02 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Frostburg Mining Journal
Location
Frostburg, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1911
Page
1
December brings happiness and cheer as snow falls softly around. Children play outside building snowmen, their laughter echoing by the parlor window and warm fireplace glow. The poem bids December welcome and praises Yuletide pleasures.
Items from 1881 include Guiteau’s boast about being a lawyer and a rebuke, a tribute of respect to Henry C. Boettner by Mt. Pleasant L A No 718, and local incidents such as wild turkeys in woods, a December 7 wedding of Janet Keirs to James Hamilton, an injury to Washington Loar while coupling coal cars, G A Lammert losing three toes after a train fall, and the death of Dr. Alexander Thomas of Mt Savage. brief biographical details accompany the notices.
The 1881 Journal notes Christmas advertisers Hitchins Brothers and others, plus deceased officials and residents. It includes a humorous dream of two cities about the Order of High Brow, a travel turn for locals to Hoboken, and a social circle around Eckhart Turn Verein. Also mentions a public notice and a local obituary pair.
A memorial poem celebrating Hannah from Munster later known as Our Hannah, the Irish colleen born near Ferney Lismore in May. The verses honor her life from a sunny Blackwater cottage to Waterford kinfolk, her emigration during the famine, and a reunion in spirit with departed loved ones before a final note of hopeful reunion in the beyond.
A funeral style tribute from St. Andrew Florida by M A Chambers honors a departed aunt wife and sister. The eulogistic poem speaks of heavenly reunion and ongoing memory with family members named or implied. It portrays comfort through faith and prayer and promises perpetual remembrance.
A reflective snippet from Cumberland News noting the idea of a day counted rare when no hunter or player is injured by gunfire or on-field trauma, contrasting with a day of rain promise and spared backs, quarterbacks, and pain.
The Jeannette Pa Dispatch offers four advertiser tips applicable to Frostburg merchants. Target the right audience with honest, clear copy about your goods. Avoid clever gimmicks and focus on straightforward, plain language. Constantly study new advertising methods to improve selling power.
In memory of Mrs Hannan May HorvtoN who died Monday March 13 1911 aged 68 years 9 months and 24 days. A heartfelt poem expresses sorrow and prayer for comfort as the family asks how to say farewell and longs for her guidance. J K Daviss
In Baltimore the Luz interpretation of 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' suggests lowering taxes while boosting special assessments. Frostburg officials may boost assessments since tax rates cannot rise. Nine New York hunters died during the brief deer season, a record surpassing aviation and motoring and nearing football in fatalities.
Emerson quotes on truth spur town to avoid false position and invite policy. The piece urges the town to align with truth as it plans Home-Coming next year and warns against inviting people under false pretenses that 1912 marks a centennial.
Michel Boyle of Oakland received a letter on November 23 stating his son James aged 18 who was injured about two weeks earlier in a football game at Mt St Josephs College near Baltimore would be per—
Hon Thomas J Johnson owner of the Johnson Farm left a box of apples at the editor’s home as a token of appreciation for the JourRNAT. First National Bank directors sent marble slabs as memorial gifts. A Jonathan apple was mailed from J G Harrison & Sons Berlin Maryland.
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