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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1893
Page
2
The piece reflects on the Christmas season urging charity and goodwill. It argues public duty and private virtue should align with love, peace, and generosity toward children, urging practical kindness beyond mere materialism. It emphasizes gentleness and shared joy as essential yearly lessons.
Readers are treated to a string of pointed opinions accusing cabinet overreach and calling for clarity on domestic punishments. The piece notes a push for more battleships while stressing a cautious stance toward foreign powers crossing the sea.
A fragmented column notes beliefs in lunar effects on bacon and daily fortunes from unlucky days to signs, urging preservation of history. It mentions a Frederick county celebration in 1765 and praises local judges.
Marylanders push to preserve colonial and revolutionary memory with monuments and memorials. Citizens from Woodsboro and Boonsboro submit essays and notes praising public honor, roads, and patriotism while urging deeper record keeping of state history.
Readers are shown elaborate gowns and accessories from the latest season with blue cloth, velvet trims, and jetted details. Excerpts discuss selvage usage, bold fabrics, and the extravagance of women’s dress, noting social pressure and wealth signaling through gowns and jewelry.
A lyrical fragment recalls a mournful moment at night with a woman’s eyes and the speaker’s fixation on death. The piece shifts through imagery of frost, stars, and old romance, ending with a reference to a campaign and a poet named Lunacy Campaign? Scorr.
A short verse attributed to a 19th century source notes that Christmas on a Monday predicts a harsh winter with strong winds and storms. It warns of many battles and beasts dying, and that the born that day will be strong yet many may die.
A road improvement convention led by the League of American Wheelmen meets in Baltimore on September 7 at 1 a.m. Attendees include farmers, mercantile bodies, road societies, and all public bodies interested in good roads. A report on road improvement will be presented to urge action ahead of the legislature.
A fire at the Heiser Building on South Paca and Lombard streets in Baltimore caused extensive damage around 3 to 5 PM. The six story warehouse and adjoining structures including the Condon Building, old Christian Church, and several factories were destroyed or severely damaged, with losses over 366 900 dollars. Cause traced to hot cinders beneath boiler rubble igniting debris near an elevator shaft. The blaze prompted a general alarm and affected multiple neighboring properties and businesses.
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