Christmas Toys and Fancy Goods Sale at 16 and 20 S Market St
A vivid Frederick advertisement invites shoppers to purchase Christmas presents early at 16 and 20 S Market St. It promises a grand display of dolls, toys, safes, and a vast array of novelties, including albums, picture frames, handkerchiefs, gloves, and shawls, with prices from one cent to several dollars.
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BCG
Frederick
James F. Brown
Market St
Frederick, MD
P.S
South Market Treet
Captive balloons push military aeronautics forward
A 19th century feature explains captive balloons used for artillery observation. France leads with balloon tech by M. Stephen Yon, expanding to England Germany Italy and Russia. The device includes a Chinese silk bag Naples hemp netting a windlass a gas generator and a cable with a telephone link between earth and observer car.
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England
Germany
France
Aeronautic Planta
Italy
Russia
United States
M. Stephen Yon
Naples
Cap tive balloon and megaphone on ships described
An 18th century slice outlines a captive hydrogen balloon with steel frames, rope brakes, and a steam windlass mounted on carriages drawn by horses. A small engine feeds water and acid, generating 8,500 to 17,000 cubic feet of hydrogen per hour. The Megaphone, a tall cone device for ships, amplifies sound with rubber ear tubes for distant hearing.
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India
la Nature
France
Country Boys and the Farm Lifestyle Narrative
A collection of statements lauds farm upbringing as the source of energy, practicality, and leadership. It argues that most notable leaders and professionals originated on farms, contrasting country youth with city life and praising rural virtue and self-made success. The piece cites public figures, education, and social mobility as tied to farm roots.
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St. Louis
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Godda
D&c
Cor Ft Market
Patrick Streets
Baltimore
Birely Building
E. Patrick St
J. S. Macgill
Faluabie
Stixsox &Co
Portland
Uetica, OS
Market Street
Wanner Tat Cv
Nz Sce Passei
Itvand
de Iy
Housewives
John Diffendal & Son
J. Diffendal & Son
Kent Street
Eocond
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G. W. Stauffer
D&g. W. Stauffer
Schley & Delaplaine
North Market St. Frederick
B. Phebus
St West
Patrick Street
Carn
Star
Wuland
Zimmerman
H_ Berger
E Zellers
South Market
J. Hobbs
Patrick Lewis Mehriing
Patrick Linz & Wevers
Patrick F. L. Michael
John H. Abbott
Practica
All Saints’ St
Opposte McMurray’s
Maryland
M. E
Elkton
Granta Book
Rock Ridge
Leitersburg
Washington
Bryantown
H. A. Turner
Mason Burch
Turner
Lloyd
Charles Williams
Dorchester County
Queen Anne's
Kent Island
Groves
Bordley’‘s Island
Queenstown
Charles
Gustav A. Rasch
Baltimore City
W. H. Jackson
Blackbird Creek
Cecil County
Philadelphia
Talbot County
Adog
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Walter Walgen
Ellicott City
Ellcott City
W.K. Sergrist
Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Summit
L. A. Rowe
Western Maryland Railroad
Suanday
Towson
Frances A. Rolph
Francis E. Bradbury
W. W. Woodford
Dr. Henley
Cara Brown
Indianarotis, Inc
Cincinnati
Indianapolis, St. Louis
Madison
Suwanee County
Fort Worth
Tex
Mutual Investment and Benevolent Association of America
Acker
Williamson & Brown
Yellowstone Park
Dr. Bull
Shiloh
Misa Cleveland
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