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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1910
Page
4
The item outlines how the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Exchange connects the news office with advertisements and mail subscriptions. It invites business inquiries, urges timely news correspondence from all parts of the country, and provides contact guidance for letters and information.
A fragmented 19th century style update mentions a disfranchisement scheme tied to Demoomia ns and the Digges plan, plus musings on assassins and consolation for an unhappy reader. It notes contracts awarded for road improvements across Carroll Frederick Howard and Montgomery counties, signaling continued attention to Frederick county by a Good Roads Commission.
A condensed review of Andrew Carnegie’s stance on industrial combinations. He argues that they are inevitable and should be regulated rather than opposed. The piece notes Carnegie’s influence, his call for a court of commerce to oversee corporate powers, and his practical approach to labor issues as a major employer.
A speaker praises addressing all 40,000 employees at every annual meeting and foresees a future where labor becomes both capitalist and worker, proposing this as the solution to capital and labor tensions and calling for it in coming years.
The letters quote Baltimore Sun and Baltimore News condemning the short tenure and corporate influence in Maryland's legislature. Critics state lawmakers fail to hold to account and questions of candidate inquiries. The Baltimore Star notes members vote but many years past saw representatives mostly idle, earning pay while drawing some allowances.
A quirky collection of jokes and quips from humorous snippets. The text mocks bureaucratic dullness with lines about Arctic woes long waits and a jury room exchange over meals and a bale of hay, capturing a light, satirical tone.
A reprint from the Qinaha Bee argues for simple living within income, recalling old fashioned frugality as a path to stability. It contrasts past necessity with modern abundance and urges careful budgeting, avoiding waste, and living within means to weather rising costs.
A fragmentary poem evokes London Bridge as a stage for beggars and lords among passing crowds. Vivid images of wealth and poverty mingle with river imagery and fading futures as the city moves on. The text ends with a stray ad fragment remarking that advertising is welcome but understated.
The Paint and Powder Club of Baltimore presented The Belle of New York last night, its first show, for Frederick City Hospital benefits next Monday in Frederick. Critics called it the club’s best production, noting feminine costumes, chic chorus, and lively dances that drew enthusiastic encores and a high-spirited, dash-filled performance.
The Everson Literary Society of Jefferson opened with president absent. Readings and a debate on suffrage were led by students, with Millard Stice and Eugene Doty for the affirmative and George Trundle and Lewis Beats for the negative. Judges Anna Thrieher Mary Slagle Wralesgor Mahoney favored the negative. Adjournment set for April 1 with Jefferson and Adamstown High Schools to debate.
In Yesterdays Hagers town election Republicans swept the mayoralty with Dr J McPherson Scott carrying every ward including Democratic strongholds Wards 2 and 4 by a total 645 margin. The Democrats gained one City Council seat forming a 3 to 2 majority, with Worthington Ranall defeating Edward Belgian in Ward 2 and Benton Hooper winning Ward 4. Voter turnout was 2,683 of 3,479 registered, with 796 abstentions.
Nathan Perlman a clerk in a Peng avenue shoe store pled guilty in police court to a charge of disorderly conduct after an incident with Agnes Mosher a candy store worker. Magistrate John T Howe set a one dollar price per kiss and imposed a $2 fine. Perlman paid the fine and expressed satisfaction with the bargain.
List of letters remaining in the Frederick post office. to claim call for advertised letters or they go to the dead letter office in two weeks. Names include J Benchly F A Boyd Bou Dykes May W OH Harrington Irank Norton Lavirs Tist Ming Mebel Hobbs Mrs Frank Miller.
Historical note on rising automobile wood use and hickory supply. Estimates show 130 million board feet per year for wheels and vehicle parts, 200 million feet milled. hickory is 2 to 6 percent of U S hardwood standing timber, with mill value around 12 million dollars. Includes dubious advert copy fragments about a Toledo firm and a laxative product.
The article discusses Halley's comet potentially extending a long tail toward Earth by May 18. It warns of possible cyanogen gas effects, cites Historical events, and notes the comet’s approach and movement from March to May with speculative outcomes and public interest.
A crowded Royal theater performance in Sydney N S saw two drunken sailors confront chaos when one fell into the stalls. The second shouted Man overboard and leaped in to rescue his mate, suffering a broken leg while the other escaped with minor injuries.
Quotations show corrected March 2 1910 prices for grains and feed. Wheat No 2 Red 1.16. Corn Ear Corn 3.40 per barrel. Oats Rye 0.85 to 1.0 per bushel. Barley 0.60 to 0.70. various hay timothy and mixed ranges 16.00 to 19.00 per ton or bale. straw and other feeds priced per bale or ton. Flags dairy and seeds values including Timothy Clover and Cotton Seeds Meal.
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