20 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1885
Page
1
Old stand ready to please with abundant groceries and timely reductions. We stock all needs for a well kept boarding house and claim quick sales and small profits to help customers make ends meet during hard times. N B Agent for Golden Tinge Flour. J K Hoffman Con Marker Firry Streets Frederick Md.
A rambling tale from Walkersville recounts a late night gathering at postmaster Charley Miller’s, a B and O depot oath and a Washington trip with a mob seeking to replace Miller, a dreamlike sequence ending with the narrator noting the whole scene was a dream. The piece blends local humor with political satire and a late night parade to the capital.
John Main aged about 65 died Sunday night and will be buried today at Reformed Cemetery in Middletown. Estelle V Hargett died yesterday morning at her uncle William Fulmer’s. interment at Mount Zion planned for tomorrow. Emperor William gravely ill with hernia troubles. concern rising among the public. Sir George Armstrong preparing to start large steel works near Naples as English enterprise in Italy unfolds.
The fragment presents a parodic plea about mail delivery and wage concerns. It references two mail runs per day, costs, drivers, and a sense of urgency tied to daily town life in a January timeframe. The piece has a nostalgic, folk-verse tone with dreamlike imagery about effort and collective action.
The report says the government will resist any Turkish attempt to deploy troops in Egypt. Orders were sent to Chatham, Portsmouth, and Woolwich causing activity at naval stations. An extra battalion aboard the Poonah for Alexandria and other troops await notice, signaling likely action in Egypt. Middletown notes Emma Willard visiting, local band concert, and plans for a hall. Chas. F. Williard funeral details corrected.
The text describes a remote island with coral rock and limestone soil, sparse but cultivated land, and imported flour and animal feed. It notes no regular hours, limited modern goods, and reliance on rough farming methods. It mentions red clay, pineapple beds, and rare fertile patches amid rocky terrain.
An eclectic Chicago Herald excerpt blends a dialect tale about a train porter and passenger banter with a reflection on agricultural science. It juxtaposes a humorous, regional narration of liars and tricks aboard a rail car with notes on the rise of the “fairy farmer” who improves livestock and crops through scientific methods, citing creatures, fertilizers, and new farming techniques.
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