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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1896
Page
4
A rough miscellany from 19th century local columns, listing cheerful items, shortages, and small notices. Mentions Christmas, weather, sleighing, and community happenings. Includes short notes on a war veteran petition, local injuries, bread tickets, and marriage licences with brief local context.
Christmas services and concerts abound in Frederick churches as choir groups, organists, and pastors prepare elaborate programs. Evangelical Lutheran and Episcopal churches host midnight and daytime services with orchestral music, choirs, and a host of soloists. Sunday school festivites, baskets of cheer, and gifts are planned, with other Lutherans and German Baptists staging Christmas morning and New Year events across multiple congregations and venues.
The Modern Mother notes that her little ones respond best to the pleasant Syrup of Figs for gentle relief. Children enjoy it and benefit from its use. The true remedy is manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Clarence Miller and Walter Andermas oversee a Christmas display at 08 Court Street. Mears James Rowe as supervisor and artist, with Anderson in charge, arranged evergreens, laurel, berries, and gold and silver accents. The tree, window bowl of goldfish, and potted plants enhance the shop’s festive scene, reflecting cheerful taste and credit to the decorators.
The sad intelligence of the death of Mrs Mehrie Moberly second daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Neidhardt reached this city this morning from Wheeling West Virginia where she lived. She was formerly Miss Mary Elizabeth Neidhardt and was married about fifteen months ago to Mr Moberly a well known young man of Frederick with a three month old daughter surviving. The family has not yet learned funeral arrangements. An infant son of John and Ella Holderlat of East Church Street died at 10 o clock this morning.
The article lists two junior football matches set for Christmas Day at O Leary s meadow at 10 80, featuring Patrick Street vs Frederick Janire and a Hagerstown vs Frederick eleven on New Year s Day at the fair grounds. It notes possible further arrangements for a game in Hagerstown with the Laurel team. The piece also advertises Peerless Paper Meat Sacks and Mrs Dabigrens New Novel The Secret Directory a Romance of Hidden History by M V Dahlgren, 890 pages, plus official results of the recent U S presidential vote with McKinley ahead of Bryan and Palmer, and other local notes.
Mr John EH Baker of Buckeystown awarded two contracts to W L Duvail & Son for erection of a fire house in Buckeystown. Architect named Jackson Gott of Sal dimore. Also notes a marriage license issued in Washington yesterday to Augustine Murray of the county and Emma Scot of Washington County.
Citizens in Frederick protest Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mail delays amid Christmas trade. Business Men's Association members demand action from Washington postal authorities and rail officials, citing half day outages and repeated late deliveries cutting banks, stores, and agencies off from the world. Various land transfers and deeds follow in the notices.
The Courier Journal praises a performance by Mr. Davideau as an eccentric comedian in Old Farmer Hopking. The show promises authentic farm life on stage with superb mountings and a strong week’s business. a Louisville paper calls it the best of its kind seen at the theatre.
A severe storm, described with chaotic spellings, raged along the mountain region near Black Rock destroying crops, driving away dozens of turkeys, game animals, and livestock. Residents report widespread damage and fear for future crops as fields and pastures lie under threat from rising weather and mud.
An array of ads touts Gandia's Jewelry and Landis' Jewelry Store offerings at 33 South Market and 28 South Marmet, featuring diamonds, watches, brooches, and other wares. Also listed are oysters, turkeys, Christmas meals, and holiday travel deals from nearby merchants, plus a Christmas closing sale with corsets and purses.
This item notes the bell for the new church at Backeya town in this county was cast by the Me shane Compaicy of saitimore. It also mentions nervous troubles from impoverished blood and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and nerve tonic.
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