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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1889
Page
1
An advertisement touts QEHM S Acme Hall offering a vast Spring and Summer clothing selection worth three hundred thousand dollars. It boasts superior burying and manufacturing ties and claims to present the richest, most varied stock in America at inimitable prices.
An advertisement highlights a broad clothing stock with men suits for various budgets. Business suits priced at 75 to 0, working suits, dress suits, spring overcoats, and boys department items are promoted. Extraordinary value prices claim $2.00 items trimmed to $1.00. Norfolk jackets and different style suits are listed with diverse prices.
Reports from Bedford Street ward describe malignant diphtheria threats and rising disease amid evacuations and crowded shelters. Rescue teams recover bodies and search for survivors as crews defend passes and ration scarce supplies. In Cambria and Coopersdale, towns flood wrecks homes, with at least one death and extensive property loss.
A garbled report hints at future demand for doctors next week and mentions the state board of health. It references charges on sanitary labor and possible extensions or declarations. The legible bits point to medical provisions, labor costs, and unsettled regulatory actions.
The article reports widespread flood devastation with towns under guard. Provisions and clothing pour in from surrounding regions as freight is disrupted. Commissaries face impositions by impostors while supply depots struggle to meet the demand for bread meat and cheese.
The report details a deadly flood in Jabnstown and the救 devastation of a family of ten. A survivor recalls the waters engulfing homes as nine children perished and the lone adult managed to rescue the money drawer and escape with a white survivor. The narrative highlights a harrowing rescue for nineteen people and the discovery that the mother and other survivors were saved by a messenger, while many bodies remained unfound.
Jennie Hofman a 12 year old girl described the flood scenes at the Somerset Street home where the father mother and oldest sister perished as water swept past the house. Neighbors and authorities reported others missing while a morgue incident revealed limited access to the injured and stunned residents.
A devastating blaze struck a southwestern city district Friday afternoon, gutting a two story frame building on Franklin and Madison streets. The inferno, fed by turpentine and strong winds, spread to adjacent stores, destroying offices, a liquor warehouse, and a bank corner. Firefighters from local and Tacoma departments fought the flames for hours as water pressure failed and explosions rattled the scene. Casualties and total losses are estimated high with many possessions likely beyond recovery.
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