Autumn plans for beautifying Washington outlined
A congressional commission returning from Europe outlines plans aligned with Major Hofant and General Washington to restore the mall and add fountains, aiming to make Washington the world’s most beautiful capital. The project, long discussed, now moves toward active work and broad citizen interest.
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Washington
Congress
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Senate
Hofant
General
United States
Contemporay Comment On Naval Figures And Leaders
Contemporary comment rails at Admiral Schley and Howison with sharp tone. Maclay’s ongoing government salary cited. Knights Templar Louisville conclave sparks applause at Schley mentions. Shaffer blamed for lack of enthusiasm and business sense, amid steel magnates’ lofty promises.
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Louisville
Schley
Baltimore
Minutes of Merriness and Household Snatches
Fragmentary humor piece presents quips from a mother, a child named Ciara, and a servant. The Chicago News dispatch and Tit-Bita style lines mix domestic dialogue and light satire about mischief, manners, and small domestic scenes.
Excerpted witticisms on theater costs and Shakespeare
A collage of clipped exchanges notes mockery of a $75,000 structure and exposes a state funded misperception. Attendant clarifies the sum, while a Chicago Tribune quote compares cribs to a mere expenditure. Washington Star and Barnes discuss performing Shakespeare, urging quick town transitions.
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Shakspeare
Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
Food and Gunpowder Clash in Era of Navy and Novelties
A Boaton Herald piece argues nations keep more men at the gun than farmland, warning the United States will struggle to sell food to hungry peoples if rivals outpace it. A Philadelphia Record essay on seafaring urges limits on subsidies and ship purchases to rebuild a competitive merchant marine, noting labor shifts from sail to steam and foreign labor in coastal trades.
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Green
Moments With The Muse And A Lively Summer Verse
A collage of light verse and nostalgic whimsy. Homecoming summer girl, tuneful toil and field lilies celebrate seasonal delight. German syrup advertisement and almanac promo weave through, capturing a small town literary flavor with quaint, period tone.
County Notes on Picnics and Local Visits
County correspondence reports the Kemp and Morssil picnic at White Rock with many attendees. New Market and Harmony Grove listings note visits, revivals, and personal travel. Walkersville reports seeding prep and local ailments.
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A. BR. Morwell
Ed. P. Gale
G. M. Smith
Wm. ER. Carlisle
New York
Charles Orouise
Della Crouise
A. E. Jones and Sons, Mr.and Mrs. E.A. Shriner, Miss Grace Price
Misa Noliie Cramer
Mount Pleasant
Mies Giles
Thompson
Bf Prosper
Washington
J. R. Dryden
Baltimore
Old Defenders' Day Observance at North Point Monument
The Key Monument Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution plan Old Defenders Day ceremonies on September 12 at the Key monument. A new flag will be unfurled, with a program including reveille, a prayer, speeches by Col. Wm. P. Maulsby Jr., and a performance of The Star-Spangled Banner. The groups will honor Mrs. Bettie OH M. Ritchie at her grave with flowers.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
North Point
Key Monument
Atiff
Bettie OH. M. Ritchie
Reveille
Geo. Ea. Smith
Key
Osborne Ingle
Wm. P. Maulsby, Jr
William O. Birely
The
Market Quotations and Pain Balm Advertisement
Today's market quotes include corn at 3.50 per barrel and shelled corn at 0.50 per bushel, No 2 red wheat at 0.68, steamer 0.60 and rejected 0.40 per bushel, hay from 8.12 to 14 per ton. Also an ad for Chamberlain Pain Balm by A L Pearre claiming instant relief for injuries and rheumatism with scar reduction.
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A. L. Pearre
Schley’s Marksmanship Reminiscence From 1856
Mr. F T Hagan of Eakle's Mill recounts a Frederick county survey trip with Winfield Scott Schley in 1856. A rifle ball split three air tossed grindstone apples, impressing witnesses including a boastful Canadian. Hagan later met Schley in Frederick. Hagan’s nephew Benton Hagan served aboard the Leonidas and was with Hobson at the Merrimac incident.
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George Stickell
Canada
Jackson Barnes
Ooblay
Osnada
Admiral Schley
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