The News 90 Years Old and Growing
The Frederick newspaper marks its 90th anniversary tracing origins from the 1880s electric light in its offices, noting history from Schley & Delaplaine to 200 East Patrick Street. It honors editors, community leadership, and commitment to ethical journalism and public service.
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News
Frederick
Frederick Post
Whalen
Castle Building
Hendrickson
Schley & Delaplaine
William T. Delaplaine
George B. Delaplaine
Weil Ad
News-Post
Timely quotes on peace and healing amid terror
A collection of reflections contrasting peace with conflict. Jeremiah 8 15 quotes and a Benedict Spinoza interpretation emphasize peace as virtue and mindset, not mere absence of war. The text includes stray numbers and garbled characters from OCR.
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Benedict Spinoza
Reader Plea to Cancel Frederick News Post in 1973 Letter
A reader requests immediate subscription cancellation with a refund of 16 dollars per year citing newsprint shortages and advertising focus. The writer laments reduced page size and immediacy, urges restoration of news priority, and condemns heavy advertising while praising local radio and TV for timely information.
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Post
Frederick Coury Sentinel
Hagerstown Herald
Frederck Post
Ig 1
Falcons
Frederick
Frederick County
Mercera Tae
Pewsprim
Frederick News
Fisgerstown
Zayre
Montgomery Ward
Everly's
J.C. Penney's
Fredericktowne
Dorothy Z. Bowers
Richard E Zimmerman
Integrity in journalism and public trust questioned
A reader questions editorial ethics and funding in local papers urging accountability beyond revenue. cites Watergate era concerns and quotes Lincoln and Will Rogers about media influence and truth. The letter challenges advertising influence, wants responsible reporting, and warns trust is hard to regain once lost.
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Hagerstown
Fire destroys poultry house in East Street
A strong suspicion that the large poultry house of Rube Landis at East Street, destroyed by fire days ago, was first robbed and then set on fire. Also notes 23 new voters registered in the city, with Democrats 268 and Republicans 163.
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Rube Landis
East Street
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Maryland
Assp
Gwendolyn
Little Red Riding Hood
Dorothy Z Bowers
P.S
Faastern Airlines
Idlewild
Puerto Rico
Tenia Elahelm
Rudco
Ases
State Lottery Agency
Dra
Sera Ma
Beal
Wheaton Plaza
Wheaton, MD
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