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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
6
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Laurel plans municipal purchase of a private light plant installed a decade ago at 14000. Price set at 8800. Private company revenue averages 9200 yearly, with 2000 from private rights and 2200 from the town for street lights. Expenses run about 1800 plus 800 yearly for improvements. Ongoing trial to compare city management with private operation.
Lancaster and our county share fertile soil and similar crops. The Lancaster Examiner cites New York Independent figures showing the 1900 U S apple crop at 215 million barrels valued around 10 million dollars, about 50 percent more than wheat’s annual 300.6 million. Exports to Liverpool and St Petersburg support stable apple prices, though apples are not viewed as staple.
The text notes high meat bills in the city and limited meat supplies while predicting growing frugivorous habits, with bread and pantry subsiding. It mentions the Pare Bean site on trade and the significant display last year boosting American apples and fostering renewed interest in distinctive American fenit. Orchard owners see promising outlooks for large holdings.
A collection of clipped editorials cites mixed public sentiment on army canteens and clothing trends, noting a clergyman’s transformation, and remarks on summer fashion while focusing on peach growers facing a volatile season. Despite weather turmoil, fruit profits may still reward wellhearted growers.
Humorous snippets from Brooklyn Life Philadelphia Record and Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cartoon panel style quips cover medical cures boat jokes dog encounters and a boy questioning future work paths. Names and locales hint at local humor and social commentary.
The Memphis Scimitar repurposes Captain Victor M. Conchas y Palat's testimony on the Santiago naval engagement to support Schley’s decisions. He confirms the Brooklyn bore the brunt as Spanish ships focused its fire and explains Schley’s move to avoid ramming while pursuing escape routes.
During Mrs McKinley’s illness, Mary Barber, her niece, accompanied her to Canton and provided steadfast care. A Spanish officer who Schley foresaw was pivotal, but the enemy’s maneuver at Klanna was balked by unexpected tactics.
Bradstreet's weekly review notes heat and holidays curbing industrial activity and limiting wholesale trade while retail sales for seasonable goods rise. Crop prospects improve with corn and cotton recovering from cold snaps. wheat favorable though international deficits weigh on prices. Grain quotes in Baltimore firm. August and September deliveries seen at steady to firm levels.
A verse fragment describes a tear stained face and a comforting kiss from a child, then shifts to a nostalgic ballad about a maid in a pinafore and a cottage garden, recalling days of yore and a sailor’s fond thoughts. The excerpts reflect gentle domestic imagery and romantic longing.
Letters from the People expresses support for free postal delivery. Zeary E. Zimmerman argues the new system saves horses and workers, noting two daily mails reduce eight miles of travel. He urges farmers to install mail boxes at their doors, stating Uncle Sam provides this service at no charge.
An advertisement touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for stomach ills nerves sleep and digestion claiming it strengthens the stomach steadies nerves and prevents ailment recurrence. It also mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a cold cure in one day with a 5 cent price and a Grove’s Bell on each box.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain s Cough Remedy as a cure for coughs and colds, claiming health restoration for long stubborn cases. It notes sale by A L Pearce and includes a narrative style claim of curing love trouble and airborne illnesses, with a no cure no pay offer and price of 25 cents.
A biographical sketch of Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver of Iowa traces his rise from West Virginia birth in 1858 to early schooling, university and rural teaching, then law study and precarious living. He becomes Fort Dodge city attorney and enters politics, highlighting his perseverance and reputation.
The text recalls Dollivar a Republican congressman elected in 1888 who rose to the Senate. He argues that America remains a poor man's country regardless of party, praising hard work and competition while cautioning against socialism and wealth without merit. He notes that many eminent leaders emerged from poverty and that wealth can dull youthful energy.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Sholmas Kline Jr died at home aged 3 days. Funeral at 10 this morning conducted by Rev Gr Osborne Iogle. Interment Mt Olivet. F Schroider funeral director. Eve Virginia Clingan daughter of Mr Charles Clingan Schleysylle died at 4 30 this morning aged six months. Funeral at 0 this afternoon at the house by Rev Dr Oathorne Ingle. Interment Mt Olivet.
