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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1902
Page
4
An independent newspaper notice from The News Frederick details subscription terms at 1.00 per year, requests advance payments, mentions club incentives, and invites correspondence and advertising orders by mail or telegraph to The News Frederick Maryland.
A Camden New Jersey school teacher informed pupils that there is no Santa Claus, prompting parental dismay over disrupted childhood joy. The letter argues the incident intrudes on family belief and questions the right of educators to alter or erode a cherished Christmas tradition.
A jumble of editorial squibs from the Baltimore Herald and Capital press critiques Christmas stock shortages and women's fashion tastes, mocks bird plumes in hats and social vanity, and notes Europe and U.S. market tensions as sugar and tobacco prices rise amid trade policy shifts.
The Baltimore Sun analyzes Cuba's trade ties, the Platt amendment, and the Monroe Doctrine. It argues US self defense and power projection, noting Cuban resentment of intervention and the potential difficulty of reasserting control once trade shifts. It stresses US strength, unity, and the drift of policy toward mutual interests.
A jumble of humor and clipped quotes from papers like Philadelphia Pregy and Chicago Daily News, featuring lines about homely notes from Mrs Benham, a photographer demanding advance payment, a judge questioning a murder timeline, and snippets from Atlanta Constitution about sowing wild oats and riches.
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece argues for tighter immigration limits, urging literacy tests and head taxes to keep out unassimilable migrants. It claims thousands arrive with little English, lowering wages and displacing skilled workers, and favors admitting only those likely to settle and contribute to growth.
A fragmentary poem page from Rochester Post-Express presents two verses. One compares My Lady in various garments to seasonal beauty as autumn and winter approach. The other, titled Awakening, depicts a man desolate at wealth’s loss, seeing his child suffer and asking why God gives such hardships.
State officers may enter premises to inspect and treat or destroy trees vines and plants infected with disease or pests. If treatment can prevent spread without destruction they may use remedies and devices. Trustees and state officers must report expenses to Maryland Agricultural College trustees for collection by the county State’s Attorney.
Long Island Bishop Borges told a Trinity Church audience he envisions converting Coney Island into a moral center. He would tear down taverns and create a paradise with music, healthful amusements, and homes for men and women, funded by church care, opposing the current use of the waterfront for vice. He warned moral graveyards threaten youth and urged capitalists to support such charity.
Fragmented ad copy touts cash from ads and promotes dubious remedies. Mentions catheters, balms, and plaster substitutes for pains. References A L Pearre and safety claims for infant care, with garbled product pitches and unclear outcomes.
At Annapolis the Abthorisios of 86 and other students are to answer charges after an early Sunday clash with Professor J B Rip pore. Faculty and the board of governors plan a thorough investigation as students attacked and scattered by armed undergraduates. Police actions, injuries, and campus tensions frame a tense response from college leaders and alumni.
A Denton report lists several local incidents including the death of George M. Jenking in the Baltimore and Ohio yards at Locust Point, and Carl Weinmann who fell from a third story window. James Tawes was nominated for customs collector for the Eastern District of Maryland. Other items note a farmer, William Gains, who shot himself in Baltimore County, college hazing steps at St. John’s College Annapolis, and the destruction of the Cambridge Academy Building by fire with about 300 children present. Additional notes reference local incorporations, a Hobbs Station medical call, and deaths of Mrs. James Whinney and others in the region.
Advertised letters remaining in the Frederick city post office as of Saturday December 13 1803 must be claimed within two weeks or sent to the dead letter office. Lists include names such as Jake Edmonson Frank Francis Charles Farrell Red Gaskins James G Graham Alexander Jobayon Henry Kuck Badger Liday Millard Poole G W Slifer M J Sullivan Mrs Emma Green Miss Olivia Marlow Mrs Marcus Ramsburg Mrs Hame Ross Mrs M Mannie Stein Miss Belle Sammars and two others. The Women’s College at Croner is closed until after the holidays. A remedy advertisement promotes a cold cough treatment for children claiming safety and universal use by mothers.
Mrs H Newsom of Dees Tay Ala credits Electric Bitters with ending long agony from indigestion and loss of appetite. She reports gaining 35 pounds after use and endorses the medicine as a positive remedy. Also notes a stock subscription sale for the Freder ick and Jefferson Electric Railroad Company in Jefferson Maryland with officials Lewis O Whipp and Harry Dipeser listed.
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