14 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1885
Page
1
Frederick markets note a claim for Roller's Barers' Favorite flour promising light bread and nutrition. The Tuscarora column reports cold, rain, sickness, school crowding, and calls for a new Brook Hill schoolhouse amid local illnesses and relocations.
Saint Rosa's Catholic church in Lima Ohio was entered by burglars for the second time in a year. A golden chalice and other gold and silver items valued at about $600 were stolen after an agent window in the rear was pried open. Local police investigate the theft and seek leads.
News from Wolfeville reports the election of officers for the Evangelical Lutheran Sunday school on January 4 with J. G. Smith as superintendent and a full slate including J. E. Phleeger M. A. E. Biser Chaz L. Grove Curtis S. Smith I. C. Remsburg and H. Hart among others. The piece also notes visitors staying with relatives.
A fragment reports on fur bearing animals and market details including prices and uses. It mentions minks and tigers in trade context, notes on dyed fur, and references to leather and garments. The text also names places like Maryland and New York and mentions yearly production and exports.
A description outlines a plan to steal money from trains by manipulating tickets and preventing attendance. An apparatus records all passengers by placing tickets in two compartments, revealing occupied seats and exposing counterfeit or protected bookings. The system aims to deter double seating and ticket robbery during travel.
A natural platform overlooks the lower falls where water reaches 309 feet below and 8000 units flow through a narrow channel forming dense mist and foam. The Grand canyon-like scenery features colored rock layers including brown, gray, white limestone, red towers, black flint pillars, a white cone and purple arc amid rainbow hues.
In Washington on January 13 Senator Edmunds introduced a bill allowing the President to place one former general of the United States on the retired list to honor General Grant. The measure aims to resolve issues from the Fitz John Porter case and seeks unanimous consent for immediate consideration.
In Witwtnerow Ohio on January 13 the examination of ex treasurer L D Reed’s accounts reveals a shortfall of about $15000. Reed’s bondsmen are all good and the county will lose nothing.
Fragmentary text describes a mind reading pin trick and a performer named Rein by a cramped stage description. The passage hints at Ströng or Sturmier Twever and Cimber as part of the act, with unclear details about ability and proof.
A fragmented reflection on character and virtue. The text argues that a clean face brings sunshine, that worth comes from inner conduct, and that public judgment matters less than personal integrity. It hints at resilience amid persecution and social critique.
Schuyler Colfax, the seventeenth Vice President of the United States, collapsed and died at the Union depot in Minneapolis Minnesota on January 14 140 p m He was born March 23 1823 in New York City and had a long political career including service as Speaker of the House and as a Republican vice presidential candidate with General Grant Colfax faced controversy over Credit Mobilier but a formal impeachment was not pursued after findings of no evidence Colfax retired from public life after 1878 and did not participate in politics thereafter.
Allan Forman describes a January St Nicholas experiment using two concentric half circles divided into compartments with letters numbers or names. A silk thread tied to a shoe button yields a pendulum motion toward the compartment the tester is thinking of, revealing unconscious will and tremulous hand movements.
The readable fragments describe a harsh scene in the Spruce Forests with mentions of a census, losses, and attacks. It hints at life-threatening conditions, destruction of oil or resources, and ongoing assaults affecting a community or group referred to as Mita and Aw. Details are incomplete and cryptic.
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