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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1904
Page
4
The Daily News with a telegraph office link offers a 1.00 per year subscription in advance in Frederick Maryland. Advertising and correspondence details request orders and news copy from readers and clubs across the country.
The piece discusses Philadelphia's costly water filtration program and its impact on disease. It cites typhoid fever reductions in West Philadelphia after filtration, contrasts with areas mixing filtered and unfiltered water, and notes the broader push for purified supplies in other cities, including Frederick's cleaner source.
Contemporary comment questions if election managers handle antigay discourse and if the silent man of the era remains. The piece hints at political scrutiny and public reaction to evolving social norms.
In Baltimore the Grosvenor and Jamesky Jones forecast stirs chatter as an election outlook. The Baltimore Saw notes Basz delights in a beef strike framing public opinion and possibly shifting support away from him amid a coal dispute. The Annapolis Chronicle references reaction to the developing labor conflicts and political tempers.
A playful collage of quotes from several papers. Lines include weather jibes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a porterhouse request, Roxzley’s will and a lawyer’s relation, a hotel owner’s mossy mountain metaphor, and a quip on gratitude from Senator Sorghum.
A Philadelphia Ledger piece analyzes ownership of the Maine wreck raised in Havana harbor. It considers derelict status, salvage rights, U.S. ownership claims, and whether government actions can extinguish ownership, pointing to possible Admiralty Court outcomes in Havana.
Poem fragment from Newark Times and Reader quotes praise for courage and duty while noting doubts about political blame. A closing line notes a news advertisement pays.
J W Babson, head of the Patent Office division, claims the Official Gazette has the widest circulation, though it prints only 7000 copies per issue. The magazine is free of charge to advertisers, costs total 256,800 to publish, and relies on a 5 dollar annual subscription with about 2,300 names. The publication promotes inventions and publicizes new devices, while showcasing government support.
Baltimore brothers Charles H. Hood and John Edwin Hood, sons of a deceased father, receive a legacy from their grandfather Charles Shipley amounting to between 15000 and 20000 dollars each. Their sisters will inherit similarly. Walton J. Grant, a St. Johns graduate, aided their college effort, with executor Thomas G. Hayes informing them. Both youths work at the college and plan to graduate from St. Johns. Charles H Hood stays with his Naval Academy contractor job until summer.
An advertisement touts liquid sulphur products as nature's greatest germicide for home use. It promises clear, beautiful skin and relief from dandruff eczema pimples salt rheum itch hives and open sores. Baltimore address and pharmacist contact are provided.
Observers note a surge of foreign maids at the 1904 exposition with Visayan and Japanese islanders praised for skill in embroidery music and English or Spanish speaking ability. Mrs Taft in London and St Louis society women favor Visayan maidens to serve in homes while Oriental maids impress with neatness tact and work ethic. The Philippine Visayans and Japanese gardens draw admiring attention as comparisons are made to American native maids and their employment habits.
Washington July 19 Chairman Cortelyou of the Republican national committee says friends of President Roosevelt expect his November election for four more years. He notes assurances of support beyond Democratic expectations and says Bliss has been told funds will cover all campaign expenses.
George McCuila of Pittsburg, an assistant manager for 17 years at the United Presbyterian Publication Board, surrendered to Philadelphia police saying he embezzled 250 dollars. He said love for his wife and children prompted the confession and he would await Pittsburgh authorities. The report also lists yesterday’s baseball results from the American League and National League games.
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