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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
3
The Daily News announces subscription terms with United States delivery at 140 per year in advance and requires accompanying payment with every order. The office is linked to the telephone exchange and advertises mail and office services for readers and advertisers.
A fragment notes graft risk in performance projects prompting potential desertion among Uncle Bam's workers. A quote from Mr. Mudd to President Roosevelt labels him a reformer and Bonapartist, signaling ongoing political friction. Other lines mock wartime memory and Lodz rumors while recalling urban street paving plans.
Opinion argues Navy Department tipping allowances set by government create a travel expense norm. It contends hotel and railroad workers are paid fair wages and tips should not be necessary for decent service. The piece cites a 10 cent tip on a one dollar dinner and calls for universal tipping rules to reduce travel discomfort and humiliation.
The Annapolis Capital questions who will speak on The Good Old Summer Time as Russia faces a swift choice between armistice and renewed hawkish action. The Baltimore Sun notes similar tensions and cites a heated public mood.
A fragmented.commentary piece mocks public curiosity and phrasing about local events and weather. It juxtaposes a Cumberland Times line about public attention with a Baltimore American jab at sensational phrasing, noting confusion and casual discourse in noon observations.
A string of comic exchanges from various newspapers shows miscommunication and social missteps. Miss Richleigh discusses Lord Kneedeigh and broken engagements while a Chicago Tribune gag about repairmen milks profit mocks auto repair. Other quips reference novel shortages, politics, and a change of doctors.
The article argues for engaging farm life in literature with vivid portraits of work and home. It urges accurate, noble depictions of farmers and women at labor, contrasting wooden pastures with a growing, authentic rural prose and poetry tradition.
A reflective verse piece on enduring virtue and inner strength. It contrasts cheerful ease with resilience during hardship, praising the steadfast woman who smiles through trouble and years of effort. The poem references Ella Wittner and a literary frame from The Picture Book.
York county reports 3 410 000 eggs stored in one warehouse, plus large holdings in Baltimore and Philadelphia cold-storage. With current prices deemed unprofitable, eggs will stay stored until next winter. Overall about 3 500 York county eggs in storage and 1 000 000 more eggs held regionally. A lightning strike damaged a bank barn near Libertytown but insured and repairs covered. An advertised salve for ulcers and sores touts Bucklen's Armic Salve with customer praise from Hope Texas.
A damp morning yields a bustling market scene with Governor Warfield unlikely to be brought to market. Mary Jane searches for chicken soup pars while market stalls fill with summer produce and fish and meat items. Price list shows eggs at 15 cents a dozen and butter 16 to 20 cents per pound, with a wide range of fruits, vegetables, and seafood priced for the season.
Frederick drops a bagaball game at Athletic Park as Talbott shuts down the home team with sharp curves. Baer and Strausberger split duties, while Williams and partner Bolts contribute for Point of Rocks. The club plans future games with Wilkesbarre and Baltimore’s Fifth Regiment as Nichols and Talbott join the lineup. Chippewa Tribe to initiate about one hundred candidates July 14 at the Masonic Temple. Electric fans aid cooling in crowded lodge room.
General Victor Boaughmano arrived in Frederick after nearly two months abroad in Europe. He traveled with William A. Marburg of Baltimore, visiting Carlab ad, Frankfort, Nuremberg, Osthologue and along the Rhine, with Paris and London stops. The trip improved his health and supporters expect him to campaign for the Democratic ticket as in past years.
Advance sheets of the State Bank Commissioner McAfee report show a rise in building association activity in 1904. It covers 12228 associations with assets totaling 322,448,? and receipts of 67,27?,384.59, plus shares borrowed and not borrowed, total shares in force, shareholders, and homes built or purchased.
The vast United States navy dry dock Dewey at Sparrows Point was tested successfully after crusing Colorado was raised. The test showed the deck 28 feet under water for over an hour before the keel surfaced. Pumping continued until the dock deck rose above water by two feet. Levi Morton daughter joins the Catholic church in New York. Winthrop Rutherford, Levi P. Morton’s fourth daughter, entered the Roman Catholic faith after two years of consideration and reading. No family opposition reported. Shamokin, Va. offers $4000 reward for murderers of Michael Wangte, shot near Jalia as he walked home from the mines.
