19 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1898
Page
1
An advertisement offers Charcot's Tonic Tablets as a guaranteed remedy for drink habits and nervous melancholy. It claims to destroy alcohol cravings and restore a person, with pamphlets available by Albert L Pearce in Frederick, Maryland. The text implies discreet use and requests sending for pamphlet.
Real estate and insurance broker ad listing multiple properties near Frederick Maryland. Includes farms of 150 70 200 and 237 acres 3 miles from Frederick plus suburban homes on Church Street and on the pike. Also mentions buildings, quarries, farms near Braddock and a 12 percent investment bond with mortgage loan options. Electric Road frontage and estate details appear throughout with sale bargains and divisions offered.
A Washington report on Dr. Talmage’s December 18 1897 sermon urging young men to guard against drink gambling and thriftless spending, insist on earning before spending and seek divine guidance. He counsels prompt action self control and religion as the core tools to master life and future success.
An archaic exhortation laments liquor's ruin as a knight declares the falcon panics at a poisoned cup. It argues for abstaining from drink and turning to a divine fountain to cleanse the world, warning of thousands led astray by intoxication and urging spiritual renewal.
Two hundred thousand women enrolled in Presbyterian church societies mobilize in Conmrosa New York to bar Brigham Roberts from Congress over alleged polygamy. They argue polygamy violates law and Christian civilization. Senate remarks on federal limits follow.
Rome correspondent reports the Duke of Connaught may visit Khartoum to lay the foundation stone of Gordon Memorial College, to train Sendanese youth under General Lord Kitchener’s direction. Creek Warrant Frauds claim two Muskogee leaders, C. H. Worth and S. B. Callahan, face indictments for involvement in a scheme that netted over 70 000 dollars.
Georgia students and officials welcomed President McKinley as he attended services at Wesley Monumental Church in Savannah. The party toured camp and hospitals, praised hospital staff, and heard remarks from Postmaster General Smith and General Shafter. A lengthy church service preceded informal greetings and a late-night departure to Macon amid cheers.
Copenhagen dispatch reports King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway suddenly ill and confined to bed. Born Jan 21 1829, he became king on April 18 1872 after Charlies III’s death. He wed Princess Sophia Nassau in 1851 and they had four sons. The piece also notes an anarchist conference in London with a Rome Times dispatch claiming success and a weather outlook for the mid-Atlantic region with increasing clouds and possible rain or snow.
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