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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1894
Page
3
Advertisement excerpts list vendors and offerings with names such as Loy Perry George A Gilbert Stewart's Bazar Eye Gissses WA 5 FL Thomas Millinery A Ferguson and Lease & Co. Include dwellings for rent and bank stock for sale reflecting a mid 19th century local newspaper ad page.
Tus News announces a new telegraph service and three daily editions at 2 and 5 pm plus a noon edition. The paper promises twelve to fifteen hours lead time on major world news and aims to educate Frederick County readers at nominal cost. Existing subscribers will choose between the 12 or 2 o'clock edition.
In Washington county court an ejectment suit seeks dispossession of John Stouffer heirs dating to 1889. Other heirs of Abraham Stanier filed the case. Also notes: Isaac Ford became road supervisor of district No. 9. Wm Zimmermar bought a West Fourth street double dwelling from Wm Miles. Edward Tucker plans a move to Pleasant Hill. F Schroeder furniture rooms undergoing rewovening. A sale record error fixes Keefer Thomas purchase from 254 to 25 acres. purchaser is Samuel Thomas. Cumberland Sunday Scimitar features Edward Eichelberger portrait. Train crew shot at after refusing to disembark B&O train. guards fired, men fled. G A R meets tonight at headquarters. Frederick to host ministers gathering in over two weeks.
An advertisement extols a "press antly acceptable" remedy in line with other luxuries. It touts a wholesome composition and beneficial effects and notes medical consultation if needed, recommending Yeath family Syrup of Figs for constipation.
Rev Dr Talmage likens life to a ship's voyage and asks what light we leave behind. He asserts God loves life and calls on ordinary people to shine kindness, courage and generosity, citing George W Childs and Savonarola as examples of lasting influence.
A speaker warns against mocking Christianity and traces two youths from desecration to ruin and reform. He cites Rev John Newton, a life well lived, and urges daily acts of kindness as a enduring beacon. The sermon extols the ripple effect of good deeds across generations and history.
A damaged obituary fragment contemplates mourning rites and the departed, referencing funeral rituals and a Sabbath school class offering flowers, a chorus of heartfelt lines, and images of ships at sea and the phosphorescent wake. The passage blends reverent tributes with garbled phrases and incomplete sentences.
The article reviews a grand touring production titled America or similar, advertised as a great spectacle. It traces a three act history from Columbus to Lincoln with tableaux of colonial life, the Revolution, westward pioneer days, and the War of Independence, ending in a triumphal scene with diverse nations and states represented. The Schaeffer troupe provides aerial feats and juggling praised for safety and entertainment.
County records show Miller led the Union ticket in the November 6 1861 election with 5234 votes and a 3014 vote majority over Galther. The ticket listed nominees for Governor Bradford Comptroller Mefit Public Works Shriver Senator Fichelberger House Hammond Coale Buhrman Blegs Johnson Herries County Commissioners Miller Norris Bittle Watkins Rontzahn Sheriff Zimmerman Surveyor Repp Circuit Judge Nelson and district constables and magistrates were elected.
Special Dispatch reports McKene was sentenced this morning to twenty one to eighty years in Sing Sing. The brief item notes the punishment and cites reasons related to prior offenses. The text includes an ad line for Hood's Sarsaparilla and a stray question about medicine.
Former Frederick College students are invited to attend the alumni dinner on the 22nd instant. Tickets are available from the college arrangements committee that evening. Additionally, a local shop advertises new news neck wear including Teske and Four-In chand Windsor Scarfs and a range of spring fabrics at attractive prices.
John Kendrickson declares readiness to trade, offering a complete line of new, elegant goods at low prices. He insists on fair profits, no undercutting, and a full selection across departments, touting quality and low living profits.
Open line of silks arriving today with more on the way Tuesday. Prices 56 cents per yard for tabby and silk brocades. Features include silk alines in new designs, art silks in colors, new slack goods, new colored dress goods, large white goods, embroideries and lace, new silk gloves and other pretty items.
An ad lists various foods and groceries including large and small mackerel Potomac Rolland Lake Henring codfish salmon lobsters trout sardines and Columbia River balmon per pound with phone contact 227. It also promotes Gough Candy Beckley’s celebrated Horehound Indian Sage Cough Candy described as a long trusted remedy for coughs throat and bronchial symptoms prepared by Beckley and urging trial.
Local ads show Blank Books and Stationery bargains including paper 5 to 10 cents and free envelopes at the Gem Store opposite City Hotel. Also lists special buys on Shakespeare works Dickens Macaulay and more. Frederick College Alumni address by Prof. Herbert Adams at Frederick College Hall. Juad ies Short Hand class at Woman's College.
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