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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
4
The Daily News notes calls by Philadelphia Mayor Weaver for publishing tax assessments and public records to curb fraud and discrimination. It argues open government strengthens accountability, aids property owners, and promotes better governance across national, state, and local levels.
A fragmented contemporary comment reports Cumberland gaining influence amid political contention. The Baltimore Herald hints at evolving public discourse, noting August’s role and a derisive tone toward political reform. The piece references a proposed toy trust called Eye and hints at broader national amusement with current events.
Baltimore American notes the spirit of decency in the Republican party in Maryland cannot ignore facts. It urges action to convince Maryland citizens that Republicans must not stand by as the ignorant are sold in a scarifying manipulation of the free ballot and calls for protest.
A collage of humorous and clipped exchanges from multiple papers.Comic snippets show light civic chatter and social scenes with playful mispronunciations and urban banter. The notes sketch daily life attitudes with a tongue in cheek tone.
From the New York Evening Post Congressman Mudd of Maryland criticizes rural delivery as ungrateful and complains postmasters and letter carriers benefit from a civil service wall. He suggests abolishing routes to curb perceived ingratitude and notes the civil service system as the core cause.
Poem fragment extols resilience after misfortune with vivid imagery. It urges pride in effort, regardless of outcomes, and notes critics judge actions over results. The verse blends battle metaphor with existential reflection on courage, response, and narrative after defeat.
Bay Cured of Colic After Physician's Treatment Had Failed. My boy when four years old was taken with colic and cramps in his stomach. I got for the Doctor and he injected morphine but the child kept getting worse. I then gave him half a teaspoonful of Castor oil and in half an hour he was sleeping and soon recovered. Mr Wikios bookkeeping for the Snell Lake Larter Co. For sale by A L Pearce.
Col Richard Root longtime Keokuk Iowa resident and Frederick County native, dies at 94 in Camden Maine while visiting family. He served in Civil War, led Highlows Cavalry, recruited colored troops, later US Marshal for Iowa, sheriff of Lee County, and Keokuk postmaster. He married Angeline Brockman in 1858, survived by family and friends across several states.
A despatch from Richmond Virginia reports that Mrs Josephine Andrews a former nun now dying at the city almshouse where she has lived off and on for years. The piece recounts a romance like life including a Virginia family, a marriage to a man named Andrews and a son who are long dead. Father Magri notes royalty about her life and says the former nun may die soon. Debate continues on whether the woman is Josephine Bankley who left the convent at Emmitsburg around 1855. In Montgomery county delegates are named to oppose Judge McSherry in a Republican judicial convention. the meeting date has not yet been set.
An advertisement extols Father John’s Medicine for throat and lung troubles and general vitality. It claims to ward off colds, aid digestion, and boost nutrition, avoiding stimulants and nerve-destroying drugs. The product is linked to Rev. Father John O’Brien of Lowell, Maine, who popularized its name.
Reading shows a fragmentary ad noting a Mrs Beaver at 2 North Market Street with Mrs Ayers and a doctor, offering a honey house and a square vocal bed at a price of 25 cents. The text is a damaged item with unclear context and several illegible phrases.
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