21 Jan 1884
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1884
Page
1
A wary opinion contrasts grave robbers in Philadelphia with mothers who overlook a child's cough. It asserts that a single bottle of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup would cure the ailment and restore happiness.
A devotional verse urges action and kindness with lines about doing tasks with all one’s might and guiding others. It emphasizes sharing love and giving to spread joy, urging a careful, purposeful whisper of truth and blessing for all lives.
A satirical catalog listing many described girls with paired adjectives and names, including A good girl to have Sal Vatson and A war like girl Millie Tory, concluding with The best girl of all Your own.
The Commissioner of Agriculture reports Maryland ranks twenty fourth in corn production and twenty seventh in corn acreage. Corn yield is 25.5 bushels per acre from 691,542 acres on 16,251,200 bushels. Wheat production stands at 7,577,000 bushels over 626,200 acres at 12.1 bushels per acre, ranking eighteenth in production and twenty first in acreage. Oats yield 20.2 bushels per acre from 100,523 acres producing 2,023,800 bushels, ranking twenty ninth in production and twenty fifth in acreage.
The Hagertown Globe laments the season’s movers who demand new homes causing landlords to raise rents. It cites staid residents pressured by tenants seeking better terms and calls for landlords to resist the surge.
The passage asserts a universal equality in human fortunes where wealth and influence shift between neighbors. It contends that no fortune is permanent, every advantage can be reversed, and each person desires what another possesses, whether cash, credit, income, or influence.
A proverb on honesty notes the merit of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the only sure cure for coughs and colds, praising wise restraint in recognizing its value for public health and relief.
A Skids member boarding in a western city district kept late hours and found his Hash Foundry bolted. Climbing a yard ladder to his landlord's window, he woke the sleeping owner who mistook him for a burglar. Admitted at last, the tale ends with a caution to arrive home with a key.
A professor named Grimmer prophesies a universal carnival of death from 1880 to 1887. He predicts Asia will be depopulated and Europe nearly so, with America losing fifteen million people. He urges settling accounts, implying a printer’s fee.
The quote urges believers to replace prayer with action by aiding the poor with tangible help. It criticizes praying for outcomes while withholding effort, labeling that as Pharisee behavior. Instead it promotes taking direct action to assist others as true Christian practice.
A group of enterprising Hagerstown merchants arranged a demonstration for February 22. A citizens meeting at Lowenstein Bros clothing store Friday evening decided to keep the program secret for the time being.
Perryville dispatch reports John Murphy an employee of the Frederick division was struck on Thursday the 18th inst with a spiking hammer by section boss Wm Calvert between Perryville and Port Deposit receiving a dangerous forehead wound. The men had been drinking together at a hotel then Calvert signaled a train to stop while Murphy urged the train to proceed.
An etheric advertisement details Crofts Senna Figs as a wholesome fruit laxative endorsed by physicians to relieve constipation and ailments. It describes ingredients including sliced prunes figs oranges lemons sugar powdered senna sulphur soda and aromatics formed into twelve portions with a bedtime dose. Price 35 cents. Also notes Croft's Hypophosphites for coughs offered by Steiner Bros.
This notices proclaims the discovery of a cure for coughs and colds using Dr Schley’s Family Cough Syrup. It urges distribution into every household as the remedy’s proven effectiveness spreads.
A Bay City Tribune verse laments the toil of marriage and bread earning. It contrasts morning salary with evening depletion and depicts a weary husband caring for children while wearing a single suspender and seeking comfort for infant distress. The satire ends noting the man’s wretched state.
Members and friends of St John’s Reformed Church of Buckeye Town met at Mrs E T H Delashmutt’s home last week and planned a fair and oyster supper at Keller’s Hall starting Tuesday the 29th for four nights. Officers elected include Mrs Vo Blessing president Janie DeLashmutt vice president Geo W Blessing secretary and Ida DeLashmutt treasurer. They invite the public.
Frederick Lou Billingsled of Westminster hosted a large select dance at H. H. Power's City Hotel parlors on Thursday night. Invitations reached adjoining counties and major cities including Philadelphia New York Atlanta and Baltimore were represented, though some unavoidable causes kept others from attending.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette lauds Miss Reiley as Galatea and Mr. Paulding as Pygmalion in The Hunchback. The review calls the company strong with superb costumes and declares the rendition a rare dramatic treat. See advertisement for full particulars.
Gov McLane's eight hour law message and labor bills sparked discussion in Baltimore. A Merchants and Manufacturers Association conference heard from tobacco and cotton mill interests warning of higher costs if eight hours become standard. Speakers suggested hourly pay may replace daily wages if enacted. Manufacturers plan to present their view to the General Assembly as workers demand full eight hour pay.
Arrivals at the City Hotel include Wm. B. Chew and wife I. Lee Frank James D. Moulton Charles Gill Sol Reese and lady N. G. Frazier Edward Crummer R. H. Mint J. B. Trippe Jonas Rosenfeld Balto. Dave Myers and lady Harper's Ferry C. R. Harbau New York and 20 from the county. At Cablin House Geo. P. Rogers M. E. Clement Balto. B. P. Stitely Union Bridge W. M. Davis Marion Va. Peter Baile T. J. Hains Carroll county Geo. Snook J. E. F. Burges West Virginia and twelve from the county.
In Pittspunc PA on January 20 the prosecution finished its rebuttal evidence. The defense offered to submit the case to the jury with argument, but the prosecution blocked consent. It was agreed to commence and finish argument Monday with three and a half hours allotted to each side.
Crowds across the land acclaim Dr King s New Discovery as a life saving remedy for coughs colds asthma hay fever bronchitis hoarseness and throat lung ailments. Garrett and Steele s Drug Store offers free trial bottles with a large size selling for one dollar.
A quoted exchange argues that manufacturers should use established trade journals with wide circulation to reach merchants. Circulars waste postage and annoy out-of-town buyers, while a reliable journal captures attention and yields better results.
A method preserves pencil drawings by warming ordinary drawing paper then soaking it in a white resin in alcohol until thoroughly moistened and dried in air, giving a smooth surface. Warming the prepared paper fixes the drawing, useful when time or other limits prevent ink reproduction. A simpler alternative is brushing the back with a wak solution of white shellac in alcohol.
In Mexico the peasants make a dish of onions and cucumbers called by shia name. Peel and chop cucumbers and onions. Use one heaping cup of each plus chopped red Chili, bread crumbs, salt, olive oil, vinegar, and water. Simmer in an earthen pipkin over hot ashes, then serve hot with tortillas. Occasionally garlic is added and the mix may be served uncooked as a salad.
A moral exhortation warns that achievements come from steady, patient effort rather than haste. True greatness arises through time, labor, and calm development, while a hurried person becomes chaotic and ineffective. The passage argues against rushing, insisting measured progress aligns with nature, reason, and justice.
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