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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
6
The text cites speculation about a Japanese tax report on building battleships to unsettle Hobson. It notes Hearst proposing independence to retreat and play alone. Senator Foraxen predicts a Taft victory, claiming hard earned belief in the big candidate’s win.
A Philadelphia paper recounts a near disaster when a locomotive ran with a train load of soldiers after the engineer died in the cab and the throttle stayed open. The fireman discovered the runaway as the train passed towns, preventing any harm to the passengers.
A partial, garbled OCR passage discusses a political attack and references Warfield and Bead. It mentions forms sent by email and front fee and notes unnamed attackers carried into office by a figure named he. The text is incomplete and lacks clear facts or dates.
A lively wedding scene unfolds with guests chatting and a photographer ready to capture moments. A playful exchange and marching song selections set a festive mood as characters Dabster Crittick and others muse on time and poetry in a lighthearted society note.
The New York World argues modern political discourse is overly verbose with platforms and letters longer than historical briefs. It praises concise remarks by Lincoln Jefferson and Washington and urges candidates to shorten messages, noting Roosevelt’s lengthy writings overshadow past famous addresses.
A fragmented literary piece reflects on vision and beauty amid dark themes. It references Eunn Barxen and Craftarean Life, blending poetic musings with a financial report fragment noting auditing of the office books and a term ending July 1.
A poem inspired by a visit to Mount Olivet cemetery recalls the sacred calm of the Maryland site. The author, John P. Smith of Sharpsburg, portrays the resting place as a Mecca of memory and contemplates death, judgment, and eternal life with biblical imagery.
Consul General Blunner of Marseilles reports on roadside trees for New York State roads. He notes French practice of shading to reduce heat impact and prevent drying, recommending vertically descending roots, with species like poplar elm ash. Spacing about 10 metres and careful trenching, with annual trimming for ten years, are advised.
The article notes two quiet marriages at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev. Dr. Charles F. Kreck officiating, naming James Richard Astin and Mary Belle Waters of Poolessille, and Harvey F Gardenhour and Viola L Mong of Warnenboro. It also reports a State Volunteer Firemen's Association meeting at the Club Hotel in Baltimore where Havre de Graer was chosen for the next June convention, contingent on suitable lodging.
A Frederick Maryland reader outlines costs and savings from keeping a dairy cow. March 12 to July 9 1908 details include milk and butter totals, calf sale, feed costs, and a claimed net gain of 11.70 dollars. The writer offers to testify under oath and asks others to track cow expenses.
The forest service plans a timber testing machine with a 1900 pound hammer to drop from up to three feet to study wood behavior under load. The device records tests automatically with a pencil drawn record as it repeatedly raises and drops the hammer, aiding bridge and structure design.
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