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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1888
Page
4
The Daily News notes Colgste & Co perfumery offers tastefully trimmed baskets and German porcelain ware for holiday gifts. Bail was posted for Wm Gates after his re-arrest, and G C Wine brewer posted $50 security for his court appearance next Tuesday.
A subscriber presents a aged slip with lines about a man with S forms in his hand and three figures, one white, one black, one red, who all die within an hour. The text’s meaning is unclear. its enigmatic riddle invites interpretation by experts in cryptic poetry or historical curiosities.
An ad praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier that cures persistent ear noises and catarrh. It claims the medicine neutralizes disease by cleansing the blood. Also notes a wedding at Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church with guests from Middletown and matching marriages in Germantown conducted by Rev. T Davie Richards.
Fire alarm sounded shortly after eleven o clock following a minor quarrel between George Wallase of the Independents and Chew of the Unteds. The five o clock evening alarm was set off by a chimney fire in the rear of Brown and McKinney’s bark shed on East All Saints street, a colored tenement house nearby.
The Reformed church work and aid society of St Matthew's held its monthly gathering with a program that included an opening anthem and choruses, readings, duets, solos, and a short pastor's address. About one hundred members attended, with several new members added since formation over six months ago. next meeting set for December 30 at 6 o'clock.
Mrs Dr Alfred M Belt gave a benefit concert for the Home for Invalids at 1010 Cathedral Street. About seventy five attended as a strong program featuring piano duets, vocal solos, violin and harp pieces, and a piano organ violin trio. Notables in attendance included Mr and Mrs Charles Markell and Mrs Chas Trail, among others well known in the city.
There will be a meeting of the Workers Training Class of the YMCA this evening at 7 50 o clock in the study of the Reverend J O Knott.
Captain El Frost directed the day’s work extracting the bodies of Union soldiers from Montevse near the city. The plan is to transport them to the National Cemetery at Antietam tomorrow for burial.
Dry goods merchants report ongoing thefts of empty packing boxes from facades. The culprits are local youths, some well known, and while authorities wish to avoid harsh actions, escalation may be required if the stealing does not stop.
Emma Gertrude Lewis daughter of Mr and Mrs F J Lewis was baptized at the departure of their residence on Eat Petrik street last evening by Rev Geo W Leech. A large number of persons attended the ceremony and enjoyed refreshments served during the evening.
After a nearby service at the Moravian Grace church the congregation gathered for a grateful meal. Brethren carried sacks of corn and patteries to the altar as a committee invited the minister and family to join. Rev Hurbat thanked donors, ending a happy Thanksgiving for pastor and people.
The valley column reports a Middletown Teachers Association all day meeting at the academy on Friday December 14 with addresses by Rev. P Bergstresser and Examiner Glenn Worthington. Also Catoctin Lodge No 113 OF elected new officers led by W G Marion Brandenburg and secretary B Routzahn. Other items note Mrs Olevia Titus returning to Beatrice Nebraska to visit relatives and Mr G Herbert Beckley of Rewater Town going to Europe for about two years. Springfield native John Vansuda, former Middletown resident, dropped dead in Springfield on Plum Street from heart disease. Mrs Elias Schlosser, niece of the late Samuel Brandenburg, died in West Lebanon Indiana aged 71, leaving four children. Ida Schull, sister of D C Long, died in Wilmington Delaware aged 27. funeral in Waynesboro Pennsylvania. Mrs Miranda Ransburg, formerly of Lewistown, died in Egerton Williams County Ohio aged 66. She leaves husband and one son and has a married daughter. She was a life long Reformed church member.
A holiness meeting will be held at the Salvation Army Barracks this evening at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to be present.
Sick List notes Mrs Mangut improving after a fall on Wednesday. Mr C Thos Dougherty of West Patrick Street ill with typhoid malaria fever. Dr F B Smith is attending physician.
A very pleasant dance was held at the home of Wm Kistz to the left of Braddock last night. Mr Clarke Schaeffer organized the affair with about twenty five couples in attendance. Ten from the neighborhood and fifteen who left the city in one of Groff's buses. Refreshments were served at 12 oclock. Henry Jextess orchestra of this city supplied the music.
Due to failures in the electric light system the city sank into darkness last night. Officials dispatched to Thompson-Houston for an expert to inspect the dynamo and lines. An arrival is expected tonight to repair the defect and restore lighting.
Beansboro briefs note wedding plans for Will A. Repp former public school teacher and Kittie Miller daughter of F P Miller to be held in Pratt Kansas on December 12. Wire Bowers of Jefferson Bid is visiting Rev M L Beard. Rev Simon S Miller of the Reformed church spending week in Philadelphia. He is part of a committee to sell or learn material of the Reformed Publication Society.
Last Wednesday in Barnesville, Misa Inex Bowlen daughter of Dr and Mrs G W Bowlen married Bernard Gardiner of Middlebrook Montgomery Co The ceremony amid Cedar holly and evergreens featured Mendelssohn March The Rev Fathers Riordan and Leonard officiated The couple left on the 3 05 train for their wedding tour with many friends attending and offering well wishes
Local ad touts Acker's Tish Blood Elixir as a universal cure for blood poisons. It promises tests for customers who visit the Williamson and Brown druggists store, claiming success where other remedies fail.
An advertisement touts Acker’s En Tra remedy as a cure for asthma consumption and coughs. It claims the product is the best lung complaint remedy with rare positive guarantees and a ten cent price, appealing to sufferers.
A homiletic summary of Judges chapter six and seven, detailing Gideon’s calling, the Lord shrinking Israel’s forces from 32,000 to 300, and the triumph over Midian. Emphasizes God’s use of the weak, overthrows idolatry, and the deliverance of Israel with a small chosen band.
A radical advertisement proclaims Acker's English Dyspepsia Tablets will check and cure indigestion. The seller Williams on Brown guarantees the product.
Hon HW Scott, a former Grant era leader and Geographical Society member now residing here, offers the society his services to locate the fate of explorers Stanley and Elgin Bey. The Royal Society has replied for guidance and Scott awaits a response. Detective and financial notes mix with a Detroit crash, a Jacksonville fever update, and market reports.
A Toledo physician with four decades of medical work endorses Halsaarch Cure from J Chenent Co Toledo Ohio. He claims flawless success in treating catarrh when patients follow directions and offers a $100 reward for any cure failure. The notice notes Toledo as the origin and that the product is sold by druggists at 752.
An advertising page extols Acker's English Blood Elixir and Dr King's New Discovery for consumption, promising cures for scrofulous poisons and lung diseases. It features testimonials from druggists and physicians, urging purchases from Williamson & Brown and local stores. It warns of child mortality and promotes Baby Soother and Electric Bitters with varied endorsements.
The passage describes coughing and chest tightness as early symptoms of consumption and cites Acker’s English Cough Remedy as a cure. It notes the remedy is sold under a positive guarantee by Williamson & Brown, druggists.
The local druggist states years of selling Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, Dr King’s New Life Pills, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters. He guarantees satisfaction or a refund, claiming universal praise for these remedies.
Suckien's Arnica claims to treat sores ulcers rashes chapped hands boils and skin eruptions as well as piles, offering guaranteed perfect satisfaction or a refund. Price 55 cents per box. For sale by B. Garroth.
In Pennsylvania and nearby towns, Germans show caution before purchase. Dr. Van Wert Balsam gains favor as proof of value spreads. Barton & Stark, druggists of Pising, report strong reception of this proprietary remedy and credit its success to trusted demonstrations. For sale by Willamesn and Erorn.
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