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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1894
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR list mentions Riflemen's Excursion and Store For Sale items alongside names such as General Shipp Supt Goods D H Best and J H Piper assistant supt Ostendorf Staub and news office. Lacks coherent narrative or dates.
The piece argues that seasonable advertising in The News acts as insurance against loss of trade. It urges choosing strong firms to place ads for overcoats and other goods, claiming advertising can prevent misfortune and repay losses, aligning ad strategy with fire insurance principles.
A jumbled update notes fly burial in a milk pitche, housekeepers preserve, and the Peter the Great statue in St. Petersburg weighs 1100 tons. Christian Albough of East Third Street reports 22 basa caught yesterday. No rain in two weeks here, five weeks in total, with corn stubble turning to cigars and gardens suffering while watermelons approach. An offbeat line mocks reading a woman like a book, then Maryland Acts of 1994 are distributed to magistrates. Full moon expected west Tuesday. Local groups plan a Campfire and Bean Soup event August 11 at Fairplay, PA. A Chambersburg resident recalls 1170 degrees in the shade fifty years ago and six inches of snow on the Alleghenies forty-one years back. Librarian Br Bernard Steiner of Baltimore visits and will speak tomorrow at 3:30. The Outing Slab prepares for next week’s camp. the parlor and gymnasium are praised as the city’s coolest rooms. An ex Coxey Army member travels via Frederick toward Wolfsville seeking relief and a Salvation Army visit. Salvation Army hosts open air on the Square Corner with meetings and children sessions tomorrow. church services Sunday. Western Maryland College elevates Miss Halle M Smith to lead Levine Hall primary. The refrain on Hood’s Sarsaparilla emphasizes its honesty and effectiveness against fake ads and claims.
The enervating heat grips Frederick as a summer wave sweeps the town. Secretary Rica pushes the Francis Scott Key monument drive with local women driving the effort. The Mikado visit, Home for the Aged fundraiser, and a new reservoir project spark civic activity despite dullness and weather worries.
J Frank Thomas auctioned the defunct Boonsboro and Edgeville Electric Railway equipment from the Commercial Hotel steps to D Steward Robinson of Philadelphia for 1759 dollars in cash. The sale covered wire and tools in separate lots. Robinson represented Hughes & Rigby Company. Few locals attended, and the amount will likely cover sheriff sale costs and claims of Stouffer Young and Henneberger, with uncertainty about road completion and future disposition.
Bruce H Brosius and Howard Phillips feature in a report on injuries and farming yields. Brosius cut 97 acres of Brain and gathered 2750 sheaves with no binder injuries near Hancock. Miller harvested 31 acres yielding 613 hay loads totaling 80 tons and produced 680 bushels of wheat on 20 acres near Greencastle. Welsh and Marin reported wheat from small plots. Howard Phillips suffered a bad leg cut when a turnlough mower struck him on a Frederick Leaman lawn near Sykeaville. Dr. Sprecher treated the wounds.
Residents on Court Street complained of strong odors as a garbage cart passed nearby. Authorities considered using a disinfectant shaped product to neutralize the smell if properly applied to the waste collection route.
The Urbana M E Sabbath school plans its annual picnic on August 1st at the grave of Mr George Zimmerman with a band and recitations lining the event.
Prominent Cumberland attorney J W Thomas has commissioned Frank B Mayer to paint a historical scene after The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad design. The canvas depicts Maryland’s first 300 years, with George Calvert and the charter, Leonard Calvert, John Smith, and Lord Baltimore figures, naval and military leaders, and Key, Peale, Booth, and Taney. The center features Maryland’s shield and crest, counties’ arms above, and state products below.
Snow Hill gains water works while Maryland reports multiple local events. An assignment by Daniel Seipp of Westminster is noted, a Belair electric light plant contract is recorded, and the Tuolon Mining Co plans a Frostburg mine. Obituaries include Lydia Bankard of Uniontown and Geo. R. Boush burial at Annapolis naval cemetery.
The morning market drew a large crowd as buyers scouted vegetables and other produce. Prices for butter eggs poultry meats and produce are listed, with tomatoes and corn rising on a dry spell. A Century bicycle run by Michael Miz of Middletown is noted, and a advertised Syrup of Figs promotes kidney liver and bowel health.
A mountain resort pavilion 20 by 60 feet rises atop Catoctin Mountain near Braddock, with an observatory to follow. Built by G W Perry and partners, the site offers sweeping views of Middletown and Frederick valleys. A moonlight hop hosted by Hephilochorean Dancing Association of Frederick is planned, drawing guests from both towns.
In a Yale 238 member graduating class about 50 contributed to their college costs while 10 received no support from home. Students earned money in many ways from running doors to working in the state legislature and shoveling snow. Annual expenses ranged from 135 to 4000 dollars with most living on 600 to 3000 dollars per year.
Benjamin Davis of near Greenfield Mill shot a pond crane on Thursday. The bird measured 6 feet 1 inch across the wings and 5 feet 3 inches from beak to tail, an exceptional specimen for the farm.
Mrs. P W Shafer’s return week brought her daughter Harriette a fine violin from Dayton maker Philip Kieffer, a Middletown Valley native now 93. Made three years ago when he was 90, the instrument is praised for its exquisite craft and tone. Harriette values it not only for sound but its history and Kieffer’s remarkable age.
Purely personal items note visits and returns of Misses Anas Delashmute Nellie Delashmute Minnie Baumgardner Mary Lee Topper Emma Gorman Katharine Getzendanner and others. Residents from Baltimore Lis bon and Harper's Ferry travel to and from Frederick with relatives and friends, while Whelan travels to Boston for rest and Miss Lutz with daughter depart for Baltimore Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Letters express regret over missing telegrams for key monument to Francia Scott Key. Editor urges Frederick citizens and Maryland teachers to unite for patriotic project, hoping for future cooperation despite adjournment mishap.
Tea growing in Ceylon has become science and yields an article praising delicacy of flavor purity and strength unmatched by any other country. One pound equals one and a half times the strength of typical American market teas. Real estate transfer noted: Tasbel E Koontz and husband to Martin A. McDevitt in Frederick city for 700 dollars. The Sick: Mrs. Henry King of Weat South St on illness at home. Local mention includes Pen-Mar rail trip for a church reunion, scenic Blue Mountain views, and schedules with breakfast before departure. Also notices League of American Wheelmen meeting travel from Frederick to Denver and related Shrine meeting trips with round-trip fares. NEW LACES AND INSERTIONS.
Bay Ridge July 31 excursion by Frederick Rifles to Baltimore and Bay Ridge announces a $1.50 round trip fare with two day validity. Tickets valid on morning trains the day of travel and three days for other sections. Also notes baseball at Baltimore with Ridemen pursuit of top national ball players and mentions department store ads for umbrellas and textiles.
A letter from W Va dated July 8 1893 requests a barrel in four bags of patent flour and hails the product as a good thing. The note mentions E D Shriner and E E O RB Yore and E C Henshaw and endorses CERESVILLE ROLLER FLOUR for producing more loaves per quantity.
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