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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
4
The Daily News an independent paper issued by Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company Frederick Maryland lists officers including R E Birley President and C Will Foot Vice President with secretary treasurer and manager roles. The notice presents historic newspaper masthead style and publishing details.
The piece critiques the London Arbitration League petition urging a ban on war aircraft. It cites signatories like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Israel Zangwill, questions its practicality, and notes that nations already invest heavily in military planes. It questions the Hague Congress’s power to curb air warfare and reflects on global military progress and American diplomacy.
The piece contrasts the uniforms of foreign representatives with American diplomats in plain dress at German court events. It recalls Choate in knee breeches, Auld, and now Leishman in gala attire with braid, arguing against mandatory dress by critics and defending democratic simplicity in diplomacy.
The Washington Post notes a new principle to curb financing revolutions by loans or munitions, urging major powers to demand concessions and protect citizens. It argues the policy could deter filibustering and warship demands, citing French banking influence and Knox’s push for world peace. It also covers Taft’s Mexico policy, warning Madero’s government and outlining potential US military readiness to restore order and protect American interests along the border.
A garbled past two year excerpt discusses per capita income, rising living costs, and a practical problem of reducing horse feed costs. Mentions Kansas agricultural experiment stallion and a generic Baltimore Star reference, but key facts are incomplete and names unclear.
Amid concerns over high living costs and tariff policy, discussion centers on cheaper corn and alfalfa fodder for horses. Dr Wiley lauds cooking as foundational to arts and professions, while a Chicago case highlights race-related protests as four white men face execution.
A jumble of humorous chatter and quips from various sources. The Washington Star and Louisville Courier Journal exchanges note playful lines about love, pride, and a witty dig at graft accusations. The mood remains light and satirical.
A nostalgic poem celebrates the rural mailman and the little gray mailbox at the end of the lane. The piece depicts the carrier’s daily jog, the box’s quiet vigil, and life in the country with affectionate, sunlit imagery. The rural mailbox becomes a focal point of community and patience on the route.
Twenty years ago to day in Frederick details from the period. The piece notes a collection of relics and artifacts, mentions local sites and figures, and includes descriptions of events and people in a fragmented archival column style. The obscure text references a lodge, a bank building, and several individuals with hints of incident.
Boward S Thomas of Libertytown is having a cabinet maker complete a coffin and a gravestone with a hand pointing downward. The project, planned for 25 years, will be exhibited in a weatherproof closet until burial and will mark a unique county display of prearranged death arrangements.
Scribbled note reports ice in ponds east of the city at Rosenshoh Farms reaching eight inches thick. Mentioned as the thickest cut in years with no drivers found who recall older ice. An accompanying patent medicine ad promotes Hall’s Family M’s for constipation and a “Catarri Cote” remedy.
Motter Bros corrected noon quotations list banks brokers and traders prices for bonds notes stocks and commodities including United Rys Seaboard Cortland Western Maryland Northern Central Continental Trust and other issues with futures for May July and Sept wheat and May July corn.
Financial note shows Pensee with 125000 surplus and profits and a separate 110000 amount recorded, indicating a fiscal item likely from a corporate or accounting report. The brief entry flags a significant balance figure in the period.
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