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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1911
Page
4
The Independent of Frederick Maryland notes Memorial Day like events with white carnations and tribute to mothers. The piece weaves in casual observations about matches in the United States and a playful aside about Cromwell head captions and Oliver's hens, closing with a springtime baseball whimsy.
A London coronation fashion notice bans hobble skirts at king George VI events. Earl Spencer as censor briefs that courtesy in such skirts is impractical in royal presence. Articles note a 28 foot Queen Mary train and a heavy cloth of gold crown, while U S visitors may spend millions on attire.
A Lancaster guess credits Pen-Mar’s name to a Pennsylvanian and Maryland pair on the Mason–Dixon line. The Portland Oregonian argues good roads solve rural life decline, linking population shift to road access and affordable mobility, criticizing Roosevelt on the theme.
The Baltimore American notes Maryland offers diverse bay and seashore resorts and mountain retreats. It urges methodical planning, mentions Marsland resorts, and praises the state’s climate and topography for family health, enjoyment, and economical travel.
Brief humor and domestic exchanges from period papers. The dialogue covers economizing household expenses bakery purchases and courtship patterns with witticisms about courting routines and social norms. Notable lines include humorous exchanges about physical culture and marital habits.
In a playful verse a school crew clears desks and confiscates notes and gum. Teachers face stern yet kind looks as students protest. The poem muses on securing order during a spring cleaning drive in Maryland.
A reflective poem on fate and ambition tracing the rise and fall of champions and public figures. It contrasts the king of the turf with the ordinary man striving against odds, warning that unchecked pride ends in dust. The verse laments the lure of wealth and the price of glory, ending with a crown of thorns.
City officials weigh oiling streets to cut costs and dust. Mayor Schell reports on bids from Indian Refining and Standard Oil, with Frederick Gas and Electric promoting tar oil to bind road beds. Sprinkler return sought to apply oil. dust control and freight savings cited. Autowork run informs plans toward sociability trip ending in Maryland.
Today stock quotations are supplied by Motter Bros and Co and reflect prices across active exchanges. Investors monitor industrials, railroads, and utility issues as market activity shows shifts in early trading.
Prices of latest sales corrected to noon today by Motter Bros. Bankers and Brokers listing numerous securities including Cons. Cotton Duck, Georgia & Alabama, Seaboard Air Line, United Rys, Chicago Rwy, Fidelity & Deposit, Northern Central, and Western Maryland.
The column records May wheat at 96 and 97, July wheat at 994, and Sept wheat at 8774 and 88. It also shows July corn at 527 and 53, Sept corn at 4. The text quotes two dealers trading side by side and contrasts old methods with new trading approaches.
Pretty specimens of a new barley variety were shown at The News office by Mr. Harry Long of Daysville. The stalks were about a yard tall and the grain forms without hulls, though rain shortages limited growth. Some barley will be shown at the county fair. Also noted: Messrs Young and Staley sold thirteen building lots on East Seventh Street to Calvin Schiedkucht and Harmon L Gaver for D F Mayne, with plans for modern brick houses on the block.
The Chimie Street School closed with exercises and decorations marking the occasion. A bakery fire at Adam Ruland and ore in the rear of John Hershberger’s bakery drew the fire department. no serious damage and a few hundred dollars cover the loss. A special committee investigates reports of bad conduct by several members of the Independent Fire Company.
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