23 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Frostburg Mining Journal
Location
Frostburg, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1911
Page
1
A Christmas meditation describes crowded streets of Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph seeking shelter. A star shines over a stable as the VirginBirth is depicted and cattle bow in homage. The piece urges readers to open their hearts to the Christ Child and begin a quest within.
W Baldwin Johnson and a board of directors announced the establishment of Frostburg Academy. The long item lists local figures visiting, weddings held in Frostburg and Meyersdale, a clock invention at Savage Mountain, a brawl on a train, a shooting incident in Mt. Savage, several 1881 marriages in Frostburg area, a coroner's jury, and deaths of Mrs Hergot and Mrs Probert. Local people and places include Eckhart, Frostburg, Meyersdale, Wayne County, Shade Mills, Garrett County, and Charleston W Va.
The Emmittsburg Maryland Chronicle argues advertising is essential for any large business to prosper. It declares that no successful firm avoids advertising and warns that neglect reflects poorly on business intelligence.
In the eastern part of the State, residents discuss waste of paper in schools. A woman advocates more mental arithmetic and less dependence on pencil and paper, citing paper costs exceeding former book taxes and arguing that controlled paper use could improve penmanship if accuracy is valued as highly as other skills.
Allegany County marks 122nd anniversary from the 1789 act by the General Assembly. Census of 1790 recorded a population of 4,809.
George Zais of Federal Hill among hundreds watching last week as the Hurley Track-Laying Machine operated. He tried to steer the device to lift track for a Frostburg station near First Chance and a northwest alignment near Last Chance, but the machine remained on the steam-shovel designed route.
In Jamestown Virginia the 1632 General Assembly enacted the first American road law, directing highways to be laid out where governors or commissioners appoint or where parishioners consent. The first white men’s road was built soon after town settlement, following Indian paths prior to that.
A local resident recalls a tale about George W. Richard son and Pat who owned a goat. The assessor Casey cites the ordinance and reads that all property butting on Front Street must pay two dollars per foot.
A short old issued notice stating a personals column style appeal titled Wanted A Husband appears in the American Press Association 1911 archive. The brief item signals readers to expect matrimonial notices or social interest notes typical of era newspapers.
Helen Trevor, heir to a vast estate, faces a rigid control by her father over her marriage. Desperate to save her father's health and the fortune, she agrees to a legal ruse with lawyer Dick Thurston to marry two suitors, only to end up marrying Thurston after a tense sequence of events.
John H. Kemp of East Union Street states Borden Mine operations are complete and coal, good rough quality, available for all purposes and any quantity at reasonable prices.
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