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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
6
A long opinion piece argues municipal ownership of electric light plants can work without political patronage. It cites Chambersburg and others showing costs may be lower when management is kept free from spoils, urging reform of the political system rather than abandoning public utilities.
Contemporary commentary urges reviving the mosquito fleet under government commission and notes Maryland’s honor through Admiral Schley securing a chief attorney from the state. Mrs Rayner is praised as a persuasive advocate, with Admiral Schley selecting her with discretion. Sir Thomas Lipton sails to America as patriotic citizens welcome his visit.
The piece reflects on Sir Thomas as a dead game sport and praises the courtesy of hosts in welcoming English visitors. It recalls chivalric echoes from Malory and notes the Mary land tournament tradition continuing in Maryland and the Virginias, with historic Page du Carrousel cited as a distant image.
A collage of humorous exchanges from era newspapers shows playful banter about ages marriage records and dietary choices. Characters discuss a girl’s suggested marriage age of 28 and joke about bananas apples and water amid light gossip and quaint rural dialogue.
A collage of editorials notes Florida divorce legislation as unjust and calls for reform. It praises medical science advances and details a U S government yellow fever vaccine test in Havana, noting volunteers risk life for science and honoring their sacrifice.
Linganore Hills Inn lists arrivals from Baltimore and Washington including Clara L Dempsey Agnes M Barry Virginia E Dempsey Florence M Taylor Anna V Thompson Mabel Thompson A May Starr Wm Reynolds Clarence E Bowen Lilie E Martin Bomibel Martin R C Holtz man Simms S A Miller Miss Miller C P Miller Louis Yost John M Grover Washington visitors noted among recent guests.
A German physician Dr A Beechee promotes Rooschee's German Syrup as a proven remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. The text claims two million bottles sold yearly since 1868 and that three doses relieve an ordinary cough. Available at Main's Drug Store with Green's Prize Almanac.
A playful verse narrates summer swimmin and family talk about a boy's first dip. The scene shifts to a humorous guide on fortune telling titled The Sage from the Washington Star, urging bold prophesy and confident talk to gain regard.
Amanda Poorman, 68, widowed daughter of Dennis Hanks and lifelong Lincoln ally, has spent five years as housekeeper in Mattoon Illinois. She nursed Mrs Cunningham and endured poverty while Lincoln’s early life and storied visits with the Hanks family are recalled, prompting calls for national sympathy and aid.
Dr J W Downey of New Market was among judges at the Oranges County Horse Show held recently at Orange Court House. Mr John A Detrick, a county figure, serves as president and lives about five miles from Orange Court House on a 1200 acre stock farm near Montpelier the Madison home.
The wages of conductors on the Frederick division of the Pennsylvania Railroad were increased from 80 dollars to 34 dollars per month.
Mr Frank Smith and family Mr John Wilson and family and Mrs Henry Nelson of this city are camping at Baughers woods.
A lively scene at the market with many farmers absent for picnics. Early buyers found cantaloupes scarce, while fruits and vegetables filled the stalls with prices listed for butter eggs poultry fruit and meat. Vendors boast plentiful provisions though some items like Lima beans are scarce and priced high.
The market moved from dull to brisk, led by Seaboard issues and rail investments. Seaboard earnings rise weekly, road-bed and rails upgrading boost prospects. preferred stock traded up to 60 1/2 after board, common at 28 1/4, bonds around 24 1/4. Georgia and Alabama bonds valued, Norfolk and Western and street railway securites show demand. bank stocks limited, with Third National at 100 and modest yields noted.
The miscallaneous list shows Cotton Dack incomes making the largest rise, bonds trading around 60 with coupons giving a yield around sly per cent, and Cotton Dack firsts at 87 bid 90 asked. Consolidated Gaw stock near 65 cents, brewing stocks rise with preferred at 143 and common at 734, old 6 percent bonds at 5344, Fidelity & Deposit leading gains at 161 to 165, American Bonding 3 at 94, Central Trust 60 17, money easing with 5 percent offered and four months at 4 14 percent.
Bradstreet's reports improved tone and demand across trade, with corn belt and northwest markets showing cheer, crops forecast mixed but higher prices, and purchasing power held. Wheat, corn, oats and hogs advance. southern crops damaged by storms, cotton and sugar steadier. Stock markets firm. rail stocks optimism. Bank clearings down from last week. Wheat exports remain heavy with price fluctuations in Baltimore. Minister Stoddard attacks secret societies. Harper discusses lynchings in the South. Tripartite pact abrogation moves forward in Birmingham via referendum.
Aug 17 Gus Ruhlin and manager Billy Madden arrived from Portland to sign articles with Jim Jeffries who has been in the state a month. Jeffries has agreed to meet Ruhlin and fight him for the heavyweight champion title.
Durban reports Lord Kitchener with a strong force moving toward Houthweni on the Zululand border where General Botha is said to have concentrated about 4,000 Boers. An important engagement is anticipated. Thompson's Friends Worth Having. Indianapolis crowd vows to pay Edward P. Thompson's 3190 fine to avoid imprisonment. Advertising drives business.
A long list of residents and former locals share travel and visit updates. Miss DeWitt of Baltimore scams at Thurmort, Judge Jobo Motier returns from the Fan-American Exposition, and many others from Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh and beyond report visits, vacations, and homecomings in Frederick and surrounding towns. Several clergy and firm names appear among the guests and returning travelers.
A vivid, archaic stereotype describes Moorish marriage customs, claiming parents fatten daughters for weddings. Text asserts brides bulk up through bread portions and restricted diets, until slimness is lost and women become “huge sacks of down.” It notes cultural contrasts, including seating in Morocco and Spain.
Larchment August 17 with the wind nearly calm the Constitution surged to the finish line finishing a little over a quarter mile ahead of the Columbia in a 4 1/2 mile race yesterday.
The piece explains Angora goats browse on brush and require winter feed such as straw hay and grain. It notes their value lies in Mohair, stock growth, and that meat flavor varies with diet. Mohair production totals for 7991 show domestic and imported weights, with fiber quality depending on bloodlines and breed.
Jeb Hibberd, president of the First National Bank of New Windsor, is very ill at his country home. Military authorities seek a site in Garrett county for a permanent camp of instruction. Matthew J. Mullaney takes proprietorship of the Windsor Hotel, Cumberland, formerly of the National Hotel, Washington. The Maryland Leather and Saddlery Company is incorporated at Hagerstown with 10000 dollars capital. St Marys church at Barnesville, Montgomery county, will be dedicated Sunday with Bishop Curtis presiding. Emmett Sylvester, 16, son of William E. Sylvester near Hileboro, Caroline county, drowned in the Tuckahoe River. A man called Bill, aboard the Puritan at Cambridge, drowned August 16. Capt. George W. Horner recovered the body. Thursday’s thunderstorm caused severe damage in western Washington county with unroofed barns near Clear Spring and uprooted trees blocking roads.
A Great Northern engine built in 1870 in England has just reached 4 000 000 miles, possibly the English record. New York Central’s G M Waitt notes the mark exceeds U S engines and reflects ongoing push to renew with modern machines rather than prolong worn units. He explains American practice favors scrapping engines long before 30 years to adopt advances.
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