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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
4
An instructional, recipe laden passage describes preparing a Thanksgiving meal with multiple dishes. It covers roasted turkey with stuffing, oysters in gravy, crusty breads, whipped potatoes, baked squash, scalloped onions, and an apple and walnut dessert. The text blends cooking steps with festive table details and decorations.
A brisk December column surveys holiday shopping, church, and community events. It notes Christmas preparations, local entertainments at theaters and colleges, and plans for the season while hinting at trials and prosperity ahead.
Senator Kooz of Pennsylvania introduces in the Senate a bill like Rep Lafean's House measure to build a Washington to Gettysburg boulevard as a Lincoln memorial. Lafean expects strong bicameral backing. about 30 senators already favor it and leaders like Lodge Crane favor a memorial with practical national value. Speaker Cannon may back the bill if Appropriations Committee reports favorably, aided by Tawney's Gettysburg ties. The text also includes a confusing ad fragment about a cough medicine for children.
The market gossip column describes a holiday mood with wreaths and festive foods. It lists broad price ranges for butter, eggs, poultry, fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, and assorted groceries, reflecting a bustling, seasonal marketplace atmosphere with prices per unit and per pound.
Quotations from the Frederick County Farm Exchange list wide grain and feed prices including corn oats hay and bran with ranges for red white and shelled corn and wheat. Special Pennsylvania Railroad trains run December 14 from Frederick to Walkerville Woodsboro Jefferson Middletown and other stations for "A Knight for a Day" and city open house events.
A Frederick County clergyman writes to the Baltimore and Richmond Christian Advocate denying that Sheridan rode at Cedar Creek. He argues the bronze effigy myth is false, criticizing public figures and recounting the battle’s actual leadership and movements.
City open night show announces flekerless Moving Pictures titled Maurie Stuart from Pathe Freres. The hand colored drama portrays Mary Queen of Scots life, royal escape, imprisonment, betrayal, murder, and a dramatic death scene. Amateur contest for three cash prizes to follow after the feature.
A 50 cent case of Pape's Diapepsin offers quick relief for indigestion and stomach misery. The ad explains fermentation of undigested food causes gas belching and discomfort, urging readers to try the remedy after meals for almost instant relief.
Auction notice for a valuable Thurmont area farm tied to the estate of Henry Eicheltz. Real estate decreed to be sold at noon, December 16, 1908, detailing seizure and conveyance of property parcels and location near Thurmont Maryland.
The senate of Glhregen university bans girl graduates from talking with male students in cloisters provoking strong protests from women. A named censor enforces the order as demonstrations of independence clash with regulation, with accusations of infringement on personal freedom.
Frederick resident Frank Buckey reports severe kidney trouble after army life. He describes constant back and kidney pain, frequent urination, poor appetite, and fatigue. After using three boxes of Donn's Kidney Pills purchased locally, he says his secretions normalized, pains subsided, appetite returned, and health improved. Doan's is sold nationwide by Toster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
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