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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1889
Page
4
A chaotic mixed clipping reports an explosion incident in a kitchen involving a potato, plus a discussion on prune varieties and historical grafting stock. It also covers statements by Congressman Russell on Maryland breeders associations and the value of livestock farming for farmers’ incomes.
The author recalls long ago wintry joys like sleighing and gutter sliding, noting this season lacks ice and snow due to warm weather. He laments no ice palaces or snowmen while reflecting on youth memories and midwinter happiness that endure in memory.
County correspondence reports visits to Mrs B Lewis near Jefferson and updates on residents in Yellow Springs and Braddock Sids. Mentions Rev Hedges revival crowds at Methodist church and changes in local schools with Miss Bielfeld appointed assistant. Also notes weddings anticipated in Braddock and various visits and homecomings across the area.
Miss Mary Garrett funds a new Bryn Mawr preparatory school in Baltimore to admit girls for entrance to Bryn Mawr College. Miss Garrett supervises the construction, with an estimated cost not less than 200000 dollars. The building, 89 by 76 feet, will be fireproof and feature English enamel brick decorations and strong physical culture alongside study. The school will be endowed after completion.
An old advertisement proclaims the homeliest man in Frederick and other local citizens invited to obtain a free trial bottle of Kermp's Balsam for the throat from any druggist. The remedy claims to treat asthma bronchitis and other throat conditions with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The piece reports on a long running breed experiment using White Wynadote roosters and White Dorking hens to select a practical farm hen by shape and laying traits. It also introduces a hybrid grape from Telegraph crossed with Black Hamburg, raised by C F Coplay of Staten Island, noted for large berries and rich muscat flavor.
A New York dispatch reports anarchist groups attacking Herr Most and urging unity against him while alleging Haitian insurgents fund warfare through New York merchants. Separate items note Crookedness rumors in Richmond and Montana political deadlock, with other brief notices on crimes, court actions, and local finance.
The article outlines a low cost poultry house ventilation method using a heated box and fresh air intake to warm and dry air, plus a simple under stove heater. It also describes a gate protection device a14 inch plank fixed along gates to prevent damage from wagon wheels. Additional notes critique dairy management and promote Acker’s English Dyspepsia Pills as a cure for indigestion and related ailments.
A dated caution against mercury in catarrh remedies and a promotion of Dr King’s New Discovery for lung issues. It touts safety, efficacy, and a money back guarantee, with retailers Joseph B Garrows and Williamson & Brown named.
The notice promotes Acker's English Cough remedies and English Blood Elixir sold by Williamson and Brown druggists. It claims to treat morning cough, chest tightness, phlegm, and quick pulses and to purify poisoned blood with a positive guarantee.
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