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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1901
Page
6
The article notes the spread of stump speaking across the land and people would laugh if an American girl carried off by brigands in Turkey were an actress rather than a missionary. It cites praise for American troops by a British general in China and criticizes treatment of a family in Cleveland.
A Baltimore Sun report from Annapolis highlights a practice of printers bidding far below rival offers to secure state printing work, then seeking extras through legislators. The piece notes the law intends economy, cites past scandals, and records senators vowing to curb extra charges during the 1902 session.
Contemporary commentators from the naval clique argue Admire Schley made a grave error by not destroying the Sexus. Testimony before the Schley court of inquiry already shows the command decisions and movements were contested and scrutinized.
The piece contrasts Washington life with a growing White House family, suggesting Congress must address housing to extend hospitality. It criticizes sensational New York journals and defends figures like Grover Cleveland for refusing to lend support to such papers, reflecting dated press sentiment.
A collage of light snippets and quips from newspapers and social chatter. Jokes about political discourse and fish stories mingle with brief notes on winter whaling failures at Point Barrow and Point Hope, reflecting moments of daily life and humor in transit.
A Boston Transcript note and Philadelphia Record commentary discuss the 1894 Carlisle bill aimed at barring anarchists from entering the United States. It proposes port inspections, deportation for identified enemies, and habeas corpus rights, urging similar Canadian port vigilance to curb anti government extremists seeking refuge in the U S.
A poetic meditation on babies from different nations and backgrounds. Mothers' love unites, praising the child as the world’s finest treasure. The prose then shifts to ad copy noting Tax News wants ads and prints fifteen words for fifteen cents.
Mr and Mrs William Holman of Van Hiseville New Jersey near Freehold recently celebrated their sixty six year marriage anniversary He was 69 on July 4 last and she is 1 They wed August 26 1885 at Goshen now Cassville Their family counts eleven children six living 29 grandchildren 43 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren Mr Holman is a well known Pte GeleGean es
The Scribe reports a full market with diverse produce though fruit is scarce. Prices rise for damsons apples pears and cranberries while meats fish and vegetables vary from 4 to 60 cents per unit. Also features local anecdotes about Monmouth Ocean counties and a curious Japan crab tale.
In a quiet market page, the poem Matin and Evensong opens with a robin’s morning song full of hope. A later hermit’s spirit song at sunset brings rest to the soul as quoted lines mingle with market notes and pension grants for George W. Bowlus and George H. Allen.
A weasel, deemed vermin by many, shows maternal care by carrying a young weasel in its mouth. After a hunter smoked her out of a tree hole, a terrier killed the mother near a stone wall while she clutched the infant. The nest nearby had been destroyed, spurring the mother to seek another home to spare her offspring.
A light exchange among Mrs Trousekeep and Mr Trousehep reveals uncertainty about the new girl. Mrs Househeep notes she sings at work as a dubious sign, while Mr Housekeep dismisses it as trivial, likening it to a stray mosquito observation rather than proof.
A Philadelphia Press quip recalls a writer asking about ideas. The editor returns the manuscript and mocks the notion of fixed originality. The piece then pivots to a pun about discontinuing ads for the season, likening it to fishing where only weed and driftwood are caught.
An astrological forecast by Prof. Gustave Meyer from Hoboken predicts October brings heavy unforeseen expenditures and possible revenue disputes or foreign transport trouble for the Roosevelt administration. The forecast references a new moon on October 12 and cautions guard against mishap.
A postal note from Prof. Meyer presents a 1918 style zodiac forecast warning Roosevelt’s six week danger period and a surge of outrages against women. It forecasts trouble for courts clergy publishers and potential epidemics in prisons with rising mortality by drowning and cautions against marriage this October to November. It ends inviting readers to request astrology literature free by postal card.
Hiram H. Bowers of West Grove Inn died by suicide near Cacil and Chester counties. A Lewis Shipley canning factory in Carroll county was destroyed by fire, taking most of this year’s pack. Agnes Janke, eight, was killed by freight car bumpers on South Bend street Baltimore. Thomas A. Smith reported Baltimore clothing manufacturing value exceeding 23 000 000,000. A trial in Innacy of John Young against William Colton concluded and awaits Judge Sharp’s advisement. F D Cazanave named general superintendent of motive power for the B and O Railroad. Q O Burr named superintendent. both previously long in Pennsylvania service.
A new counterfeit quarter dated 1900 has appeared in Baltimore. The fake coin is so well made that many pass at banks undetected but are later detected at the Subtreasury, where they were quickly found.
Markets this week show dull monotony with slight firmer tone midweek. Seaboard bonds rise. common stock near 18 per share. bank and trust stocks mixed with Citizens and Bank of Baltimore active. money lending at 5 percent. Township Scorr & Son.
Bradstreet's notes continued strong trade in most lines with firmer price levels and rising tones in markets, except cereals cotton and hogs. Distributive trade shows better east retail and western jobbing activity, with warm clothing distribution and reduced dry goods demand. Wheat markets dull with small weekly changes as supplies and exports influence prices. An anecdote from California highlights employee pay as positive incentive.
Local churches schedule sermons and services across several towns. Maryland Synod meets October 17 at Boonsboro while Schleysville Mission holds 8 p m service and All Saints Episcopal Church offers morning and afternoon worship. Various pastors preach in Martinsburg Buckeystown Walkersville Glade Walkersville and other locales with Sunday schools, guilds, harvest events and missionary programs listed.
Representative George A. Pearre of Maryland reported an interview with the President over an army commission for Rev W S McKenney's son. The candidate served in the Spanish War and was rejected for a minor medical defect Mr Pearre urged waivers. The President recalled his Western Maryland train tour with Pearre last October.
The body of Cyrus HB Doub, who died in Denver, arrived in Middletown Thursday and was taken to his father’s home. The funeral was held at 10 a.m. at the Lutheran church with Rev. M Beard and Rev. J W Pontins officiating, followed by interment in the Reformed cemetery. Pallbearers were Wm G Boilian, Luther Z Derr, Edward Tome, Alonzo Kepler, Bernard, and Charles K Rhoderick.
Rev. W. D. Barger of Hagerstown and Mr. Cornelius E. B. Doub of Middleton visited the South Mountain battlefield near the Reno monument. They gathered several bullets from the field now planted with peach trees and recovered two wall-preserved human jaw teeth. The report appears in Tak Newa.
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