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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
The Daily News publishes subscription terms and rates in a fragmentary 19th century style. It lists officers including president and treasurer and mentions annual, monthly, and annual charges for subscriptions with terms plainly stated.
The paper notes a speech in the House without Speaker Cannon's consent creating excitement. It discusses the odds against Taft and a Bourne setback, urging action to hasten prosperity through optimistic, business-friendly measures and a nationwide economic movement led by the National Prosperity association. It cites the Pennsylvania Railroad and rail traffic trends as context.
A 19 tax proposal in Atensin Washington faces opposition and calls for reform as critics argue it will push marriage costs and burden families. The Baltimore American notes Mayors and legislators weigh value shifts, while graft disclosures surface amid a broader public welfare constitutional debate.
Fragmented humorous snippets from a period press feature with exchanges about melodrama, honest bankers, fortunes, dollars, and heirship. Notable lines reference a rascal blacksouth and a poor cheap house at the shore, reflecting social tavern humor.
A damaged text column discusses Congress delaying reading the President's message by about a day and a half. It notes Treasury deficits and proposed fines, then shifts to criticism of Cannon and a broader call for ambassadorial postings and diplomatic appointments amid financial strains.
Fragmentary text references Pike County and a pharmacy with prices and notices. Names, dates, and concrete events are unreadable, leaving only scattered mentions of Discovery and local shops.
A study of Elizabethan theaters describes wooden open-air structures, roistering apprentices in the audience, swashbuckler actors, and a two hour plays with bustling noise. Separately in Roanoke a triple killing followed a long standing family feud, leading to multiple arrests. Also, Indians at Fort Totten publish primer books in their own tongue with local distribution planned.
An 1900s style warning claims women suffer nervous collapse from unknown kidney troubles. The advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills and Dogn’s Pills as cures, with testimonials from Miss R L Chambers and others in Frederick and New York. It urges purchases at local drug stores and claims agents in the United States.
Elizabeth Smith Miller of Geneva will lead the sixtieth anniversary celebration of the first women’s convention in Seneca Falls. The event honors pioneers of the movement withHarriet Stanton Blatch, Mrs Henry Villard and others attending. The program includes a memorial tablet at the original meeting site and a reception at the Masonic temple.
The bank offers ready answers to customer questions and stresses courteous service. It notes access to directors officers and clerks, and subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal and The Commercial and Financial Chronicle for customer use.
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