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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
6
The Carroll County Record and Tet News weigh Maryland General Assembly needs and penalties for vagrancy. They urge harsher action against tramps, endorsing workhouses, licensing of peddlers, and stricter controls to curb nuisance and alleged criminal behavior.
A terse note argues against a proposed state law banning foot use, labeling it an excessive, foolish restriction and claiming the measure overreaches in its attempt to regulate behavior.
In a rough, digressive excerpt the piece contrasts rowdy youthful games and a call for order. It cites President Roosevelt and Senator McComas on anarchists and extradition, criticizing “criminals” and the Bulgaria case while mocking naval idealism and creditors in a late 19th or early 20th century Baltimore context.
A humorous montage of town name shifts from Bogdale to Swamphurst and back, meant to amuse readers. It pairs quips about trust in God and man with light exchanges among characters, closing with a rural winter vignette about a colonel and a New Year wait.
From the Boston Advertiser and New York Sun notes a push for reciprocity in tariffs, with industries seeking protection for their sectors while still allowing reforms. Editors call for a calmer era of political sanity as national harmony grows and public discussion becomes less rancorous.
A fragmented historical note claims the first ironclad dates to the sixteenth century while a 1902 almanac promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It includes testimonials from A J Snell of Summer Blynn New York and mentions a local dealer A L Pearre.
Dr. Charles G. Hill of Arlington sells his chestnut horse Joe Wheeler to New York sculptor Charles Niehaus. Niehaus plans a bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Bedford Ferrant for Meomphia city next spring. The horse stands 16⅓ hands high, weighs over 1200 pounds, and is praised for conformation and rideability.
A period tone collage presents poems and prose vignettes on faith and family from authors like L. M. Monraomsay and an anonymous contributor. It contrasts spiritual contemplation and maternal devotion with light hearts and everyday routines, interwoven with brief notices on celery growing, cleaning woes, and small civic items.
The week passed with little change in markets as copper and gold exports weighed on New York sentiment. Seaboard securities traded near their usual levels with 4s at 86, preferred at 51, common around 27, and Ten Year 4s near 1013f. Seaboard earnings remain solid, with October and ten months ending October 31 showing strong results.
The market shows weak sentiment across railroad bonds with several issues like Georgia Alabama Consols and Virginia Midland 6s trading around reported levels. Bank stocks see light activity with Citizens National bid at $1 and Commercial & Farmers around 120, National Union at 120, while trust stocks show little trading.
A brisk market day lists ample fowl and meat for Christmas meals. Poultry, pork, eggs, and butter are priced. sausages, sausages and puddings praised. Fresh fruits and vegetables show varied per dozen or per pound costs with apples, oranges, potatoes, onions, and greens highlighted.
Prices across bonds wheat and stocks show mixed strength with Northern Central and Pennsylvania ties. Wheat market driven by scarcity plus outside speculation amid rising food costs. Theater note highlights Miss Barrymore in Captain Jinks at Baltimore Academy of Music.
Lincoln J. Carter presents The Heart of Chicago a sensational melodrama at the City Opera House. The new scenery shows Chicago alleys McFadden’s Flats Michigan Avenue the Masonic Temple roof and the World's Fair Court of Honor. The play features love and hate with vivid scenes and strong acting.
A promotional message urges women to seek jewels but warns against sacrificing health for them. It promotes Dr Boschee's German Syrup to curb coughs colds and bronchial issues and claims it helps early consumption, noting availability at Main's Drug Store and Green's Special Almanac.
Augustus Meisel, a brakeman, was seriously injured after being run over by a train at Conowingo. A Worcester County woman died from wounds after being shot by her husband. John T. Cavy and family were found unconscious from gas. Granville S. Hines of Westminister bank is critically ill at home. Soba Williams, once a valet to Vice President Breckinridge, was acquitted of bigamy in Baltimore. Westminster Abattoir directors include Stein Hull and Millar with $5,000 capital. Allegany County Commission considers party balance. O F Kannewag may be president. James Martin may head county almshouse. Lawsuit filed in Carroll County Circuit Court over injuries from a building collapse during construction.
Letters from the People respond to a proposal taxing bachelors. The writer argues against compulsory marriage, noting free choice in a republic and praising some bachelors in public service while defending the system despite critics.
Mrs. Mary L. Renner of New Midway died after a yearlong cancer illness at 51. Funeral in Rocky Ridge German Baptist Church conducted by Rev. W. E. Wheeler with pallbearers named. Funeral director Jessa Kolb. Mrs. William H. Eichelberger of Arlington Md died aged about 50, survived by husband two sons and a daughter. Funeral set for Monday at 11 from P R R depot with Mt Olivet Cemetery interment. Mrs. Anna C. Gannon, widow of Jan M. Gannon, died in Baltimore on December 4. Funeral held at her North Eden Street home.
The Sick. Mr. D. S. Rice on East Fourth street suffers from lumbago and rheumatism. Daniel Brandenburg, an elderly retired farmer northeast of Middletown, had a slight stroke affecting his right side. George M. Miller near Bolivar, a farmer, is in a helpless condition with locomotor ataxia. Isaac Young near Middletown, a farmer, confined at home for years from paralysis, is now in an almost hopeless state. John T. Best near Frederick suffered a slight stroke yesterday afternoon.
Chicago physician Mrs Mary R Metenpy endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe for all ages, non narcotic, and effective for obstinate coughs and colds in children. The notice claims universal efficacy and lists unlikely retailers and locations for sale.
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