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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1913
Page
6
The Daily News and Semi Weekly News operate in Frederick Maryland. The paper lists prices for subscriptions and states office operations. It notes distribution options by carrier to city subscribers or mail to U S addresses and mentions office telegraph and correspondence procedures.
The Frederick News asks subscribers who do not receive their paper regularly to report the issue to the office while noting the paper is available for sale at several local outlets including New City Hotel Buckey's Cigar Store Market Street Central Restaurant F K Schmidt's Cigar Store West Patrick Street Arlington Hotel Braddock Heights Zimmerman Bros MecCardell's Store Hotel Braddock and others.
The campaign against disease launches a city health exhibit directed by the Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Faculty with cooperation from Frederick organizations. Demonstrators will show municipal sanitation social hygiene and the effects of alcohol using charts and moving pictures to educate the public at no cost.
Society notes a rise in female smoking across classes, with European tolerance higher in aristocratic circles than among everyday people. American norms grant women more freedom but still uphold strict conduct, while future shifts may erase gender gaps in tobacco use as women enter all honest occupations and pursue physical development.
A vivid Newark News snapshot shows weary families and a large mock army unit defending against an imagined raid on a blistering road. Soldiers on foot and horseback, an army ambulance, and a vast, though ultimately theatrical, war game unfold as readers reflect on testing courage and strategy in extreme heat.
The passage notes that progress in finer and more complex merchandise stalls on a low development plane, making such items unaffordable and impractical for buyers, offsetting any perceived gains from widening demand.
A humorous vignette recounts a crass fortune telling room scene after a man wins a dollar at craps and jokes with a “read mah thoughts” line. The piece then shifts to a quirky exchange about names and family ties aboard a railway journey, ending with a satirical quote about art and feeling.
A poem discusses doubt personified as a sly force named Ney that infiltrates minds and hearts. It warns how it deceives with smooth rhetoric, undermines trust, and leads people astray while masking itself as a trusted adviser. The speaker urges recognition of this hidden threat.
Fifty three years old today 15 Nosh E Cramer a leading real estate man of Frederick born August 11 1860 in Walkersville District to George and Catherine Cramer. He started in public schools then worked in a Walkersville Frederick dry goods store and soon entered real estate and loan business in Frederick where his venture was successful. He today enjoys a prosperous career and local standing.
Rose Hill in Maryland marks a colonial mansion linked to Thomas Johnson as the first caverner of Mary land. The piece notes November 1885 marriage of Mr. Cramer to Ella Kate Houck and mentions their two children. It also celebrates Mr. Thomas Kline's approaching birthday and recalls his early career as a tear maker apprentice under Lewis J. Pell, with wishes for many more years.
A 22 year old Virginia born Frederick resident, Fauntleroy Unger, described as tall and healthy, seeks a wife. He has proposed before, insists on a home of his own, and offers $45 monthly work. photo shown at The News office to interested applicants. Also notes Barnesville St Mary’s church annual tournament and picnic with marshals and judges listed.
A dated column notes events from 1875 centering on Frederick, including Lincoln emancipation anniversary, engine transfer to Tuscarora, updates on oil and electric lighting, butter price at 70 cents a pound, and local water concerns with iron content at Morse fountain prompting resident protests.
Latent sulea prices adjusted to noon today with multiple line items from banks brokers and railroads. Entries include Cotton Duck Coal stocks and various company bonds and preferred shares such as Seaboard Air Line United Ry and Western Maryland Ist 4s with valuations and fundings noted amid a dense ledger style update for August 11, 1918.
Today's stock quotations supplied by Motter Bros Co show active trading across major issues. Investors monitor gains in industrials and rails as market mood fluctuates on economic data and corporate results.
Mr and Mrs Edward M Eader of East Church street were thrown from their buggy when a nervous horse spooked by Mr Charles Price s automobile and upset the vehicle on East Third street near the Northern Central crossing The couple were pinned beneath the horse with Mr Eader bruised and cut and Mrs Eader uninjured The incident was witnessed by Mr Guy K Motter who assisted them Advertised Letters At Frederick Postoffice August 9 1913 include Gentlemen s and Ladies lists with names A notice from Western Maryland Railway announces plans to adopt a Safety First system once a suitable manager is selected.
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