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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1906
Page
4
A garbled 19th century periodical page discusses rail fare reform and public interest. It critiques a Russian organization, comments on price trends and the push for lower passenger rates. It notes Ohio’s flat rate adoption and possible future nationwide changes alongside stockholder concerns and legislative actions.
Contemporary comments from various papers debate price control and strict law enforcement. The Baltimore American criticizes the air of troubled waters as not the standard remedy, while the Baltimore News argues for harsher enforcement to deter violations of interstate commerce law and to uphold respect for lawful standards.
Readable bits show characters debating fate and family, with quirky exchanges about elopements finances and mortality. The text blends newspaper voice fragments from New York Mail Chicago News American Spectator Detroit Free Press and Pock with humorous misprints and era slang.
A scrambled column cites multiple newspapers on politics and society. It mentions Mayor Bohmitz’s false claim about California, heroism of women at San Francisco, Washington’s future capital status with new public buildings, and debates over wealth influence on politics, including Hearst and Roosevelt era concerns.
A lyrical verse celebrates spring scenes and a young woman amid apple blossoms. The speaker recalls a past romance, noting the blooming garden, sunlight in her hair, and distant dreams as the apple trees sway. The poem closes with the sense of eternal spring and paradise.
A discussion of using alcohol as a motor fuel, citing Elihu Thomson and General Electric tests on alcohol engines. Cuban alcohol at 12–15 cents a gallon reportedly produced similar power to gasoline with higher efficiency and cooler exhaust. Denatured or methylated alcohol behavior in engines is considered similar to pure grain alcohol, with notes on tax effects and cost implications for fuel usage.
Charles L. Spier a Staten Island businessman was shot and killed in his Tomy Avenue home during a burglary. He woke to intruder noise as the thief gathered silverware. Spier fired, the intruder returned fire, and both men exchanged shots until the burglar escaped with the loot.
Superintendent McQuaide files charges against East End officer Stephen Carr for taking graft from Robert H. White and protecting a common gambling ring. Carr allegedly demanded $25 on a specific occasion and accepted larger sums thereafter under color of office, with more arrests expected this week as city unrest continues.
W H Berry of Chester takes office as state treasurer succeeding Williame L Mathues. Berry, a Democrat elected on a fusion ticket over J Lee Plummer, brought almost a new staff, with Benjamin F Measey as cashier. He took the oath at his Chester home and filed a $500000 bond, becoming the first Democrat treasurer since Amos C Noyes in 1909.
Frederick citizens enthusiasm follows. Alison Gomell of J M Newman Goal Co. recalls backache relief after four years of medicines and plasters. She bought Doan's Ridgway Pills at Glinton B Main's drug store and reports regained strength with no pain. Dealers Foster Milburn Co Bodale NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's. Deaths from Appendicitis connected to laxative use. Dr King’s New Life Pills praised for relief and vigor. Guaranteed by A L Pearre Drugist. Try them.
The page blends humorous notes on a president cashier and bookkeeper with quirky musings about ballooning spiders and marine sightings. It includes medical ad copy for Casaberlain's Stomach sod LITER, a property stake in a mortgage, and scattered local names and details.
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