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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
6
A 1920 discussion notes that 1919 land value increases outpaced earlier gains, with two thirds of boom activity driven by city speculators. It argues higher food prices spurred the rise, but few tenants could buy, and speculation risks depressing production and farm ownership while tying up capital and limiting output.
Property transfers show multiple deeds with Loudoun and Frederick counties involved. Notable actions include Virginia Carter widow selling to Jo heart H Diller in Liberty for 100 dollars and Evangelical Lutheran church St Matthews Manor transferring to St Matthews Reformed Church Ceme tery Company for 10 dollars.
Readable items report exams for teachers certificates and scholarships at North Market Street School Building. A Frederick Middletown passenger car struck a herd of cows between Myersville and Middleton. two cows died, car derailed, passengers uninjured. Attendees at a dance at John L. Jordan’s residence in Brunswick are listed, along with speakers at the Carroll County Reformed reunion at Pleasant Valley on Sept 16. The Woodboro and Frederick Turnpike Company named directors EB A Shriver D Shriner Noah E Cramer and E M Gil.
An editor’s note presents a ten question questionnaire given to Frederick residents including Frank B. Keoter. Questions cover nickname youth sport occupation life goals and what Frederick needs most. Answers reveal lifelong residency preference and desire for better transportation and rail service.
Purely personal notices list residents and visitors in Frederick and nearby towns. Leo and Richard Worman returned to Walbrook with their grandmother Mrs Amanda Worman after a visit. Several others including Miss Hawkins of Baltimore, Dr and Mrs Walter Yand, and Miss Mary Hobbs travel to Wilmington Philadelphia Frederick and Staunton for visits or vacations. Names and places such as Thurmont Chambersburg Woodsboro Waynesboro and Atlantic City appear with various day or short trips noted.
The ninth annual report shows Federated Charities of Frederick expanding its impact for the year ending May 1. Officers include President R Rush Lewis and Vice Presidents Miss Louise Dobaggon and W C Comer, with J Travers Thomas as treasurer. The group distributed clothing, fuel, and food to the needy, visited about 2,400 patients, and operated under 176 contributors yielding 2894 dollars in receipts.
The Library lawn fete committee reported a successful sale last week with a sum exceeding expectations though not excessive. Proceeds will fund stands and worn works replacement after six years of use. Directors praised all helpers and noted the hospitable efforts of Mrs Albert S Brown and committee chair Mrs lordeman. Visitors from Fort Wayne Michigan New York Littlestown Pa and Portland Oregon were mentioned among those hosted by local families.
Announcement from Mr and Mrs George Baynard Nichols of Baltimore details the engagement of their daughter Katharine Wright Nichols to John Robert Grove of Winchester Virginia and Baltimore. The couple plans autumn nuptials at St Michael and All Angels in Baltimore with a reception at Nichols residence in Roland Park. The notice notes prominent Maryland Virginia family ties and the forthcoming ceremony.
Frederick county farmers store their wheat in granaries waiting for higher prices as local sales lag. Wheat sits around 2.35 per bushel with costs 1.50 to 2.25 reported, while corn reaches about 7.50 per bushel. In a separate incident, Florence KK Bedell’s car broke down near Westerly Rhode Island and a group moved it, removing parts and wheels to a garage for repairs.
The community chautauqua with renowned orators and musicians will be held in Frederick from August 29 to September 2. Guarantors elected a leadership slate and outlined a program featuring sacred concerts, lectures by Albert Edward Wigyam, and various musical and dramatic entertainments across five days.
Progress is made on the Hew ranang concrete bridge over Double Moe Creek near Detour. The arene j and frame work are in position and floor levying will begin. Expect completion and opening to trade within two months. A flood last spring swept the oil fridge, drowning a young woman. The new bridge will have three concrete arches and cost about 15000, built by Frederick and Carroll counties.
A wartime manual advises soldiers to dust SootsEnxe in their boots each morning to prevent blisters and sore feet. The regimen includes foot baths and Allen's Foot-Ease to ease pain from new shoes, bunions, and swollen, smarting feet. Wet shoes cause sting and discomfort for weary feet.
The county commissioners intend to begin a county wide real estate revaluation within two weeks under State Tax Commission orders. The plan aims to adjust assessments to reflect current selling prices and war adjusted values, resisting inflated figures from recent sales.
Cyrus Stoner of Smithsburg Maryland reports relief after using Dreco, taking four bottles to ease a crippling back, kidney, and stomach troubles. He says digestion improved, bowels regular, no more gas, and sleep is deeper than at sixteen. Dreco advertised as a root herbal remedy sold by local pharmacists.
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