Frederick agony and unrest mix with regional musings
The Frederick News questions whether Frederick county peaches or cantaloupes are sweeter while noting ongoing town chatter. The piece cites the Baltimore News on girls in Frederick County, mocks Hagerstown Globe remarks on instruction, and critiques library efficiency. It also recalls the Philadelphia Record’s stance on lynching, arguing Southern lynchings are more orderly than Northern ones as a general commentary on mob violence.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Baltimore News
Philadelphia
Mason and Dixon
Akron
Ohio
Lakes
South
Cumberland Rejoices Over Potomac Purification
Cumberland plans a Riverside Park celebration with a canoe parade races fireworks and joy as the Potomac pollution crisis nears a solution. The Lake Pulp Company agreed to change its process after a long Maryland case, ending the litigation and bringing cleaner water while remaining pollution sources persist. General Sprige asserts the city and witnesses were right about the mill’s impact, noting reduced pollution since August and a clearer river despite other sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Riverside Park
Potomac River
Potomac
State of Maryland
the Lake Pulp Company
Fnally
Camber- Detland
Messrs
Luke
Joseph A. Sprige
Citizens’ Water Committee
Washington County
Allegany
Lake Polo
Wii
Wivex Epary
North Branch
Bagerstown
George's Creek
Will's Creek
Eprigg
Water Turns Clear as Cumberland Rejoices
Citizens celebrate the return of clean water in Cumberland after a period of polluted and odorous river intake. Pulp mill effluent ceased weeks ago, Will’s Creek pollution faded, and the Potomac intake now supplies safe, odorless water viewed as a marked improvement over prior contamination.
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Baltmore
Beatec
Lem
Will's Creek
Cumberland
Public Schools Politics and Farmer Outlook in Maryland
A composite note cites diverse Maryland views on politics and education. It notes a school board member’s abstention shifting focus to supply contracts, praises farmers embracing external learning through expositions, and critiques party loyalties amid Bryan or McKinley looming choices, pointing to Annapolis public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Howard County School Board
Baltimore News
Maryland
Baltimore Herald
Fragments of overheard quips in 19th century chatter
A collage of comic snippets from newspapers features humorous lines about singing tiring a daughter, a Boston heritage, patriotic travel to China, and a society woman seeking stage fame. Witty asides contrast with sharp remarks on publicity and marriage in a bustling urban voice.
Press voices urge unity and reform in public roles
The Chicago Times cites Gen John B Gordon urging harmony between veterans of the Union and Confederacy. A New York Commercial Advertiser critique calls for abolition of grand juries, citing corruption risks and shifting powers from district attorneys amid party politics.
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Gurdos
Chicago Times
Herald
John B Gordon
Bine
Gray
Grand Jury and Liberty Threats in Tyranny Era Rhetoric
The fragment argues that a grand jury system and magistrates may protect liberty under tyranny, suggesting only a small chance of justice if authorities fear punitive risk. It contends that prosecutors under such regime might punish innocents and shield the powerful, creating a skewed justice landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dietritt
Dobe
Moments with the Murr Hepartee and Brookside Verses
A fragmented literary snippet presents a flirtatious exchange in verse with a "There’s many slip Twixt the coy and the lip" line, followed by a brookside meditation on longing. The text intertwines love, memory, and quiet desire as the speakers share restrained emotion.
Loyal Kansas City Youth Praised by President
Master J. Hugh Gibbens, a staunch Kansas City Republican living at 1417 Landiscourt, has earned a letter of commendation from President MicKinsey. Jolyn Hugh raised the American flag and a portrait of President Kehbley near Convention Hall with a large bok kitenod cord, an event covered by the Kansas City Journal.
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Kansas City
J. Hugh Gibbens
Landiscourt
MicKinsey
Jolyn Hugh
Kehbley
Convention Hall
Kansas City Journal
Free Library Building Planned at Hagers Town
Plans reveal a two story limestone structure for the free library gift of 60 000 by Mr. Bef. The building at Hagers Town will be sixty-one feet wide and eighty-two feet long with a recess doorway and columns flanking the entrance hall.
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Hagerstown
Bef. Newcomer
Baltimore
Middletown Picnic Sets Tone for August Weather Notes
A Raleigh era tone piece reports on late August heat and rain moderating as Middletown hosts a picnic. Cities and events are noted including weddings, dances, fairs, picnics, and excursions to Gettysburg, Ocean Grove, and Atlantic City. Local officials seek cleanliness amid spoiled streets, while national politics and Chinese-Boer-Philippines issues loom.
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Middletown
Bryan
McKinley
Fas
Singapore Hills Inn
Athletic Park
Sanday
Hagerstown
Gettysburg
Myersville
Frederick
Braddock
Ocean Grove
Atlantic City
Oime
Poteraville
Grinder’s Woods
Quinn Chapel
Building layout outlines library and museum rooms
Description details a library interior with an entrance hall to the front, a children's reading room of 20 by 18 feet, lavatories and stairways, a periodical room, a delivery desk, librarian's office, and a stack room 44 by 26 feet. The second floor features a museum and board room 34 by 30 feet, large windows, and two anta-rooms of 12 feet each.
