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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
6
The Daily News independent Frederick Maryland paper details its publishing house, Great Southern Printing Manufacturing Company, with officers Birely and Delaplaine.
The war against tuberculosis has broad public support and improved outcomes. Deaths from consumption declined in early years, while the effort expands with 1,500 agencies, 421 sanatoria and hospitals, 41 associations, 42 dispensaries, 48 open air schools, and 18 penal and insane institutions serving TB patients. Anituberculosis legislation is now in place in every state and about 20 American cities. Public cooperation is urged to keep the cleansing effort advancing.
A Hagerstown paper notes today’s Clean-Up day with lively quips about local effort. It mentions a new 760 foot New York building set to outdo skyscrapers and nicknames it star sticker while New York City faces a water famine and relies on water wagons that travel light.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt notes women endure long rail journeys and suggests Burlington Road introduces women-only cars between Chicago and St Paul with lounges, books, a buffet, and an electric grill. The piece contrasts male comforts with requests for female space and social time.
A Baltimore Sun discussion weighs strict enforcement against first offenses to protect life, while also debating sidewalk access and compensation when poles or obstructions alter property use. The piece notes political contention over gubernatorial candidates and public impatience with long-standing names.
Humorous exchanges between characters and quips from periodicals such as Harper's Bazar Puck Washington Bear and Argonaut. A librarian jokes about not reading beyond best sellers while a boy questions his father about inquiry and work.
A poetic fragment speaks of a lighthearted scene where fishing on grass meets quirky commerce. References include Isaac Walton and a Frederick City Gas bill, noting a one dollar thirty eight cent charge tied to a strange air pollution gag.
The fragment blends philosophical musings on knowledge and existence with a doting digression on digestion. It juxtaposes obscure reflections about self and world with an ad for a digestive remedy, noting food must be eaten and digested to sustain life while implying patent medicine claims.
Civic Club efforts to open a city playground gain momentum with three site inspections and plans for a baseball diamond sand piles and storytelling keeping children off the streets. A May 30 Braddock Heights dance fundraiser at the Frederick Railroad pavilion will raise money and offer rides from nearby towns.
New York stock quotations provided by Motter Bron. and Company list active market activity and price levels as traders monitor gains and losses across leading issues. Prices, volumes, and notable shifts are summarized for the session.
Chicago grain market report shows May, July, and Sept wheat futures with mixed bids and abbreviated quotes. Also listed are July and Sept corn with scattered prices and speculative activity noted by traders, reflecting early session volatility.
Twenty years ago in Frederick a Washington led sale of lots by the Development Company drew a large crowd despite bad weather. The sale neared $290 net with subscriptions for an improved road from Chicago station approaching $400 of the $600 goal. In West All Saints Street, Thomas Jones, a Black resident, attempted to blast a rock underpinning his house and store, nearly causing a structural collapse.
Prices of latest sales corrected up to noon today by Motter Bros. & Co. Bankers and Brokers list numerous bonds and stocks including Cons 4s and 5s, Seaboard lines, United Rys, and Western Maryland. The Central National Bank of Frederick Maryland touts its substantial banking business rooted in depositor confidence and conservative methods.
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