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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1915
Page
4
The Frederick News urges residents to study local newspaper advertisements to find bargains and compare home merchants. It notes town readers closely follow ads and that overlooking deals may keep people paying higher prices, stressing community business competition and pricing awareness.
Unusual interest attends today’s lease transfer of the City Opera House to the Empire Theatre Company Inc. Local operators will run both venues, with eight years of Baltimore management by Pearce and Scheck ending. Community hopes for high standards and clean entertainment under new local leadership amid rising popularity of moving pictures.
The piece notes several large newspapers publish articles urging readers to closely examine advertising columns as they contain market reports and bargain directories. It claims many shoppers overpay for goods like wood and clothing due to not tracking daily offers.
The Goethals plan to remove 15,000,000 cubic yards to reopen the Panama Canal raises questions about the Culebra Cut. Experts warn that geological slippages and cave-ins may delay traffic for years, making scientific study essential to safe completion. The weak link in the canal’s future hinges on mitigating these natural risks.
A Williamsport Sun item admonishes readers to keep secrets about others. It warns that exposing skeletons in closets or private faults would bring shame and lasting dismay. The poem urges discretion and to avoid spreading gossip.
Local rems from The News columns dated December 13, 1895 note Glass blowers to entertain at Junior Hall this afternoon and evening. A Frederck and Middle tom railroad expected in operation by next May despite cold weather halting grading. New Years Ball committee for Independent Hose Co with Harr Haver as chairman includes Keyser, Keyser, Roelker, Butcher, Raumemaniner, Scholl, Dansberger, Nusz. Cleveland gun shot event and new delivery wagons spotted on streets. George W Hanker of Mountville reported killing 349 1 2 pound jaycees poze?
A string of brief notices shows residents and visitors moving between Frederick and nearby cities. Names include Carlton K. Molesworth heading to New York for baseball league managers meeting, Mina Kitty Leilich returning to Frederick, and Miss Ellen MacGill Baker attending a Crown-Cox wedding in Washington before returning to Berryville. Others travel to Baltimore, Chambersburg, and Rockwell Terrace for various visits and funerals.
Mrs. Martin L. Hodge entertained Lutheran Sunday School class No 21 at an oyster supper in honor of her sister Mrs G A Phreeger of Detroit visiting here. Attending were numerous local residents and families including the Fox, Rupp, Hodge, Wiles and Phleeger households among others.
A garbled OCR item discusses catarrs in cats and possible remedies with references to medical terms, diatheses, and proposed treatments. It hints at therapies and purifiers but remains unclear on definitive outcomes or sources. The fragmentary text mentions feline conditions and calls for advertisement related to veterinary care.
A new Frederick county directory compiled by Markwood D. Harp has appeared. About 16 000 to 17 000 names are listed alphabetically by district, with farmers merchants professionals and laborers included. Rural addresses use rural routes to aid mail delivery. The book is attractively printed bound in yellow cloth and includes Frederick county officials church leaders and city government staff.
Young readers flood The News office with Santa requests in a morning rush. Monica Marie Haller asks for three dolls of specific color and design while her brother Harry voices a wish as Santa’s line hums. The staff notes Santa will respond to notes sent to The News and publishes some letters.
The notice reports a wedding between Wedia Verpe and Jay Adams Crum with Jeanne Crim and Irene Crim named among attendees. The ceremony occurred at a Washington Episcopal church conducted by Rev. Lamar Ther, with Clara Fagan and Millard Braat as attendants. The couple plans to reside at 4 North Rents Street. South Africa is noted but unrelated to the event.
Students of Hood College long Normal School under Miss Virginia Carty will present a program in Seminary Hall tomorrow at 4 30 PM. First year quartets solos duets and dances include Emily Wood Carlton Baumgardner and Elizabeth Hedges among others. Second and third year numbers feature Ruth Toms Thaddeus Barer Lena Michael Edith Hagan Adelaide Rosenstock and more. A Conservatory of Music concert follows in Seminary Hall at 8 15 PM with expected large attendance.
Eight Hood College students visited Montevue Hospital Frederick county jail and Frederick City Hospital Sunday to sing Christmas carols and hymns. The quartet included Ruth Strawn Gail Wade Inez Miller Lillian Zeigler Esther Prager Cornelia Lach and Fayette Sykes. They visit yearly before Christmas to spread cheer and singing extends to the Home for the Aged later in the week and street caroling Friday at five in Frederick. Children from the Episcopal Orphans Home will be entertained this afternoon in the dormitory social room under the YWCA social committee chaired by Helen O Boyle. Saturday the Home Economics Club marked Ellen Richards Day with a special program.
Paris reports that 110 people died in Saturday’s Havre munitions blast as boxes from the United States held explosive devices. Investigators say the exact cause is unknown and imprudent handling may have sparked the detonation. A separate Wilmington death is noted as Victor Lapierre, found under a bridge after a fall.
A letter touts Vinic as a cure for bronchitis, claiming instant relief from coughing and weakness. It quotes testimonials from C. Rotts and J. A. Williamson of Frederick, Maryland, asserting Vinic removes the cause and revitalizes the system, with a money back offer if unsatisfied.
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