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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1911
Page
6
Frederick Daily News announces carrier and mail rates in the United States for daily and semi weekly editions. It lists subscription prices, club incentives, and payment requirements. The news office details and contact methods are provided for advertisements and correspondence.
An Illinois Congressman proposes a Washington bureau of domestic science to study and promote scientific cooking. The piece argues for better restaurant cooking and notes some cooks make poor meals while others create palatable dishes, stressing the need for improved household and dining-room cuisine.
Frederick hosted two major conventions drawing statewide attention. Delegates praised the hospitable meeting place while locals valued the economic benefits and the city’s suitability for conferences. The piece notes Frederick’s potential as a regular host and its ongoing advertising needs.
The article argues Frederick should attract visitors by promoting conventions and the city as a world name, citing Harrisburg’s Board of Trade. It notes future conventions, like the State Firemen's, depend on local backing and prudent influence, while reflecting on social progress and the slow pace of civilization.
A Washington Herald piece argues Americans value constitutional rights and fear sweeping amendments. It contrasts US stability with European openness to change and notes Supreme Court jurisdiction as guardian of rights amid calls for reform.
A collection of quotes discusses bringing up children wisely and sympathetically for a true life perspective, the spread and value of the club movement with independent women aiding social progress, rising costs from refined living, and a troubling series of dynamite incidents. It notes union laborers' keen interest in convicting those crimes and calls for concerted justice.
Dialogues reveal Mrs Spenders pressing John on many topics while Mr Spenders retorts. a poker tale features Blobbs-Bjones winning six dollars from Hardappe. casual quips compare American speech and honesty with British foibles, reflecting lighthearted social column banter across publications.
Poem fragment echoes booster culture urging communities to support local growth. References a crowd in towns, a booster rooster, and a calling to lift efforts while forgiving faults. Ends with literary lines about waters cast, roses waking, and a fleeting life’s costs.
Yesterday The American Foundry and Manufacturing Company began casting at the old Page Foundry on West South Street after leasing the facility. Shutter fasteners began molding to fill an order as shops rush to equip the plant. The complex includes a 40 by 4 foot foundry floor, a Manufacturing room, a machine shop, and a blacksmith shop with an electric galvanizing plant to finish hardware. Charles E. B. Fisher supervises, with up to twenty workers expected once full capacity is reached. Shutter fasteners will be the specialty and the company claims its patent advantages over rivals.
Today s stock quotations are presented by Motter Bros. and Co. and reflect market activity on the exchange floor. The listing highlights notable shifts in blue chip and mid cap issues amid early trading, with prices fluctuating as investors weigh earnings and macro news.
Motter Bros. & Co. reports noon prices on stocks, bonds, and commodities including Seaboard Line, United Rys, Western Maryland, and Maryland issues. Wheat and corn futures are listed with May July Sept quotes. Small classified ad pitch invites readers to place notices in The News for quick results and low cost.
The document cites 105000 dollars in surplus and profits, indicates parental administration of the tune, records deposits over 1,000,000 dollars and assets totaling 1,400,000 dollars, reflecting a financial snapshot spanning years.
The letter from WM J Grove of Line Kiln complains the Lime With to Books road in Frederick County is the worst in the county. He urges changes in road law to relieve taxpayers and support improvements for the community requesting upkeep.
T C Harbaugh, formerly of this city, has written a playlet titled Lincoln's Boy Spy for the Pathe Moving Picture Co. He received $20 for the work and completed it in 144 hours. It is likely the playlet will soon be produced in local moving picture houses.
Twenty years ago in Frederick a Saturday Night piece by Leon Lewis titled The Night Riders in Maryland describes rain soaked scenes. A collision between a freight and an express train at Warrmgs on the B&O Railroad killed three train men. Obedience of orders sparked a fire at Capt Benjamin F P Crampton's Knoxville residence, destroying the building and contents as the family could not save them. Frank Johnson, a colored laborer, was crushed beneath a moving freight car after his foot caught in the track and he was taken to Montevue Hospital for treatment.
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