with duties. Reports note Turkish minister Ferronk Bey seeking favor in Washington and British officer decorum under review amid broader war commentary.
Maryland towns show a steady push toward new industries with Western Shoe and shirt factory plans in Williamsport and Chester town. Reports note guaranteed work, labor canvasses, and regional advantages around Cumberland and Baltimore, urging local business groups to seek growth opportunities.
A fragmented line suggests a push to create a new industry in Frederick and Maryland communities, aiming to mirror opportunities found in other towns. The text hints at optimistic prospects and local ambition to attract growth and role models for regional development.
A fragmentary survey notes General Alger and Teddy Roosevelt era critics doubting leadership amid Pennsylvania political shifts. It cites the Baltimore Herald and Baltimore News on evangelic services and a looming pulp mill case settlement deadlock in Cumberland, highlighting cautious forecasts for state legislature openings and reverberating public mood.
Humorous snippets from early 20th century papers depict light banter about luck wealth and daily life. Q&A exchanges mention being born lucky or rich while scenes show neighbors, stairs, piano practice requests and a wedding trip with witty mishearings from Chicago and Indianapolis publications.
A New York judge faced a wife beating case and spared jail after the injured wife pleaded for mercy. Days later a similar case arose and a weeping woman warned of ruin if jailed. The court favored reviving the whipping post to deter cowards, arguing such punishment would better reform offenders and protect families.
A playful verse catalogs Miss April as coquettish and mood swinging, blending affection with vexation. The poem contrasts her sunny smiles and tearful days, describing her as both warm and distant, while readers sing her praise and feel the sway of her charms.
A reader says Chamberisin Cough Remed is the best in the world after trying it for a severe cold. The bottle reportedly shrank and emptied early before half used. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve relieving long standing piles after twenty years.
A commentary on the role of Children's Aid Societies in protecting dependent children in cities. Emphasizes treating each child as an individual, arguing for home placement when possible and careful agency oversight to avoid harmful outcomes, with a call for discussion by Miss Nellye Detrick before April 26.
The town mourns with multiple funerals including Mrs. Mary A. Horner at 2:90. Services were at West Fifth Street house with pallbearers from local undertakers A. T. Rice & Sons. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Virginia T. Toung's remains transported to Frederick for interment with no services. Wm. H. Sponseller funeral conducted at his son's home with pallbearers from local names. interment at Mt. Olivet. Chamberlain's remedies praised for cholera and diarrhea cures. local ads list druggists and testimonials.
A Maryland Historical Society cabinet holds timeworn papers detailing the aftermath of a great plot in Frederick County. They recount executions for high treason, the case of Caspar Pritchey, petitions for clemency, and four men pardoned and sent to serve the war’s end in Baltimore before joining the French fleet.
County correspondence reports a safe peach crop with good prospects for a full yield, plus cherries and plums showing promise from bud counts. Nearby land transfers include Samuel I. Linton buying about nine acres on the Kauffman farm east of the turnpike. The grip epidemic spreads through local homes, while ads promote Allen’s Foot-Ease and WeWitt’s Little Early Risers with typical patent medicine pitches. For sale: good shingle and routing for Islechesp, apply Thos B. Myers.
In a Frederick County equity case begun April 12 1900 the heirs of Julia Smoot and Loraine Smoot are named non residents and infants contesting land descended from Lloyd T Duvall Smoot. A trustee is sought to manage rents or a sale to pay overdue sums to several grandchildren. Publication granted for defendants Flora Smoot and Loraine Smoot Julia Smoot Alden Smoot and Francis Smoot with appearance by May 28 1900.
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