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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1900
Page
1
The Daily News and The Weekly News announce subscription details and rates for readers and advertisers. The text lists pricing, delivery areas, and contact options for the Frederick, Maryland publication, inviting telegrams and letters for news and notices.
The bulletin from State Entomologist Johnson outlines methods to combat the dreaded pea looSe and the likely damage if not destroyed. It stresses practical advice for local pea growers and urges careful following of the guidance.
A pamphlet explains a plan for post check money issued with a Senate bill by McMillan and a House bill by Lentz on March 16 1900. It suggests reprinting $1 $2 and $5 bills with blank spaces to fill recipient details and a two cent stamp to convert cash into a government issued personal check. The proposal envisions issuing fractional currency in small denominations and transforming these notes into checks, potentially improving mail transmission and reducing large-note circulation.
A collection of short editorial jibes from Baltimore American Herald and Baltimore News disparaging the South African war causes, the Duke of Marlborough’s swift return, and hyphenated local political maneuvering. Mentions Hyattsville banners, McKinley and Mudd, and dark horse candidates in Cumberland, Montgomery, and Frederick with satire on party campaigning.
A collage of humorous quotes and light lines from 19th and early 20th century papers. A colored philosopher jokes about a sun eclipse and chickens returning at noon. A Chicago collector and a stubborn Slowpay clash over debt. A girl questions circus travel and a suitor is called a post.
A digest from the Lowell Mail questions wartime charity and notes the Delhi cholera threat, arguing for more direct food relief for India. It also recounts Cleveland Leader observations on longevity among U S Methodist Episcopal bishops at a Quadrennial Conference in Chicago, noting ages from 58 to 75 and that most were consecrated after middle life.
A fragment from Chicago Times-Herald recalls a moment of apology and reconciliation after a tense confrontation, pairing it with poetic impressions of heaven’s bells, birds, and wind. The piece intertwines memory, regret, and the enduring warmth of forgiveness amid wartime tones.
Street Commissioners of Hagerstown seek to purchase Potomac River pulp mills on the West Virginia side to power a municipal electric light plant. Estimated 1000 horsepower at the dam and potential savings by transmitting current to the city. If not bought, a site at dam No 4 is favored for higher water power. Coal costs are projected at $5,000 yearly if built in Hagerstown.
Maryland Agricultural College expert Prof Willis G Johnson reports heavy frost last Wednesday night across Maryland. Western Maryland peaches mostly unhurt with slight damage in some varieties, Eastern Shore peaches largely safe as buds were advanced, Tidewater areas show no harm. Strawberry crop on Elsturm Shore slightly damaged but overall fruit prospects statewide look very good.
Fr. O Rourke's patronal feast is marked by congratulations to the rector and a dramatic entertainment called Canoess in his honor. The Rev. Rector Kagaleo received a valuable oil painting copied by Battoni from Gagliardi showing the Virgin Mother to St Stanislaus from Rome. The donor, a Brooklyn resident and friend of Father Walsh, now has sixty five men at Hudson site foundations.
A list of names for advertised letters in Frederick on May 12 1900 with two week deadline before transfer to dead letters. Names include Lester Alson P S Austin George Colemand E V Delsplane Elmer F Haas F I Lewis Jose W Morrill Peter O Nelson Osterman E A Spencer John Tasker Dr J G Troxel and others plus Miss Lottie Freeze Miss Estells Richardson Miss W Tod. Customer notes mention whooping cough remedies and endorsements for Chamberlain s Cough Remedy and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with testimonials from E Cistrean and J H Keller.
Dr Christopher Jobesce of Johns Hopkins dismisses the supposed ninth century inscription claiming Christ exchanged letters with King Agrippa as without value. He notes Syriac legends date to the second century and the artifact adds little beyond what is already known, urging caution about such discoveries.
Notices from Frederick County Maryland including equity court actions, estate notices for William B. Gate, and the call for sealed bids for 188 700 dollars of Frederick County bonds. Also lists of local ice and water notices and company driver changes, with dates in 1900 and instructions for participants.
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