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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1901
Page
6
The piece notes a glorious rain but mocks humidity and pest outbreaks. It discusses a Canal outlook, shipping decline, and local troubles in Cumberland with cloudbursts. It repeats London and American views on dancing, defending American grace and leadership of women on the dance floor.
An Obie judge says a trust offered money to sway his ruling in a case brought by the pure food people. The item notes Ohio as a hot ground for trust duping and official honesty, per the Washington Star.
The Anti-Trust League says Attorney General Knox answers resemble evasion while others see his statements as clear. A separate note from the Baltimore Herald highlights the steel corporation motion as sharp and decisive. Also, a surreal quip about a rough melon from Boonsboro town contrasts with a vivid Arctic imagery from the Hagerstown Mail.
A collage of cartoonish dialogue and quips from various papers. Sponger boasts he can drink any number of cocktails while a parent dismisses a suitor's noble aims. A Turk hints at vengeance, a dentist proclaims knowledge, and lines mix in humorous, fragmentary form.
A collage of editorial snippets from Hartford Times and other papers lampoons Waterson Gorman and Whitney travels to Saratoga. It critiques Democratic bosses, Republican desperation, and a venomous octopus metaphor for graft. Schley Case tensions and China peace terms are lightly weighed.
Poem urges acts of kindness as signs to the weary including smiles handshakes words of cheer and small back pats. The piece notes sunlit smiles ease burdens and seeds of goodwill sprout in hearts. An advertising line promotes Harper Whitney whiskey with a Frederick Maryland seller listing N Hauer.
A New York Mail and Express report claims a pioneering pigeon ranch near Los Angeles, covering about six acres with 15,000 birds. The birds are fed at a cost of around $5 per meal, and the operation began three years ago from 2,000 birds, selling large quantities of eggs and meat monthly.
Baltimer weekly markets show rising activity and stronger buying. Seaboard remains a favored pick with preferred stock around 31 after earlier 23 and two year collateral trust at 102. Georgia and Alabama Consols at 160 and South Bound 43 noted, with calls changing mortgage standings and absorption likely to push prices higher.
Reports describe caterpillar infestations in Hagerstown shade trees and the delay in laying a cornerstone for a Mount Royal plaza monument due to stone delivery. Financial statements for Carroll county Westminster are issued. Edward Carrington Jr named co-receiver of Star Publishing. Funeral services held for Robert J Dryden of Pocomoke City. Confederate veterans reunion planned in Hyattsville with other Prince George’s veterans expected.
A wedding at the Mt Airy home of R Barnes united Miss Caroline May Barnes and Bird Maynard Robinson on August 17 at 8 am with Rev David May officiating. The ceremony featured a dark blue gown and train, and was followed by a train trip to Baltimore and Danver, Colorado, and other western ports.
The Frederick City Hospital Association held a benefit picnic at Braddock Heights yesterday afternoon and evening. A large crowd attended. Dancing was enjoyed and supper parties were part of the festivities. Say you saw it in The News.
Mary Jans reviews weekly society notes and events with humor and local color. She mentions picnics at Middletown and Braddock Heights, dances, rapid transit rumors, fairs at Frederick and Rockville, school institutes, and community gatherings while noting rain, heat, preserving season, and summer pleasures.
A reflective column laments married life versus single women. It argues old maids are valuable yet often misjudged, notes men busy with housecleaning, and suggests women’s societies influence marriages while praising single women as salt of the earth.
Constantinople August 24 Turkey this morning settled the Quay question according to the desires of France, reporting a diplomatic move aligning with Paris. The diminutive dispatch indicates a step favorable to French aims in the ongoing negotiations and port arrangements.
Frank Tinehart, charged with causing the death of Miss Mary Finifreck in Lake Roger, was arrested in Smithsburg and sent to Hagerstown. Justice Yingling committed him to jail for the November term. bail was not allowed. Smithsburg residents plan an indignation meeting tonight as Biochart retains lawyers W Wolfisger Keedy Mason.
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