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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1911
Page
6
The Frederick News asks subscribers who miss issues to report the lapse while noting distribution outlets. The paper is distributed through New Guy Hotel Buckey's Cigar Store Market St General Restaurant F. K. Schmidt's Cigar Store W. Patrick Street and Arlington Hotel.
Editorial argues for delaying further city spending on street improvements until the water works defects are remedied. It notes the need for Court Square paving and county road budgets, but urges restraining nonessential projects until wartime conditions and the city’s finances improve.
A New York pastor resigned his pulpit citing the city’s general cussedness. He expects to seek a serene, angelic place for future ministry, leaving the metropolis’s bustle behind.
The article argues that clergy should focus on reaching the worldly and uplift efforts beyond church walls to reduce general cussedness. It notes a trend of sermonizing for members’ pleasure and urges pastors to reform and engage outsiders to strengthen genuine religion in the metropolis.
The Chiladelphian Enquirer urges extermination of the housefly as a major public health campaign. It notes the fly spreads typhoid by contaminating food and drink, calls for nationwide effort to wipe out flies, and compares progress against other pests to inspire sustained action.
Senator John Walter Smith introduces a bill to allocate 500000 dollars annually for four years to acquire lands north of the Potomac for a forest reserve near the national capital. The plan, suggested by William M. Elliott of Baltimore, would create a large park and forestry service research site, with funds benefiting Maryland schools and roads from timber sale proceeds. The measure aims to spark broader support for a capital country park despite uncertain immediate passage.
The Maryland Bankers Association president urged stronger safeguards for state banks at the Deer Park convention. He proposed declaring banks a public trust and boosting the bank commissioner’s power to close unsafe or unauthorized banks after due process, likening Maryland to New York’s 1908 regime to protect depositors.
A clipped, humorous fragment from Life and Puck style notes quotes a shy exchange about letters and materials. It references a Sunday School teacher, Saul and David, and a joke about a recount. The passage includes Willig and a playful dig at political races within a magazine vignette.
A severe afternoon storm swept Frederick and surrounding county after oppressive heat. Lightning damaged the Lutheran church steeple in Jefferson, a barn cupola, and a residence spouting. A cow died, wires fell, and inlets flooded streets. Temperatures cooled from 83 after a 68 low. An Eagles lodge presented a portrait to a local Worthy President.
Quotations from New York stocks supplied by Motter Bros Co show today’s market activity. Key movers and figures reflect mixed results across leading securities as traders weigh economic data and corporate earnings. The report highlights notable gains and declines in the stock listings.
A humorous piece riffs on a neglected garbage can near the village street, its heat and infestation prompting reflections on community duty. It analogizes a dog in a fable to local neighbors who seek favors yet resist action, leaving tasks unfinished and floods worsening.
Poem excerpt evokes Frederick Maryland landscape with ripening wheat, Catoctin hills, and homeward longing. Imagery shifts through fields, wind, and threshing, linking harvest memories to the valley town along the Frederick roads and summer sun.
July wheat and September wheat and December wheat prices listed alongside July corn and September corn quotes. No further context provided on market drivers, volumes, or trading activity.
Reserve figures and deposits listed for the New York bank statement. Data shows small balance figures and end-of-day totals including deposits totaling 41.68 with transfers noted. No clear dates or named individuals provided in readable text.
A fragment from Frederick notes twenty years back reports from Frederick with local names and events. It mentions school terms closing for summer, a fatal train accident near Paw Paw, a postmaster resignation at Park, and Miss Monie Martin taking a new role. A hall on All Saints Street is contracted for construction to serve community amusements.
Molier Bros. & Co. report Baltimore stock prices and bonds as of noon today June 24 1911. Anchored by listings for AC L Cons 4s 1h Consol Cotton Duck Houston Oil Seaboard United Rys and Maryland banks with closure notes and official attestations by cashier ROBT A KEMP and notary G Wesley Kindley, dated June 1911.
Farmers and Mech Nat Bank Charles B Trail president James Hu Harris vice president C Albert Gilson cashier present a financial guide urging readers to deposit earnings in a Home bank and pay bills by check. The article promotes systematic record keeping through checks and suggests special deposits as part of the plan.
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