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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1897
Page
2
A Frederick oriented column discusses tariff policy, municipal improvements, and the need for an infirmary. It praises The News for actively backing local interests, critiques rival papers, and urges community support for public institutions while noting broader press ethics and market dynamics. The piece also previews factory interest and the value of a stronger local newspaper voice.
The piece criticizes rivals who seek to supplant established papers, noting readers’ fickleness and the costly chase to outpace rivals. It cites the New York Recorder losing $2,000,000 trying to crush the New York World, which remains profitable with about one million daily copies.
A compact sample of opinion and discord on topics from Easter processions to flood coverage. The piece references the Sons of Presidents, Mississippi floods in Kentucky, and general remarks on prisoners, diplomacy, and public figures. It notes Fitzsimmons' impact and Pompadour themes with varied, storied language.
Public Opinion compiles brief excerpts from various papers including the New York Tribune and the Chicago Tribune wryly noting current affairs. Items mock political figures, tariff debates, and legislative quirks, with quips about Mr Gladstone Mrs Cleveland and President McKinley.
Diligent reporters note expressions of people and local opinions. Editor C B Cassell complains about milk and cream metaphors while voices urge restraint, warm weather forecasts raise concerns for peach crops, and a community entertainment on the 26th invites support to establish a library.
A fragmented page blends a poem about spring preceded by a note on spring’s forerunner with several letters to the Frederick newspaper. It includes quatrains about birds and dawn, brief civic appeals for funds, and several auctioneer comments from Frederick residents and officials.
A historical verse piece reflects on Greece as mother of spirit and freedom. It evokes Hellas awakened, Greek courage in war, and the promise of light against darkness, honoring classical heroes and timeless resolve for liberty. The poem ties memory of Syracuse and 19th century echoes to ongoing reverence for Greece’s moral strength.
The Mississippi Supreme Court held that the Supreme Lodge of the Improved Order of Pythias cannot delegate its authority to a committee or board. The lodge remains liable for an insurance policy issued on a member's life despite an accidental death clause and alleged unsigned amendments.
A county resident who visited The News office yesterday left behind a bundle containing a coffee pot or boiler. The owner can claim the item by calling the newspaper office.
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