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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1900
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text from a Frederick Maryland Daily News page shows garbled lines, partial masthead, and scattered names. Readable portions reference publication details, printing and press terms, and editor roles.
The jury in Hagerstown’s inquest into a boy’s accidental shooting by his brother rendered a verdict endorsing a strict legislative limit on firearm sales to minors. The deliberations cited common juror restraint and urged lawmakers to curb access to deadly weapons by underage buyers. The report notes the peach crop outlook in Waynesboro, expected to bring $200,000 to local growers, and ridicules sensational “peach crop” rumors in city papers while praising the actual harvest.
The failure of Boston’s municipal ownership shows it may slow sentiment for the system while advocates argue its abandonment indicates impracticality and potential harm to the cause. They cite higher city costs and debt overruns from political interference, urging honest municipal control through contracts and limited middlemen, with Washington as a model for developing the idea.
The text argues city ownership could test its plan by hiring and retaining skilled workers, avoiding waste, and ensuring high workmanship, while Congress supervises expenditures and boards oversee commissions, aiming to prove the city can manage its own business without partisan influence.
Contemporary comment hints at lightning of presidential candidacies visiting Maryland. Secretary Hay echoes Bret Harte on racial notes. Mr. Mudd gains allies in Washington amid office seeking chaos. A justice of the peace is urged to follow the law in trivial suits, while critics call for restraint in passions.
A jumble of comic snippets and quotable lines from newspapers. Highlights include a sarcastic remark about a former convict and a dialogue about a diamond pin cost. Interleaved are quips on language and a punny joke about married life with Mrs Placid and Mrs Acid.
The article discusses population migration toward cities, noting it is a long standing trend amplified by 1900 census projections. It weighs theories of brotherhood versus urban competition, suggesting many leave farms for fortune, fame, and urban pleasures, while acknowledging the urban concentration fuels imagination and essential civilization achievements.
An old advertisement for Allen's Foot-Bare powder promises relief for tired sore feet and tight shoes. It claims cooling effects, reduces sweating and discomfort, and helps with corns blisters and bunions. The copy reads as a traditional 19th or early 20th century patent medicine style, attributed to Olmsted LeRoy, New York.
The Penny Magazine recently vetted a prize for best depiction of love. A replica entered by Will H. Darin of Federlsburg Maryland included a photograph and a letter praising a newsboy while noting belief in the maid’s loyalty and affection.
A fragment from the Cu r iaco Times Herald in which a humorous children song laments missing Aunt Mary’s jam and a rift over a razor blade, followed by a poem about tranquil days and noble desires attributed to Riphsy D. Saunders in St Louis Republic.
Mrs J H Rosenbaum of 168 East Ninety fifth Street New York says Mary Vansell has completed twenty five years in her service without a vacation.
Mrs Rosenbaum, widow of Jacob H Rosenbaum, recalls Mary Vanseil born in Amsterdam now 53, who came to New York as a child and has served as a houseworker for 25 years. She joined the Rosenbaum household and became like family, remaining loyal through sickness and prosperity and even nursing the husband in his final illness. Mary vowed to stay with the widow and care for her as long as possible, even amid hardship and poverty.
Secretary Hay received a cable from M. Wade the U S Consul at Canton stating the Viceroy of Taku assures the ministers were alive on July 17. The Shanghai Daily Mail says a Russian banker reports legations destroyed and foreigners murdered. He claims ministers shot their families and Sir Robert Hart killed himself.
Special dispatch reports General Dewet offering to surrender if his followers may return home unmolested. General Roberts rejects any surrender but without conditions. The July 25 dispatch from Capetown notes the standoff persists with both sides seeking terms.
Special Dispatch to THE News reports Lady Randolph Churchill married Lieut Cornwallis West this morning in a ceremony before a large crowd. Also reported are convictions in Covington Ky where Wallace Bishop and Thomas Mulligan were found guilty in a camp killing case. Bishop to be hanged August 30. Mulligan to serve prison. In Wilkesbarre Pa an alleged railroad robbery case ends with John Fisher held on $2000 bail. Two Fisher employees also jailed.
Mrs Charles Six of Center street shows improvement after several days of illness. A postal from Scotland to Nellie Blessing Eyster reports she had been ill two weeks but had recuperated and was en route to Glasgow at the time of writing.
Rev. E. L. McLean received a postal card from Rev. S. M. Hench while aboard the steamer Trave. The message says he had a pleasant trip and did not suffer seasickness. The Trave was crowded with 519 passengers and a crew of 20, sailing from Southampton Exng.
The Thurmont tennis club defeated Frederick in three well played matches yesterday. Frederick won the first match 6-4. Thurmont won the next two with scores 6-1 and 8-4. The clubs will meet again in this city on Thursday, August 2.
Mr Martin Spalding of Littlestown and Mrs Bernadetta Welty daughter of Mrs Margaret Welty near Emmittsburg were married July 24 at St Anthony's Church by Rev Father J B Maniey.
Beware of ointments for catarrh that rentein mercy as mercury will destroy the sense of smell and derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should die except on prescriptions. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, contains no mercurials and is taken internally, acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists, 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the best.
The market shows greener vegetables after recent showers. Spring chickens remain scarce and prices vary from 15 cents per pound for dressed birds to 30 to 50 cents per chicken. Cantaloupes, oranges, peaches, and berries appear with mixed quality. Prices list numerous fruits, vegetables, fish, and meats with unit figures and per pound or per dozen rates, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
A July 27 review notes dull markets with stocks held steady amid cautious sentiment. Chinese news is seen as a distraction while legations appear secure. Local issues show limited demand. prices for specific bonds and street railways are cited, with some notes on underpriced securities and a potential 25 percent upside from Seaboard distributions.
The report details railroad bids and sales including Atlantic Coast Line at 219, Northern Central trade ranges from 5 to 7 percent, and various securities with small gains. It notes stock purchases, tax considerations, and modest gains across mercantile and gas sectors, with emphasis on timing and liquidity. Leather and shoe trade marked by quiet activity, steady hides, steady tallow, and dull wool markets, with prices listed for unwashed to washed grades.
Bradstreet's notes irregular conditions in trade and speculation. Favorable signs include rain-fed corn prospects in the West and improving wheat markets. iron and steel lag while exports and cotton goods see dampened demand. Wheat prices drift lower as home supply grows, exports lag last year, and regional markets show varied activity with rail earnings up and wool demand edging higher.
A Drogist named L. Pearre recommends Cham berlain's Colics Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine they or others have used for valets and similar complaints, noting four doses cured an attack.
In Bowmanrile near Catcago the reclusive Francis A Pierce, famed as the man who can make animals talk, keeps a menagerie and a talking bull. He trains cats and cattle, while a hen nurses orphaned kittens and dogs guard the calves. Pierce explains his care is simple love and feeding.
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