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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1898
Page
4
A collage of old notices details subscription rates for The Daily News and The Weekly News, mail and carrier delivery options, and a Frederick address. The page also covers Admiral Schley’s honors, local civic actions, and fevered debate on Spain and the Philippines as well as reflections on North South postwar relations.
The Saturday News focuses on Admiral Schley as Frederick readers seek its pages while also detailing the old B and O freight depot as the country’s oldest still in use. It offers Captain Kilmer’s Santiago campaign, farming and dairying articles, school lesson analysis, trade rounds, and light features. The piece includes an editorial from Baltimore Law on curfew laws and a St Louis ordinance veto.
A Maryland town like Hagerstown debates curfew for under sixteen year olds after 8 PM in winter and 9 PM in summer without permits. Critics warn enforcement would fail in a small town with few police and risk turning youths into lawbreakers. The piece argues against government overreach while noting curfew could focus parental responsibility.
Contemporary commentary cites Tayner and Mudd figures in a broad critique of constitutional disregard. North Carolina prepares $120 pensions for ex Confederate veterans, while the South spends over a million annually on veterans care. The 1898 apple crop shrank drastically, pressuring farmers and drinkers alike amid prohibition banter.
Snippets from 1910s papers joke about threats of burglars and arms use in domestic moments. Banter exchanges reveal flirtatious quips and social norms as reporters mock conventional romance and personal pride across Indianapolis Chicago Detroit and other urban scenes.
A State Department report notes a decade of rapid growth in imports of Indian corn from the United States to Germany. Bremen and Hamburg lead as import hubs. 1897 arrivals at Hamburg reached 618,461 tons worth 32 million marks, with Bremen at 24 tons valued at 16 million marks, up nearly 50 percent from 1806.
A reader recalls renewing acquaintance with Admiral Schley after thirty five years, praising his same kind hearted and generous nature and noting the enduring character of the naval hero.
Kradertek residents honor Admiral Schley with a proud homecoming. A local priest is praised for integrity and devotion. Letters question farmer concerns and market hours, urging debate on public issues and early openings for meat markets.
In a Thanksgiving tribute Geo. C. Revere Jr. reflects on divine grace during a year of war and peace. He recalls April war clouds, Cuban independence, and naval victories as God’s hand upheld the nation. The piece praises harvest bounty and universal gratitude.
An orange tree bears fruit to 150 years old. Coars output in the Philippines is 119,000,000 yearly. Norwegians may not spend over three pence per public visit. Grumbine’s delivery wagon noted. Tobicco seeds are minute. thimbleful seeds an acre. Nazareth has three hospitals seven convents and twelve schools under European supervision. China congratulates fat men as rich. A Scottish coal mine fire ends after 50 years. Experiments fail to extinguish it. Chinese babies fed on rice only. cow milk not given. houses not heated. sun-baths for cold babies.
The Middletown community mourns widow Elizabeth Boyer age 90 who died in Hagerstown after long debility. Funeral held with Rev. Geo S. Bowers officiating at St Mark's Lutheran. Also noted are obituaries for Eliza Poffinberger of New Baltimore, age 72, and John Wilhide who died near Eicholtz's Mill, age about 75. Interments followed in local cemeteries. additional brief items cover a Urbana service, a deer and pheasant display in Cumberland, and large turnips from Mt. Pleasant district. First wheat shipment over Catocnaere road to Frederick reported.
The piece describes the 1832 Baltimore and Ohio freight depot on Carroll Street opposite the Ramsburg Fertilizer Factory. It notes limestone construction, a now vacant cupola bell, and its role in distributing goods to points west. It highlights Lewis and Valentine Birley’s early involvement and the depot’s evolution with railroad expansion.
The piece reveres Admiral Schley, recalling his schooldays at St. John’s and his return as a conqueror. It blends civic pride with holiday cheer, noting bells, flags, rain blessing the hero, and a festive, wary look at the season’s bounty and looming winter.
The article traces paths of local property owners from Slassis Wm T Palmer & Brother through to Mr James H Gambrill and Mr Peter Brugh, noting depot ground shifts toward Carroll Creek, rail expansion, and evolving uses. It also highlights civic events, hospital activities, and a bustling social scene with bands, fairs, and Christmas displays.
The writer notes eager astern Stars seeking to complete a temple for their centennial and hints at secret matters. Upcoming events include an Eastern Star supper in Angerstown, a Masonic Fair at Point of Rocks, and exclusive selects with oysters as a metaphor. Thanksgiving is urged as the town prepares for festive openings and dissipation, with a rendezvous on the boulevard for a grand Masonic Bazaar.
Wm Wilhide and Lily Moser wed at Moravian parsonage Graceham with Rev M F Oerter presiding. Charles W Keyser and Qroma Moser married at No 18 West Third Street by Rev EB McLean. Mildred Walker Nelson daughter of Mrs Kinlock Nelson and Rev John I Yellott wed at St Mark's Petersville with Rev Edward Helfenstein officiating. Miss Jean Bird Page attendant. ushers Dr Thomas Williamson and Dr Leaven West. Reception followed at Helfenstein home then a wedding tour.
Richards Pringle's Minstrel Company delivered an excellent performance before a large audience. The comedian work was up to the highest standard and the entire show was up-to-date and well worth seeing.
An 1898 Denver endorsement lauds Paine's Celery Compound as a universal remedy for nervous debility insomnia and poor health. The ad cites N A W Taze former U S senator and recommends the product for restoring strength and blood, claiming it calms nervous tissue and builds solid flesh.
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