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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1904
Page
6
The Daily News announces advertising rates and payment terms for local and national notices. It invites submissions by mail or in person and notes free delivery in the city for subscriptions and ad placement inquiries. Local and distant customers are urged to submit messages via telegraph or postal service.
In a roundup of political and civic topics, Taft’s campaign messaging faces critique while the Maryland Geological Survey highlights road improvement under the new State law. Several counties including Allegany and Montgomery request surveys and plan to use state funds, with Frederick not yet applying. The News notes county readiness and farmer access to state and county aid, urging locals to decide if they want the benefits.
A Baltimore and Annapolis Chronicle style column laments mob violence and wealth protection with a gun and a howitzer analogy. It notes storms in the West and two Yorkers wishing lightning would strike their homes while debating bread costs and living expenses amid heat.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions trest structure and references to meat, wheat, and capital cities but details are unreadable. No identifiable people, organizations, dates, or events can be determined from the readable portion.
A witty exchange from various papers highlights temperance views and social chatter. Jotted quips cover travels, disguises, fashion, and engagements, with snippets about Irish identity and literary gossip.
The Washington Post piece questions Edward Parker’s forecast that anthracite will run out in fifty years and prices soar. It argues substitutes like bituminous coal, fuel oil, and electricity will curb demand, noting new smokeless fuels and tech advances. It asserts American ingenuity will provide adequate, affordable energy despite supply concerns.
Edward Atkinson analyzes war costs since 1875 versus the eight years of McKinley and Roosevelt, estimating a $2.2 billionpenalty from war and protection policies. The piece criticizes partisan bias and argues Navy spending is misattributed to current administrations.
Tiffany and Company display a lavish sterling silver Handl Cup for Mr F M Smith of the New York Yacht Club. The prize yacht Handl is celebrated with a dolphin motif, a miniature propeller handle, enamel flags, abalone panels, and a square onyx base. The cup stands 28.5 inches high, base 18.5 inches wide, and holds 9 quarts with over 360 ounces of silver.
The piece weighs whether rising military and war-related expenditures in the last eight years reflect real expansion or mere necessity. It notes Navy growth and broader government spending, arguing that higher totals may not equate to waste. It questions assuming today’s costs mirror twenty or thirty years ago and the value of further expansion.
A fragmentary verse piece recalls cows and weather with a mother’s guidance and a riddle about rain and milking. It blends and contrasts a sentimental rural scene with a moral tag about weather, work, and care.
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania on August 27 General James A. Beaver’s condition improved after a fall and a bruised amputated limb caused an abscess. Surgeons Dr. Hayes and Dr. Riddle removed the abscess without signs of gangrene or bone disease. The report notes a speedy recovery expected barring unforeseen complications.
Sam Jones, preaching at a Harrisonburg camp meeting, chides political reformers and professional preachers, urges apostolic faith and living, mocks manuscript sermons, and condemns saloons, whiskey, and lax manhood, urging courage in principled crusade and Bible trust. Jones claims faith in the Bible and mockingly acknowledges Jonah and the whale as literal.
The infant Page Burne, son of Mr and Mrs F B Barns, arrived by train and will be buried at Olivet cemetery after services at 2 pm tomorrow with burial at the cemetery. Alcinda Thompson, colored, was buried yesterday at 2:30 pm at the Baptist church with Rev Townes officiating and many Good Samaritans present. Interment followed at Greenmount Cemetery. A T Rice & Sons directed.
Four trapped miners at Pine Fall colliery have died from suffocation. The victims are Antonio Sembranti Igino Tobachini Francesca Cavajlto and Nicola Ludico. Rescuers recovered the bodies, confirming the tragedy.
A lively provincial notice extols Middletown area gardens with abundant fruit and vegetables. It lists prices for eggs poultry fruit and vegetables, plus meats and dairy, inviting residents to Sunday suppers and noting good yields and bargain prices from local sellers.
Steps to establish a public library at Canterville were reported as underway with local officials and prominent men in attendance. The piece notes funeral attendance for Albers Constable in Elkton and mentions various regional events.
Frank Adams presents Uncle Hez featuring the Radium dance with performers on a dark stage their faces hands and feet invisible as radium glows. The Kenetoscops dance and a striking act three transformation from a night ship deck to a six second tropical scene headline the City Opera House showing Wednesday August 31.
An old notice promotes a tonic claimed to prevent self destruction and treat depression. It urges immediate action when thoughts of self harm arise, touts Electric Bitters as a nerve tonic and regulator for stomach, liver, and kidneys, and lists A. L. Pearre, Druggist, as guarantor with a 50 cent price.
Arthur W. Thompson, youngest Balti more and Ohio division superintendent, did a 28 foot single span bridge replacement at Glen Easton in twelve minutes. A steam crane lifted the old bridge while a concrete I beam bridge went in without traffic disruption. Thompson’s transfer to the Wheeling division followed heavy engineering challenges there.
Word reached Frederick that George N. Haller of Washington has arrived in Panama and accepted a position in the Isthmian Canal architectural department. He is Joseph Haller’s son, a Washington resident, and a promising young architect who trained under his uncle N. I. Haller, a renowned Washington architect.
A local farm equipment dealer shares a public testimonial about Dean's Kidney Pills. M S McDaniel says the remedy eased kidney trouble in his family and urges others to buy at Clinton E Main's drug store. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole US agent. price 60 cents per box. Remember the name Dean's.
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