18 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1884
Page
1
Fragmentary market listing shows prices for turkeys geese lemons prunes and cranberries with references to beef pork and sausages. Mentions Middlings and other commodities but lacks clear context or full items.
A fragmented verse about a roller-towel on a kitchen door and a speaker named Hnen bard describes wiping tears and a curious scene. The language is garbled with misspellings and incomplete phrases, yielding a surreal, puzzle-like domestic vignette.
A reflective piece follows a narrator wandering through Carroll Creek and nearby churchyards at midnight. Ghosts of ancestors, patriots, and notable figures haunt familiar spots from Fredericktown to Carrollton, culminating with the Jack o Lantern and the Will o the Wisp as dawn approaches.
The long house of Mr. John Barnes and its contents, including about one hundred dollars, were lost in a Sunday morning fire at Browningsville. The Barnes family, two daughters, one ill, barely escaped. the sons were away visiting relatives. No insurance.
From Cicomington NL comes a note about Bates who carried a notable Statesse over a fine army sabre. The item was levied on and sold for debt as Bates travels with his family.
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