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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
4
The Daily News announces subscription rates and delivery details for the Frederick Maryland area. It lists monthly and yearly prices, advance payment requirements, and carrier delivery terms, noting office phone exchange connections and acceptances for advertising and information requests.
The text hints at political figures and names like ex President Cleveland and Governor Hughes facing a special New York legislative session after the regular one. It suggests sympathy for Cleveland and a high profit Paper Trust, plus Cannon directing congressional investigations into media interests.
A Hagerstown municipal electric light plant reported a net yearly profit of 7000 dollars with street lighting costs at 14.12 dollars per lamp. The article credits nonpolitical management by the city board and notes diversions for improvements while depreciation is charged, arguing the venture succeeds when insulated from spoils politics.
A terse Baltimore Sun note mentions a complaint about a freckle or mole on Baltimore’s face prompting immediate removal by WT. The brief item records a reaction and assigns no additional context or names.
The Baltimore American and Cumberland papers debate graft risks in a 5 million state highway program. They warn of lax public supervision, urge integrity, and fault officials and contractors amid push for better roads in Maryland.
A collage of witty quips traces social foibles from Passemus-Do widowhood to Pardonicus orange blossoms and gunpowder rumors. Anecdotes touch on fashion fads and business obsessions, from plodding Pete’s caution to Jones’s ball night mischief and a silk umbrella collection.
Excerpts from The Philadelphia Record and Ohio State Journal plus Springfield Republican critique clash over executive power and disarmament. Pieces lampoon the House Rules Committee and warn against shifting political questions to commissions before elections.
Fragmented, but notes a poetical plea of eternal love and a cited line about death shaping fate. The text blends devotional musings with references to love, sorrow, and a longing for witness, ending with an unrelated medical ad fragment.
Burlington New Jersey churches debate banning The Merry Widow hats during services citing crowding and discomfort. Clergy and ushers discuss prompting women to remove large hats at cloakrooms while commentary from Rev Willard Dame of Baltimore weighs fashion versus tradition.
An advertisement for the Frederick County National Bank of Frederick MD stresses energy and perseverance as keys to success. It urges readers to put savings with the bank and notes capital of £150,000.
Edward Alexander Talbott former Elliott City mayor dies. Samuel Slayman dies after a brief incident at his Hancock home aged 66. Elizabeth Weaver of Patapsco dies from burns. Bateman Hopkies 83 dies at Steversville Kent Island from debility. Margaret Cross Getty widow of State Senator Getty dies at Grantsville. Henry Wise and Edward Marshall both colored die after a free fight near Stockton Worcester at Peninsula General Salisbury.
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