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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
4
Notable events include poet Samuel Greene Halleck born in Guilford Connecticut died there 1907. Bodily notes mention Shelley drowning in Spezia bay born 1702. Turkey Bulgaria envoy note 1913 evacuation of Turkish territories. Germany response to US note 10 June defending German sailors. US seizes German wireless station at Sayville New York. Astronomical events list planetary rise and a star cluster near Coma Berenices Halley track.
A fragmented display of classified items includes new advertisements for library tables and fashion wearables, help wanted notices, sale announcements, bank statements, a Sunday dinner event, and professional services from a dentist, chiropractor, and insurers. The jumble lists names and firms such as Hygela Ice Co, McClelland Mercantile Co, First National Monrovia, and Helfenstein & Urner with no coherent single story.
Announcement lists the marriage of Isabelle Donaldson and Eugene Wilbourn in Jefferson City Missouri on June 21 in a quiet ceremony. Donaldson, from Paragould Arkansas, graduates with honors and Wilbourn manages Paragould Wholesale Grocery. The couple’s families and backgrounds are noted.
Corporal Forrest Brown of Frederick, Maryland, a member of Company A, First Regiment National Guard, ill with typhoid fever in San Antonio after leaving Frederick for mobilization at Laurel. The illness possibly not contracted in Texas. eye on pay day as troopers receive first army wages amid camp heat, melons, ice cream, and drills.
Mrs. S S Davis of Boonsboro holds a copy of the Catoc tin Enterprise dated June 21 1845 from Middletown. The issue is in mourning with heavy black rules between columns announcing General Andrew Jacksons death on June 8. J T C Miller is listed as editor and A M Rinehart as printer.
Local mentions invite readers to view July Ladies Home Journal art by Velasquez Rembrandt Romney and Corot on sale through dealers. Also lists Frederick City Hospital Board meeting at Nurse's Home on Tuesday at 10 am, MRS. M. L. ETCHISON Sec. Police warning about a bicycle theft from DR Landis Jewisry Store 27 South Market St. and call for return. hospital jar request to Mrs. King. and Villa Estates house for sale or rent with modern improvements.
Community drive gathers support for families of Company A members serving on the border. Post A. Liebshutz pledges 3 dollars monthly. Frederick banks and The News of The Post back the effort. Contributions may be lump sums or monthly, to cover rent and essential needs as long as troops are away. A list of signatories includes Hammond Urner, J. D. Baker, James Harris, and others.
J Charles Keller of Middletown was fined five dollars by Justice Henry Hanson Maulsby after admitting he cut the traffic plate at Square Corner to avoid an ice cream cart. He claimed brakes failed and damaged a wagon with two boys aboard. Separate cases saw Michael Wilson fined two fifty for drunkenness and others punished in a series of minor offenses by Judge Maulsby.
Public sale notice for 30 head of fine cows at Freed's Meadow East Patrick Street Frederick Md on Tuesday July 30th 1916 at 1 oclock with 25 fresh cows and several fine heifers and one Guernsey and Ayrshire bull terms credit six months with notes auctioneers King and Manges H R Lease Jos H Bussard clerk plus grocery ad for Hauver's Grocery Store 232 W Patrick St featuring prices on potatoes beans cantaloupes bananas lemons cucumbers melons tomatoes cabbage squash onions beets and more plus a note about The Great Braddock Picnic at Mrs Mercer's Grove Clifton August 12 with bids for exclusive sale rights due by July 12 and bands from Moose and Middletown
Frederick residents faced a blistering day with the thermometer at 91 in the official tube, crowds expected this evening for the carnival, and plans for a cool snap tomorrow. Farmers welcomed the dry spell after a wet spell, wheat and corn prospects look favorable as crowds gather on Market Street and along Braddock for weekend revelry and getaways.
Deed transfers record across county and city valued to 3500 dollars. Several marriage licenses listed with partners from Baltimore and Annville Pa. The fifth annual German town Council Junior Order picnic is set for August 19 with baseball games and music, featuring speakers Hons. F N Zihlman T A Wastler H F Mennench and Dr J A Junghaus.
Detailed bank balance sheet items from the Citizens National Bank of Frederick Maryland including loans, securities, reserves, and net amounts due from Federal Reserve. Certification by cashier William G. Zimmerman dated January 8 1914. Nearby classified ads list cottages for sale or rent and farm and real estate offerings by local agencies Craner & Stauffer at 25 Court Street Frederick.
York City Laundry promotes investment in Home Building and Loan Association with Jacob H Schmidt as agent. Shares at 50 cents each, three and a half year term, projected five percent savings gain. Join via Commercial State Bank, with officers Fillers and McBride. Also Briscoe Garage and York City Dyers advertise services and contact details.
A catalog of discounted items including silk hose 29c valued 50c, children's hose 9c, corset 1.00, ladies knitwear 4.89, hair nets 4c, crepe fabrics 18c 20c, rain coats 3.48 (worth 4.60), silk ties 23c, men’s silk hose 23c, madras shirts 48c, B V D underwear 98c, yard scrim 9c, percale 8c, gloves 48c, towels 23c, and ribbon 8c.
Numerous farms offered with acres ranging from 11 to 187 all under cultivation. Improvements include brick houses, barns, and necessary outbuildings. Properties adjoin Frederick, Mt Airy and New London. several are described as bargains and good investments. Some near Braddock Heights with easy access.
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