28 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1884
Page
1
A varied compilation of notices lists divorce warnings, store ads, property for sale and rent, and job wants. Items reference Sugar displays, shoe stores, greenhouses, and a Pasture sale, with addresses on Market Street Fifth and Dhentz streets. Also shown are rental inquiries and a request for immediate help in a shop, plus a Baltimore Mutual Life ad and household notices.
Mrs Mena Barnet of Phillipsburg New Jersey locked a door and killed her two sons Willie aged two and a half and a five month old child by slashing throats with a razor. She then cut her own throat and, after neighbors entered, remained mortally injured. Six men restrained her as the Barnet family had recently moved from Pittsburgh.
An old advertisement touts Buckien's Arnica Salve as a greatest medical wonder guaranteed to cure burns bruises ulcers fever sores cankers chilblains corns tetter and all eruptions. Sold for 25 cents per box by Gar MAL A Siecle.
The Washington Star decries boxing as a degraded sport, urges bans, and questions the era's entertainment values. It also critiques political maneuvering around Mahone and the Republican shift in Virginia, while warning on tariff debates and labor concerns shaping the upcoming election.
The Greenfield column reports completion of telephone lines to Barnesville Pools ville and Dickertons station with a minor outage after Mr. Warner investigated the line. Fishermen near Greenfield catch fifty bass, with a reported total weight around one hundred fifty pounds. B F Robinson rents the shop at Three Spring Mills and whitewash brushes are busy in town. The piece also includes a humorous note about marriage licenses and leap year, critiquing social norms and referencing Knoxville.
Sunday-school reorganized with M F Lowe as superintendent and T A V Norwoenl as assistant. Officers listed for the year include T Wilson secretary J C Duvail treasurer John Long librarian. Missionary Society reorganized with George Shank president J W Fleming secretary Wm Purdum treasurer. Residents petition county for a larger school house as current is crowded. F S Clary returns with new goods. peach trees bloom though frost risk. Wm Martin improving after going to Kansas. Croft’s Typographical News advertised. groceries sold by Einer Bros.
Baltimore’s Oratorio Society stages a week of premier performances featuring Wagner works with top soloists chosen by Wagner himself, Handel’s The Messiah selections, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and Asger Hamerik’s Christian Trilogy. The festival promises the greatest chorus, orchestra, and soloists ever assembled, thrilling audiences per Day.
A Saturday morning scene reports the oyster season closing by law, with a waiter admitting the pause in supply and signs like Raw-box now open giving way to clams on the half shell. The new measure, in force since April 15, carries fines up to 200 dollars and possible imprisonment. only canned or spiced oysters remain available, prompting Baltimore palates to await September rest and improved beds.
The grand jury retained true bills against several persons in booths near Barnum’s show for liquor sales without licenses. The foreman asked whether the district attorney could present an indictment against P T Barnum if evidence proved his connection to a public nuisance. The judge said a bill could be filed only with such evidence. Also included is an ad for Croft's Celery and Chamomile Bitters, sold by Steiner Bros.
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