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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
5
A fragmented page shows merchants and goods such as Star Forda wire your home items, Fred Gas & Elec Co offerings, Boeger & Co and Meier’s Fruitcakes, Meier’s Bakery specials, McCardell’s Victor book, H. F. Shipley One Dollar items, and Frederick Loan Co. items. The ad clippings read like a Christmas shopping guide with multiple small businesses promoting gifts and household needs.
Very few infectious diseases were logged by the Frederick Health Officer in November. Mumps 7, diphtheria 3, scarlet fever 2, measles 2, typhoid 1. Births totaled 23 with 13 deaths. deaths included 8 white males 3 females and 5 colored 5 males. Major causes include cardiac issues, endocarditis, senility, marasmus, mitral valve disease, accident, and chronic nephritis. two stillbirths and one intestinal obstruction.
Mrs Anna Frances Bell aged 67 dies at home near Tuscarora from arterial sclerosis. Funeral Thursday at 10 a m with service in the house and burial at Mt Olivet. C C Carty funeral director. Mrs Marie Schroyer dies in Baltimore aged 28. funeral from 1464 Woodall street. Two diphtheria cases reported at New Market, Mrs C A McBride and her sister Maggie Wood taken ill.
Local druggists report strong demand for freezone the new treatment claimed to shrivel corns to lift out with a few drops. The sticky liquid supposedly acts quickly without inflaming surrounding skin and can remove both hard and soft corns from feet at low cost.
Frederick Board of Trade official O C Warehime announced Frederick’s selection as a leading marketing center for the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World third annual investigation of business conditions. The study will survey six major retail lines using five non confidential questions, reporting city averages and national trends to guide merchants and advertisers.
The Mayor and Aldermen traveled to Hagerstown to view a large water meter used by Washington County Water Company to register daily consumption. Charles H. Lewis, president of the Board, declined the trip and criticized the meter as costly and unnecessary, noting past summers with chlorine-free water and a sample deemed pure.
Local notices advertise a new Victor book Panang His Pipes by Katherine Dunlap Cather at 36 cents, plus ads for Butter Cup Mix, 19 cent chocolates, a December sale at Mullinix's, travel to Washington in a Paige touring car, and community events at the YMCA and club rooms. Includes sale dates, prices, and local business names in Frederick Maryland.
Two deserters from Fort Howard were tracked to a city cafe with help from William H. Carroll a former recruiting officer. Barthlow owner of the cafe allegedly ejected Carroll for his dry campaign during the wet and dry fight. Deserters Perry and Blair were arrested and held for Fort Howard, while other local cases include a domestic dispute verdict and minor trespass fines.
A compact listing of holiday trade items and sales notes from local merchants. Includes Slumenavera cough syrup and high grade player pianos from Piance and Player Pianos, holly for decoration from CHAS HERMANN & SON, a public sale of a Buckeystown Percheron stallion in Adamstown, Maryland, and a discount offer on fat and electric tiles with a local show room on East Patrick Street.
Frederick Md December 7 1916 at their banking house on the second Tuesday and on the 9th day of January 1917 an election will be held to elect Directors for the Citizens' National Bank of Frederick for the ensuing year. WM G Zimmerman is listed as cashier and officer roles shown.
A short item notes holiday gift pricing at 26 and 50 cents in a local shop. The piece highlights affordable seasonal items and a festive display aimed at customers seeking budget buys in December.
The advertisement lists items for women including kid gloves in colors fancy neckwear tub silk for waists silk and linen handkerchiefs, for children rain coats and cap sets matching, fancy handkerchiefs kid gloves sweaters fur sets, and for men up-to-date shirts neckwear gloves umbrellas silk hose in colors. It notes one ail will make you a pretty shirt.
A local advertisement lists Johnny Clary, manager, offering easy payments on goods and housing. It promotes three new brick dwellings on East Third Street with modern conveniences and loan options, plus numerous nearby farms and properties for sale in Montgomery and surrounding counties.
A well described two story brick house with rooms and modern amenities including bath heat electric lights and gas. Located on a good residential street it promises to be a fine home for a new owner.
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