Bethesda M E Church Service Draws Large Crowd
County correspondence notes a funeral at Bethesda M E Church drawing about fifteen hundred attendees. Bethesda Lodge Good Templars escort, with Rev. J W Steele and Rev B F Kinchey leading services. Epworth League to form next Tuesday. local Prohibition convention influence noted.
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Browningstille
Stly
Aerta Mersi
Bethesda M. EL
Bethesda Lodge
Independent Order of Good Templars
Decessed
Fowerslic
Frederick
Montgomery Sed Roward
Regena Messie
J. J. Blefeld
Rice
G W. Tyson
F. J. Lewis
F. W. Watkiss
Seppington
Grane
J. W. Steele
B F. Kinchey
M. P
Bethesda M. E
Montromery
Hazerstown
Ladiesburg Notes From July Including Local Visits
Mrs. Kelly of Baltimore visited Mrs. John Smith. Miss L. O. Martz returned from Hocky Ridge. Lizzie Sager and Annie Fogie visited relatives near New Midway. John Smith lost a valuable cow. The canning factory prospers in town. Mrs. Anna Fogle visited daughter near Johnsville. Rain is badly needed as vegetation suffers.
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Ladiesburg
Kelly
Baltimore
John Smith
L. O. Martz
Hocky Ridge
Lizzie Sager
Annie Fogie
New Midway
Biss Molle Fogle
Anna Fogle
John ©. Smith
Johnsville
Midway Notes On Health Weather And A Near Lightning Strike
Mr Abraham Long near Oak Hill is reported very fit. Missina Barrack of New Midway is sick along with Mrs Doctor Wagner of Woodsboro who is improving. New Midway post office moved from Batts to Renner store. Feanie Lack returns home early due to daughter's child death. Farmers threshing grain and hauling to warehouse. Lightning struck a large tree near Geo F Nichols home and damaged a window frame as Mrs Nichols felt the shock but could not spell.
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Midway
Abraham Long
Oak Hill
Missina Barrack
New Midway
Doctor Wagner
Woodsboro
Afilton D. Batts
Geo. L Renner
Feanie Lack
Washington
Geo. F_ Nichols
Repairs After Lightning Hit Porch At Dr Hillearys
In Peterstille on July 18 a note reports Lorenzo Gardzti repairing damage on Dr J W Hillearys front porch caused by a past lightning strike and planning further back porch work as part of local renovations. An aging village landmark is being removed from its site amid community effort to replace and rebuild standards.
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Peterstille
Mire
Patrick Giesson
Bran
St. Marya
B. C. Cemetz
Lorenzo & Gardzti
J. W. Hilleary
Jarces BR. Ferrell
Iste
Christian Fridinger
Jerome
Wim. Fletcher
Hater
Congregational Meet
Jng
Anns. Boffmen
Mies Laura Ekvins
Miz Carrie Sigler
Local News Notes and Weddings in Kensington and Rocky Ridge
Fragments recount August 4 picnics, a Burnt Mills marriage at home with Rev. Waters officiating, and a White Sulphur Springs trip. Highlights include rail-of-week weather in Rocky Ridge, community services, a store burglary, visitors from Washington and Philadelphia, and plans for church events and harvest progress amid a drought.
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Chevy Chase
Carrick & Dalim
General Gordon’s Senate Speech Lights Up Loyalty
The July 10 1894 Chicago Inter Ocean notes General Gordon of Georgia sparked a fiery display of loyalty in the Senate praising law and order against anarchy amid Debs and Kyle sympathies. It recalls Gordon’s Civil War service and bond with Grant, predicting Southern support in case of rebellion.
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General Gordon
Senate
Chicago Inter-Ocean
United States Senate
Georgia
Debs
Pelfer-Kyle
Confederacy
Lberty
Gordon
Stars and Stripes
Grant
Seart
Gecersi
Inter Ocean
Health and nerve relief with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
Excerpted ad copy touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for nervous debility, insomnia, poor digestion, constipation, and cramps. It claims daily use improves vitality, sleep, appetite, and overall health through a tonic effect on the nervous system.
Dr King New Life Pils advertised by Garrett Pearros Drug Store
Fragmented ad copy touts Dr Hines Nips and New Life Pils with bold claims. Investigates a free trial and mail in offer to Garrett & Pearros Drug Store with unclear terms and garbled wording.
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Dr. Hines
Buckien & Co
Dr. King
New Life Pils
Garrett & Pearros
Ing
Summer Time Cooking Tips for the Hot Months
The article advises efficient summer cooking using gas or oil stoves, emphasizing simple, appetizing meals. It covers breakfast with fruit, rolls, tea, and light dishes. luncheon with bread, salads, and cold meats. and dinner emphasizing minimal heating, seafood, lamb, and summer vegetables. Desserts include custards, puddings, and fruit with cream.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Addressing Women Authors and Mrs Chant in News Style
A Worcester Gazette writer argues for consistent use of Mrs Battles or Mrs Aguecheek in articles and correspondence. He notes the risk of mis addressing a woman who uses her maiden name with her husband’s surname, and the awkwardness of whether to greet Miss Aguecheek or Mrs Aguecheek.
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Worcester Gazette
Sarah Battles
Sarah
Viola Maria Aguecheek
Mise Aguecheek
Mrs. Ague
Paving Streets Could Cut Urban Transport Costs
William Fortune argues in Paving and Municipal Engineering that paving streets acts as an investment yielding large savings. He compares costs of transportation, maintenance, and traction across materials, estimating substantial fiscal benefits from well paved streets and quantifying potential decade-long savings in street haulage nationwide.
