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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1899
Page
4
An old Frederick Maryland newspaper notice advertises subscription options and rates for The News. It mentions mail delivery from Southern Printing and Manufacturing and outlines payment terms and contact guidance for readers to subscribe or send information.
A call favors a prompt memorial in Havana to honor sailors and marines who perished in the Maine explosion. The piece argues the nation owes a tribute equal to that for battlefield dead and cautions against inflated claims of local credit for Hagerstown capital. It notes planned receptions for Maryland’s First Regiment and discusses an inquiry into General Miles about army beef provisioning.
The Saturday News presents eight pages of varied content with up to date news and special features. An illustrated Home for the Aged layout and a portrait of Harvey Reiff draw reader interest while the women’s department expands with fashion, home decor, fancy work and recipes. A Santiago battle graphic by Captain Kilmer enhances the issue alongside posts on social topics. Henry Watterson criticizes Democrats and proposes backing Admiral Dewey for 1900.
The piece cites Mr. Watterson arguing the Democratic party must abandon principles to win, praising Admiral Dewey as a popular figure while criticizing a purely pragmatic campaign. It warns that restoring core ideals matters more than glittering schemes, and predicts dire fate for a party chasing success without conviction.
The Baltimore Herald notes pay-wagon promises dull chivalric ardor of Cuban volunteers while Quay faces thirteen candidates and thirteen votes. The Baltimore American says a man who remembers and redeems pledges after office is rare and worthy, and the Baltimore Sun echoes. Elkton calls for push and energy to spur population growth and a new era of prosperity through expansion.
A collage of comic lines and slang from Detroit Free Press and Detroit Journal snippets. Jokes about college expenses, misheard phrases, and rural dialects appear alongside brief dialogue from a mock judge and a hen roost anecdote. The humor centers on miscommunication and cultural caricatures.
The New York Commercial Advertiser argues for lowering United States postage to Hawaii the West Indies and the Philippines to domestic levels and cites Britain’s intercolonial penny rate plus Canada’s doubled mail volume after its adoption. The New York Tribune questions Klondike winter output funding and criticizes government aid for the unemployed.
Letters discuss Klondike wealth and generosity, housing in Myersville, planned trips to Myersville, electric railway progress to Hagerstown, Captain Beckley’s welcome for Frederick soldiers, and a survey for an electric road between Myersville and Hagerstown.
Carl Philips of Libderytown has been appointed clerk at the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank. In a related note, Masters Franklin Harrington, Ror Raland and Goward Young were guests at the City Open House last night, receiving boxes of fine candy from Cruise participants aboard the Polar Star.
The Union Savings Bank of Baltimore was incorporated yesterday by Edgar K. Lecg Joshua S. Rawlings Augustus M. Rowling Richard M. Davall Edward Y. Goldsborough and William B. Ehien. Cheap Publicity offers 15 cent notices in Frederick via News want ad to express desires or interest.
Market goers faced slick aisles and icy sidewalls as a brisk morning crowd gathered. Poultry butter eggs and produce colored the stalls with quoted prices for turkeys apples oranges beets onions and more amid talk of a milder winter and a uncertain crop outlook.
The Emerson Literary Society at Frederick College held its regular meeting with roll call, minutes, and a program including current events essays recitations and a debate on abolishing whipping in schools. The Belles Lettres Literary Society at Frederick Male High School met, with readings debates officer elections and reports, including a debate endorsing the United States building and controlling the Nicaraguan Canal and several officer selections.
Captain A Turner longtime conductor on the Washington county branch is promoted to a run between Frederick and Baltimore. J H Grim of Brunswick, veteran on the second division regular cab, becomes passenger conductor on the Washington county branch. Say you saw it in The News.
In February the Moon waxes through crescent and full phases, Sun's path along the ecliptic shifts with declination, and planets appear as evening or morning stars. Bright fixed stars Castor and Pollux near Gemini, and Orion dominates the February skies with prominent magnitudes and a legendary belt and club.
The Woman's College held a crowded midwinter reception last night from 8 to 11 with palm and fern decor, a colored mandolin club, and refreshments served by students. Hosts Prof and Mrs J H Apple were assisted by Misses Iehl Holly and Jenkins and other faculty. Out of town guests included Mrs Austin Brockenbro, Mrs Gray, Miss DeLasamut, Miss Hart, Mrs Alexander, Miss Kline, Miss Cann, Mrs Reifsayder, and Mr Ralph B Cort.
The fourth quarterly conference of the M. E. Church in this city was held last night with Presiding Elder McKenney. Officers for one year were elected including a board of stewards: Thomas Pope, James Perry, J. M. Radeha, J. D. Hendrickson, W. H. Davai, W. S. B. Filler, W. M. Mieciemus, E. Heinlein, C. G. P. Goodell, W. Chilton, C. A. Gilson, C. B. E. Kline, Hammond Umer. Recording steward: L. E. Mullinix, Milton Umer, A. Fearhake, George A. Gilbert, A. H. Haunt, Judge John Motter, F. Heinlein, W. S. Tell, James H. Harris.
The passage extols Paine's Celery Compound as a specific cure for rheumatism in all forms. It claims to cleanse and invigorate blood, boost liver and kidney action, and strengthen the whole body. Patient testimonials from Rochester and others are cited as proof, amid warnings against worthless remedies.
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