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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1911
Page
6
A 1911 chronicle warns that hatpins on large hats threaten pedestrians and injure eyes in crowds. It calls for reform or safety pins as a humane alternative. The piece notes Admiral Togo’s return and reflects on historic peace treaties and the White House cow as curiosities of the era.
Fragmentary lines note travel culture, money as hard to earn yet some people take it easy, suggesting a social observation rather than a full event. The wording is unclear but implies contrasting attitudes toward wealth and leisure.
The Maryland State Board of Health campaigns to ban public drinking cups in trains parks fountains stores and schools citing tuberculosis typhoid and other diseases. Statewide move mirrors actions in other states as health officials seek preventive measures and public hygiene improvements.
Baltimore News argues that cults used as an instrument of war violate humane rules, with a harsh critique of individuals who embrace such methods, claiming they abandon morality and pursue society’s ruin.
Atlantic City's champion lifeguard George J. Shronk recalls humorous incidents from the profession. A tale about a Spruce street belle and a wig at sea leads to a witty exchange with a waiter named Tint. Panels of jokes from several papers follow, including quips about pitchers, halos, and a family piano gift as a wedding present.
Col Ulysses Hobbs longtime Frederick County attorney died aged 79 at Sabillasville Sanatorium after months of illness. Born April 29, 1832, he never married and was the oldest Frederick County bar member. Funeral today at 4 from the train, Mt Oliver cemetery. Other obituaries note Mrs Susan Wise and Mrs Selma Brust among survivors and services.
A lyrical scene of rural life in September shows rain looming, fields and house silhouettes, wind lifting pink petals and drifting smoke from the path. Figures move along a damp lane, lantern-like, as a distant dog and the rustle of grass set a wistful mood.
The Department of Justice worries over New York banking capital concentration. Democratic leaders defend the facts, insisting regulations are needed to curb improper control that harms the public.
Local items recount events in Frederick from 20 years earlier. The Walkersville Enterprise has expanded its sewer-column folio, Amemiem Light and Heat Co. works at Isahel Hales Works to install gas furnaces and piping, John Hartman of Baltimore falls about eight feet while repairing the Moreland School for the Deaf, and contractor Wi M Gittinger plans remodeling at the Reformed church.
A noon update from Motter Bros. & Co. summarizes latest stock sales across multiple issues. Entries include Anacostia & Potomac 5s, Chicago Railway 5s Cons, Georgia Alabama 5s, Houston Oil Co 10, Northern Central 128, Seaboard Air Line first 4s 87, Seaboard Common 87, United Rys Cons 48, and Mercantile Trust 146 among others.
A mild curing compound named D. DD. Prescription provides instant relief from mosquito bites. The preparation, advertised at 25 cents, claims to draw out poison and prevent further irritation after a wash with oil of wintergreen thquins and other ingredients.
Channel notes show Sept Wheat at 1.90, Dec Wheat at 1.45, May Wheat at futures with unclear figures, and Sept Corn trading amid uncertain quotes. Market movers include Chicago exchanges and grain traders monitoring price signals, with incomplete data on some contract months.
Bank heads list capital of 125000 dollars surplus and profits of 100000 dollars with Charles B. Trail as President James H. Harris as Vice-President and Albert Gilson as Cashier according to the bank’s notice.
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