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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1893
Page
4
City residents face deplorable cobblestone conditions with holes rats and dangerous spots across Frederick streets. Authors urge consistent funding to maintain repairs arguing patchwork wastes money and blamed taxpayers for costs tied to injuries while calling for a complete new street system.
The excerpt critiques balance of trade and silver questions with satirical jabs at a six day speech by a Senator. It notes silver advocates see clouds but others see a silver lining and mocks Old World monarchies for lagging in naval power. A New Yorker’s suicide is briefly referenced as a controversial line in a broader lament.
Senator Peffer responds to dispatches blaming Kansas for turmoil and bloodshed. He accuses telegraph and press interests of spreading false stories and asserts Kansas voters are law-abiding property owners unlikely to endorse violence. He criticizes Western lawyers and notes lack of Populist newspapers to counteract reports.
Washington report notes Senator Gorman in D C seeking guidance on future bills. Maryland’s delegation supports the President’s financial policy and opposes any plan equating 50 cents in silver with a gold dollar, arguing the public would not tolerate such legislation.
Citizens vent frustration at East Church street condition, calling it a disgrace amid taxes. Letters praise health from bicycling, declare Emancipation Celebration a success, and critique heat and weather science. Figures discuss roads and a delayed electric railway project and memorials to Congress on road exhibits.
An OCR readable poem fragment presents two pieces. Alfred Austin writes about love's early roaming and later settling into home, peace, and pardon. The text mixes lines about kindness, truth, and moral reflections on mercy and justice within intimate life.
Market morning draw yields insights on rain scarce corn losses in Middletown valley yet suggests peaches in Delaware at about 1.25 per basket as a good year. butter 20-23c per lb, eggs 12-14c per dozen, chickens 25c each, and a wide array of fruits vegetables and meats with seasonal shifts and price ranges noted.
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