21 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1890
Page
1
Jes E Walker and Co advertise a new line of spring dress goods described as plain and examine them. They promise new goods, savies, and low prices available at Jas E Walker and Co.
A fragmented ad boasts the largest and best selected goods in Frederick. Mentions Mourmey Styles as spectator and Jas. El Walker & Co as the sellers. Ends with a sales pitch for handsome ware.
April 23 sale notice for Eldridges at 34 West Patrick Street lists bonnet and hat offerings. Address appears with feederick and prices noted in the fragmentary text.
The advertisement announces spring stock of wall papers arriving at City Carpet House in Frederick, Maryland. It emphasizes low prices and full service by Cline & Co with extensive choices and guaranteed satisfaction for buyers.
Grove H Bguse denies rumors of leaving Murliay Myers. asserts no ties to other grocers and remains at 90 North Market Street offering whitewash brushes at low prices. George H Rail ing invites patrons to visit for news of his complete line. B.C. Winebrewer Co offers New York bargains including cashmere ombre dress fabrics, black lace, beaded silk capes, and discounted linens.
The weather forecast covers Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and nearby states with fair conditions and warming temperatures. Westminsternd Improvement and Manufacturing Company buys ten acres at Col W A McKellip, part of Winchester Place, planning to upgrade the brick dwelling for summer boarders.
A Tus News representative spoke with a machinery firm promoter about artificial ice. They argue artificial ice grows in popularity due to mild winters and poor natural ice crops. The firm claims capacity to produce ice cheaply at scale and lists advantages over natural ice, including cost and hardness.
Wilson K. Boyd of Easton plans to pursue recovery of large estates long in chancery. The claim traces to Andrew Bord and Archay McKay descendants with hundreds of heirs. Papers show a potential one fifth share for Boyd siblings plus one seventh of three fifths of the residue. Proceedings began in 1840s with Benjamin and Bell guiding the case.
In Congress this week Washington notes the World’s Fair bill and the District of Columbia appropriation bill on the Senate calendar for consideration tomorrow. Hawley leads the World’s Fair measure with Plumb not pressing the appropriation bill. Senate talks aim to push these into adjournment and may turn to the Administrative Customs bill and land grant issues thereafter.
The United States Senate on Saturday approved a bill granting back pay and emoluments from 1864 to 1875 to the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel H. The measure authorizes payment of funds tied to military service and is part of broader wartime compensation actions.
The Anne Arundel grand jury prepares to investigate malfeasance in office allegations against Mr Archer. The prosecution hinges on whether a related embezzlement case in Baltimore fails, with Archer expected to appear in person or via counsel when required.
The record lists members and representatives of a tariff reform club meeting with names such as ML McNaie Daniel Aca A and Robert t. Prof. Baker Janes Apa Sent Resi and FLX Milinacs. The next meeting is set for Westminster on April 26 with Wilmer Francis K. Cares and others.
The issue summarizes temperature and rainfall across U S regions for the week ending April 19. Temperatures were above normal east of the Mississippi and in the Northwest, with cooler spells in the central Rockies and Arkansas Indiana Territory. Precipitation favored the South and West, while parts of Minnesota Dakota and New York remained dry. The season shows excess warmth east of the Mississippi, reduced rainfall in several Southern regions, and favorable conditions for farm work in the Northwest and Midwest with some delays due to rains in Indiana and Tennessee.
The Valley Register notes moves and health trips of locals Cyrus Brandenburg relocates to Michigan City North Dakota and Louis Karn plans Oakland Garrett County travel for health. New town officials organize with Wm W Doub clerk George Cramer constable and Wm Boileau lamp-lighter.
A fragmented column notes a familiar bill passing amid crowded senate attendance. The text mentions Delaware and a large turnout, with discussion and examination of the bill by industrious members as seats fill the chamber.
A fragmented old ad notes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup priced at 25 cents. It mentions relief for algic paroxysms and a suggestion to use a draught of cool air, with sale through druggists.
In a heated session the House weighed private pension bills amid loyalty disputes from the war era. McComas urged refer back and loyalty verification while Western Republicans balked at passing many unjust claims. The debate highlighted nerve, regional tensions, and a shift toward securing only legal pensions.
Notes from Jefferson detailing Miss Ela Working’s tidy Broadrun schoolhouse and admired teaching staff, updates on residents like Mr. Suman, Miss Klein’s Willow Dale school, church calls, minor incidents, illnesses, and local property changes. Includes advertised mail and real estate notices and a brief medical ad.
Reads like a brisk local page with reports of ships sunk and men drowned, fires, incorporations, notable deaths, legal actions, and political notes. Entities include Jefferson county West Virginia Cumberland Street Baltimore Captain Covington Snow Hill Maryland Washington and Annapolis.
A light page fragment lists April table menus including breakfast items such as fruit oatmeal eggs and coffee and dinner courses of consommé roast chicken and potato croquettes with side salads and desserts. It promotes Carrett's Drug Store glove cleaner and features an anecdotal testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with praise from Decatur Ohio.
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