Hunting Season in County A Failure
The hunting season in Frederick city and Frederick county ended December 24 with no game left after the first days. Rabbits were plentiful early but scarce later. partridges and squirrels remained scarce. Sportsmen discuss protections, closed seasons, and a 12 rabbit/15 bird daily bag as inadequate. The issue, also noted in Montgomery county, prompts calls for action to conserve remaining game and prevent further declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Frederick City
Frederick County
Partidges
Frederick
Game and Fish Protective Association
General Assembly
Montgomery County
Stuffy Johnson Seeks Big Show Trial with Reds
Martinsburg catcher George Stuffy Johnson, exempt last season, enters talks for a trial with Buck Herzog and the Cincinnati Reds. A Baltimore native, Johnson may join the training trip if he earns the chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
George
Stuffy” Johnson
Martinsburg
Mayland
Buck Herzog
Cincinnati Nationals
Baltimore
Stuffy
Reds
Ain
Engine 2843 Decorated by Engineer Welsh in Freight Service
The engine No. 2843 in fast freight service between Brunswick and Philadelphia has been richly decorated by Engineer Welsh. He applied brass polish and aluminum paint to many prominent features, drawing much attention in the Brunswick yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welsh
Brunswick
Philadelphia
Victory for Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Bowling Team
The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway employees defeated The News aggregation on the Y M C A alleys. W Delaplaine led with 133 pins in the first game and 332 in the match, while the News team featured Delaplaine at 232 and Morgan at 255 in total scores during a multi-event bowling contest. Also listed are New Year and Mount Airy Christmas dances with dates and committees, plus a humorous anecdote on authors' habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown and
Smyth
Lewis
the News
James
Delaplaine
King
Morgan
Military Spies and Fortification Sketches From War Era
A discussion on how artists’ landscape drawings could covertly reveal fort plans for espionage. Symbols like trees, bushes, and gates encode armored turrets, observation posts, sun positions, ditches, and barbed wire entanglements in a secret code. Includes an 1910s advertisement for Stearns Liniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rarsis City Star
Marriages Span Several Local Families in Weverton and Nearby
Edwardse Edwards and Mary H Alexander wed December 22 at Weverton in a ceremony led by Rev George W Whiteside. The event featured a spruce decorated parlor, crepe de chine gown, orange blossom veil, and a serenading party. Other notices follow of Mary Ruth Miller’s December 23 wedding at Westminster, Lanham and Hunter nuptials at Lovettsville, Verna Sandower and Bessle Everhart nuptials at Lorettaville, Lawrence Conner and Viola Fauble marriage at Brunswick, Christian Wise and Mary Jamison quietly wed in Baltimore, and Ruth Crist and Albert Aldridge marriage in Brunswick.
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Edwardse
Alexander
Earl
Edwards
Mary H. Alexander
Weverton
George W. Whiteside
Mrs. Edwards
J.B. Buxten
Westminster
Mary Ruth
Raynoldnd HH. Miller
J. «. Miller
Cranberry Valley
W. H. Hetrick
Lutheran Church
Ada Bell
Glenn H. Miller
Lanham—Hunter
Humphrey M. Lanham
Mary A. Hunter
Lovettsville Lutheran Parsonage
J. E. Maurer
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
Mr. Lanham
Lovettsville
Sandower—Everhart
Verna E. Sanbower
Bessle E. Everhart
Lorettaville
Calvin Everhart
Ernest Everhart
Hazel Wenner
Wise—Jamison
Christian S Wise
Mary V. Jamison
Baltimore
Evangellial Lutheran Parsonage
Ulysses S. G. Rupp
J. L. Bradshaw
Aldridge
Crist
Ruth Crist
Osborne Crist
West Fifth Street
Albert Aldridge
Evangelical Lutheran Parsonage
Fragmentary Memorable Quote Sparks Confusion in Text
A disjointed, garbled excerpt notes talk of goats and forefathers and witness to gestation. The oddly phrased lines appear as a fragmentary historical snippet with no clear event or names.
State Tax Commission reports county increases in intangible property
The year’s work raised intangible property taxes across Maryland counties. Frederick County shows an increase of 290,370 dollars, about 6 percent, while Allegany leads with 4,568,614 dollars or 10.40 percent. Montgomery up 936,420 dollars or 4.3 percent. Charles declines by 18,400 dollars. Baltimore City and County excluded from state totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tihe
Frederick County
Supervisor of
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Tax Commission
T.hey
County Commissionery Office
State Tax Commission
Montgomery County
Allegany County
Charles
Few Paupers in Japan and relic of barbarity
A brief commentary notes that few paupers exist in Japan and emphasizes the social value of self support over family aid. It also denounces a relic of barbarity, describing balls atop gateposts as a survival of ancient customs displaying enemies’ heads.
Tonsiline Promises Quick Relief for Sore Throat
An ad urges keeping the throat healthy and promotes Tonsiline as the remedy. It claims relief for sore throat and related issues, selling hospital and bottle sizes with pricing and urging readers to keep a bottle handy at home.
Vaudeville, Opera House Attracts Big Night Crowds
The City Opera House features nine Vaudeville performers in Colonial Days and a Mary Miles Minter Barbara Fritchie showing at Empire. Charlie Chaplin is announced for The Star. What the River Foretold and Accidents Will Happen play alongside Beating Father To It. The Zadruga of Servia is described as a communal, near socialist system and Wall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as an internal remedy with testimonials from medical authorities.
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Frederick
St. George Dreamer
Tlantic
Thomas W. Whiffen
Barbara Frietchig
Whittier
Frederick City
Rt Opera House
City Opera House
Maryland Minstret
Wmithstrees
Barbara Fritchie
Empire
Peture
Barbara Fritehte
Mary Miles Minter
Nery Frederick
Thoman W. Whiffen
Charlie Chaplin
Out the Star Theatre
Sherman Bainbridge
Jack Holt
Peter BolKyne
the Star
Servia
Stareshina
Henthman
London Graphic
Wall
F. J. Gheney & CO
C. A. Drugelats
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Red Men's Hall
Brunswick Select Orchestra
W. J. Corbett
W. O. Rau
F. J. Caniford
J. R. O’conner
M Carey
W. E. House
H. D. Barnett
J. R. Green
T. J. Burke
C. Shivers
5. Hedges
M. W. Phalen
Mount Airy
Haute
Siean
Mervin
Leister
Berkeley
Cat
Panama Exposition
Drugeists
Hymeneas
Milier
Buxton
Maryland
Conroy & Denny
O Brien
Winifred Greenwood
Conen
San Juan
Conen and Greenwood
John Paly
Neil
the Empire
Venteville
Opera House
Mary Miles Min
Japan
Eversbory
O. K
Greenawalt’s
Fanelshunesbar
Franklin Savings Bank
James Houck
Geo. W. Heinlein
Accourts
Frederick, Md
Yours Truly
McCleery’s Jewelry Store
North Market ST
Frederick's
Automobile
Dodge Brothers
DODGE
Paige
Fe’ Relly
Mountain City
North Market
Fife
Seaty
Berman Optical Company
Noth Markee Street
James E. Doll
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