23 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1884
Page
1
A violent incident at a dance resulted in a man being wounded when attackers burst in. The victim’s husband defended him and wounded one assailant before the attackers fled. Four companions carried the injured man away. a report states the wounded man was killed. Intruders were said to come from a distant village.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a quirky item or product involving Bucklan and phrases like Spee Tileenites and Guaran or honey. The text names Gar sot and Stegwie as possible sellers or creators, leaving the exact item and context unclear.
Incidents in the Life of Commander Schley highlight his Maryland roots as a scion of a prominent Frederick family. The article recalls his father John T. Schler and his widow wife, Mrs. Schler, living at 34 Courtland Street. It notes Schley's lifelong love of the sea, his rise from lieutenant to commander, and service aboard the Wateree Benicia and Asiatic fleets, ending with command during South American patrols.
A severe wind hail and rain storm swept southeastern Dakota, flattening churches and a school, wrecking stores and a lumber yard, blowing down a depot warehouse and damaging homes. In Dell Rapids and nearby towns, crops suffered heavy losses and several injuries were reported, with isolated damage across Sioux Falls Valley Springs and River Creek area.
Suffering souls can try a bottle of electric Bitters to lift spirits and restore appetite. The ad claims rapid improvements in strength and activity, with relief from debility and bilical ailments, urging purchase at ten cents above cost and promising best terms for buyers seeking renewed vigor.
The big fire at Cranewharf Wapping London Saturday is expected to cause losses near 2.5 million dollars. Wool 9000 bales worth 80000, coffee 2000 tons worth 300000, pepper about 526000, coupled with 1550 tons of gum taboloea sugar shellac and other produce destroyed. Oil stocks survived largely undamaged as five engines continue pumping water at the wharf.
A list of arrivals at major hotels since yesterday noon across cities including Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Cumberland. Names include W Geinp W H Wakeford C C Whiten J 5 Ho Aolues Kalamazoo Mich TM White Miss Jennie Yaste DT Oppenheimer A Hake Waynesboro J J O Connell H A Holmes and others with several from Littlestown Mt Airy and Devon area.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Dr Fahrney health restorer and Voed purifier with promotional language. Limited readable context suggests a medical or patent medicine ad style. No clear people, places, dates, or organizations beyond names.
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