05 Jun 1889
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1889
Page
1
A torn market notice lists Norfolk Plan Blouses Sailor Blouses Fed Sp Pino Ribs and various garments with distorted prices and unclear quantities. The text suggests promotional pricing but is largely unreadable and contains multiple misspellings and garbled phrases.
Descriptions reveal a countryside transformed by flood and fire. Suffering widows and orphans flood relief efforts as workers and officials race to identify bodies, clear wreckage, and restore order. Officials warn of epidemics while transporting survivors and supplies to Pittsburgh and beyond.
A distressed woman in Prospect Ky fractures into a frenzied scene after witnessing her husband swallowed by flood waters. She runs toward a stone bridge, passes a railroad station where undertakers work, then collapses into tears and rips at her dress, wailing and dancing in public.
The report details rapid fundraising and relief organizing from Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Boston for Johnstown flood survivors. It notes donations from bankers merchants and churches, aid transports including food medical supplies and a mobile relief staff. Officials urge immediate aid with local committees coordinating through Mayor Granger and state authorities.
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