Circus yearnings and political murmurs in a rainy town
Public mood leans cheerful over cherry pie and a promised circus while the Baltimoreana is mourned. Firefighters shelter from yesterday’s rain as a parade would have been worth seeing. Republican National Convention talk circulates among state makers. Dewey’s retirement from contention is announced. A Washington County commissioner protests spoils system in public printing, signaling calls for reform.
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Washington County
Expatriation of Bradley Martins Triggers Anglo American Debate
The piece surveys American reactions to the Bradley Martins shedding U S citizenship for English life in London. It cites the St Louis Republic and Washington Post arguing loyal Americans should bid farewell while noting nostalgia for Anglo American snobbery. It highlights contempt for American democracy warped by wealth and status while praising English allegiance.
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United States
Great Britain
Queen Victoria
William Waldorf Astor
Bradley-Martins
St. Louis Republic
The
Republic
York State
William Waldorf Astore
Lannon
Bradley- Moartime
Macinges
Bradley-Martingas
New York
Washington Post
Gagland
United States Navy
the Post
Fragmented wartime letter on Capt Marian and English adoration
A mangled OCR fragment discusses Capt Marian, retirement, and possible sympathy toward England. The writer urges resignation print and questions American sentiment, urging Marian to remain in England and protect his connection to British admiration. Mentions Mahan and nationalist tone in a climate of wartime tension.
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Capt
Marian
England
Mahan
Mob activity and political squabbles in Maryland towns
A collage of 19th century Maryland editorials and anecdotes discusses mob sentiment in Lonaconing and Carroll County, praise for Organizer Warner, and rumors surrounding a Watch theft involving Senator McComas. It mocks editorials in the Hagerstown Mail and Baltimore News over the Antietam Monument event, a train incident, and comic “bottled sarcasm” aimed at editors.
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McComan
Cup of the Mail
Hamilton
McComas Little
Baltimore News
Minutes of merriness headlines and punchline gags
A collage of comic lines and witticisms from several papers. Sapho jokes about a fashion misstep on an American beach. Niagara Falls is hung upside down for comic effect. A society girl debates dressing room size in operatic access. A boy learns about the word brace during a pheasant hunt. A private detective figures in Megoozler divorce intrigue at a wedding.
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Megoozler
Cleveland Plain- Dealer
Roosevelt's Opportunity and Speaker's Veto Debate
The Leadville Herald-Democrat argues Roosevelt may remove Tammany's New York mayor over ties to a notorious ice ring, while the Hartford Courant critiques the Speaker's veto as beyond constitutional reach. A Lancet item shames long dresses by English women for sanitary failings and suggests skirts hinder mobility and cleanliness.
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Roosevelt
Leadville
Obscure Fashion Note on Skirt Wear and Public Attire
A fragmented item critiques private home skirts and odors, urging sensible dress codes and noting a cautious approach by respected writers on fashion. It references odors and pathogens in an era of concern, highlighting public guidance on appropriate attire for women in certain professional contexts.
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Walaing
Too Big to Follow the Band Poem by Nixes Watzkmax
A nostalgic verse recalls youth and the loss of childlike joy. The speaker laments pride and disconnection from simple pleasures, wishing to trade adult cares for the cheer of boyhood and the guidance of truth. The piece ends with a longing to return to the band and its familiar spirit.
Roses and flowers care tips for late summer planting
Readers are advised the inner bloom of hardy roses is fading but with proper soil care trimming and staking many varieties can rebloom through summer. Transplant asters now, stake dahlias, and feed geraniums coleus and asters with Ramsburg plant food for best results this season.
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Tuk Newe
Margaret Dixon
Anna de Desbach
Paul Heyron
la France
Ramsburg
Jane
Eowsarp Hewes
Picnics and Festivals Schedule Readied by Churches
The Ladiesburg Union Sunday school hosts a chapel fete on Saturdays June 3 and July 7. Old Fields Band plans a woods festival near Old Fields church on July 4. Johnsville M P Sunday school sponsors ice cream festivals July 12 18 and 14. The sixteenth grand annual jubilee of the Ladiesburg Union Sabbath school occurs July 21 in the Favorite grove. Genterville Union Sabbath school picnic set for July 28 in the church grove. Grace Lutheran Sunday school Rocky Hill holds annual picnic August 4. Jobus Fills M P Sabbath school annual picnic August 11.
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Ladiesberg Union Sunday School
Old Fields’ Band
Old Fields
Jobnsville M. P
Ladiesburg Union
Grove
Remodeled church and bank plans mark Cecil and Maryland
The Rock Presbyterian Church in Cecil county is to be remodeled while the Back of Southern Maryland bank in Upper Marlboro is planned as a national institution. Cumberland may host a silk plant employing 500 workers. Other notes include a high school appropriation request of 21.44, a fatal illness in Ellicott City, Masons at the Methodist church corner in Baltimore, resignations in the Maryland National Guard, and various local civic and Jacobus-era items.
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Rock Presbyterian Church
Cecil County
Hagerstown
Cecz Oosaty School
Maryland
Marlboro
Brief Bits and Town Happenings Ahead
Razpberries are ripening as June halves. Fourth of July falls on Wednesday with a Vulcan storm period expected bringing thunder gusts. Next week will bring amusements and commencements. Strawberry festivals run at Libertytown and Ridgeville. The standing bookkeeper’s work is mainly setting down. A man deserts his wife and she speaks for herself. Some would be singers have their toys tried, and they ought to be shut up. Chas B Fout, a potioneer, will sell tomorrow in household goods at Patrick Street and Brewer’s Alley formerly Doll’s Cafe.
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Libertytown
Ridgev‘Le
Chas. B. Fout
Patrick Street
Brewer's Alley
Doll's Cafe
Women and the Census Age Question Sparks Tactics
The Boston Herald notes difficulty in obtaining ages of women in the census, a problem expected in every census. A Richmond paper reports Chief Snead of the Richmond Division advised asking ages as a delicate inquiry. He suggests using diplomacy and, if a woman aged 55 refuses, to mark her age as 45 on the list to resolve the issue.
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Boston Herald
South
Richmond
Snead
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES AND LOCAL ADS
July 8 will feature all day services in Washin Barnes woods near Oak Orchard led by Rev. B Clarkson from Singanore. Late July to early August woods meeting to be held near Uaicaville at Dr Whitebill's property. Allen's Foot-Ease praised in ads. physician endorsements cited. For sale listings include 3rd district city town suburban and farm properties with multiple lots and school buildings. near 6th St and East Secord St. Bank property on SE Market St described.
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Barnes’ Woods
Oak Orchard
Rev. B. Clarkson
All & Woods
Dr. Whitebill
Alsdy
Allen
WW. C. Abbott
Chicago Clinic
Gall
N. Market St
Lota
W. South Be
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East Secord St
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SE Market
Citizens' Nations Bank
Frederick
Maryland
Conety Commissioners
Frederick Couoty
OG. G. Ausherman
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