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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1895
Page
2
An advertisement promotes Peerless Paper Meat Sacks for preserving meat during butcher season. It touts strength, water resistance, and suitability for various meat sizes from small to large, with price details and mail order availability. The copy claims long life and household necessity after trial.
Maryland women organize a Mount Vernon Society to perpetuate patriotism and preserve Mount Vernon the historic Potomac estate. The Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union now oversees the property with Mrs. Tustine Van Rensselaer Townsend as honorary leader and Mrs. George R. Goldsborough named vice regent for Maryland.
An accident occurred when a horse pulling a spring wagon attached to a bank driver fell in front of the Frederick County National Bank, breaking a wheel. In recent days several horses have narrowly escaped similar fates, leading farmers to roughen shoe edges to prevent future slips.
In Frederick and surrounding towns residents report visits and returns from trips, church schedules for Christmas, and social news. The Woodsboro Lutheran and Reformed churches announce Christmas services, and Browningsville lists Grand Lodge events with local attendees. Other brief items mention weddings, engagements, visitors, and a Christmas program at Mt Tabor church with preaching and music.
The page records scattered community items from Lewistown and surrounding areas. It notes cold weather and snow, church rehearsals and entertainment plans for Christmas, school events, and local visits. Mentions include Danay Raccaburg of Lewistown, Mr G Me Bler of Lewistown, and Rev Alexander at Mt Pleasant.
The college music department presents a concert in college hall on Thursday evening the 20th instant to close the Christmas term. The program features vocal and instrumental numbers by pupils showing term progress. Nonresident students will return home for a two week vacation. Faculty plans vary with Miss Holly visiting New York, Miss Froehlich in Philadelphia, Ming Lantz visiting Virginia, and Prof Apple spending the vacation with family in North Carolina.
Leopold pleads for mercy as Judge Stake sentences him to three years in the penitentiary for the killing of David J. Markey of this city. The court notes rage is no excuse and emphasizes punishment in line with the law. Also updates on local illnesses, cough remedies, and advertisements from A. L. Pears and Pan-Tina products amid a flood of patent medicine notices.
A fragmented advertising page promotes a product named Golden Medical Discovery claiming to cure many ailments by cleansing impurities and boosting vitality. It cites testimonials and a long list of health benefits while urging readers to order the book of icub pages and a promotional receipt. The text imitates a period medical notice from a New York association at No 3 Main Street, Buffalo.
A compact ad style note extols advertising rewards for faithful advertisers and honest copy. It asserts public response grows when truth and quality shine, claiming lasting effect beyond mere brass, with emphasis on bold, sensible messaging.
Samuel Penosacer of Washington County died in Polo Illinois at ninety. His wife Rebecca Siracs of Hagerstown survives at eighty seven. They wed in 1831. At twenty he led a Frederick procession fife for soldiers welcoming Lafayette. In 1681 Company H of the Fifteenth Illinois volunteers, Polo muster, he led them from camp. He later moved with family to Rock River country in Illinois, departing May 15, 1844 and seven weeks later reached destination. Mrs Elizabeth McPherson widow of John McPherson died in Baltimore and will be brought here for burial. she had Frederick relatives and is praised for fine heart and mind.
A garbled 19th century ad copy touts Dr King’s New Discovery as an ideal cough and remedy for croup and bronchial complaints. Endorsed by James L. Francis Alderman of Chicago and Rev Joap Burgos of Keokuk Iowa, with testimonials from Florida and Maryland druggists. The misprinted copy claims swift relief for bladder and urinary pains and promotion of Clover Root Tea as a blood purifier and headache cure.
Life’s infirmities from youth to maturity, including rheumatic complaints and indigestion, are claimed to be soothed by Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. The advertisement asserts it strengthens digestion, nerves, kidneys, and bladder, easing fatigue and promoting youthful appetite and vigor. It urges readers to consult physicians and druggists, and notes free samples and testimonials from Albert E. Pearre in Baltimore.
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