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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1913
Page
6
The Frederick Daily News announces subscription rates and classified operations. The paper offers daily and semi weekly editions served by carriers or mailed nationwide with various term rates. The News office is connected to the local telephone exchange and invites correspondence and advertising requests.
The Frederick News asks nonreceiving subscribers to report delivery issues. The paper is sold at New City Hotel Buckey's Cigar Store S Market Central Restaurant F K Schmidt's Cigar Store West Patrick Street Arlington Hotel Braddock Heights Zimmermen Bros Grocery Store.
Officials urge careful handling of statements as fear and unrest rise. false and unfounded claims spread easily and worsen public distress. Prompt verification and measured broadcasting are advised to prevent unnecessary panic.
A compact collage of quips and cartoons from the era. The Pittsburgh Post, Judge, London Opinion, Chicago Record Herald, and Puck present jokes on marriage, manners, and domestic life. Witty exchanges include a wife scolding a husband and a festive guest mishearing calls.
The Washington Post notes a surge in imports of art works diamonds wines and laces signaling a record year for foreign luxuries amid heavy demand and strong foreign bank grips on gold. It contrasts nine months of 1918 with 1900 and 1912 figures, citing art values near 50 million and diamond imports around 35 million, reflecting a wartime shift in consumer appetite and monetary flows.
A Frederick county discussion supports establishing a juvenile court after successes in Baltimore and Allegany counties. The Maryland Children's Aid Society urges such courts to treat young offenders with supervision rather than jail. A local magistrate proposes Frederick magisterial jurisdiction to develop a tailored juvenile system.
Residents face nervous nights as whispered burglaries spread. Police pledge nightly patrols and reinforced protection while authorities say most rumors lack foundation and intruders will be jailed.
The piece argues leisure should be cultivated for cultural gains rather than squandered on idleness. It contrasts American habits with European recreation, notes Washington and Joe as examples, and cites a 35,000 vacant acres figure. It discusses Oregon land forfeiture and the vast value of railway land grants, asserting court action may open land for thousands of farms and populations.
A reflective verse argues that all humans are fallible and flawed. It condemns revenge and envy while urging empathy and humility, pointing to shared imperfection and the danger of judging others. The piece cites moral balance at life’s end and warns against staining reputations. Baltimore Sun.
Twenty years ago today in Frederick local items report officers elected at The South Mountain Enterprise Company with Crims F. Flook as president and G W Wachtel as vice. Philanthaean Literary Society held a public entertainment. Olae Conner visited Fredonia Congregation. Daniel Feige returned from Norfolk with fish. Ala McKenna named postmaster at Pevheys town.
Two weddings stunned local friends as Anna Dorsey and C. E. Ott wed secretly in Middletown Delaware after a discreet September ceremony. Clarence Shriner and Nettie Liday walked two miles to Graceham for their quiet nuptials, then returned to Loys with plans to live with Nettie’s grandmother. The couples kept details close, with public notice only after the fact.
Ten armed highwaymen halted William Happel near Bias Goose saloon on the mountain near Pen Mar at midnight Sunday, ordering valuables. Happel knocked one robber down. a flashlight was flashed and a shot grazed his temple. George W Ketteman and others pursued as the men fled. Charles T K Young sold a house on Maple Avenue to Clayton J Summers of Middletown on private terms.
Frederick residents praise Dean's Kidney Pills as effective relief for kidney trouble. In a testimonial from Frank Buckes of Frederick Maryland he describes relief from painful discharge, back pain, and sleepless nights after using the pills. The ad notes Doan's Kidney Pills sold by Foster Mfg Co Buffalo NY as sole U. S. agents and urges readers to remember the name Doan's.
The Baltimore stock market report shows mixed price movements in late May 1912 with Motter Bros & Co and brokers noting corrections across many listings. References include Georgia and Alabama bonds, Seaboard Air Line issues, United Rys funds, Mercantile Trust, and regional rail and coal interests, with varied yields and closing quotes.
Stock quotations provided by Motter Bros Cap list daily figures for the New York market. Prices advance and retreat across key industrials rails utilities and bonds as traders assess earnings and macro data amid mixed sessions.
A May 24 1913 notice lists Gentlemen and Ladies letters awaiting pickup. Gentlemen include Burman Brachey Brunner Blackston Baltzell Diven Dorsey Geissing er Kumm Jackson McCluen McGaegh Moorehouse Poole Ramsburg Stewart Simmons Staley Staley Williams Welty Webb Whalen. Ladies include Mrs Eva Jones Mrs Paul Miller Mrs Geo Vanfosson Miss Ernie Young. Wood and Wood lawyers moved from the People's Insurance Co Building to Court street offices.
An old advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life Pills relieve constipation promptly and restore bowel health. John Supsic of Sanbury, Pa. praises them as the best pills for constipation indigestion and liver complaint. Pearce's Pharmacy endorses the product.
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