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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1901
Page
4
The Cumberland group of twenty seven gentlemen propose a public library site if citizens accept Mr Carnage's library offer in the upcoming municipal election. Their aim is to enlist broad citizen support while the final balance remains to be seen.
Norfolk dispatch reports large mosquito swarms on Ellott’s Island forty miles south, causing livestock deaths from bites and forcing residents to wear head nets and heavy clothing. The piece notes fear spreading to other communities as the pest reappears this season. It mentions kerosene in cesspools as a tested remedy and cites ongoing search for eradication of the pest.
Commentary across multiple papers notes floods elsewhere and the Eastern Shore’s relative safety. It discusses farming’s livelihood value in New York’s Ovid collapse and a banker’s demise, then argues Maryland’s Pan-American Exposition participation and Baltimore’s public‑spirited exhibit role.
A collage of brief quotes shows quick exchanges on manners immigration diplomacy and social attitudes. Notable snippets include Yonkers Statesman on obituary praise and mutual respect, Puck on a hypothetical settlement, Washington Star on adaptation to colonization, Chicago restaurant quip about soup and a knife, and Town Topics banter about dinner at Crawford’s.
The Chicago Record Herald notes Edward Cudahy refuses $21,000 ransom return and keeps offer of $25,000 for criminals. He aims to deter further kidnapings and praises severe anti kidnapping laws. The piece praises labor strategy shifts toward amicable agreements and highlights farm prosperity and policy support, citing vast farm wealth growth and education funding.
Rear Admiral Robley D Evans appears in autumnal notice as friends react to his new book A Sailor's Log Remlutecentes of Forty Years Naval Life. The volume is described as pictorial, entertaining, and offering forty years of naval life.
A collage of verse excerpts from Katie Mastersoy and WIASHINGTON Star, reflecting youthful optimism and the limits of wealth. The lines praise the new year and love while acknowledging nature's unchangeable facts and the futility of controlling fate.
AYHENKAL QUARELS-MULLER, Mr John Quarles of Mt Airy and Miss Lillian Miller of this city wed at 6 pm yesterday in Walkersville parsonage officiated by Rev D J Wolfe. Directors elected for Frederick and Opossumtown Turnpike Company include Dr Fairfax Schley Tadge John O Motter Alexander Brengle Charles Cronise Joseph Roelkey. An ad praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy promotes their health benefits with testimonials from a Hartford druggist.
Miss Alice V. Shriner returns from Baltimore and many residents, ministers, and visitors are noted in Lancaster, Frederick, and surrounding towns. The column lists travels of Rev. Dr. Eschbach Ingle Lampe and others, with social calls and short business trips among families and friends. Cough remedies and patent medicines are advertised for common ailments.
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