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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1907
Page
4
A muddled report critiques absinthe and its alleged social ruin. It cites French authorities and public health concerns, arguing for stricter controls without detailing concrete policy. The piece mentions victims, damaged moral order, and calls for action against production and sale.
A collage of humorous and eclectic snippets from old newspapers. The mock dialogue touches on gender equality, theater credits, a Thaw trial note, social banter, and a street disagreement about distance, all delivered in a period voice with playful wordplay and misread lines.
The organ factory of Arthur M. Zile in Wirfield Carroll County was damaged by fire around $200. Fires district residents in Apne Arnadel are alarmed by reports of white Cpe in the area. The Maryland Agricultural College board proposed a new electrical engineering department. Westminster Common Council approved a 40 cent tax rate per $100 valuation. Oakland businessman Daniel E Offutt declines Democrat nomination for Garratt County Commissioner. John O Thayer of Thayersville to fill vacancy. Judge Orothers shows fever has largely left him and is improving. campaign participation uncertain but expected to resume in two days walks.
A collage of period editorials and street observations from New York to Louisville. Mentions reactions to Roosevelt, Judge Landis immunity, and public mood as reporters and citizens react to national figures and urban life. Names recur in anecdotes about travel, finance, and media culture of the era.
The Juvenile Literary Society held a regular meeting at North Market street school with a program of recitations readings debates and performances led by president Ralph McHenry. The Clover Leaf and Belles Lettres societies followed with further programs and adjourned for an October 18 gathering.
A fragmentary verse piece begins with a autumnal, mythic mood and moves through drifting imagery of a grieving figure named Bertacea, her crimson crown, and wandering in yellow uplands. Voices and odd spellings suggest a collage of literary excerpts and street dialect, concluding with a Washington Star snippet about fruit and orchard imagery.
Charles Eldridge Rash and Frank Lea and Samuel Murdock, all colored, faced a hearing before Justice O. H. Hokstein on the charge of being frank and disorderly. The Lees and Eldridge were fined $2 each, Murdock $250, all fines paid. Joseph Hamilton was arrested by Officer Brevgle for peddling on the streets without a license and awaits a hearing next week.
The Nebraska State Journal prints a portrait of Miss Hilen Dorcas Harn of Kanesaw born 1828 in Frederick County Maryland. A long and active life as a teacher across six states is described along with her family, homestead, and civic roles including equal suffrage work and church involvement.
Mr P Samuel Notnagis sustained an ugly wound above the right eye when a large piece of wood flew up while he was cutting wood at the parish house of All Salata church. He was taken to Dr W O Johnson for treatment. A News advertisement will print back.
Mary Jane reports a bustling October in Fredericktown with weddings, church events, fairs, lectures, and new constructions. Residents plan excursions to Yellow Springe and Bally Days, attend operas and meetings, and prepare homes for the upcoming fair week while enjoying harvest, markets, and fall weather. The piece blends social lore, local happenings, and urban growth as Hagerstown hosts the next big events.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio offers one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes claim of internal use and testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A mixed roundup reports Mrs James A Baker dying after two years of illness in Emmitburg with survivors including husband James A Baker and three sons, plus Thomas Pyles death near Poolesville and Confederate service background. Other items mention high bail for a larceny case in New York, a river rescue by Robert L Bacon, and a diver breaking his spine at Yale pool in New Haven.
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