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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
6
A discussion on antique dance tunes and past manners on the dance floor. Notes on the fading school of dance music, distinctions between old cantra dances and modern revivals, and reflections on editors shaping public taste. The piece cites historic figures and contrasts ye olde and contemporary dance culture.
A curtailed, ironic portrait of editors as powerful, weary men who shape headlines and history from a desk piled with papers. It jokes that editors control truth, wage wars, raise funds, set salaries, and influence public opinion, often at great personal cost and with mixed consequences.
The Eastern railroads workers vote for a strike but seek a peaceful settlement of the wage question. The public interest is central, with both sides urged to avoid precipitating a strike. Railroads estimate wage hikes at 17 million dollars yearly, while unions seek higher pay. Arbitration under Erdman act is suggested if conferences fail.
A collage of spoken snippets and quips from different papers features playful exchanges about friends caring for pets, beliefs about luck in number 13, marriage proposals, and politics. Dialogues touch on vacations, literature, editors, and social banter with sharp, humorous lines.
Charles F. Main of Middletown protests high water charges by the town owned system. He argues current tiered rates are excessive and cites a $58.05 bill for limited daily usage, stating he relies on town water only part time. Main compares rates with Baltimore and Hagerstown and asks the Public Service Commission to review jurisdiction and pricing.
Twenty years ago today in Frederick reports from the July 10 1882 column. John H W Thomas a Frederick native is Democratic mayoral candidate for Annapolis. A heavy electric storm with hail and wind damaged crops and property. Fire department reform proposals include alarm system hoisting pumps chief fire marshal and one firefighter per company to manage equipment and horses.
Local men honored at Cumberland session as G E Schell and C M Haran named chaplain and treasurer. Frederick chosen as next convention site. Lonaconing defeated for hosting. Membership up 175 statewide. district events and officers listed. accident southeastern news closes report.
Frederick Kidney Pills prove merit through deeds not words as local sufferers in Frederick Maryland testify. Johan Jd Brown of 248 W Patrick Street reports relief from backache side pains and abnormal kidney secretions after using the remedy. He publicly endorses it and confirms prior statements. Sold by all dealers 30 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for the United States Remember the name Dean's Kidney Pills.
Motter Bros & Co bankers and brokers publish updated prices for cotton duck gas coal railways and oil shares as of July 10 1919 listing United Railways Seaboard Air Line Western Maryland and Houston Oil among others with notes on income and fundings.
The usual class and a postponed soiree under Miss Ritchie will occur tonight with the class at six thirty and the soiree at nine. A reader quips about public sentiment and avoiding judgment when seeing a young couple in the park.
New York stocks today are shown with quotations provided by Motter Bros Co. The page lists price movements and notable shares in a concise market update.
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