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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1916
Page
6
A warning piece explains how cars overturn on steep banks or shelves, stressing that rails on older roads may be weak. It cautions drivers to avoid speed near shoulders, notes potential fatalities when occupants are crushed, and urges careful driving to protect families and passengers.
Reflects on childhood memories of Saturdays and Christmas in a Maryland homestead. Vivid scents of baking breads, gingerbread, sand tarts, and doughnuts evoke a bygone morning of family kitchens and festive warmth. The piece contrasts youthful dreams with aging recollections and distant places like the Dutch Indies in 1915.
A discussion on the rising cost of living urges thrift in homes and boarding houses. It stresses reducing waste, using cheaper cuts, and reworking menus to save money, noting fish and beans as economical options and urging practical kitchen efficiency.
In the court notices Richard Eckstein aged 20 of Hagerstown and Maude Glenn aged 29 of Chewsville are separated by a divorce. Frederick Kershner 21 and Blanche Clarke 18 near Boonsboro. Howard F. Hood 19 of Barthozows and Olea Runkles 21 of Mt. Airy. Charles Devilbisa 21 and Catharine Yinger 18 of Frederick. Trustees Charles W. Stup et al. transferred 169 square perches of county land to Charles W. Kidd and wife. Property deeded for $1. The item appears under the Marriage Licenses section.
Articles filed for Jefferson Hall Association to erect a home for Jefferson Council in Jefferson. Farmers Institute appoints Stauffers and Snook as executive committee. Christmas lights stay on until midnight for shoppers. Mrs Null and child injured when dog cart ran away Sunday.
Purely personal notices list Freder ick area residents visiting relatives in Baltimore Hagerstown and Washington events include engagements trips to Chicago Philadelphia Vermont and Vermont and positions in Texarkana Hoyt and Frederick with many returning home for Christmas holidays and brief comments on wartime women in rail operations in France.
Advertisement claims Payre's Cold Compound relieves grippe symptoms instantly. A dose every two hours for three doses stops head congestion, runny nose, sneezing, feverishness, and throat soreness. It supposedly opens nasal passages, eases headaches, and costs 25 cents at any drug store.
The Frederick Board of Trade participates in a nationwide Chamber referendum on relaxing federal limits to permit cooperative agreements for conserving raw materials and fuel. Arguments highlight public interest, safety, waste reduction, and industry impact with voting closing Friday January 12.
Telegrams from Cardinal Gibbons arrived at the Western Union office urging financial help for St Marys Industrial School for Boys. He started the drive with 1000 dollars toward a new building estimated at 190000 dollars. The appeal targets prominent locals and aims to raise funds through a statewide message with hopes for many generous responses. The school has trained boys for fifty years and enrolled fifteen hundred in 1916. plan includes a recreation building.
A series of on Saturday weddings are noted from Hagerstown Chewsville Lewistown Boonsboro Emmitsburg Thurmont Gettysburg and Frederick. Couples include Eckstine Glenn Nusbaum Renner Kershner Clarke Devilbiss Yinger Roop Dern Elder Hardman with ceremonies at U B church A B church Evangelical Lutheran church and St Josephs Catholic church.
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