A German physician Dr A Boschee offers Boschee's German Syrup as a longstanding cure for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims centuries of tested efficacy with two million bottles sold annually since 1863 and is advertised as a non experimental medicine now widely sold. Price three quarters of a dollar. Main's Drug Store features it with Green's Prize Almanac.
A historical excerpt recalls skull pyramids in a Novara wheatfield and battlefield skulls from Savoy Sardinia Austria France and Italy. It cites Magenta Jena Leipzig Lutzen Austerlitz Waterloo and other sites where war deaths stained the soil and trains with blood. The text quotes Mapelwoood on fate and violence.
An ancient Turkish legend near Constantinople tells how a monk doubted news of Turks in the city. A half cooking fish sprang back to water proving the tale and giving Ba luk its famed healing spring. Pilgrims visit Our Lady of the Fishes church for cures amid a marble tank of fossilized remains.
The piece explains how to judge whether open air bathing harms or helps a person. If circulation returns quickly after leaving the water and skin reddens, warming and vitality return soon, the bath is beneficial. If skin remains cold and clammy for 15 to 20 minutes and weakness lingers for an hour or more, cold bathing is likely unsuitable for the individual.
The Salton basin in southern California lies 200 to 200 feet below sea level and holds about 1000 acres of salt deposits. Salt is produced by shaping ridges with a dummy engine, piling notes, and shipping to a drying mill, yielding about 2000 tons annually. The basin refills from salt springs, and June air temps reach 150 degrees, tolerable only by Indian workers.
Mr Beddard of the London Zoological Society notes a peculiarity in tiger ears a bright white spot on the back of each ear may resemble watchful eyes when ears tilt forward. This protective marking could help sleepers in caves or thickets appear to an enemy as if being watched potentially deterring surprise attacks.
Frogs act as natural cleaners by consuming decaying animal matter in springs and streams, helping keep waters pure. They also eat many insects including flies and mosquitoes. Despite odd form, they jump well and swim, teaching boys games like leapfrog and teaching respect for swimming.
A Chicago Post quote describes a cautious man who seemed unusually formal and circumspect, leading a friend to fear offense during a tense moment. The tension eases when Brother Willie returns with a phonograph left on a table, restoring harmony.
Late arrivals at Linganore Hills Inn include Mr and Mrs C H Mayers and Misses Helen and Ruth Mayers from Washington, Mr R E K Helphenstine also of Washington, Mr and Mrs Frank Taylor of Rosnoks Virginia, Miss Eleanor Reynolds, Mr Richard Trippe of Baltimore.
Commodities listed include corn at 62.50 per barrel, shelled corn at 0.50 per bushel, wheat at 0.65 per bushel, and hay priced 12 to 14 dollars per ton. Prices reflect today’s market quotas from The Eocal Mart.
Maryland's exhibit at the Pan American Exposition highlights the state's mineral wealth with allegorical art and detailed displays. It features coal pillars from the big vein, maps of geology and climate, quarry stones, marbles, slates, clays, soils in glass jars, and a cabinet of geological specimens from Cambrian to Pleistocene, plus Hopkins lab tours and a full Geological Survey publication set.
Majors Thomas W. Hall died at his home in Rux ton Baltimore county. Leon Holmes a Marine at Annapolis drowned in College Creek. Two Whittingtons cousins died rowing between Cedar Point and Herring Bay. Baltimore’s heat spike lifted weekly death toll to about 450, the highest since 1996. William T. Carr of Howard county died of cancer, leaving grown children. Rev. John Gaynor reassigned from Rockville to Washington. Rev. Urban Gatelius moves from Cumberland to Evans City PA. Andrew Kirkpatrick of Lonaconing severely injured by a firecracker explosion, died hours later. Hyattsville puro food factory to hire 100 workers next week as housing for employees rises. Capitalists eye Hyattsville Riverdale for large electric power plant. Elizabeth Milstead dies in Tallassee Alabama, formerly Maryland. husband Andrew Milstead runs Tallassee Cotton factories. Political fight in Hyattsville district between James Miller and John Miller for road and county commissioner positions. Three road commissioners divide county into upper, middle and lower districts. Businesses shift with market conditions.
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