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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1885
Page
1
In Sib ward a trio of young men visited a house where a deceased relative lay in state. They knelt to pray, causing the awake to stir when a prayerful gesture brushed the corpse. The startled trio fled in fright as one man screamed, revealing the sleeper was a living relative resting nearby.
Johnsville notes report a lively spell before fog ended sleighing. The M P Sabbath school held a Christmas entertainment in the church with a golden star wreath cross and "Glory to God" and "Peace to me." Rev J K Nichols D I opened with an address by Frank Stoner and readings by scholars including Flora Wilson. Allie Wilson the organist led singing and a solo, followed by candy and nuts. Visitors include Rosa Wilson of Queen Anne Co and professors Sidwell and Rymer from colleges.
The studies of M Delaunay on sitting postures reveal left brain development preceding the right, with eventual right dominance. Chinese Buds cross left over right. Europeans cross right over left. Robust children favor left. those unable to work or idiotic reverse. Women often cross left over right. opera dancers favor right over left. Under three, left arm over right. later ages reverse. Men typically cross right over left.
Reported chaotic scene at a Tennessee New Year celebration where Jer Bessett and two others were involved. A participant sustained facial and arm injuries from a difficult charge, and a single shot struck a person in the forehead and neck.
Reports from Andalusia detail a devastating earthquake with over a thousand dead and many wounded. King Alfonso may visit to oversee relief efforts as authorities and troops distribute aid. towns like Albumuelas and nearby Granada suffer extensive destruction amid mud, snow, and ongoing tremors.
An eighteenth century style guide describes calculating corn volume in cribs. It outlines equilateral and sideed crib formulas, using feet as units, and adjustments to convert to heaped bushels of ears or shelled corn.
Advices from Laurel Delaware describe a lively public sale by William C. Uecarn. Drunken crowds halted bidding, set fires to cart and barrels, and consumed a new carriage. They left after a late night scuffle at a Methodist church. one man was cut, no arrests reported. Nearby New Citizens for Canada: Ewan Brothers, cotton brokers, vanished after a Saturday assignment. Liabilities may reach 200 000 to 500 000 dollars. Major Smyth, paymaster at Savanyan Georgia, absconded with about 5000.
A brakeman named Mason was fatally injured near Hartford when a tramp struck him on the head with a stone after Mason had ordered him off the train. Found insensible atop a car near New Britain, Mason died after care at the scene. A description-matched man was arrested at Trowville and awaits train crew identification on their Harlem River return.
Advertisers should publish notices in their home paper to maximize attendance and bidding rivalry at public sales. Replacing sale bills in the paper costs more, but all who try it report it yields a superior return and stronger interest.
A dispatch from MeEnporrxe dated January 1 reports conflicting statements from the government on New Guinea annexation. The fragmentary copy references measures against annexation and mentions France and restrictions from the mother country without clear context or dates.
The fragmentary item mentions a medical health restoration involving Fatuey and a vigor-related treatment. Details are limited, with unclear context about the individuals, institutions, or exact treatment described.
A sensational Buffalo notice details a secret wedding between George Rosemler and Evelyn Van Deventer at St. Peter's Church. Evelyn Van Deventer, once Evelyn Wentworth, is described as a society beauty heiress. The groom is said to have fled to Europe or wait for divorce evidence, with warrants issued for desertion. Friends offer conflicting accounts of the couple and past ties to St. Paul’s Cathedral and Weed & Co. A separate Macon, Georgia item reports an elopement case between John Bush’s daughter and her cousin Speer, who wed in East Macon after fleeing authorities.
The Rosbury carpet factory at Hoxbury Massachusetts with 700 workers struck today over wage cuts. Employees protested a general reduction ranging from 5 to 15 percent.
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