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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1897
Page
7
The column records residents returning from Rockville and Washington trips and others on sick lists. It notes a thunderstorm, preparations for a picnic on August 21, and a lawn festival by the King’s Daughters. George W. Chick performs a feats in Green Valley, plus various visits, travels, and church notes across Germantown and Wolfsville communities.
A special ten day tour to Niagara Falls departs August 26 from Washington and Baltimore via a Pullman express, with stops at Watkins Glen and other points. Round trip at $1105, tickets available through B&O agents. includes first class day coaches and no extra rail cost. Also offers Ocean Grove Camp Meeting excursion via Pennsylvania Railroad with limited dates and return validity.
The thirty first annual G A R encampment set for August 22 in Belf. McKinley Cabinet and Diplomats will attend with a reception planned. Tickets for round trips sold by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for August 31 22 and 23 good for return until August with inform ation from local station. Also contains medical ads for Dr Caldwell's syrup and Shilohs remedies and notices.
A sentimental verse tribute from John W. Bunsella in the Observer praising a sister named Mary. The poem questions who stands by him through storms and aging, concluding Mary embodies blessing and faithfulness.
In Cologne two young men argue over Kitty Brownlow. Reginald Bostwick vows to duel writer Gernard Weldon, who has courted the same woman. They arrange a pistol duel using two fountain pens as weapons at the Register office tomorrow.
In a heated dispute a journalist presses for a duel by pen as weapons with Bostwick Weldon warned he must accept or be posted as a coward. The Register is named as the battlefield and officers seek resolution amid threats and public embarrassment.
The article discusses suicide by self harm as more common in men but rising among women as they enter fuller roles in society. It notes shifts in causes from sentimental to material pressures, discusses climate and seasonal effects, and cites Popular Science Monthly observations on periods of peak self-destructive behavior and physiological stress during early summer.
A Huet furniture piece is described as being rubbed and polished to a bright clean finish. Instructions promise a deeper varnish and lasting shine, referencing Ludas tom BOLO and Gil in a journal note.
Fragmentary text describes mixing juice with sugar and stirring. It mentions a step by step in a recipe style, with references to cream and fruit preparation, but contains many garbled words and unclear actions. The readable parts suggest a dessert preparation process without clear measurements or full instructions.
Fractured ad copy touts a syrup for indigestion and constipation with dubious health claims. It mentions a 16 dose trial, pricing in cents, and a Dr L Pearse as distributor.
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