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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1915
Page
4
The fragment notes a local newspaper published by Southern Printing and Manufacturing, indicating production and distribution by a regional press. No additional names, dates, or events are readable in the fragment.
In a notice to subscribers The Frederick News asks readers who do not receive their paper regularly to report the name at this office as efforts continue to improve service. The column then discusses entertainment history and Mr. Wilder, a humorist who died recently, noting shifts in public taste from longer forms to rapid vaudeville style and the rising prominence of vaudeville circuits.
The Frederick firemen promptly sent apparatus to assist a sister town and offered services. An urgent arrangement between the county towns and the local fire department is needed to safeguard equipment sent outside the city, and an agreement should be worked out as soon as possible.
The New York World notes rival opinions from Col Goethal on canal defenses and Senator Lodge claiming inadequate protection. It argues Congress must act to secure the canal and elevate Lodge to supreme command for peace of mind. A Chicago Journal piece praises history as essential, praising the founders’ classical knowledge and its value to liberal education and republican liberty.
Brief items note an urgent meeting of the Tuberculosis Society tomorrow at 7 30 PM to arrange for the conference in Annapolis on Friday and Saturday this week. Also report hunting success by William H Ridgely and Walter Layman who trapped three coons on Saturday evening weighing 14 pounds for five and 12 pounds for the sixth. Ralph McHenry of M A C spent the weekend at home.
Frederick notes from 1894 log 37 fire alarms with 14 false. An inquest by coroners jury into a death by self harm at Montevue. Jury members listed. Coroner Justice Eckstein presided. A bulldog owned by George Lowe froze to death in a bed box. The Mikado rehearsal set for this evening with Philharmonic Orchestra. N Dorsey, son of Harry Norris, breaks leg coasting at Fountain School hill. Mrs Lucy Sweedner injures a hand badly.
A humorous letter to The News from “An Admiring Resident” rails at West Second street paving, calling it ill laid and faulted by cold weather delays. The write mocks city officials, cites alleged defects, and notes the block’s quarantine like surface. A second letter defends Montevue Messenger duties, arguing the role services over 150 people and includes errands for staff and inmates.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as helpful for colds and chest conditions. It claims it eases coughing and helps expectoration, enabling the sufferer to throw off the cold, with distribution through all dealers.
Miss Stoddart soprano and Mr Jula offer a College Hall recital tonight as part of an entertainment series. Meanwhile a Household Economy class designs a modern dormitory layout to be judged by authorities ahead of September opening. The college progresses with midyear reports and February 1 start date for new coursework.
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