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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1900
Page
2
A Philadelphia Inquirer anecdote recounts a clerk who refuses a lighter from a vandal and instead demonstrates restraint. The act of striking a match on a shoe heel reveals thoughtfulness and conscientiousness, leading to a job offer and eventual employment.
Guests registered at Linganore Hills Inn last week include Mrs J Brehm Miss Maria Regima Brehm Miss Sus J Hane Miss Miriam Haner Mrs W E Wallace Miss Florence D Wallace Miss Marie M Wallace Mrs Wm H Falconer Mrs Mary Miller Mr Earnest Baker Mr Goldsborough Griffith Mr and Airs F I Schillenberg F I Schillenberg Jr Misses Annabelle Ethel Schillenberg Roy F Schillenberg son of Baltimore Mr and Mrs J H Oram Hugh P Oran Mr and Mrs C W Simpson Miss Helen Simpson Fred Simpson Master Charlie Simpson Mr Daniel Grady Mrs Hamilton Dimmick Eli Wash ington Mrs E K Hyndman Philadelphia Pa Mrs Lola O Hayes Kansas City Mr George D Long Harriaborg
About 9 30 oclock that night St Marys Catholic Church Barnesville Montgomery County was discovered on fire and saved adjoining buildings by citizen effort. Loss about 2000, insured. The old frame church will be replaced by brick. Mass Mamie Madons sister of the priest rang the bell from the gallery and escaped with slight burns and a handkerchief to her mouth and nose to avoid suffocation.
A collage of quirky verse and local business pitches. The poem touts midsummer charm while a merchant urges tailored ads to satisfy diverse customers. County notes report a 3410 session of the Board of County Commissioners and routine business. An epidemic scare prompts mention of a tonic advertised for nervous and stomach weakness.
A New York Tribune report details the mishap filled with torn, burned, and soaked bills, the dangers of rodents and fire, and how experts reconstruct notes. It cites cases from farmers, old couples, and a soldier’s family, showing recovered sums and the need for affidavits and careful handling. Also notes a Hartford baseball manager’s death and Philippine War exploits with fatalities and matériel taken.
In Sylvan Valley News Broward North Carolina an editor questions rights to publicly recommend proprietary medicines. The piece praises Chamberlain's Colic Diarrhoea remedy noting twenty years of use and advises keeping a bottle on hand for early treatment before a physician is needed. Sold by A Pearre, Drugist.
A string of historic incidents unfolds from a fatal blaze in Grassmere with $1,000,000 in damages to political conventions in Louisville and Wilkes-Barre. Reports include military escorts at a funeral, a deadly well accident in Wilkes-Barre leaving two dead, a Tacoma streetcar verdict blaming negligent company safety, and a cyclist killed on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The mixed dispatch highlights public danger, municipal responses, and evolving leadership changes.
An 1890s classified style notice promotes Allen's Foot Base powder to ease tight shoes and relieve bunions along with claims of instant relief and swelling cure. It also touts Harper Whiskey as a favorite due to smooth, refined aging and purity, sold by C. N. Hauer in Frederick, Maryland.
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