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William Fortune
Prospecting for Coal Near Cherry Run by Hunter Party
Hammond Hunter of Martineburg leads a prospecting party to search for anthracite coal near Cherry Run at Devil's Nose six miles from Cherry Run station. Frank Baker heads the working group as they survey the North Mountain deposits hoping to locate a paying vein to boost railroad coal supplies.
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Hammond Hunter
Martineburg
Cherry Run
New York
Devil’s Nose
Hunter
North Mountain
Frank Baker
Few Columbian Stamps Left At Baltimore Post Office
The supply of Columbian postage stamps in the Baltimore post office is nearly exhausted cashier Schneeberger reported yesterday only a few assorted stamps remain after the other denominations were sold. No more Columbian stamps will be issued once current stock is sold. The issue began in 1895 in denominations of 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 30 and 50 cents and many have been bought by collectors worldwide.
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Rocky Ridge
Gorge W. Whitmore
Mount Tabor Church
Aills Diffends
Danville
Virginia
Exits Ling
George W. Berrick
F. Eichelberger
Dayton
Qalo
WM. E. Eichelberger
Warren KE. Damuth
Thurmont
Alice Society
Barb
Schneeberger
Baltimore
First Baltimore Hose Company Engine Alpha Passed to City
The Alpha steam fire engine, owned by the First Baltimore Hose Company on McClellan's alley, was bought by the city when the fire department was organized.
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Baltimore
First Baltimore Hose Company
McClelan’s Alley
Hood's Sarsaparilla Says It Cures When Others Fail
An advertisement proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla as possessing unique curative power. It warns to be sure to get Hood's Sarsaparilla, implying relief when all other preparations fail.
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Hood
Railway union rivalry cited in labor dispute
The piece argues that a clash among railway unions is engineered by managers of the American Railway Union to elevate itself and undermine rivals. It claims unity is needed across railway workers, condemns the European Railway Union for seeking sympathy strikes, and notes blockades by Debs linked lines near Wagner cars in the Vanderbilt system.
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Wageet
Saffer
Pulman
American Railway Union
Debs
Wagner
Cleveland
Cinernesto
Chicago
St. Louis
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Children Teeth Watch Your Children Shut Their Teeth
A New York dentist urges parents to train children to keep the lower jaw inside or level with the upper teeth. He says proper teeth closure preserves facial lines and prevents an aging lower jaw as facial muscles weaken. Begin reforming any forty year habit today.
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New York
Meerschaum origins and pipe bowl transformation
A letter explains meerschaum is not sea froth but clay from beds in the earth found in Turkey and Hungary. The substance is white and soft, cut like cheese, and bowls appear ivory at first then mellow brown as tobacco oil is absorbed during use.
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St. Louis Globs-Democrat
Tuckey
Hungary
Sewing Screen Novel Use as Door Panel and Organizer
A sewing screen for any door in the house combines novelty with utility. It features a chintz or cretonne covered frame, one plain side, and a pockets side with braided lattice for storing items. Long wires hold spools of cotton and silk securely, making all sewing necessities readily accessible inside the frame.
Gilbert and Sullivan in San Francisco Comic Opera Adventure
Vocal soloist George Frothingham recalls a misprinted two act program for a Three Acts Comic Opera in San Francisco. Audiences cheered through multiple curtain calls as the cast delivered an exuberant performance despite the printing error and a longer run than expected.
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San Francico
George Frothingham
Pty Cranene
Boston
Novel Mud Bath Treatment at Homb Spa Described
A New York Times account details a mud bath regimen at a spa near Homb where patients lie in mud several inches thick then sweat under hot blankets, move to a hot sulphur bath, and rest on warmed beds. The process, repeated for about 20 days, is claimed to aid rheumatism with mud sourced from a mountain site and aged in sulphur waters.
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Homb
Paris
New York Times
Floor Cushions and Home Craft Tips with Turkish Covers
The article describes floor cushions in bright striped Turkish tapestry covers filled with excelsior and leather bases for durability. It offers Harper's Bazar home making steps including foundation, filling, and covering, plus variations like flat cushions and stamped leather options. It also mentions long curtains trimming and a legal note about the 1994 acts banning Woodcock possession between December 24 and June 15.
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Harper's Bazar
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J. BD. Trastle
Hope
Kansas
EL Dandhard
Gickness
Edith Dulaney
A. L. Stier
Myre
Henry Smith
Adam Boyer
Annie Feelemyer
Indianapolis
Ind
Mary Norris
Mary Waters
Montgomery County
Sre
Griffith's Hotel
Mrs. Dold
Charlottsville
Lysander Etchson
Taylor
KR. Klotz
Washington, D.C
G. W. Taylor
G. F. Farring
Christian Endeavor
Ohio
Nimrod Hammond Gad Farliy
Pen-Mar
William Smith
Efck
Miss Reich
Misa Wannie Reich
Te. Trendle
Ladiesburg Union
Eformer Lastleyschoo
Eliza Herring
Philadelphia
T.5. Biggs
J. H. Barb
Mount Tabor
Etchelberger
Frederick County
Jeffersonville
A. J. Etchelberger
Creagerstown
G. M. Eichelberger
Chen
Lruthers
Sheelty
United States
John T. Lewis &Bros.n Ational Lead Co
John TF. Lewis
Philodephia
Batc. & Obio RR
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War
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Getty
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Braceville
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Edgewoat Tub
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