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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
1
The issue blends a moon phase note with a broad array of world and local items. It cites Frederick County peaches and wheat, praise for local bands, famine relief in India, Arctic ice risks to Peary, Japanese forces in China, the Pekin tragedy, Boxers, and global war rumors, all in a compact newspaper card.
A collage of quotes from several papers notes political bias and social norms. The Washington Star and Baltimore Herald reflect on Filipino and Boer issues while Philadelphia Record and Brooklyn Eagle discuss Croker and a controversial hotel dining incident in Cincinnati.
Fragmentary dialogue notes from a 19th or early 20th century column feature characters Miss Gusheigh Mr Bluntt Genevieve Harold and Genevieve de Groundred. The exchange touches on memory sensation and humor with mock social satire and references to the Anti-Trust Branch of the Women’s Progressive and Argumentative Society and Eskimo living experiences.
A collage of editorial fragments from Washington Fest Washington Post New York Tribune and Chicago Post debating civilization versus barbarism the Britain debt issue and Bryan imperialism. Questions probe currency policy imperial rights and the treatment of American citizens in North Carolina.
A dated verse piece questions gender norms as Woman removes her shirt while Man hesitates to abandon convention. The poem contrasts modest attire with comfort, asking if women should dominate the shirt’s cooling effect and whether men are unfairly constrained by fashion. A garbled medical ad follows, touting a stomach tonic from South America and a local druggist in Maryland, mixing product claims with marketing boilerplate.
GENTY CORRESPONDENCE. PLEASANT WALK. Local notices recount social visits and travels in Washington county, with mentions of Mr Ridgley renting a home at High and Locust, Dr Warrenfeltz’s Texas trip, and plans for the Great Walk picnic on September 1. Community updates include illnesses, visits, and local entertainments across Fergusonville, Walkersville, and nearby towns.
Cablegram from Sir Claude MacDonald reports sixty killed and one hundred ten wounded at Pekis. War correspondent Dr George Ernest Mormist among the injured. Foreign envoys were alive on August 3 but under fire constantly.
Special prepared to Theens Wasmixutos reports relief is on the way in response to Minister Cooger’s message received yesterday. A prompt reply indicates forthcoming aid and assistance.
A letter from a reader criticizes the current dog law, asks what protection owners have when youths steal dogs for profit, and decries dogs being muzzled and confined without food or water. The writer urges a single humane dog catcher overseen by a gentle, nonabusive official and expresses agreement with the mayor against the existing dog law.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand weds Countess Sophie Chotek and formally renounces his right of succession to the Austrian throne. Sophie, though not noble, comes from a high family and is described as handsome and popular in Vienna. Her piano playing is noted to rival that of a professional.
A white man died when he and a colored man slept on railroad tracks and were struck by Pittsburg Express No 4. The white man was about 20, well dressed, with papers identifying him as a traveling salesman. The colored man fled after the collision. identity not revealed.
Adam Robinson colored was arrested by Officers Six and Cock on fighting charges. He faced Justice Smith who imposed a $300 fine. He fled but was found and returned to the mayor, with his fine raised to $10 or three days in jail, and he went to jail. A Lutheran picnic at Agricultural Park drew a good crowd with music from 5 to 7 p.m. A bicycle race, one fourth mile, was won by Charles Spangler Alter.
In a Tes News want ad style snippet, sellers tout cough remedies with claims of effectiveness. A. L. Pearre sells the products as trusted remedies through Newark New Jersey dror stores.
Mrs. Emms KE Bayne of New York rode a long distance by bicycle, starting July 9 aiming 3,000 miles in 30 days. She surpassed that goal by reaching 4,300 miles in 30 days, completing her forty fourth century ride at Valley Stream, with no fatigue and plans for more.
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