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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1904
Page
4
An article examines the green goods scam pervasive in the United States, detailing how con men target gullible individuals with fake currency and counterfeit bills. It explains the legal risk is limited to mail fraud with sentences up to eighteen months, while profits remain substantial due to the allure of easy money.
A garbled collage of quotes from Baltimore Sun Annapolis Capital and Baltimore American mocks topics from gasoline store placement to a butchers strike affecting New York Tenderloin. It references a Fourth district candidate and a plain Democrat with unclear context.
A brief line from the Annapolis Chronicle remarks on Senator Gill's appearance in a casual appraisal.
A collage of quips from era papers shows humorous exchanges on manners, dreams, fashion, and domestic life. Jests touch on toddlers, sisters and brothers, and romantic notions under moonlight, with light domestic irony about gas and electric bills.
A NY Herald piece notes the small foreign-born percentage in the U S Navy due to war time recruitment and departmental efforts, while debating risks of expelling aliens. It cites Philadelphia Record on alien prisoners and paupers, urging comparison with native rates and noting rising foreign-born inmate shares over 20 years despite Elis Island vigilance.
A poemish item pairing weather longing from Atlanta Constitution with a ballad about the girl left behind in Ireland. The verses blend rain imagery with wartime longing, mixing American and European lines and concluding with a catalog of Harper’s and other items.
Maryland Attorney General Bryae and Maryland agent McEwen Lincoln report that West Virginia boundary commissioners seek more time to gather evidence for a case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in October. The long running dispute centers on the initial point of beginning near Potomac headwaters, with Maryland maintaining a spring it calls Potomac Spring near Fairfax, and a 54 square mile disputed tract lying between Fairfax and Potomac Springs. West Virginia asserts long possession minimizes the dispute.
The Pennsylvania Railroad weighs a plan to parcel out railroad land to all employees for cultivation. If workers cannot farm, family members may manage plots near their homes. French successes on similar lines show thousands of employees benefited and railroads boosted business and national wealth. President Cassatt has asked for feasibility studies, with some lines lacking right of way land yet others capable of execution.
Dr James E Beare died at Upper Marlboro James W Wilson farmer died near Canton Fire destroyed John M Michaels large barn at Oakington Lightning wrecked the horn of N O Ward Bedeworth Somerset county Western Maryland Railroad extension grading between Big Pool and Hancock nearly done Twenty four horses and mules perished in a fire at Frederick Baldts Wentover Somerset county Dr S B Clatre of Hagerstown named hospital steward for First Maryland Regiment by Col Charles A Little will accompany regiment to Mansions Rev Barton A OGargeben pastor of Reformed churches at Sharpaburg and Rowdysville called by LAS Reformed churches at Williamson and Lomasters Franklin county Rock Hall Kent county visited by a fire flames checked by residents Three men badly hurt fighting the fire A S Abell Company owners of the Baltimore Sun bought from Edwin FE Abel estate corner of Charles and Baltimore streets for the Sun's new building.
Mrs Sarah J Seachrist wife of Michael Seachrist died at her home after a long illness aged 40 years 4 months and 16 days. She formerly lived near Daysville and had resided in the city eight years. Survived by husband two sons Michael F and John W a daughter Mrs L G Dinterman two brothers Jacob R Kline Samuel Kline and three sisters Susan Kline Mrs Charies Senohrist and Mrs Rebecca Bazar Funeral Wednesday at 2 o'clock with services at the house and interment at Olivet cemetery.
Prevalent disorders blamed on acid blood are claimed to improve with Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur as an anti acid tonic. Advert says it treats acne herpes ringworm dimples prickly heat catarrh canker and scalp eyelids nose throat. Bathing use touted for vigor and toned skin. requests descriptive booklet from Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur Co Baltimore Maryland.
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