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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1904
Page
7
A nickel found in a mail pouch prompts a formal investigation and paperwork, as postal clerks trace its journey from the pouch to the headquarters and eventually into a government fund, illustrating bureaucratic caution over a small coin in transit.
A vintage column recounts how Annie Russell used a ruse to win a role with William Gillette. Disguised in borrowed gown and jewelry, hair piled high, she impressed the dramatist who advised caution yet offered the engagement that propelled her to fame.
A scene from the New York Tribune shows a semieducated young man and an elderly Black man arguing over the term octogenarian. The younger man insists the elder is nearly eighty, while the elder warns of violence if repeated.
A brief quoted exchange notes a sharp dig about history lessons and youth. The line contrasts past and present with a reference to a boy named Willie Woll and an offhand remark about history making.
An English reformer visiting India declines to answer age related questions during a lecture, stating she will answer only questions about the lecture. A beater jokes about a snake bite, and a hunter laughs at the scene, warning not to tell about the injury. The excerpt is from General Gerard’s Leaves From the Diary of a Soldier and Sportsman.
The passage cites a harsh portrait of politics as a faithless mistress rivaling marriage. It also notes Kaffir customs praising polygamy with many wives. The writer envisions a social scene like a college town, imagining a cluster of relations and reflations amid communal life.
The piece notes a mid nineteenth century belief in charming rats away by rhyme in parts of Ireland and recounts a billeting tale of rats moving at midnight. It also describes a fire under water experiment using phosphorus and chlorate of potash that yields bright red flames when sulfuric acid is applied.
At a farewell banquet for the Vermont governor, Ashley Stockton of Montpelier offered a toast praising all governors. He quipped that they enter with strong opposition but leave with none, a remark that drew attention amid Mississippi host Governor J K Vardaman's dinner.
A historic law from Saxon times punished cat killing with death. The rule persisted in some forms to within fifty years. Welsh and English statutes both treated the king’s cat as guardian of the royal bed, with the culprit executed by a ritual involving corn and the cat’s tail and whiskers.
In Carleigh Cotton Mills near Raleigh North Carolina three girls aged 4 to 12 were burned to death. They were daughters of John T Cole a boss spinner. Their mother and father and two other children escaped while a boy suffered severe burns. The isolated mill had no fire protection and the father attempted to rescue them.
A Washington Post excerpt contrasts English latchkey customs with American habits noting ornate key wear in Britain. It also recounts Herbert Spencer’s magnet fishing of pince-nez and touches on naval icebergs used as gun targets near Newfoundland. Palestine area statistics summarize its small size and extent.
Theodore Watts-Dutton recalls a Chernerow year shared by Turner and Augustus Pritchard ending with a garden gate joke. The piece shifts to health advice about kidneys and kidneys and bladder, suggesting a white flannel belt for protection during winter and summer.
A short cartoon joke shows a customer overdrawn and told there is no more money. The cashier remarks on the bank being out of funds due to a small overdraft, prompting the customer to seek another bank.
A quip contrasts waking with a jumping toothache to relief that it is not galloping consumption. Brooks responds by seeking gratitude for the absence of a plague sign while Rivers questions the remedy.
Mrs Grace Stitely and Urias Pittninger visited all Mr B J Gernand’s on Saturday. Miss Grace Pittinger spent Sunday with parents near Johnsville. Miss Maggie Stitely visited D O Saylor near Johns ville. Miss Nellie Bankerd and Miss Greaver of Baltimore visit Dora Grossnickle. Jesse Boone hurt by runaway horse and convalescent. John and Mrs John Boone spent Sunday with R S Boone family near Beaver Dam. Mise Clara Boone visited John Boone. Harry Lockingbill and family visiting friends in Waynesboro Pennsylvania.
The installment service is set for Sunday at 10 there will be a communion service at the Lutheran church on July 14 with preparatory sessions on July 13 A Ladies Aid Society meeting is scheduled for July 13 at 730 The community mourns the sudden death of Mr Christian Ogle funeral at Mr Charles Cecil residence led by Rev Miller Several church activities follow including Sunday school at 8 July 10 and other social visits among residents of Buckeya Doubs Emmitsburg Frederick and surrounding towns. harvest work continues with wheat nearly done and corn plowing to finish.
Baltimore visitors Reginald Ceall and Mrs Cecil visit Mr and Mrs Luther Cecil while Dr James McDonald of Wallington spends time with relatives. Edward Manion and family from Rockville return home after visiting farmers. Arcus Manion on vacation from Frederick. Carlton Fleshwan of Frederick visits. Florine Loy returns after hosting friends in Doubs Lime Kiln and Frederick. Eegar Morningetar of Baokeystown visits relatives. Funeral of Mrs James B Nichol of Dickinson held at St Marys Catholic Church with burial in Bumileville cemetery. Charity picnic and tournament for St Marys Catholic Church set for Wednesday July 20 in Monrovia. Kate McMaster visiting Mrs Mary Wood. Mr and Mrs Summerfield Eanie of Baltimore visiting Andrew Retchert and daughter. Dr Henry Rogan and family return to Baltimore after visiting Mr and Mrs J W Sullivan. O O Ausherman of Frederick guests here. D K Zolliceffer of Baltimore makes a brief visit to friends. Miss Nelllyn Weast visiting friends in Montgomery County.
The article argues women should confide only in physicians with medical education and strong reputations. It promotes Dr. V. Pierce of Buffalo as a trusted specialist, praising Favorite Prescription for female weaknesses and offering $500 for any uncured case, with Pleasant Pellets as a laxative aid.
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