08 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
1
An old advertisement urges readers to take one or two Cascarets to cleanse the bowels and feel grand by morning. It promises a clear head, clean tongue, fresh breath, regular stomach, and active bowels, noting Cascarets do not gripe or injure the next day. Mothers are advised to give Cascarets to sick children for thorough action.
Refugees report American mining head Howard Gray was killed and hanged by Villa bandits in Parral Chihuahua. An American named Foster allegedly mutilated and burned at the stake near Torreon. Other refugees recount ears severed from a Carranza soldier and the execution of German consul Edgar Koch in Parral, with several foreigners killed or injured as Villa forces moved through the region.
In Pittsburgh the furnace coke price hit eight dollars a ton for the third time this year amid light market activity and war supply gains. The $8 level was touched on October 26 and again in early November as production in the Cornellsville district rose by 11,208 tons to 419,277 tons for the week, with shipments up 11,000 tons to 412,000.
Wilmington Del December 8 The city council sold the oké town hall erected in 1796 and not used since the new public building was completed The town hall and other city property were sold for a total of 175000 dollars
New York reports steel prices rising to more than 74 dollars per long ton for the first time in history. The overall price level for eight steel products stands at 70.53 dollars, up from 69.83 dollars a week earlier.
A compact note from the newspaper column titled The News reports a brief sighting or mention of a public event or colorful local sighting. The item emphasizes curiosity and local interest without detailed outcomes or quotes.
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