Political clubs and schoolhouse plans stir Frederick County
The Frederick County scene shows party factions debating campaign club boosts and the need for a connected sixteen room school complex. The Board of School Commissioners backs adding a brick connection between the new Female High School building and the older four room wing, estimating 1000 to 1200 dollars to complete. County funding decisions will determine whether Frederick retains a sixteen room school or abandons the older structure.
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Board of School Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick
Beilding
Contemporaries Comment On Penitentiary Reforms And Tammany Tie
Maryland penitentiary praised as a reforming facility, depicted as a model by popular opinion, while discussions of price drops and tariff effects appear. Cumberland notes small Tamany club activity and potential expansion. letters from Richard Croker and W. R. Hearst cheer anti Bryan efforts in Allegany. Hearst and Croker support club rhetoric amid political maneuvering.
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Cumberland
Richard Croker
W. R. Hearst
Allegany County
Bryan
Hamilton
Hageratown
Tammany Club
Baltimore News
Sabbath Observance Question Sparks Lighthearted Debate
A collage of quotes from readers in various papers sparks a humorous exchange about Sabbath observance. Exchanges touch on superstition, environment, and literary quips about poems and poets, with remarks on privacy, propriety, and regional norms.
The Dewey Arch and Women’s Suffrage Commentary
A New York Tribune note laments the Dewey Arch decaying and possibly destined for removal, while a St. Louis Star piece by Elnora M. Babcock argues women still need voting rights. It lists conditions across states showing ongoing legal and economic inequalities for women in the late nineteenth century.
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St. Louis Star
Elnora M. Babcock
Dunkirk
National American Woman’s Suffrage Association
Moments With The Muse Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Poem by Eugene Field reflecting on childhood memories and a mother's comforting presence. The speaker recalls a prayerful lullaby and the longing for the peace and trust of early family moments, as shadows and memories weave through a quiet night by the hearth.
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Mother
Eugene Field
Distrossng Stomach Direate South American Nervine Tonic
An old time advertisement claims a tonic cures stomach weakness and indigestion. It touts a masterful remedy from South America promising relief to invalids and a certain cure after long suffering, with emphasis on rapid dose and universal applicability.
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Schley
Brageiste
Frederter
Hallie Erminie Rives Novel Sparks London Buzz
A fragmentary report notes Hallie Erminie Rives returning from Paris and London, hailed for her latest work. The tale, described as a historical novel with a sex problem, awaits publication after an investor controversy and delayed advance sales. The Prince of Wales reportedly sent editors at Grant Richards a request for a proof copy, while the manuscript was reconsidered. The piece hints at a shifting reception and ongoing publicity around the author and her book.
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Mixa Bhes
Paris
Londot
Aeved
Barth
Bropresa
Prince of Wales
Sochily
London
Grant Hichards
Reddy
Brighton
Century Cycle Club Plans Eighth Annual Ride From Baltimore
Arrangements are complete for the eighth annual centenary ride of the Century Cycle Club of Maryland from Baltimore to this city on October 7. The medal prize is upgraded to a gold finish pendant featuring the Centenary Cycle emblem while the club championship banner pits Arlington Wheelmen against Atlantic Wheelmen with Vesper Wheelmen or Centaur Oscla Club as possible challengers. Last year Atlantic won the trophy with Arlington second. this year positions may reverse.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Arlington Wheelmen
Atlantic Wheelmen
Vesper Wheelmen
Centaur Oscla
A Campaign Relic Unearthed by Carroll County Resident
William Bachman of Bachmans Mills Carroll county holds a badge from a May 1840 Baltimore ratification meeting for Gen William Henry Harrison. He was part of a Carroll county delegation of about 200 and may be the sole survivor at about 86. The badge shows a log cabin from the 1830 campaign, with minimal aging.
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William Bachman
Bachman
Standard Oil Buys Land Near Finzel for Oil Prospect
The Standard Oil Company has purchased a large strip of land near Finzel in Garrett County Maryland. This acquisition leads to belief it will prospect for oil. P C Lynch, manager for the Blue Jay Lumber Company, owning land in the same area, plans to drill test wells for oil.
