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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1915
Page
4
Published notice lists Southern Frinting and Manufacturing Company of Frederick Maryland with leaders Bereantress, Birely, and G Will Fout in top roles. Mentions president and vice president positions and company management details.
The Frederick News asks readers who do not receive their paper regularly to report the issue. The newspaper lists local points where copies are sold and notes efforts to improve service. Locations include New City Hotel Buckey's Cigar Store Central Restaurant Arlington Hotel Braddock Heights and McCardell's store.
Frederick County records a near half million dollar tax levy for 1914 with total county and state taxes amounting to 456 613.76 dollars. County Treasurer Frederick W. Cramer earned praise for new methods and for sending out tax bills for the first time following Baltimore city practice, described as a business-like approach during busy periods.
A discussion on public celebration of birthdays tied to President Wilson and private age privacy. The piece notes women often withhold ages in censuses and legal papers while men show less sensitivity, with humor about aging and repeated references to the 1920 census.
The passage argues public figures’ ages and birthdays are public interest, not private matters. It contends birthdays should be viewed with pride for achievements, not regret, noting human weakness is exposed but should be overcome as society notes a president’s birthday while mentioning the rising wheat prices.
Former President Taft offers practical suggestions on liquor prohibition and argues against transferring police power to the national government. He warns centralization would destroy local government and empower national officials, creating a system that could manipulate the presidency and erode state and local peace and order. He questions why states and communities cannot determine liquor regulation themselves and avoids a national police presence in every city.
The New York Sun prints Ninette M. Lowacer with reflections on work as blessing and man’s friend. The speaker contrasts past longing for freedom with acceptance that labor sustains daily life, seeking strength to endure each toll.
Twenty years ago today in Frederick a sleigh accident near Ellerton involved Charles Gever and John Green, who escaped injury. Frederick Council No 118 of the Jr O U A M installed officers led by C F L Flook, AW Condon, ROP Kepler, and others. An alarm rang for a small fire at Trinson Poole’s West Patrick street residence with minor damage.
Miss Mary P Parr of the Maryland Public Library Commission arrives in Frederick to organize and promote traveling libraries in Ohio county. She aims to visit at least three towns daily, organize meetings at set times, and arrange free county services with freight charges of fifty cents and a loan of fifty books for three months. Three local signatures required to guarantee book care, as talks to children and school programs accompany the visits.
The sacred cantata The Light of Life closing with The Gloria from Mozart's Twelfth Mass was led by Emory L. Coblents with Miss Elizabeth Knott at Grace Reformed Church. Audiences filled Middletown Boonsboro Myersville and Frederick and some couldn't enter. Soloists included Laura Ramsberg and H D Beachley with Grayson H. Staley Rev Paul R. Koontz and Roscoe Doub. The Mite Society of the Presbyterian church elected officers Evard Kepner president Francis L. Stoner vice president Mrs George B. McCleerr secretary and Mrs George A. Dean treasurer and plans an oyster supper February 4.
Billiard contest ends tomorrow with the two leading teams Frank Castle and Luther Baumgardner facing Robert Baumgardner and William Hogarth. Oyster supper plans advance with donations being solicited for January 21. Hood College students form an inter class basketball league.
Jack Carson son of Kit Carson the famed scout spends several days with Harry G. Traver at Weverton. Carson, 62, resident of Taos New Mexico, wears his hair long as his father did and reflects the fading Western pioneer type. The two men once herded cattle on a Texas ranch and became fast friends.
Martin Luther Welker, brother of Jimmy Welker, previously jailed in Baltimore for violating White Shire Law in a case involving Ethel Leatherman, was arrested in Ha vestown by Sheriff King Mastricht and awaits hearing. A lost pearl-handled penknife advertised in The News was found by Francie J Newman and returned to owner HE Smelser of 196 East Church Street.
An aged advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure offering one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh. It claims Cheney & Co Toledo as sellers and urges readers to buy at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available free. It mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and urges trust in the product.
Flour prices rise as wheat quotes jump with Baltimore closing at a fresh high. In Frederick wheat reaches 1.30 while Hagerstown posts 1.28 per bushel. Corn climbs to 3.40 per barrel locally as war fears sustain higher grain values. Farmers prosper amid favorable prospects for a bumper county harvest.
An advertisement touts Hamburger Brast Thee a German cold cure tea sold at pharmacies. A tablespoonful brewed in boiling water, strained, and drunk restores warmth, opens pores, loosens bowels, and breaks a cold quickly. It claims to be inexpensive and entirely vegetarian.
Highly improved 134 acre farm with 9 room dwelling, new bank barn, multiple outbuildings, two tenant houses and two large orchards. Abundant water, several fruit trees and berries, much of it well watered. Close to churches, schools, stores and market. Must be sold to settle estate. Contact Arthur Percy Forsyth Aten Evkeyville Carrall Ca Md. Phone Sykeaville F1-4 Biiicate City 23-R Deckdlmonaw TaFimon.
Financial statement from the Frederick County National Bank at Frederick Maryland dated December 31 1914 showing assets and liabilities including overdrafts bonds stock notes and securities. Signed by cashier W G Carty and directors Chas B T Hendrickson AL G McCardell Howard D Serrinter and Henry Williams with notary N P.
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