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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
6
An earnest reminiscence recalls summer outings in Howard's Woods and Wormson's, with bands, Sunday school songs, and family dinners. It contrasts primitive transport and homemade meals with modern box lunches and electric cars, celebrating a bygone rural picnic culture.
A garbled collection notes quips about poets, politics, and newspapers. It recalls a poet’s lyric about trees and country picnics while skewering press skepticism and political maneuvering. The Seattle Times cites a mob tale about Tracy with a violent punchline.
The text presents a collage of comic snippets from various papers including Town and Country, Washington Star, Philadelphia Press, and Chicago Tribune. It features dialogic vignettes: a tramp seeking compensation, a manager chiding a performer, a girl lamenting shattered ideals, and a boy requesting chocolate drops, with light observations on preachers pausing mid sermon.
The Voice argues there should be no division on withdrawing friars from the Philippines, urging settlement on Rome's terms to avoid forcing friars on unwilling Catholics. A Somerset County view criticizes McComas and Mudd, calling both power seekers and noting Mudd's relative honesty. The Mountain Visitation reports continued concern over a smallpox case at a mountain cottage, urging calm and avoiding unnecessary alarm while hoping for a successful resort season.
The English war office outlines schemes for locating smokeless powder and training soldiers with practical demonstrations. A medical note highlights Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a longstanding cure for indigestion and related ailments, advertised with a private stamp on the bottle neck and a claim of prominence in family medicine.
A poem fragment narrates a boy drawn to a green apple tree near a fence. The apple tree becomes a symbol as the boy’s remorse leads to a loss that echoes in a country churchyard where his sons are said to have flown to a peaceful afterlife.
A bustling market column notes ample fruit and vegetables though some items are pricier. Vendors praise crops, with peaches, tomatoes, and berries mentioned alongside a long price list for poultry fish meats and staples.
Special correspondence describes a two week stay in Naples and Rome. The writer notes Vatican sites, the Sesia Santa steps, and Pilate’s palace stone steps. Queen Margherita’s visit, St Clement and Maria in Trastevere are mentioned along with fountains like Trevi and the Mamertine Prison.
A fragmented reminiscence covers Railways with crosswise doors and old clock faces, then shifts to a Rome audience at St Peter's with five thousand pilgrims, Swiss guards, and vivid notes on life in Neapolitan and American visits, ending with local society gatherings at Monocacy beach and Comus camp.
The funeral for Raymond James Bor tier was held at 9 o clock this morning from his home in Rocky Springs with services conducted by Rev. Fre Kane. Interment followed at St John s Catholic cemetery with F Schroeder Funeral Director. Mr Joseph High will have services Sunday at 2 p.m. at his residence 615 West Conway Street Baltimore.
A large Braddock crowd attended Friday night dancing with supper on the mountain. Dances ran to eleven o'clock. Some revelers encountered a storm on the way home. Charles Geisinger of Walkersville fractured his shoulder after a bicycle mishap near the market street fountain. Dr. S S Maynard set the injury.
An ornate description recalls a papal blessing at St Peter's with a grand procession of attendants in purple and crimson, fans of bejeweled regalia, and a vast congregation. The writer notes architectural marvels in Rome, praising St Peter's and other churches while contrasting foreign reverence.
A letter to the editor praises a Presbyterian ladies lawn fete held Wednesday evening. The garden setting glowed with lanterns and moonlight while Miss Emily Matleby and Miss Helen Stauffer sang admirably. Mrs McDaniell's class of patients showcased refined training, adding to a warm, ideal summer entertainment.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a fire at the Walkers Shught area near Walkers Shught on Thursday night. Horses were outside and safe. No injuries reported. Bank statements from Frederick Maryland dated July 16 1902 refer to redemption and circulation details.
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