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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1901
Page
6
The Daily News announces subscription prices for 2, 4 month, and yearly terms in the United States with monthly and annual options. The Weekly News offers annual and club rates, with mail and carrier delivery details and contact through The News office in Frederick Maryland.
Ex Governor Brown remains critical of state leadership while tariff debates draw industry interest. A White House visit by the Mayor-elect signals potential honest government outcomes. The Journal warns that civic neglect by affluent citizens threatens municipal governance and urges active political participation.
Readers note ongoing discussions on capable management of city property versus petty politics. A temporary comment by Mr Croker says he is not ready to go abroad and intends to attend the Tammany funeral. Other notices reflect market distress and agricultural education progress with plans for a Columbus summer school to complement the agricultural college.
Virginia Military Institute bassist W A Vanover of Lexington, Virginia holds the distinction of playing the world’s largest bass instrument. Weighing 46 pounds with a 30 inch bell, the monster horn was built in Manchester England for 300 dollars and serves both band and orchestra contexts.
A collected string of humor pieces from old papers with banter on marriage ages, embezzlement rumors, engagements, and wine antics. Characters include Cynicus, Sillicus, Jonas, Lucy, and a wary father-in-law figure, with lines about cigars, pockets, and claret as social riffs.
The city should fix management of the electric light plant to avoid political turnover, rewarding service quality over administration changes. A secure engineer posture and protected fireman roles could improve reliability, reduce training costs, and prevent breakdowns as the city contemplates a large machinery upgrade.
From the Kansas City Journal editorial on individual opportunity under a free government. It argues inequalities arise from personal strength, will, and circumstance, not from government, and that citizenship remains open to those who have ambition and grit. The piece rebukes class agitators and paternalists, claiming liberty guarantees equal rights to pursue self advancement.
Frank L. Stanton contemplates how the wind speaks of life and death in day and night. He muses on ships lost at sea and love distant in lonely lands as storms and rainbows frame human fate. The piece ends by noting readers face survival and speculation about evidence.
Captain Leander Barger of Brunswick died at work at 63, leaving a widow and five children. A Civil War veteran, he served from 1861, was wounded near Harper’s Ferry, captured at Harpers Ferry, and discharged in 1865. Funeral held November 13 at M E Church Brunswick with interment in the family lot. Martha Gilmore died near Greenfield Mills of consumption. Funeral held yesterday at 2 pm at her home, Rev. A Bell officiating. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
A vintage ad extols jewels as coveted by women and links health to avoiding ruin from coughing colds and bronchial trouble. It promotes Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a early consumption remedy and claims it heals bronchial tubes. It mentions Dr G G Green's remedies and Green's Special Almanac at Mavis Drug Store and notes The News as a source.
The rural free delivery system, born in Carroll county and growing nationwide, will be placed under the classified service this winter. President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Smith push merit-based selection, especially for rural carriers who must know and be trusted by local residents. August W. Machen leads organizing efforts, with strong ties to Carroll county.
George W. Heath, manager of Peck's Bad Boy, announces a Tusaday night stage at the City Opera House with last season’s favorites. Miss Violet Hilson stars as the lead, Fred Weazel plays the tormented grocer. A strong specialty program includes Madison Brothers, The Great Brinda Mour, Mise Lillie May White, and others bringing athletic, magical, and theatrical acts to the bill.
David H. Smith, longtime proprietor of Smith's Temple of Fanny in Westminster for 25 years, has accepted a new role with Miller Bros. as buyer and manager of their forthcoming house furnishing department to be housed in the basement of their large stores.
Second Lieutenant Harry J. McKinney son of Rev W McKinney former pastor of the M E church in this city has been appointed a second lieutenant in a United States cavalry regiment.
McHenry Bros of Hagerstown have leased the Wishford stables and will open a general case feed and exchange stable in the city to serve local riders and merchants with animal care and supplies.
Mia and Charles Clark report Bast Second atroot has recovered from several weeks of illness and is able to be out again.
Market notes a wintry scene with eggs scarce at 22 cents a dozen as buyers hold for higher prices before Thanksgiving. Prices persist for winter fruits and vegetables with no major shifts expected. poultry and fish prices vary, while meats like beef and pork list mixed per pound rates across cuts.
The week saw activity until the Northern Pacific notice unsettled markets. Seaboard pooling may boost long term value as in Atlantic Canal Line, with Seaboard bonds and stock prices discussed. Key rail and street railway bonds traded with varied bids, while bank stocks held last week’s levels and money rates hovered around 4 to 5 percent.
Bradstreet s New York dispatch notes favorable business features still in ascendancy with the countrywide current strong. Yet complaints rise about transport limits in forwarding general merchandise grain ore coal iron and lumber. Western market receipts illustrate gains in live stock ore and cost warehousing and cotton trends show contrasting signals.
The article surveys seasonal weather boosting retail trade east north and west while south conditions hinder collections due to poor cotton prices and late crops. It notes stronger prices and activity in wool and iron steel, drought in Kansas and Missouri pressuring stock, and Bank clearings and railroad earnings rising. Wheat futures show weakness from late gains but improved tone with ongoing speculative interest. steady Baltimore prices and renewed demand shape the week’s market picture.
Joseph Jefferson, dean of the American stage, appears at the Baltimore Academy next week with Rip Van Winkle and The Rivals. His strong company includes Blanche Bender Georgia Meadum and others. performances run Monday through Saturday with matinees and evenings. Mail orders and seats from 23 to 40 cents are available.
The Maryland Commission executive committee has selected 19 of 24 names to be inscribed in the Hall of Fame at Charleston's Maryland Building. Names include Hanson Carroll Paca Stone Johnson Howard Latrobe Hopkins Poe Swann Armistead Key Taney and others representing war, statesmanship and literature. Six more names will be added later. Hazleton seeks Chinese exclusion and urges Congress to act. An expert from General Electric will repair the city’s damaged dynamo at the municipal electric plant.
A letter to the public extols whamberlein's Coneh Remedy for a severe cough and cold that threatened pneumonia. The writer claims improvement after the second dose and notes three bottles cured chest pains, signing as W. Eaten from Thirty seventh Wheeling West Virginia with a local seller listed.
A lively month summarizing autumn to winter transition in Frederickton with notices of weddings dissipation and events. Local happenings include theatre premiers at the Opera House, art exhibitions in Middletown, a Woman’s Christian Temperance Union meeting, Bell Ringers, tableaus and concerts, church suppers and receptions, and notes on electric railway excursions. The writer references political figures Roosevelt and Schley inquiry, local deputies appointed, and hints at coming Christmas activities and social outings.
A terse exchange discusses men's self view versus wives, children's value, and the idea of a brighter sun breaking through clouded days. A humorous note targets men who boast. A romantic speaker laments unsatisfied desires while a statistical item notes women average two inches taller than 25 years ago.
A Christian evangelist from Fitley Missouri recounts a winter case where his infant daughter suffered violent croup. After giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, the child recovered quickly and the remedy is said to prevent future attacks if started at first symptoms. The note also asserts confidence in using it for other conditions.
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