Letter Between Youth and President McKinley Cited
A Kansas City youth sends a note to President McKinley praising his candidacy and hoping for another four years of prosperity. The reply from Secretary Cortelyou thanks him, while a Brunswick sale notice lists Luther S. Zirkle’s receivers auctioning stock in trade at the general store for Monday.
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Nestdsy
McKinley
Canton
Ohio
William McKinley
The
United States
Kansas City Journal
Kansas City
Roosevalt
Kansas
Executive Mansion
Washington
Gronct Cortelyot
J. Hugh Gibbons
Landiscourt
Walter Saunders
Alfred Ritter
Chas.g. Baldwin
Luther S. Zirkle
Brunswick
Deaths in Brunswick Springfield and Middletown Valley
The notice records the death of Miss Lillie Carter at Brunswick on August 18 from typhoid fever at about 22, with burial that evening. Chester Enox Ausherman, 20, of Burkittsville, died August 15 in Springfield Missouri from lung trouble after health travel, buried there. survived by father, a brother and two sisters. Mrs. Lawson Spear, a 56 year old enslaved woman born in Middletown Valley, died August 21 in Springfield Ohio. survived by husband and four sons including a deputy county clerk.
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Lillie Carter
O.D. Hathaway
Brongwick
Decessed
Loudoun County
Brunswick
Chester K. Ausherman
Chester Enox Ausherman
Mary Knox
Martin Ausherman
Burkittsville
Springfield
Colorado Springs
Ausherman
Lawson Spears
Lawson
Ohio
Middletown Valley
Anne Cartuail
Budget of Bright Local Items and Quips
A fragmentary budget notes a breakfast play on words about toast, a remark on safety in marriage, a note on reorganization of the National Cornet Band of My ersville, and a humorous saying about education of an elephant versus a dressmaker. It mentions a Befauver family reunion at Braddock Heights on September 18 and hints at a witty line about a lobster’s claw. Also references a cynical remark on heartbreak and the 27th annual picnic exhibition at Williams Grove with machinery displays.
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Myersville
Braddock Heights
Willams Grove
Exetera
Wheelmen Accident in Washington Track Practice
Charles Lambright and J Frank Pampel of this city were injured during cycling practice at the Washington bicycle park. A tandem ridden by two Washington men crossed the board track and collided with Pampel and Lambright at the tape. Pampel suffered a broken wheel while Lambright endured multiple injuries.
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Charles Lambright
J. Frank Pampel
Washington
Pampel
Lambright
Pel
Maugst Melange of Goods in Hickory Market Prices
A bustling market note sketches a wide range of goods from peaches to potatoes and apples at varied prices. It notes a warmer spell since last week, mentions local sellers Tucker James and Tobe Sahr, and recalls a farmer who held wheat in storage before selling at lower prices. It lists current prices for fruit, vegetables, poultry, fish, meats, and other staples, reflecting a robust but fluctuating late season market.
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Liege
Demdes
Weekly Review of Trade Stocks and Bonds Aug 24
Markets this week were dull with little buying demand causing price declines across most listings. Investment bonds showed some early strength. rail bonds like South bonds appeared cheap with October coupons. Notable levels include Georgia & Alabama Consola at 95.4 and Seaboard securities lower with common stock 1 to 17 1/2. Georgia & Alabama common traded around 2, the lowest in months. Canton Company moved 78 to 13 1/2 amid broad reorganizational pressure.
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BaLt
Georgia
Alabama
West Virginia Central
Saganes
Anacostia & Potomac
Semone Newe
Norfolk Railway
Oes Southern
Northern Central
Silz
Georgia & Alsbama
Maryland Casualty
Wamnali
Aeoyricas Boedingeid
Waa & Nal
Ct Brewing Ga
Canton Company
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Market Notes on Leather Hides Wool and Wheat Press
Bradstreet's reports mixed trade signals with conservative buying in hides and leather as buyers hold to immediate needs while large lots remain scarce. Wool markets steady with cautious demand. tallow and beef markets steady to soft. Wheat futures show firmness in Baltimore and Western markets with July to September price shifts and steady export totals for the season amid election year caution.
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Wardon@ciuve
Beyicg
Bevera
Guownune
Bradstreet's
New York
Bradstreet’s Today
Baltimore
Southern
Western
Where Pearls Come From and Health Then and Now
Pearls come from Tae peshi fisheries along the Red Sea with about a hundred Ars tribes boats. Each crew ranges from five to twelve men armed with small canes. Two fishings occur yearly and health is valued as a treasure. Hi tetter's Stomach Bitters is praised for stomach disorders and general wellness amid impure blood and overworked stomach. Albert & Pesrre sell it with a guaranteed Löw price.
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Red Sea
Ars
Hitetter
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Retown Library
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Joe Chew
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Philippines
Washington and Gettysburg
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B. F. Newcomer
Dory
Tucker James
Tobe Sahr
West South Street
Weekly Review OF Trade
Ceri
Scorr & Sux
Bathwore Learner Co
Albert & Pesrre
Uisa F. Engeldeecht
Tittle Ladies
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Intie
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