Local and General Interest Highlights
Governor Brown starts work on sui generis commissions as new state officials take office. A marriage license was issued to Charles Garis Funke town and Miss Clara Adams Frederick. Lizzie Nichols Fred erick granted original widow's pension. Jewelers windows showcase beauty and magic. James Snyder Sharpsburg raised 73 bushels of corn on two thirds of an acre. Senator William M. Stewart Nevada bought a five hundred acre farm in Loudoun county. Government mail carrier service saved 1200,000 in the last fiscal year. Prince of Martinsburg orders cows wandering streets impounded in mayor's yard.
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Brown
Ncense
Washington
Charles Garis
Funketown
Clara Adams
Frederick
Okstee
Borsey
Philadelphia
James Snyder
Sharpsburg
William M. Stewart
Nevada
Loudoun County
Prince of Martinsburg
South revival questioned in era of progress
A lengthy critique argues that Southern progress is misattributed to postwar youth and Northern forgetfulness. It contends antebellum South led in wealth and energy, citing regional memory and historical patterns before 1861 to support its claim.
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Ovienne Timie-Democrat
Romé
Bonton Herald
Opening of the Legislature of 1806 and procedures
The article outlines the 1806 legislative session's opening at Annapolis on January 5. It covers assembly seating, temporary president, swearing in of senators, potential protests, committee referrals, permanent president election, journal entries, state printing bids, and preliminary House and Senate organization processes including prayer, roll calls, temporary and permanent speakers, oath administration, and adjournment timing.
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Mous
Watooeday
J. Rage
McSherty
Court of Appeale
Committee On
Senate
House
Buelaesa
Anti-Lynching Legislation Debate Sparks State Reforms
The New York Tribune notes Texas debate over mob violence and cites South Carolina's proposed article to curb mob rule. It details lawmakers’ push to punish officials who surrender prisoners to mobs while urging balanced governance and restraint. The piece questions whether stricter law or better judgment is needed.
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New York Tribune
Texas
Constitutional Convention
South Carolina
Palmetto
Bald Eagle Seen Daily Over Chesapeake Area
A bald eagle perches atop an old locust tree by the Cam berland Valley bridge across the Potomac. Residents report the raptor arrives daily between 11 and 12, watchful for a flock of wild ducks, and seizes one or two as they near his perch.
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Camberland Valley
Potomac
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Skeletons Unearthed at Milford Ohio Cemetery Finds
Aborig in cemetery at Milford Ohio reveals unprecedented skeleton hoard with hundreds unearthed and diverse artifacts in stone bronze and silver. state museum expert Crister W. Ke Moorehead conducts excavations. site offers vital ethnological insight. Nearby reports note large wood shipments, hotel visits in Denison Texas, and various patent medicines and products advertised in the era.
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Milford
Ohio
Crister W. KE. Moorehead
State Museum
Weather and social notes from Rocky Ridge area
Local letters report cooler conditions and a week of routine visits and errands. Residents mention travel to Fredericks, Woodsboro, and Baltimore area, plus farm work, plowing, and new home plans. A moralizing note warns against gossip while praising reading and community steadiness.
Obedience and Covenant in Saul’s Reign and Samuel’s Call
This piece expounds 1 Samuel chapters on Saul’s disobedience and God’s unchanging nature. It contrasts Samuel’s night conversations with Saul’s defiance, noting dangers of pride, self justification, and selective obedience. It cites examples from Exodus and Kings to stress prompt unreserved obedience to God.
Behring Sea dispute and trench deaths headline
Senator John T. Morgan defends his Behring Sea stance amid Lord Salisbury's claims in a lengthy interview. The report also covers a Clinton Street sewer trench disaster in Woonsocket, where three workers were injured and two died after a bank section collapsed.
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Behring Sea
Tuexcstox
Ala
John T. Morgan
Lord Salisbury
Morgan
United States
Great Britain
Bayard
Blaine
Pardoned inmates wed after prison release in Kentucky
FRANKFORT Ky Nov 15 Gov Brown pardoned four women on condition they marry their soon to be husbands directly from the prison. Renie Beck, colored, promised to wed Sanford Young, an inmate she hoped would secure her release. Young got the pardon and the wedding happened last night.
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Frankfort
Brown
Renie Beck
Sanford Young
Young
Work of Death and Local Obituaries in Town
Mrs Margaret E L Shipley died after a short illness at her East Third Street home aged 67. Funeral tomorrow afternoon with interment at My Clive. Celia Murphy died Wednesday near Walkersville after paralysis, age about 48. Funeral from M E Church Valuereville and interment at Woodaboro. Miss Mary Stauffer of Watersville died Friday night at 81 or 82 after a year of illness. funeral from Walkersville A M E Church and Shiloh Cemetery. The Sick notes mention Wm Heard and H Wineberg ill. local ads tout Fly trouble remedy and goat products. Nerves of Edge and Clover Hoot Tea advertised by Albert E. Pearre.
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Margaret EL Shipley
East Third Street
Sdays
Nimrod
Frederick
Wm. Shipley
Elmira
N. Y
New Windsor
Carroll County
Bhipley
Clive
Morpay
Celia Murphy
Isa
Walkersville
M. EB
Valuereville
Bridsy
Woodaboro
J. Marsh
Alary
David Stauffer
Watersville
A. . Church
Marah
Shiloh Church
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Offer Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a natural, gentle cure for indigestion and constipation. It claims the pellets work quickly, are safe, need only short regular use, and can be taken like water, with a warning against unscrupulous druggists.
Great Book Free Promotion for Common Sense Medical Adviser
A popular health book, Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, widely sold at 1.53 per copy, is offered free of charge. Over 680,000 copies sold. 60,000 distributed free to readers who send one cent stamps to cover mailing costs. Send to World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Pierce
Mz Scall Association
Bugzio
N.Y
Freshen Up the Table With Flannel and Water Trick
A quirky home tip explains wrapping flannel around a broken stemmed jet and placing a water saucer beneath. The damp fabric is refreshed weekly until in about two weeks the fabric hides into a verdant look suitable for any table decor.
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