News of the State reports Carroll county tax rate fixed at 45 cents and a September trade carnival planned for Centerville. It notes deaths of Edmond L Amiss a Montgomery county legislator candidate John Mailican near Garrett Park and Miss Anna Brubaker formerly of Uniontown. Also mentions a Bermuda trip, a destructive hailstorm near Hyattsville, and deaths including John F Bright, Thomas James, and Corporal Lloyd M Tabler with brief bios.
Martinsburg councilmen Messra F Hamert O G Oashwa L B H Thompson and O O Lemon with City Clerk P W Leiter visited yesterday to study smooth street paving. They were guided by City Register E O Shepherd and discussed paving two blocks with vitrified brick and using Fairmont Hammond brick for three blocks planned this summer. The party returned this afternoon.
Obituaries note the deaths of young William Hummerick aged 14 years 5 months and 183 days, John Roberts aged 3 years 7 months 9 days, and Julius Caesar aged 85, with interments in Eyler's Valley church Thurmont and St John Ostholte. Also: G Warley Tyson market quotes for corn wheat and oats. Electric wire break reported on Frederick Gas and Electric line near Third and Fourth streets, danger to nearby horse, reattached by morning.
Frederick County National Bank announces a certificate of re extension of its charter received from the Comptroller of the Currency. The notice requires publication for thirty days to inform all shareholders of the extension.
The Frederick County National Bank of Frederick Maryland received a charter extension from the Comptroller of the Currency valid until close of business on June 13 1925. The extension confirms continued corporate existence under the 1862 act as amended by the 1902 act. Charter No 1449 Extension No 839 Capital 150000 Surplus 53000 Deposits 6100 Goals noted for May 29 1905 totaling 347000.
Mr. Samuel Darrow of Blue Ridge Squarelt Pa formerly of Middle Town Valley sold 105 acres for 10000 after buying the farm ~20 years ago for 3500. He also sold building lots for 9000 and retains about 1 acre with residence and a 9 acre timbered wood lot.
Referee's report detailing findings and conclusions on the Blas Mountain Iron and Steel Demipany property has been filed in the U S District Court in Baltimore and will be acted upon on Wednesday July 5 unless exceptions are filed beforehand.
The focal branch met Thursday evening at Major E Y Galdsborough’s home despite inclement weather. Members discussed a Boston Work Horse Parade on Decoration Day and the feasibility of a similar event in Frederick. Treasurer reported the funds in excellent condition.
On Madison Street a quarrel drew police attention and Justice Eckstein dismissed the case as caused by unnecessary gossip. John Jones was arrested by Constable Staub and jailed for 10 days after appearing before the same magistrate.
Governor Warfield yesterday commissioned W. F. Mason McCarthy of Rocky Ridge Frederick county as deputy game warden and Silas M. Hoover of Frederick county as registration officer for Brunswick, replacing Edward T. Solomon. The notice urges readers to place ads in The News to locate someone with a cash reward.
Captain Walter Saunders sold Mercer estate lands at the court house door to heirs and buyers. Grayson H. Mercer paid 16 per acre for 814 acres. William Q. Mercer bought 4 acres 9 perches of timber at 63 per acre. Albert M. Mercer acquired 4 acres at 75. Ooslvin R Ooblentz paid 16.50 per acre for 10 acres. A 75 acre parcel was sold at Westminster to William Webster for 3160.
An explosion damaged Dr. Thomas Johnsons car at West Second Street and Bentz Street last night. The coal oil ignition device caused a flare but was quickly extinguished. Occupants were hurt. Miss Mabel Wolfe is well enough to move about after appendix surgery and L T O Frazier of West Fourth Street has recovered enough to be about.
Frederick readers report rapid relief from backache and kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. G R Davis of 67 West Fifth shares that two boxes halted a fast-developing back ailment and subsequent kidney concerns improved with repeated use. Sold by Clinton E Main’s drug store and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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