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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1900
Page
2
A garbled OCR page from The Daily News Frederick area includes notices and a moon phase table, plus scattered political and civic musings. It mentions Lord Roberts, apples and peaches, Annapolis politics, county fairs, and commentary on the Hagerstown Mail, all in fragmented form.
The piece notes widespread concerns over city government corruption highlighted by the Ice Trust scandal in New York and Groker’s Mazet committee admissions. It cites Clinton Rogers Woodmnoff of Philadelphia predicting rising public sentiment toward higher standards, supported by editorials urging a general uprising of voters for good government and removal of bosses' influence.
Contemporary comment notes Governor Smith believes Maryland understands its business in the national contest, as reported by the Baltimore American. The remark underscores state confidence and regional pride in current political discourse.
A ragged gossip note from Baltimore and Cumberland papers hints at Feun exyltanta migration and a “sympathetic strike” abroad. It references state fire baralarm debates, miners’ pay, and labor unrest framed by extrapolated historic tensions.
A garbled collage of jokes and bits from papers like Brooklin Life Chicago News Philadelphia Press Cleveland Plain Dealer and The Smart Set. Snatches include a bride's first batch of biscuits a quip about a conference of powers and a nonformation bureau remark, with playful asides about a mongoose and a gander.
A satirical piece argues the press treats gossip as science and notes a Philadelphia report on housework training. It highlights Mr Fuller, a New York area youth preparing as a house worker in Syracuse, offering high wages and a chef’s potential, while contrasting opportunities for educated young men and reforming gender roles in domestic work.
A fragment from The Cosmopolitan meditates on longing and endurance as a lover pledges to persevere through daily trials and seek courage to live honestly toward love and truth. The piece contrasts hopeful light with persistent inner doubt and ends noting a modern moral about survival.
Buffalo Pan American Exposition will feature the Streets of Mexico sprawling over 5,000 square feet. The area includes towers and arches, shops with Mexican wares, a Mexican restaurant and theatre, Plaza of Flowers and a band, a dance hall, market, village with adobe huts, a cathedral, and a bustling crafts district. The Mexican government backs the exhibit to present authentic life.
The scribe notes a bustling morning with mostly in good humor dealers except butchers, eggs scarce at sixteen cents a dozen, butter high. New beans, oysters, pumpkins featured. prices listed for butter, poultry, fruit, vegetables, fish, meat and more, reflecting seasonal demand and cooperative farming success.
Baltimore September 12 Local factories busy Jobbers foresee strong fall and winter business Some good sized orders received from salesmen and mail with prices implying a firmer market Lower prices unlikely Leather firmer with one cent per pound advance in some lines Texas leather scarce X and 4 selections Hides firmer tone with signs of price rise Yellow market steady to brightened but small orders Wool sales light buyers buy only needed volumes Prices quoted as nominal for light activity Barmore Leases Co.
From Bartrocorse on Sept 21 the past week saw declines in many issues with Baltimore City stocks weak and in little demand. Virginia Centuries traded around 90, United Railways 42 around 97, incomes at 72.45, common 15. Gas stock dull at 49. Seaboard Air Line declined with preferred at 21.5 and common at 9. Georgia & Alabama 3s and Carolina Centrals around 88. Underlying bonds of the system traded modestly. South Boards rose to about 50.9M. Northern Central Railway fell to 60 after coal strike news, but earnings earlier in six months covered annual dividend. Georgia Southern and Florida second preferred bid 70, offered 75, with expectations above 80.
Bonds advanced from 90 to 112 percent with Maryland Brewing common at 1 and preferred at 7, while 6 percent bonds sold to the public at 106 and interest a year ago at 523. Industrial overcapitalization worries persist as election jitters damp trading. Bradstreet's notes mixed industrial signals with coal strikes, wage disputes, and cautious stock speculation, but staple prices trend upward and bank clearings rise as fall trade expands.
Mizpah Chapter No. O. E. S. resumed its stated meetings last evening. After business a social hour was pleasantly spent with refreshments served. Several entertainments are in contemplation for the season.
The column reviews weekly life in a 19th century town with notes on weather, markets, dances, fairs, weddings, and politics. It mentions table washing, harvest food, city improvements, and social events at Braddock Heights and Winchester Fair. It also comments on national politics, Texas sympathy, and candidates Bryan McKinley Roosevelt with local infrastructure talk of Fourth Street widening and a new school building nearing completion.
Walter Webb a cheerful driver and porter in Chelton and Main streets in Germantown is nicknamed Jocko. Homesick for his mother in Chambersburg he walked there and back despite tight finances, spreading smiles to lift blues on the journey.
A noon meeting of the Democratic County Central Committee was held in the old law library room on Court Street. Delegates from each district attended as leaders from Allegany Washington and Montgomery counties, including Fulton Bernard Major Little Colonel Schley Hon Bish Les and Col. L. Victor Baughman gave speeches.
Garis are Gus announce the marriage of Mr. J. A. Graham Alien of Davis West Virginia and Miss Martha Alvey daughter of Chief Justice H. Alvey of Hagerstown. Miss Alvey visited by Mrs Glenn H. Worth of this city. Harper Whiskey wins gold medal at Paris exposition.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has filed an condemnation proceeding for land in Frederick County Maryland. A jury is ordered for October 10 to assess 608 acres more or less, described by metes and bounds along the Turnpike road and Tuscarora Improvement lines. Attorney J Roger McSherry represents the railroad.
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