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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
4
A garbled OCR page presents a long column of recipe-like instructions. The text lists various preserves and confection ideas such as blackberry cordial, apple cordial, tomato preserves, butter Scotch, and related steps. It includes ingredient names, quantities, and process notes, but many words are corrupted or misspelled, yielding an incomplete, uncertain set of directions.
The New Vincent pink carnation, created by Louis Giger in Fredn house, is promoted as surpassing all prior varieties. Giger plans European introduction, with aims to dominate shows in St. Louis and beyond. The blossom measures about three and a half inches, with a blood pink hue rivaling top varieties. The Lawson pink currently leads prices but the New Vincent could command nearly twice as much, potentially dethroning the reigning American champion. The original Lawson sold for $30,000.
A bird thought extinct for centuries, the great auk, was captured near Rinsty Wyoming and taken to the University of California by student Charles Mots and his brother Judge Paul Mots. The sole known specimen was shot and trapped in a deep Slell river canyon while hunting. Prospects of a mate remain as scientists debate how the bird reached Wyoming.
M Victor Note, a pompous 19th century figure, challenges a French statesman to a duel after a terse exchange. The eminent reply asserts he has the choice of weapons and taunts the challenger, declaring the opponent a dead man. The duel never occurred.
A Frederick, Maryland citizen describes years of kidney trouble and backache. He details frequent painful urination, high urine color, and constant sleep disruption until using Doan's Kidney Pills from C. E. Main’s drugstore, noting marked improvement.
Infectious tuneful music and vaudeville style at City Opera House next Tuesday night features Yorke and Adams in the new musical comedy Playing the Ponies. Acted by 50 company members with 20 chorus, the show promises glittering scenery, musical numbers, and impressive electrical effects.
The article explains ancient pagodas, 700 to 860 years old, built with a timber pendulum within their frame. A heavy central beam and four arch supports create a movable center of gravity, allowing the structure to sway without losing balance during quakes.
A London RTO note claims the number fourteen recurs in French history. It cites events linked to May 14 across centuries, including rulers, deaths, births, and enacting streets, weaving a numeral fourteen through dynastic timelines.
Description of ship signaling practices in Nelson era fleets with named officers such as Lieutenant Smith Star Engineer Brown and Captain Mathes Jones. It notes the uncertainty of who would assume command and the pressure to be ready to lead if assigned.
Readings on etiquette advise preferring personal gain in social dining. One maxim suggests selecting the best cake portions with a quick glance rather than passing, and to taste unfamiliar dishes to avoid losing the pleasure and profit of future meals.
Lima Peru August 21 Miss Annie Peck of Providencia R1 arrives safely at Yungay with her mountaineering party after a failed Huscaran ascent. The group reached a height four points higher than prior records but suffered severe hardships with a Russian member falling ill.
An unnamed group including Mrs M M Davison at 370 Gilford Ave promotes Elvettic slereaka as a family remedy for headaches and related ailments. The text reads like a promotional health claim with unclear wording and numerous typographical errors.
Report describes a Macao gambling house where patrons place bets on a complex variant of fantan. Description covers the ornate interior, restricted interiors, betting process, brass cash, and the betting man counting winnings with a cane. The piece notes these houses generate large revenue for Macao.
A jumble of notes surveys dining preferences at hotels and restaurants, highlighting portion sizes, table location, and service quirks, with a short piece on why naval uniforms are blue and a humor exchange about a costly illness joke.
Quotations furnished August 22, 1908 show prices for red and yellow corn, oats, hay, and wheat products. No. 2 red oats and various shelled corn figures appear with ranges for barley and rye, timothy hay, mixed hay, and wheat milling grades. Local commodity values reflect farm market conditions and quality grades.
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