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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1895
Page
4
An upbeat, rambling column notes May sunshine after days of rain, parades in Frederick portraited as lively but muddy, and local life moving toward mayoral contests. It mentions Elm Elizabethown’s fire alarm system, local schools preparing commencements, and quiet political chatter as decorations and festivals loom.
The items summarize scattered notices from Washington and Anne Arundel counties including a minister’s ordination, a found body, a poisoning attempt, a war memorial plan, wheat scarcity, and judge acquittals. A long column on marriage advice mocks male fashion and emphasizes practical virtue over vanity.
A Texas correspondent reports a week of nightly rain storms except Saturday, with intense heat by day and cool mornings after night showers. Magnolias and Roses are in full bloom, American Beauties among the celebrated varieties. Strawberries have appeared in abundance, tomatoes plentiful, and watermelons absent.
A lively verse imagines sisters hearing distant humming as mops and brooms rattle. The speaker humorously mocks worn cloths, dingy days, and a housecleaning frenzy with playful, nonsensical lines and bold, comic imagery.
The article details May lunar phases with exact dates, the Moon Earth distance and perigee, and discusses Earth viewed from the Moon, lunar atmosphere debates, and the Moon’s lack of twilight. It notes the Great Bear at meridian, circumpolar constellations, and the seasonal shift from Orion Taurus to Virgo and Leo in the evening sky.
The text describes the loweitude at sea with Ty Mesa near the moon, and stars Arctares Vega and Lyre rising. It sketches the bowl of Ursa Major and Capella, Vega, Hercules, Coronae, Corvus, Libra, and Saturn in May. It notes Arcturia near Vega signaling summer, with Virgo’s Spica and two bright stars shaping Libra’s zodiacal light.
The Histories Society met May 2 at Dr and Mrs Franklin B Smiths Court Square home with many members and invited guests. Papers by Dr Wm Crawford Johnson on curious historical incidents and by Dr Wootton on shifts in dictionary meanings were read. Mrs Fr anics Fenwick Smith spoke on the Catholic Churchs early establishment in town. Music by Miss Elisabeth G C Dennis and apple blossom refreshments followed. The group planned a final meeting May 16 at Dr Bolmans Central Bank building.
Westminster voters nominate two slates for mayor and common council. Candidates include J. Lawyer John M. Roberts B. J. Await Gershom Huff J. Hoffman Fuss Jesse F. phreave and Hilton Schieffer B. Mackley A. C. Strasburger H. 3. Leahy John B. Taylor Charles Benson. The key issue is whether the city should be heated by gas or electricity.
An advertisement by J. A. TLUTA in Frederick Maryland hawks a product named “yace Care” claimed to rapidly cure rheumatic pains and related diseases. The copy asserts it removes the cause and disease instantly, with a price of 73 cents and a toll for orders.
May 5 1513 reports a dramatic action at Fort Meigs on the Maumee as Clay's 1100 Kentuckians came to aid. Dudley's 12 boat landing failed late under Te-cum-seh forces, spiking enemy guns before being ambushed. Harrison redirected, the garrison, 350 regulars, sallied and routed defenders while Clay cut through to join.
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