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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
6
The article discusses infantile paralysis in New York prompting medical research and improved baby care. It highlights Fredericks opening infant welfare stations, urges careful baby care in mid summer, and contrasts public health focus with rowdy street behavior and policing issues to preserve city safety and image.
A letter describes the hoodlum element as men who drift from street corners to public resorts causing indecent talk and disorder. It argues even quiet workers can turn into troublemakers after drinking, transforming trains and streetcar areas into rough public spaces.
The Hartford Courant notes postmasters nationwide followed a request by Postmaster General Hitchcock to put town and office names on signs. This change helps travelers, especially in steam cars, identify places like Cash Market and Town Hall rather than generic postoffice labels.
The Public Health Service, successor to the Marine Hospital Service, stands as a prepared, elite guardian against disease. It has driven yellow fever from New Orleans, stamped out bubonic plague in San Francisco, and fights blindness in the Seattle mountains, ready at ports and interior lines to meet any emergency.
A memory poem by Anne Porter Johnson recalling barefoot days in a lane, racing toward a two horse load, and the joy of being swung high by father as the wagon creaks. The speaker longs to relive a simple afternoon of play and the music of that creaking load.
Mrs. R. E. Appenzellar and two sons from New York visit her mother Mrs. Mary C. Price on Trant Third Street. Miriam Hoffman of New Market spends time with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoffman of Buckeystown. Lorraine Elsenberg and family announce the birth of a daughter. Mildred Landauer visits Mrs. J. F. Lochner and daughter Mary Louise. A manic recital at Mrs. Emma S. Wolf’s home features Lillian Kinsey Jack Wier and others from Baltimore. George E. Smith hosts visitors from south of the city. Wilbur Kingey and family visit Braddock.
The ninth annual Lutherans reunion gathers at Braddock Heights next Wednesday July 26 with a 1 pm band concert, 2 pm choir, sermons by Rev. Wm. T. Brown of Baltimore and D. Russell Alden of Washington, and talks on church and country and Frederick County dry in 1916. A social hour follows with band concert, business session, and prayers, led by Rev. Wilmer A. Hartman. The Middletown choir leads the musical portion.
The thirtieth reunion of Lutheran churches from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia will be at Pen Mar Park on July 27 with two addresses by Congressman John M. Nelson and Rev H W A Hanson. The Boys Band of Tresaler Orphans Home and the Pen Mar Reunion Choir will provide music.
Twenty years ago today in Frederick local items from The News Columns describe the Myeraville Cornet Band under Prof Schildknecht providing music for the Braddock picnic Major Yeakle with Capt Beckley and Major Beelkey of St John s Cadets visiting Camp Lowndes near Frederick a boxing bout near Market Street and colorful decorations at several local business and hotel sites Col and Mrs J Victor Naughman hosting a country house party with Governor Lowndes and staff as guests tonight
Frederick county officials discussed using convicts sentenced to the county jail for road and bridge work under the Mitchell Convict Labor Act. The plan requires County Commissioners to form a Convict Road Force and to coordinate with the State Board of Prison Control to hire prisoners at ten cents a day, covering medical care guarding and feeding.
Mrs. Lawrence Mundorff of Emmitsburg was badly injured when her car on the Taneytown road near Emmitsburg last night struck while traveling about ten o'clock. Her nine month old child and William Camp suffered facial cuts. The car was severely damaged with a bent radiator top broken windshield and cracked steering wheel. Mundorff reportedly sustained a broken hip or back injuries, but some reports say the hip was not broken. Mrs. Mundorff was at the Hotel Single.
Frederick residents urged to act quickly for backache headaches and irregular kidney secretions. Mrs. William Abrecht of 320 W Pat Ack St Frederick reports relief from backache dizziness and nervousness after using Dean's Kidney Pills sold for 30 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Contracts for road building totaling more than 215000 were granted by the State Roads Commission. Bid results include Liberty Heights avenue Baltimore city 1.34 miles asphalt to Flanigan & Sons 82800.70 and Liberty Heights avenue bridge Baltimore concrete 19167.80. Other awards cover Dorchester county Hurlock 0.69 miles concrete 8785, Emmitsburg Thurmont 3.96 miles resurfacing 46052.94, Liberty road Baltimore county 3 miles east of North Branch concrete 44133.93, Prince Georges road Upper Marlboro 1.01 miles concrete 132192.50. Clyde Wilson appointed secretary and started duties.
The sixth annual Hoffman Orphanage anniversary near Littlestown Pennsylvania will be held next Thursday July 27. The day features a varied program with pantomime drills songs and recitations by the children. Dr Theo F Herman of Lancaster will speak. Morning athletic events begin at ten o'clock including a boys baseball game. Dinner at 1130 am. Program starts at 130 pm and grounds open at eight. Major D J Markey writes from Eagle Pass praising location and work.
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