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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
4
Public notice from The Frederick News detailing publication details, prices, offices, and delivery. Includes information on mailing rates, subscription terms, offices, and where papers can be purchased in Frederick Maryland. Names of officers and distribution points listed.
A nostalgic essay discusses King George V altering his father's crown to fit, praising frugality while imagining crowns for Queen Mary and Alexandra. It reflects on royal traditions, cost, and style, noting the 1902 hat and a hypothetical $7.5 million crown, with a closing line on typhoid inoculation deemed effective by the War Department.
Experts study a new typhoid vaccine and expect it to become as common as smallpox prevention. Frederick residents, Maryland National Guard members, and Company R men receive injections ahead of next month’s encampment to test immunity and possible compulsory laws.
From the New York World archive a report to the Board of Estimate outlines a plan to treat drunkenness as a medical condition. It would release first offenders without court appearances, and extend indeterminate hospital and industrial colony confinement for repeat offenders to curb costs and protect families.
A Baltimore-telegraphed note praises teaching children plant care as wholesome, practical, and potentially profitable, building lasting skills. It also critiques reckless driving and liquor-influenced behavior, urging uniform enforcement, and cites varied comments on social issues from Rockefeller to divorce suits.
The Baltimore Sun notes Belle Israels advocates using county schoolhouses as community centers. Modernized buildings and improved instruction boost parent and child interest, reduce farm decline, and curb rural isolation with better roads phones and news delivery. The back-to-the-farm trend may expand as city allure fades for youth.
A collage of brisk quips and exchanges from Life, TExchange, and Punch shows humorous glimpses of social norms. A hungry star boarder probes hospitality while a clerk defends concise writing, an Irishman ponders truth and apology, and a retiree cites tales of romance and heartbreak.
A fragmentary verse piece mocks a cold dreary Saturday and lamp tags left by motorists, with a deputy appearing like a wolf and a father’s lingering tears. The piece blends weather, political imagery, and social humor in a period voice.
The verse argues greatness lies not in regal robes or grand shows of power but in a stainless heart and simple truth. It rejects crowns, sceptres, and wealth as measures, praising character over status as the mark of true greatness as voiced by the Trentztown Bard in the Baltimore Sun.
Caution against catarrh ointments containing mercury. Mercury can destroy sense and damage the whole system. Only prescribe by reputable physicians. Hall’s Catarrh Cure claims mercury free internal use, made in Toledo, Ohio by PF Cheney & Co. Sold by druggists.
Fred Harris of the District of Columbia National Guard visits Frederick to sample water and discuss supplies for a potential district camp in August. The plan foresees regulars, cavalry and various corps, with a 48 cent daily food allowance per man. Knights of Pythias to confer Esquire on ten candidates this evening with Captain Dionenburg directing and guests from Chancellor Lodge ready to attend.
Grain prices for Wheat and Corn appear garbled in OCR. The fragment references Chicago markets, with mentions of Wheat September and December contracts and Corn, but essential details are unreadable.
Twenty years ago today Frederick witnessed events including a labour strike by masons in Arnwick ending with the leader being fired and workers returning to duty. A sand rain affected fuel supply on Western Maryland Rail and the Blue Mountain line. Students at St John’s Institute held a year end picnic with faculty, enjoying a fine afternoon.
New York stocks quoted today with price movements and closing values as reported by Motter Bros. & Co. The summary notes notable shifts in key averages and ticker changes across market sectors.
The report for Central National Bank at Frederick Maryland shows assets totaling 160,000.00 in capital and surplus, undivided profits and taxes, plus deposits from individuals and institutions. Cash items include U.S. Bonds to secure circulation and miscellaneous reserves with national and state banks.
Prices of latest sales corrected up to noon today by Matter Bros. & Co. Bankers and Brokers. Listed securities include Cons. Cotton Duck various grades, Houston Oil Pid, Georgia Alabama, Maryland trusts, Seaboard lines, United Rys. stocks and incomes, Western Maryland 1st, Continental Trust, Fidelity & Deposit, and several coal and railroad issues with terse price quotes and changes.
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