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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1889
Page
4
Reports from January 10 detail a cyclone sweeping through Pittsburgh Reading Sunbury and Harrisburg killing and injuring hundreds. Buildings collapsed in Pittsburgh and Reading with mills and a navy yard barracks damaged. Widespread wreckage across Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia plus a large death toll feared in Buffalo and Canandaigua regions.
Drifting misspelled text claims chronic catarrh causes ringing noises and loss of smell or hearing. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and remedy for catarrh, urging readers to try the medicine.
A series of marriage notices from the region lists weddings and engagements. Mises Mary Griditch and Edw Waers plan a Trinity church ceremony next Tuesday at 1 PM in New Market. Other unions include Charles H C Obter and Mice Katora 8 Harbaugh at Creagerstown, and Geo K Brengle with Lithe Ristine of Bedford. Additional weddings occurred at Bendersville and All Saints church with detailed names, locations, and clergy.
The county board met to settle accounts of road supervisors in New Market Jefferson and Woodville districts. Wm Burgess was named janitor at the Court House for the year. The Maryland State Farmers Association opened its fourth annual session at Python Hall Baltimore and discussed forming a state agriculture board.
Fragmentary text appears to describe a trial or medical notice with garbled phrases about throat and lungs. No clear names, dates, or events are readable to establish a definite item.
An OCR fragment lists several promotional notices from Van Wert Chemical Co and Joseph B. Gerpott, offering tonics and tonics claims for health, plus an ad about a wrap paper miracle cure and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised for various skin and injury issues.
Kerribie for warnings. Cough in the morning hurried or difficult breathing rising phlegm tightness in the chest quickened pulse chilliness in the evening or sweats at night after any of these things are the first stages of consumption Acker's English Cough Remedy will cure these fearful symptoms and is sold under a positive guarantee by Williamson & Brown druggists.
A vivid sketch of London street organ grinders and the Italian bands that travel with compact organs. It describes family groups including a young singer Lucia, the methods of performing, their modest living, and the cultural mix in London’s Italian quarter with observations on religion and social class.
Advert says foolish people let ailments go untreated until medicine cures them. Claims Remp's Balsam relieves illness after the first dose. Price 30c and 100. Trial is free. Sold at all druggists with positive guarantee.
Rev George S Bare, presiding elder of the Poughkeepsie district and New Gluorence member, died at 8 o'clock. He was born in South Egremont, Mass, studied at academic, and joined the New York conference. He married in September 1847 to Sarah Crawford and had a daughter. His death follows illness about two weeks after a stroke.
Police raid results in seizure of five packs of cards and 704 power chips. Suspects from Rahway and Hoboken area arrested on disorderly conduct and gambling charges. The operation exposed a tavern setup run by David Dunham and Lewis Price with a crowd of poker players.
Practical advice for 19th century poultry keepers on keeping hens warm and healthy in winter. Emphasizes two warm houses, fresh air, exercise areas, and feeding warm, nourishing meals with careful grain selection. Recommends green foods, clean water, occasional ashes for pigs, and simple DIY tools to improve farm efficiency.
The piece stresses shelter as essential for stock success and notes that horses need well ventilated, open shelters to avoid dampness. It covers daily grooming, feeding quality, shoeing for icy roads, and keeping heels dry with straw to prevent lameness and illness.
Acker's Englishpepsia Tablets promise to check and cure indigestion described as a fearful disease. Guaranteed by Williamson & Brown.
Mercury in catarrh treatments damages the system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio claims no mercury. Also warnings of child death from poison, Advocates Ackers English Blood Elixir as blood purifier with guarantee via Williamson & Brown druggists.
Market data from Frederick and Baltimore dated January 16 1889 covers flour corn meal wheat oats potatoes and hogs with prices per barrel per bushel per ton and per dozen. The fragmentary table lists price ranges and unit measures for grains meats and produce reflecting historic 19th century trading figures.
Public sale by virtue of a power of sale contained in and secured by a mortgage from Jacob D Wolf in Frederick county Maryland. The assignee will offer two parcels on Friday January 25 1889 at 2 oclock P M. First parcel 12 acres of land in Wolfville with a two story weather boarded store and a log dwelling and outbuildings. bounded by the Smithburgh and Mediance towns roads and the lands of Jack Wolf Sr Mrs Becker and Samuel Holter. Second parcel 12 acres on Spruce Run road northeast of Wolfville adjoining Daniel W Forrest and others. Cash terms. Joseph A Williamson and Eleanor W Wellman mortgagees.
The notice proclaims registration for Frederick City voters under a 1872 act and lists registration dates, locations, and hours in each aldermanic district. It names officer of registration and invites foreign born citizens to bring their registration papers, with a sample district listing for the First Aldermanic District.
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