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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1911
Page
3
A long reading of Frederick city life highlights a heat wave and reader inquiries about weather, YMCA camp updates with missing cats returning, new Postal Savings Bank reception, and local transport and telegraph troubles. The piece notes civic tensions, a planned Governor’s Day review, and banter about local pride and infrastructure.
One hundred dollars reward offered for a catarrh cure. Testimonial from Walding Kinnan Marvis Toledo wholesalers. F J Cheney praised as honorable. Hallett Brothers selling Hal’s Catarrh Cure and Family Pills. Internal use claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. 5 cents per bottle.
A large social evening at the home of Mr. J W Weaning drew many out of town guests including Miss Lotrie Johnson from Jersey City and military officers from the encampment near town. The event featured dancing in the Trail residence parlors, lanterns, refreshments, and a lengthy program of dances. Also noted is a Meadow Party at The Willows Rocky Springs hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J Walter Weaning with lantern decorations, strawride arrivals, and a substantial supper on the side lawn, followed by cheerful departure of attendees.
Evelyn Arthur Lee and Mrs J Thavers Thomas hosted a group of five friends at Rockwell Terrace for a watermelon party on the lawn. They enjoyed games and amusements followed by watermelon refreshments served at tables on the lawn.
The Y M C A social committee has arranged a Redpath Lineecum program for the coming year in the association auditorium. A season ticket will be cheaper than singles and aims to draw large crowds. First on the course is Tahan, a reader raised by Indians, in October backed by Indian costume. Other acts include The Pugh Co, Mozart Concert Co, Chambers, and Weatherwax Company, all widely known to attract audiences.
Washington testimony before the House probes expense accounts in the Interior Department. Myrtle F Abbott claims she found a "Pack to Hick" letter from Richard Ryan to Secretary Ballinger urging Taft’s approval to open the waterfront at Controller Bay Alaska. Secretary Fisher reports no letter found. Taft says no talk with his brother about Ryan or Controller Bay.
Senator Lee, a declared gubernatorial candidate, tours Frederick with Democratic leaders, meets followers, and canvasses Maryland as he prepares for primaries. He visits Camp Watfield, attends lunch at the New City Hotel, and plans further stops while gauging local sentiment and forming Lee clubs.
Baltimore Sun reports supporters discuss a full ticket with Crothers as Governor and Joseph Baker of Frederick as Comptroller, Albert C. Ritchie of Baltimore City as Attorney General. Baker met Crothers in Baltimore. Baker may back Governor bid or seek Frederick Senate seat if not Governor. Ritchie is openly pursuing Attorney Generalship.
Readable text promotes Kings New Life pills by Dr Kings and Jac at Pearre's Pharmacy in Atisen Ta. Claims health benefits and restores wellness for readers in every home.
The Maryland State Grange Fair will be held at Taneytown from August 8 to August 11 at Ohler's Grove. The four day program features new buildings and exhibits from Ohio, Michigan, and beyond, with tent lodging and on grounds board options. Notable speakers include Jos A Goulden, J Barry Mahool, and R W Sylvester, among others, addressing roads, agriculture ethics, education, and market prices.
Air in a city water main amid camp activity is blamed for better flow as a paratasical explanation circulates. The small reservoir sits between fifteen and sixteen feet. observers note air valves but claim air inflow persists. The Y M C A building in Frederick is opened to visiting troops inviting use of association privileges.
Miss Loretta Brady of Baltimore and Mr. Le Roy Staubs of Harper's Ferry wed on the Potomac River bridge from Harper's Ferry to Sandy Hook. Rev. Charles Wo Hess, pastor of the Lutheran church at Brunswick, performed the ceremony in the presence of a few friends. The account ends with garbled advertising text about Chanterlain's remedy and sale by "beroggists."
A Lincoln woman commends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for relief after prolonged constipation and stomach trouble. She reports improvement within three days and praises the medicine as a cure through a local druggist sale.
Mountaineers Larry Zeigier Stephen Bader and Hl B Chirk scale the Virginia side peak above the Potomac after a 10 am start. They rope for safety on descent, admire view of Maryland shore and Potomac, and return to camp by 12 30 pm. Rev Rupp speaks on manliness of Christ as camp fire talks begin amid eager attendance.
Viola Wiles, seven, among children at Arthur Bentz's house, was committed by the Circuit Court to the Home of the Friendless in Baltimore. No disposition was made for the boys.
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