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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1897
Page
4
A long, fragmented Frederick area note urges subscription details for The Daily News and The Weekly News, praises local progress, civic campaigns, and the Frederick fair. It lauds library member benefits, urban improvements, and optimistic commerce outlook, with references to roads, rail, and city prosperity.
The author denounces hog pen nuisances as a direct violation of community welfare. Odors from Miiby hog pens have grown intolerable, with owners openly violating ordinances on keeping swine. The piece urges city action to curb the problem, warning of potential disease and a stain on the town’s health record.
The Saturday News notes October’s early fall mood with golden haze and a brisk, newsy eight page edition. It highlights The Girls About Town and The Market Scribe, a Poe monument story, plus department sections Household Farm and Garden Dairy and Creamery Livestock, and an extensive advertising spread. It covers expert testimony in a high profile murder trial with osteology debates and contested bones presented by Leugert’s case in Chicago, detailing opposing expert views and sensational claims.
The text argues that many so called exact sciences are speculative when used in murder trials. It claims experts are influenced by state pressure and fees, and that defense calls for expert testimony to negate state witnesses. It concludes scientific testimony lacks value until science becomes more exact.
The text sketches disputes among political figures including Topica Lace and General Mr Cleveland, noting Mr Low as a party leader and Bryan’s presence among nominees. It references a hypothetical police intimation affecting the Speech Ministry and mentions Cape York meteorite discovery by Peary’s expedition amid ongoing press controversy.
A collage of editorials notes inexact summaries from the Kansas Star Chicago Tribune Buffalo Express Philadelphia North American Philadelphia Times Richmond Times McKeesport Times Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and New York Mail and Express. It covers topics from crops and politics to Moroccon events and economic prospects, with remarks on Weyler John Bull Morocco Freesilver and a failed free silver rally, plus a note on a lecture return and winter clothing needs.
A nostalgic reminiscence celebrates the old parlor games of childhood such as Puss in the Corner and Button, recalling songs, phrases, and fairs while noting fashion changes since those days. The piece ends with a sign of time passing and a nod to The Best Known Bard.
Local note predicts tomorrow’s century run with good weather and invites all wheel enthusiasts to join. Also quotes Captain Locker on neighbor sports, while editor Rhoderick notes fertilizer shortages hurting Mid Western valley farmers and a Breckenridge claim.
A jagged excerpt from a royal address or hymn invokes majesty and fate. It references a sovereign state and a king's silent brow, hinting at reverent awe and universal voice, with scattered archaic wording and distorted typography.
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