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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1923
Page
4
The article argues that businesses should maintain advertising during summer to attract travelers and locals alike. It notes tourists seek souvenirs, indicate stock turnover, and emphasize that continuous promotion helps clear shelves and attract bargain hunters. Department stores exemplify the approach in Frederick.
Poem A Vacation Litany by Berton Braley references Paris fashion prices hotel life and private links with satirical imagery. A birthday dinner at Mr and Mrs Charles Brachey West South Street honors Mrs Sarah Ainsworth turning 93 with many relatives present.
Fragmentary religious note states that keeping the word reflects love of God perfected. Mentions being in Him and references 1 John with garbled text. The readable lines emphasize devotion and spiritual state rather than a dated event or location.
Inquiring Reporter asks residents for favorite fresh vegetable. Answers include carrots onions garlic and a humorous nod to a banana-vegetable joke. Participants range from Hotel White to Mattson Street and Francis Scott Key Hotel, with playful remarks about catalogs and chronology.
A jumble of brief notes reports golfers from Indiana Michigan Iowa and Ohio making hole in one shots. Names include Tom Sims Will Topping Jim Matless Hugh Tracy Nordgaard and Victor Wilder with scattered remarks on recovery and disbelief. Local items mix with oddities and small town tidbits.
Today in history notes the 1748 Lutheran synod in Philadelphia and 1848 post offices on the Atlantic coast, with 40 cent rates. It recalls 1915 Royal Edward torpedo loss, 1917 czar and family sent to Siberia, and 1920 Antwerp Olympic inauguration. Birthdays include John Galsworthy and Daniel Jackling, among others. Events cover dairy officials meeting in Duluth and a farewell dinner for Gen Gouraud in New York.
A brief survey of seasonable style highlights notes fashionable canes in ebony malacca or enamel worn with leather thongs by the smart set. Hat bands appear as wide white grosgrain with black edges. Fall attire favors black velvet with white ermine trim and evening wear hints heavy gold and silver laces edged with fur.
Twenty years ago in Frederick a horse bolted on South Market Street near South Street as a car rushed downhill and dashed into E. J. Winebrewer’s Grocery causing shattered jars. A fine mare owned by O. J. Keller Lime Company was stolen from a pasture and a thief on a horse was pursued by Sheriff Lease and Deputy Shaw until the rider fled toward Mt. Olivet cemetery. Builders for Walkersville Savings Bank filed incorporation details including $25,000 capital for a forty year bank with Cephas M Theories as president and B. L Jamison as secretary.
The article records local sentiment on temperance, with Squire Marsh urging residents to remain loyal to abstinence while others claim they can contribute financially without strain. The tone reflects community debate over prohibition era politics.
The stars incline but do not compel warns a hazardous day for two stars with Uranus and Saturn adverse while Jupiter Mars and the Sun are helpful. Earthquakes and unrest in France Germany and Russia are signaled alongside potential revolutions and a push for international peace pacts.
Dr. Benjamin C. Perry of Bethesda announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination to retain his Montgomery County Board seat. He has served Bethesda Rockville and Potomac districts for three years and was appointed by Governor Ritchie after a resignation. he also served as board president for two years. Bussard Family Reunion at Braddock Heights set for August 15 with an afternoon program in the auditorium.
The article critiques a dinner table setup noting the salad belongs on the left with forks and the water tumbler on the right at the knife tip. It argues this enables easier use when the right arm crosses over, avoiding elbow twisting or disturbing others.
The Board of Welfare favors studying consolidation of the Penitentiary and the House of Correction amid proposed upgrades. Improvements include a new women’s building, extensive foundry work, and extensive wiring rewiring, with emphasis on underground wiring. A sale of the Penitentiary property would be considered only at a price reflecting true value.
A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad soil-testing train, in cooperation with the Maryland Farm Bureau Federation and the University of Maryland, will tour Maryland counties including Frederick. It stops in Frederick on Saturday, August 25 from 8:30 to 10:20 a.m. Farmers bring soil samples for free lime tests, under Dr. A. G. McCall.
French officials view Britain's note as a frank endorsement of the German cause and a disavowal of war allies. Premier Pancaire is expected to respond later, though some say the document is propaganda and may be ignored. The Evening Wrap notes a new black ruby velvet capa with gold or silver embroidery.
A short item notes that some married couples choose not to reconcile after disputes, preferring separation over renewed quarrels. It highlights a mindset favoring lasting breach over temporary harmony.
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