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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1911
Page
8
July 5 through August 1 marks the YMCA camp along the Potomac near Harper's Ferry with the highest numbers yet. Younger members go first under older supervision with canoeing, camping tents, a diving platform, and organized drills for a safe, structured outdoor program led by cadets from St John’s College in Talehester.
Mrs E H Shank of Woodsboro awarded first prize five dollars for her prune preserved with ginger root recipe. The method uses fruit weighed with sugar and water, lemon rind, and ginger, with careful steps for boiling and sealing jars to ensure preservation.
County correspondence from Creagerstown notes Mrs Adletsous and daughter with Mrs James Thana and Mrs Tlarvery Troxell visiting. Mr Harry Lohr and Mr Win Mort of Loys attend gatherings. Various Misses Stull and guests from Graceham and nearby towns join Sunday and Friday evening visits. families including Troxell and Lohr share time at several homes.
ISS Warrient Quimby a California woman working in New York has taken flying lessons at Molzant's school in Mineola N Y to obtain an aeroplane operator license She praises flying as safer than driving and enjoys speed though she has endured two minor accidents with Molisant monoplanes including a bad landing that threw her from a seat and a wheel smash while taxiing
Article describes traditional Turkish timekeeping methods using a cock crow sun shadows and a cat's eye shape to tell time. It cites shepherds and elders relying on sun position and finger shadow methods, plus a 1911 Omaha trial where shadow evidence helped acquit a man of attempted murder.
Baltimore state motor vehicle commissioner John W George urges urgent installation of warming signals at sharp turns to curb reckless rural driving. He believes accidents occur when out-of-town traffic is light and drivers speed on blind curves. Montgomery farmer Richard W Allnutt faces trial at Rockville today for allegedly murdering his sister.
A report of yesterday and today features deaths in York and Alberton, drownings in Patapsco, and a serious charge against a Washington resident. Commencement events at Maryland Agricultural College and Home School for Boys in Port Deposit proceed, with sermons at Rock Hill College and St. Johns Church. Cardinal Gibbons confirms a large class at Our Lady of Coot Counsel. Governor Crothers forms a committee to present Taft a silver service for his twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Westminister and Rock Hill College speakers address graduates. A chauffeur, George J Neilson, is acquitted of manslaughter in Eccleston death. Rose Hill cemetery honors by Company B First Maryland. Local memorial windows donated in Baltimore. A 124 year old land grant document surfaces in Williamsport. A $600,000 mortgage filed by Potomac Refining Company secures notes. Plant located near Harper's Ferry in Washington County.
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