Our Public Schools Urge Public Involvement and Education Reform
State Superintendent Stephen argues that public education has improved but not reached full efficiency. He stresses that control rests with the people, criticizes public indifference, and calls for greater patron engagement in school affairs. He advocates broad education for all roles, not just professional paths, and urges community discussions on foundational knowledge and schooling’s aims.
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Eystem
Stephen
Hife
Insurance report from Maryland outlines premiums and losses
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Lloyd Wilkinson releases a report showing premiums totaling 10,788,595 and losses of 1,869,495 for the year, a loss-to-premium ratio of about 435.15 percent. He notes health or sick benefits lack standard measures, urging fair assessment methods to prevent reckless risk taking and possible disaster.
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Lloyd Wilkinson
Maryland
State Insurance Department
Wilkin
Cumberland's Public Building Plans Described
The Treasury’s supervising architect S K Taylor sent Rep George A Pearce a description of Cumberland’s new public building costing 125000. It will be 56 by 88 feet, three stories with a basement, granite basement facing and brick exterior with terra cotta trimming. The main front faces the public square. The first floor houses the post office with a large postmaster room and separate money order and registry division. The second floor holds the court room and rooms for officers, including internal revenue offices. The third floor contains jury rooms and related spaces.
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Cumberland’s
S.K. Taylor
The
Treasury
George A. Pearce
Internal Revenue
Rummage Sale At Frederick City Hospital Association
The Frederick City Hospital Association opened a rummage sale this afternoon in the Masonic building at Market and Second streets. The sale continues this evening and all day tomorrow. The rummage counter is a curiosity with ices, cake and home made candy for sale.
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Frederick City
Farewell to May and small town notices collage
A collection of quips and notices from a 19th or early 20th century paper. Highlights include praise of May’s end, remarks on pride and misfortune, notices of anniversaries, local events in Frederick County and Unionville, and wisdom on advertising. The text references The York Dispatch, a Braddock Sunday school picnic on August 10, and a Whitehall grove gathering near Unionville.
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York
Evening Dispatch
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Singanore Sanday School
Whitehill
Unionville
Union Sunday School
Rocky Springs
Real estate sales at Court House door and Point of Rooke
Mesera, Hammond Urner and Jacob Rohrback trustees will sell east Fourth street real estate at the Court House door including the Hergesheimer estate now occupied by Mrs Baker. L M Bready auctioneer will sell at Point of Rooke for McGill Ball 20 building lots in that locality. Yale bicycles victorious at Berkeley Oval with Yale 30 Princeton 17 Pennsylvania 7 Columbia 1.
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Mesera
Hammond Urner
Jacob Rohrback
Rustees
Court House
East Fourth Street
Hergesheimer
Baker
L. M. Bready
Point of Rooke
McGill Ball
Yale
New York
Berkaley Oval
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Butts
Pennsylvania Senate passes elevated rail and ferry bills
The Pennsylvania Senate advanced the elevated railroad and ferry bills to third reading after amendments for phraseology. A Ferrebee tax bill was restored to its house form minus a coal and rent exemption. New bills were introduced on court jurisdiction and tax appeal routes. The Senate recessed until Monday. the House was not in session. Also reports a dark horse wins a 25 mile road race in New York, with Turner of Paterson taking victory ahead of Miller of Baldwin. A Hartford pharmacist extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and recounts customer anecdotes.
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Hs Jiene
Senate
Mr. Herbst
Berks
Emery
Focht
House
Senate Committee
Sisson
Oyer and Terminer
Union
Common Pleas
New York
Irvington-Millburn
David Turner
Paterson
N. J
George W. Miller
Baldwin, L. I
Chamberlain
A. W. Sawtelle
Hartford
Conn
Agle
A. &. Pestre
W Harpin Whiskey Wins Gold Medals Abroad and at Home
W Harpin Whiskey earns Gold Medals at Cotton Exposition New Orleans 1885, World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893, and Paris Exposition 1900. Advertises as absolutely pure soda-grade whiskey still favored by grandfathers. Sold by Charles Nauer in Frederick.
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W. Harpin
New Orleans
Chicago
Charles Nauer
Frederick
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad with Laxative Bromo Quinine
An early 20th century ad promises a quick cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a refund if it fails and includes the claim B. W. Grove's signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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B. W. Grove
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Frank Cadwell
Woodside Park
Taylore
Louis J. Sackett
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Vidette
Point Lookout
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Cramps
Vickers-Maxim
Bethlehem Tron Company
Chirman Franz Reeder
Republican State Committee
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Supreme Court
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Bertin
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Paris
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Allen Rohrback
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Clinton E. Main
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Pierce
W. D
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Clarion Co
Penn
Great Southern Pig
ACK MD
PRI
Savage
Carrollton Chemical Co
Baltimore, MD
SUE Aaa
Ideal
J. T. Cousin
Oxfords
Allnutt & Woody
Gan A. Ec
Market St
P.S
D. & D. Institute
Buffalo's
Buto
Jusiana
Agout
Carvel
Wheatland
Overholt
Pascock
Paul Jones
Aly
Old Reserve
Old Melvale
Sherwood
Old King
Wilson
Maryland Eye
Dibson
G.o.taylor
J . Harper
Dumbarton
Altamont
Allerton
Jas
Peppar
Green River
Inter
the Buffalo, Chasn, Hauer
Alon Outsae
WM. S. Miller & CO
Central Hardware CO
South Market Street
Morrow Coaster Brake
Eclipse Manufacturing Co
Elmira
A. E. McConnell
West
Patrick Street
Brish's
Miidawiy
Carty
Carty’s Furniture Store
E. Patrick St
Fred’k, Md
B. H. Blackston & Son
JAS. E. Walker & CO
James E. Walker & CO
Lowenstein & Wertheimer
B. Rosenour & Sons
W. H. B. Etchison
Frederick, Ma
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