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Finzel
Garrett Country
P.C. Lynch
Blue Jay Lumbar Companys
Iamberland
Deafness and catarrh cure claims and whiskey awards
An old column notes that deafness cannot be cured by focal applications and discusses a constitutional remedy for ear disease. It mentions catarrh causing deafness, a offer of $100 for a case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and references Hall's Pills. A Paris exposition awards gold medals to Bernheim Bros and J W Harper whiskey, and a cold cure tablet is advertised.
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Hall
Paris
Bernheim Bros
Louisville
J. W. Harper
Frederick
CN. Hamer
Laws Grip Police Courts Hearings on Drunkenness Theft
In police justice proceedings Joe Johnson was found guilty of drunken and disorderly conduct and jailed 15 days in default of a $2 fine. Andrew Black and Jon Courtney were fined $5 each for fighting and jailed 30 days in default. Hans Schroeder, claiming Baltimore as home, was sent to Montesne for treatment. Nimrod Barnhart, accused of stealing $25 from Herbert Miner, was committed to jail for trial before Justice Preston Miller.
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Joe Johnson
Six
Ridenour
Justice Smith
Andrew Black
Jon Courtney
Buckey
Hans Schroeder
Baltimore
Brust
Montesne
Schreeder
Nimrod Barnhart
Brunswick
Barber
Washington County
Herbert Miner
Sandy Hook
Barnhart
Hoffman
Hagestatown
Preaton Milter
Emerson Society meets with pro annexation debate
The Emerson Literary Society held its regular meeting on Friday September 21 with President J W Downey presiding. After roll call and minutes Secretary C O Ebert presented the agenda and H Kreh was noted absent. A lively debate on annexing the Philippines to the United States concluded 2 to 1 in favor of the affirmative with judges Cates Logan and W C Haffner.
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Emerson Society
Emerson Literary Society
J. W. Downey
C. 0. Ebert
H. Kreh
L. Cannon
J. Smith
H. Griffith
Svenets
A. Ward Hiffner
Philippines
United States
Albert O. Ebert
B. Cates
R. Johnson
H. Maulsby
Profe.Cates
Logan
W. C. Haffner
Substitute for Coal Promises New Century Health Helper
The piece argues a chemical substitute for coal will not affect humanity and highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a firm human benefactor. It claims the Bitters cures ill stomachs, indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia, and kidney and liver troubles, urging readers to try it to restore appetite.
Sale Notice of Real Estate Auction at Court House
By virtue of a decree of sale issued by the court, the premises described are ordered sold by the sheriff at the court house door in Frederik, Frederica County, on Wednesday October 8 at 10 o clock a.m. involving the property described as a two story brick dwelling with well screened porch and outbuildings. The sale is to satisfy a decree against the defendants listed in the docket and will begin at the stated time and place.
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Pennsylvania
George I. Renner
New Midway
Frederieg Cardy
Whertie Beercett & Lelstenge
Aed
Vald Deere
Poole
Ee Court Horpe
Frederik Ung
Frederica Comets
Mars Bs
Ootuler
Bein
Frederck City
Maryland
Keown
Lee Norte Flarket Street
Ip Veld
Daniel Veteedanmer, Jr
Jemrrett S. de Gienge
Charles A. Dourange
Frederick County
Poesission Sivek Wien Bom Briss
Lie
Sam
HARP
Walter Saunders
Atet
Truxtees
Daepll
Corneil G. Korrell
John A. Worrell
Lewis H. Barrier
Sarah W Barrier
Serrencer Tern
Thad. M. Biser
Snally
Igla' Gett
Bircait
Frederick Co
Tesi Doeglass HB
Hargett
Thad
M_ Biser
Solidenr. Sevisaae
London County and Frederick Bridge Companys
Citizens’ National Bank
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Egan
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Frederick City
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William H Miller
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Charlie
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Plummer
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Noah EF Cramer
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