After Christmas markdowns spark early sale rush in New York
Shoppers flock to stores at 3 am for 50 percent and higher discounts on winter goods as retailers clear leftover holiday stock. Bloomingdale's promises 20 to 50 percent off. Filene's Basement touts savings up to 80 percent. Executives warn ongoing weak economy may squeeze profits.
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Bloomingdale’s Ads Promised “20 Percent To 50 Percent Off All Over.” Filene
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Consumer Products Industry Service
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John Konarski
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City shelter offers respite from cold
A reporter visits Frederick Emergency Cold Weather Shelter at Frederick Presbyterian Church on Second Street. Volunteers serve dinner as guests adapt to the shelter environment, with locals briefly welcoming newcomers and a chatty guest named Jim mingling amid a loosely organized evening.
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West Second Street
Shelters See Increased Use Downtown Frederick
About 40 people nightly stay at the Frederick Emergency Cold Weather Shelter on Church Street with seven or eight women and the rest men. Executive director Benjamin Davis notes higher demand than in past years and capacity on two nights, though space is found. Some overflow required sending people to Beacon House on South Street on two occasions.
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Journals as mirrors of self and history
The piece notes journals and diaries as treasure troves from Columbus to Anne Frank, and cites public figures like Sen. Bob Packwood. It shares views from Dr. Estes Lockhart on therapy use, urges revisiting old diaries, and mentions prolific diarist Edward Robb Ellis who kept a daily record for 70 years.
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Christopher Columbus
New World
Anne Frank
Adolf Hitler
Bob Packwood
Estes Lockhart
Frederick County
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Virginia Woolf
Edward Robb Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Kwanzaa Celebration Highlights African American Heritage
Kwanzaa week begins focusing on family and cultural roots. Andre Smith of Mount St. Marys College explains the holiday honors African ancestry and traditional values. Maulana Karenga founded Kwanzaa in 1966 to preserve African culture in America.
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Mount St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
Maulana Karenga
California
America
Obituary: Neil B Keller 32 of Frederick Maryland
Neil B Keller 32 of 7156 Glenmeadow Court Frederick died Saturday December 23 at University of Maryland Hospital Baltimore. Born December 7 1963 in Frederick he was son of Charles C and Diane Derry Keller. He was a longtime member Buckeystown United Methodist Elks 684 Frederick and Valley Memorial AMVETS Middletown. A 1981 Middletown High graduate he played varsity football basketball and baseball and earned AA from Frederick Community College and attended Florida International University playing Division I baseball. He graduated Shepherd College in 1987 with a bachelor in physical education and pursued a master's at Western Maryland College. He taught physical education at Valley Elementary School since 1987 for Frederick County Public Schools and coached varsity baseball at Middletown Walkersville and Brunswick high schools. He was married to Kathleen A Swanhart Keller.
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Glenmeadow Court
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University of Maryland Hospital
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Diane Derry Keller
Buckeystown
Middletown High School
Mr. Keller
Frederick Community College
Florida International University
Shepherd College
Western Maryland College
Agriculture's 1995 challenges for Frederick farmers
The Frederick News-Post highlights a difficult 1995 for the agricultural sector with reports on crop prices, weather impacts, and farm finances. It notes the paper's commitment to environmental sustainability by printing on 400% recycled paper and its recyclability.
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