Great Frederick Fair and public health notes
Independent Frederick paper discusses the Great Frederick Fair and civic issues. It cites Bernard Jones predicting Democrats’ win, a coal strike outlook, vaccination urgings from the Philadelphia Inquirer, and London's anti spitting crusade. It highlights public health efforts to curb spitting to prevent tuberculosis and cites Liverpool Glasgow by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Department
America
Great Britain
Cvazy
Oxtr
Contempo Comment on Frost and Seasonal Wit
A fragmentary contemporary note from the Baltimore region offers a terse playful remark on frost, pumpkins, and seasonal mood, reflecting lighthearted regional chatter and ironic tone. The text is incomplete but conveys a streetwise, humorous take on early winter imagery.
Calamitous outbreak cited and school faith in future
The piece reflects on a calamitous outbreak and growing public alarm, while praising the country school and village church as foundations of American character. It notes State Superintendent Stephens’ aim to shield trustee management from corruption and discusses North South reconciliation amid changing conditions and increasing interdependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous Itn
Lestere
Country School
Stephens
Baltimore Herald
Minutes of Merriness and Witty Fragments
A collage of humorous lines from early 20th century newspapers. Jokes feature a Mrs Rubba and a Mr Rubba exchange, a clerk eager to leave work, a waiter asking about eggs and ham, and a farmerish exchange about aging eggs priced at 49 cents per bushel with broken speech and local color.
The Voice of the Press and Great Crops Reported
A compilation from the Milwaukee Sentinel and Philadelphia Ledger notes Roosevelt’s influence abroad, and forecasts a large, profitable crop year. Government reports project corn at 2.56 billion bushels, wheat near 730 million, with oats and potatoes improving. farm wealth may exceed 5 billion, boosting related industries and machinery purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Times
Fortune and fame burn candle of longevity at both ends
The piece laments excessive pace of modern life warning that rapid consumption of vitality threatens future generations. It argues that despite warned physical decline, commercial and economic triumphs justify continued hard work and aggressiveness, reassuring to some and alarming to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Journal
Census Bureau
Moments With The Muse A Juicy Prospect Poem Fragment
Fragmented verse from a newspaper page reflects dialect and humor about a possum and cooking. Mentions ATLANTA CONSTITUTION and WASHINGTON STAR, hints at September challenge and the idea of oysters, coal, and cold winds. The piece evokes rural cadence, character names, and seasonal hunger.
Madstones used for rabies treatment debated by doctor
Dr N G Eeble from Baltimore City Hospital explains madstones have no wound healing effect and are sold at high prices as superstition. He notes stones are often kept in precious frames and linked to ancient beliefs. He cites a Danville dispatch and plans to mail circulars to explain the matter.
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South
Grask
N. G. Eeble
Pasteur Department
Baltimore City Hospital
Keble
Danville
Theodostor
Mite Society Meets at Kemp Hall in Fall Season Start
The Mite Society of the Grass Reformed Church held its first regular gathering for the fall and winter season at Kemp Hall. Rev. B. E. L. McLean offered remarks after a program featuring recitations, vocal and violin solos by Miss Rath Motter, Miss Daisy Thomas, Miss Rachel Thomas, Miss Lillian Stone, Mr. Chrs. Ebert, and Miss Minnie Clabaugh. A communication urged Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, with a patron praising its sleep-relieving effect after years of bronchial illness.
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Mite Society of the Grass Reformed Church
Kemp Hall
J. A. Ritter, Jr
Rath Motter
Daisy Thomas
Rachel Thomas
Lillian Stone
Chrs. Ebert
Minnie Clabaugh
BE. L. McLean
Fergaville
Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Society of
Tillia Cailor
Rav
Leatherman
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Reformed Church
Bronday
Robert Doty
Westminster
Willis Derr
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John Dagrange
O. N. Trandle
Petereville
Harry
Roy
Lester Culler
George M. Miller
Lewistown
Samuel Cecil
A. R
Tillis
Lillian Quller
Grace Dixon
J.J. Ouller
Adamatown
G. B. Ouller
Corp
Mfr
S. A. Oallex
Jefferson
Local notes from Fergusonville and vicinity highlight visits and events
County correspondence reports numerous visits by Washington DC and Baltimore residents, school openings, church activities, and local improvements. Notable items include Miss Edith Thomas teaching Buoskeys town, the new Grace church bell, St Luke's Lutheran program, and improvements to Ouller property. Local travelers, circuses, and a threshing engine parade appear among regular social updates.
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Wew Market
Howard Wood
Washington, D. C
Monroe Rice
Bartholowa
Florence Warfield
Baltimore
J. WN. Maynard
Min Emmia Smith
Virginia
Daniel Swomley
Nettie Wood
Jennies Griffith
Mollie Plummer
H. L. Wells
Rockville
McMaster
Mary Newmothyer
Mahlon Swomiey
Rocky Hill
Nicholas Albaugh
Clarenes Griffith
Montgomery County
Edith Thomas
Buoskeystown
Edith Viz
Adamstown
Fannie Wood
Mary
William Spousaller
New York
Chicago
Frederick
Grace Church
Docks Hold Drunken Ducks At Ostonsville Md Daily
Local ducks kept by saloon owner Frank Flanigan in Ostonsville Md drink stale beer from the gutter each morning. The spectacle draws residents as the ducks stumble and sleep off their intoxication along the roadside, a daily scene noted by onlookers who ration the beer and observe the birds’ tipsy antics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostonsville
Frank Flanigan
Frederick Avenue
Tasek
Athietis Park Hosts Evening Youth Event With Music
TRE LOCAL WORLD reports a youth gathering at Athietis Park this evening with a program by Brenner's Bapsid orchestra providing the music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRE Local World
Aesseot Dauos
Athietis Park
Brenner
Cost of Coal Strike Figures Tally Losses At 100 Million
Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers cites a seven week anthracite strike that he says has caused about 100 million dollars in losses. He lists weekly wages, mine output, and market values to show costs to operators, workers, and the region, noting legislative interference could end the strike.
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Wilsop
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Etrikera
Feld
Thirteen Cent Stamps and a Portrait of Harrison
The article notes the approval process for a new 13 cent stamp bearing Benjamin Harrison, marking the first 18 cent issue, with limited domestic use and driven by foreign mail needs. It mentions living ex presidents and McKinley on postal cards, plus a note about a canal discussion and a postponed Catoctin Furnace sale.
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United States
Postmaster- General
Benjamin Harrigan
Harrison
Postal Union
Johnson
Hayes
Arthur
McKinley
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