Ditman Prospectus for Preventive Medicine School
The Columbia Quarterly notes Dr. Ditman’s prospectus for a preventive medicine school linked to Columbia University if funds are raised. It cites his striking claims on preventable deaths and injuries, and contrasts practical instructional aims with existing foundations while praising potential broader teaching and training gains.
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Columbia Quarterly
Ditman
Columbia University
Chicago Record-Herald
Record- Herald
Sage Foundation
Rockefeller Institute
Record-Herald
Fading Fragments Reflecting Public Wit and Caution
A scattered clipping echoes opinion from the Cumberland Times and Baltimore papers on politics and farming. It notes admiration for resilience in heat and warns against assuming springs are safe to drink, hinting at public skepticism about appearances and health.
Bride asks about wedding customs and age in dialect
Fragmented quotes reveal questions about a bride’s father giving her away and a guest’s attempt to gauge age and height. The dialogue mimics Southern newspaper style with dialect while noting social ritual and uncertainty.
Betsy Ross House Faith Staunchly Preserved in Nation
A Philadelphia Inquirer column defends Betsy Ross house and the Betsy Ross myth, arguing that national tradition and public funds justify preserving the Betsy Ross homestead and its commemorations against doubters. It asserts patriotic purchase and reverence for the flag and rejects profit motives or historical refutation. The piece defends the nation’s judgment and the public’s investment.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Washington
Nincompoope
Paul Jones
Arnold
Charles Lea
Botey Rose
George Washington
Robert Morris
Betty Ross
Old Christ Church
Betsy Ross
Arch
Third Street
Betsy Roy
Moments With The Muse To Age
Georgia weather poet Water Savace from Landon, Georgia, reflects on aging and resilience. The speaker, intertwining verses with forecasts, embraces heat and rain as nature’s music while vowing not to complain as August arrives. The piece blends weather optimism with a personal meditation.
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Landon
Atlanta
Maryland News Briefs From Cambridge To Baltimore
A fragmentary Maryland edition notes a 75 cent property tax rate, a drowning in Rock Hall harbor, a Cambridge grocer's assignment for creditors over 14 million dollars, and a Baltimore ore coal train incident on a sharp curve near Cumberland. The Maryland Socialist party plans its state convention to nominate presidential electors.
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Hyattaville
Willem
Joiner
Rock Hall Harbor
Baltimore
Cumber- James
Maryland
Socialist Party
Horace H. Bowling
United States District Court
Alonzo L. Miles
Board of Police Commissioners
Alfred E. Upham
New York State Reformatory
Etroica
Maryland School For
W. Frank Hines
State Bureau of Immigration
Monocacy Battle Echoes in Frederick County Remembrance
Historian correspondent from Middle town recounts the July 9 1864 clash at Monocacy near Frederick Maryland a pivotal Civil War fight that delayed Jubal Early and guarded Washington. He notes heavy casualties blue and gray on the riverbank 2000 plus fallen and a later memorials and restored bridge.
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T. C. Harbaugh
Middletown
I'roy
Ohio
Frederick County
Maryland
Frederick
Washington
Grant
Lee
Virginia
Sherman
Jubal Early
Lincoln
Early
Luw Wallace
Wen Hur
Petersburg
6Th Corps
Miami County
Wallace
Barry
Monocacy
Shenandosh Valley
Greenbacke
Redorick
New Jersey
Gettyaburk
Jubal
Lew Wallace
Death notices and obituaries from Middletown area
Obituary notices report the death of Geo W Tracy of Middletown due to stomach inflammation at 65. Survived by five siblings. funeral held at Lutheran church with interment in Reformed cemetery. Subsequent notices include Nancy Diez Diez Cook and David F Hull obituary details with brief survivor lists and funeral arrangements. Additional brief notes mention a dog electrocuted in Torrington and a headline about orderly daily sheets in Bath.
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Qerough W. Tracy
Geo. W. Tracy
Middletown
Mr. Tracy
Trasburg
Frederik
Hoe
John Tracy
Charles
Frederick
Joby
Cumberland
Howard
Eugene Alexander
Mix
John Boyer
Jacob Dubirg
Nancy Dusing
Jacob Dusing
Pleasant Walk
Snyder
John Bohroyer
Harvey Snyder
Washington
Frederick County
Iodiana
Hagerstown
New Manchester
Ind
Pearl
Ralph
Josiah Leatherman
Addas
Alvey
John
Myersville
William
Charlea
Cody
Wyoming
Joseph Lindy
Gas Meter Tests Show 324 Correct 2,805 Anomalies
New York Herald reports on gas meter tests after consumer complaints. Of 2,805 meters examined in three months, 324 were correct, 1,820 ran fast, and 661 ran slow. The figures highlight widespread measurement inaccuracies.
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New York Herald
Ueers
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Esekt Bouthern Printing
Wwe
Tun Independence Party
Mr. Hearst
Dovariesa
Peary
North Pole
Baltimore Sun
Cumberland Times
Baltimore American
Berriness
WFR
Bayfey
Jesse
Abe
Brooklyn Eagle
Atlanta Constitution
Washington Star
THE
the Muse
Georgia
Yin
William Howard Taft
Taft
Frederick County Rational Bank Feederige
Tee Frederick
Town Bavinge
Busines
Pivkivndd
Dubie
State OF Maryland
Fredmick County
Persos- Hall Millen
Vings Institution
Lewis A. Rice
PAR. & Mech
HTL Bank
Pparmers
National Bank
Rick
Gapital
Tra
Jaime H. Harris
C. Albert Gilson
Nia
Vamer Procure
New York
Good Nee
Moat Tohv
Farmers’ & Mechanic
Frederick, MD
Middletown Savings Bank
Franklin Savings Bank
Fred. Erick, MD
Osab
Brata Or
Manntain
Farperiin County
Geo. W. Heintein
Franklin Savings Bank of
Prederick
Geo. W. Heinlein
Ecratary
G. Wesley Kindley
N. P
Ronise
Canisl
Cramer & Stauffer
Gramer & Stauffer
Woak
Derick
Bo Marra
Ard
Port Pisikereville
Cape
W.gaver
Wase- Bowers
Clarke Fiace Ey
TM News
Middletown Baving Bank
Total Resources
Bratr
Martland
Prevenick
John L. Foutsshn
John L. Routzasn
Chas
Hendrickson
Fire Insurange Company
Offica
Gentral National Bank
Dire Iy Rose Larwis
Gescim Ravay
Bruwany Ayan Hawar
Hawassee Fase G. Beem
Peawx Tmomenyasaanam
Wisaal Md. Peone
County Telephone
Care
Eee
Auld
David Franklin Hull
Hull
Democratic Party
Washington County
Ite Steel Chain
Torrington
Conn
Joseph Juff
Ith
Bath
Angola
J. Oreney & Peigeetecpir Es
Fis
Central National Bank
Court House
Thomas & Motter
Frederick Og
Harry W. Bowed
Bern
Stauffer
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