People's Column Letter on South Street Track Closure
Harry J. Buch of Frederick writes to The News criticizing the decision to lay tracks on South Street closing it from Market to the old McMurray property. He claims damage to gutters, potential property value loss, and questions whether community welfare or railroad profit drove the franchise. He urges better notice and accountability from the Mayor and Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
South Street
West South Street
Market Street
McMurray
Schell
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Wes Blantey
Council
Harry J Buch
South St
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warning
Mercury containing ointments harm the senses and immune system when absorbed through mucous surfaces. Use only prescribed remedies from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio claims mercury free and acts on the blood and mucous membranes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halls
F JL Cheney & Co
Toledoo
Hall
Ohio
FL J. Cheney & Co
Advertisement Warning Inquiries For Advertisers
A tersely phrased admonition echoes questions of sorrows and contention as the piece warns those who fail to advertise. The language suggests a civic or commercial notice urging timely placement of notices or ads to avoid trouble.
Elks Convention Debates 50 Cent Per Capita Tax Plan
At the forty seventh annual Elks convention in Atlantic City plans to levy two per capita assessments of 25 cents each totaling $200,000 for a new National Home for aged and infirm members. Grand trustees back the plan, and site choice remains open while funding and constitutional questions spark debate. Also noted are parade features and deep sea trips as convention entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. McNulty
Balti
Mare Ie
Grand Lodge
Atlantic City
Detroit
Bedford City
Reaper
Grand Trustees
Rmiay
Business in the Courts transfers for several couples
Herman Lo Routzahi and wife sell real estate in the county to William H Bussard and wife for 400 dollars. George Hf dlmmerman and wife sell city real estate to Marshall 16 Schaeffer for 10 dollars. Morman 4 Hoke to 8 Matton Uoke, county property valued at 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Lo Routzahi
William H. Bussard
George Hf. Dlmmerman
Marshall
Schaeffer
Morman
Hoke
Matton Uoke
Former County Commissioner Kefauver Grows Radishes
Former County Commissioner H Milton Kefauver tended a garden on North Market Street where he pulled a radish measuring U inches in dry weather. The vegetable was grown from government supplied seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Milton Kefauver
North Market Street
Distillery offered for sale at Hagerstown courthouse
In front of the Courthouse in Hagerstown yesterday C A Went Sullivan Pitts and S J Poe trustees offered the Roxbury Distillery for sale but no bids were placed and the property was withdrawn. No bid under 125000 could be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Hagerstown
C. A. Went
Sullivan Pitts
S. J. Poe
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Prompts Readers
A classic ad notes backache as a warning sign of kidney trouble and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a tested remedy. Frederick Lapps of Frederick Maryland reports relief after using four boxes and urges others to remember the brand. Sold by all dealers at 30 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Frederick Teste
Patrick Street
Frederick
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Heating In Yukon Solves Cold With Sheet Iron Drums
Winters in Yukon stretch seven to eight months with temperatures plummeting to seventy degrees below zero. Wood costs rise, sparking inventive heating schemes using drum warmers. Sheet iron drums with internal partitions channel heat from stoves, improve distribution, and reduce creosote buildup by draining condensate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon Territory
G. Woodward
Dawson
Much of Canal Completed in Panama Project
On May 4 the United States marked seven years of Panama Canal work with three quarters excavated. 18,000,000 cubic yards moved by steam shovels leaves 44,000,000 to dig. concrete placing at 2 percent, 2,150,6 cubic yards laid of 4,284,000 total. Lock gates under construction, Pedro Miguel near completion and Miraflores progressing. Culebra Cut sees increased slides. 10 remaining to dredge after locks finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
United States
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Culebra
Milllion Cab
State News Notes Amid Local Incidents and Appointments
Miss Bessie Matson, 16, killed in a runaway near York Pennsylvania. William Paisley of Colesville dies instantly from lightning on his farm. Special services held in St. Mary’s Rockville for rain. State Auto Commissioner George probes Eastern Shore conditions. Navy midshipmen prizes noted at June Week. George Roulette to build a knit underwear mill in Hagerstown. Diocesan Convention in Baltimore discusses laymen on standing committee. Frostburg Board of Trade banquet at Hotel Gladstone hosts 150. Taxable base in Washington County expected to rise by nearly 10 million in annual levy. Harry Williamson escapes drowning after falling into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Williamsport while frog hunting. Ernest Sprecher stabbed at Hagerstown fairgrounds. attacker fled. Moss Fileague, Giovanni Bosso of Cumberland, 22, jailed in Uniontown after quarrel over Rosi Petoni. South Delaware Gas Co plans Seaford to Federalsburg pipeline. board meeting in Dover this week. Dynamite kills fish in Antietam creek between Waynesboro and Stoner’s Meadow. Junkstown elects Howard L. Knode commissioner unopposed. same votes as Frank Wakenight. Edmund Bandridge Murbaugh, longtime educator, elected president of Durant Oklahoma Normal School. about 1,000 students and 5 teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Matson
York
William ©. Paisley
Colesville
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Rockville
George
Naval Academy
George A. Roulette
Hagerstown
The
Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Frostburg Board of Trade
Gladstone
Washington County
Harry
Williamson
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Williamsport
Ernest Sprecher
Sprecher
Moss Fileague
Giovanni Bosso
Cumberland
Uniontown
Rosi Petoni
South Delaware Gas Company
Seaford
Del
Federalsburg
Dover
Antietam
Waynesboro
Stoner’s Meadow
Junkstown
Howard L. Knode
Knode
Frank Wakenight
Edmund Bandridge Murbaugh
State University School
Frostburg State Normal School
Maryland
State Board of Education
Normal School
Durant
Okla
Garden Planting Time and Succession Crops
Old time farmers plant the whole garden in one day, while better practice favors staggered plantings from April through July. Early crops like beans cucumbers and corn require late plantings for long yields. beets carrots spinach and lettuce extend harvests into fall. tomatoes melons and pumpkins go in early to mature. diverse succession planting prevents waste and preserves winter supplies.
Tiz Smaller Feet: Quick Cure for Sore Feet
A vintage ad promotes Tiz as a universal foot remedy for sore sweaty tender and swollen feet with corns callouses and odors. It claims instant relief after first use and full benefits in a week, selling for 25 cents at druggists or by mail from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
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the People's Column
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Fm Iritera
Circuit and Orphans’ Court
Roperey
Yukon
Custon
Puck
Standard Oil Company’ ‘Incorporated
Cah Sra
Tion
W. Patrick St
Frederick, Mad
Baltimore & Ohio
Seashore
Atlantic
General
Presbyterian Church
International Conversion
Uule Society of Christian Endeavor
Grand Ledge
Portland
Gre
Disciples Christ
Christian Churchvention
Sann Francisco
Cal
International S. S. Association
Mystic Shrine
Teket
Bao
J. EL
Washington
Louis Otte
Chichester
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