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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1911
Page
6
The Frederick News announces daily and semi weekly editions with mailing rates and delivery terms. It lists staff roles and notes subscription assistance and office contact details. Readers are urged to report irregular deliveries to improve service.
The piece argues that Mexico’s poverty is rooted in elite rule under Porfirio Diaz, with Maderistas opposing aristocracy and seeking a real republic modeled on the United States. It contends the revolt is a mass strike by the submerged classes against a privileged upper tier, and notes Diaz could have fought back if the lower classes were not kept down.
A collection of editorial snippets notes President rhetoric, social snobbery, Canada reciprocity, and capital punishment debate. Reports on a New York Negro’s violent crime after prison release highlight leniency flaws. The column questions rural shopping habits and urban vs nearby-town purchasing myths amid mixed public sentiment.
The passage contrasts a sharp landowner with a lack of business sense. It notes that Indians once owned all land without claiming portions. It highlights Hetty Green’s vast holdings and how renters sometimes fail to pay, yet not always forgotten.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegram and Omaha Bee exchange satire on straw hats signaling seasonal opening in mid May. The essay notes public mood shifts about fashion and public behavior as outdoor leisure arrives, while contrasting business optimism with persistent commercial challenges.
The Annapolis Capital urged readers to compare prices before paying high shop rates. It advised checking home merchants first and exploring options elsewhere if prices seem inflated, noting the value of informed choices.
Disjoint quotes from letters and columns mix social satire and personal jests. Snippets reference Jones bewilderment, a land claim, income tax, a failed fishing trip, a banquet, and a thrifty housewife noted for soaking asparagus to absorb water.
A playful local verse urges residents to call the mayor about town troubles. It imagines woes from dim lights to dirty streets and noisy crowds, and suggests contacting officials rather than panic. The piece blends humor with civic spirit referencing Market Street and casual city life.
A poetic scene unfolds with blue light pouring through curtains as a pale figure enters a shadowy room. The excerpt contrasts sensual imagery with a doorway moment, then shifts to a Harper's Magazine attribution and an ad touting Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion, claiming to purify blood and strengthen digestion.
The Chippewa tribe and fifteen invited tribes from Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia and Virginia prepare a two day July 3 4 event in Frederick with a grand parade band contests reel races drill contests and multiple baseball games total prizes around 1000 band prizes 75 50 and 25 plus 15 for fastest plate and 60 for second place anticipated attendance includes Apache Tribe No 140 of Perryville Md bringing about seventy men and a band.
A New York bank report shows Reserve loans and Speer obligations with Pace and Toc deposits totaling several million. The document notes 40 500 circulation and emphasizes advertising in the paper as a path to success, urging readers to invest in notices.
Twenty years ago in Frederick the Board of Aldermen authorized the water works committee to hire an engineer to survey streams and plan the water supply. A defective flue caused a fire destroying Charles T. F. Howard’s north Frederick dwelling. insurance about 1500 dollars. Many tickets were filed for a Washington to Frederick excursion to attend the improvement company lot sale.
Market shorthand report lists current quotations as supplied by Motter Bron and Company. Prices for major issues are shown with bid and ask figures, reflecting intraday movements and activity across key exchanges.
Market notes list latest sales corrected to noon May 20 1911 by Motter Bros & Co Bankers and Brokers. Includes prices for cotton duck futures Richmond Philadelphia and utility and railroad securities such as Seaboard Air Line United Rys Western Maryland and Chesapeake Bay holdings with Wheat and Corn quotes for May July and September deliveries.
The Central National Bank of Frederick Maryland invites the public to open accounts and visit its new banking rooms at Market and Church Streets. It highlights conservative banking and conduct of deposits with interest paid on special deposits.
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