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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
6
The Semi Weekly News announces subscription rates and mailing details. It lists offices in Bruns wick and surrounding towns, with prices 1 cent per copy, 25 cents weekly, and annual options. Addresses and contact points include North Market Street and local businesses.
The court reports twenty six divorce applications since March 1, highlighting strain in marriages and prompting reflection on the hasty marriage trend. The piece urges young couples to weigh commitments seriously to reduce the divorce epidemic and stresses thoughtful consideration before marrying.
Dr. Dixon of Pennsylvania argues that back yards reveal resident character and urges transforming yards into playgrounds for children or productive spaces for adults. He says outdoor exercise costs little and can reduce living costs, advocating practical home cultivation and healthier living. Dance at Braddock Tonight features Braddock Heights orchestra. Sweden's peat fields cover about 9,904,000 acres.
An extraordinary 5.12 inch rain over Frederick caused rapid river rises and widespread crop and property damage. Carroll Creek and Monocacy overflowed, flooding meadows and roads, washing out corn and wheat in lowlands, marooning cattle, and threatening homes and farms as farmers fear ruined crops and delayed plowing. George W. Webster survived a near-drowning incident at the swinging bridge.
The annual closing exercises and conferring of Degrees at Saint Joseph's College Emmitsburg will be held Thursday morning June 22 at 9 o'clock with Cardinal Gibbons presiding. Graduates include Miss Mary E Rogers Miss Rosa K Rogers and Miss Christie A Cushwa. Mr J Boulden Waters of Washington and Lee University is home for summer vacation.
Frederick columns recount events from June 16 1896 with Capt Eli Frost editing The Examiner during C F Flocks absence at the National Convention in Denver Col Major Yeakie oversees Water Works and officials Tyson Rice Diffen dal and George J Kennedy plan artesian well work to boost soft water Deputy Game Wardens named for Frederick County Emery Nelson George Hickman and William Leopold Calvin Tage notes a peculiar birth about a chick born without ears and a curved beak making feeding impossible.
Purely Personal items list residents and visitors returning from trips or visiting relatives. Names include Mrs Harry Wissler of Everett Mr Lewis Kefauver of Middletown Miss Blanche Rudy Miss Lucie Remsberg LaRue and Madeline Warehime Iris Milter Ethel Lowe Grace Maust Dorothy Warehime Helen Ramney Margrete DiI Sarah Snyder Grace Welat Arthur T Kreh Dorothy Metz Grace Netdig L B House S S Field and mentions of travel to Chicago Philadelphia Atlantic City and Baltimore for various weeks and days.
Miss Rose Bader daughter of Mr and Mrs John D Bader near New Market married Henry McGaha of Jefferson yesterday The ceremony at All Saints rectory Frederick was led by Rev Peter M Boyden Bride wore blue traveling suit and blue hat carried bouquet of roses and sweet peas Attendant Miss Mary Bader Best man John Henry Masseter The couple to Philadelphia and Atlantic City then to Middletown a reception for the couple will be held Tuesday at the bride’s home Witnesses included Eleanor Eader Anne McGaha Henry Eader Eva Posther and several Eader relatives.
Invitations have been received in this city for the marriage of Miss Alice Martin Davies to Mr. Menry Sellers McKee. The ceremony will be on Saturday June 24 at 12 o clock at Emmanuel Church Great River Long Island followed by a breakfast at Timber Point Great River. The bride elect is the granddaughter of the late Carlos de Garmendia and niece of Carlos de Garmendia of this county.
Frederick City Lodge No 100 I O F hosted Grand Master E J Parsons Salisbury and Grand Secretary William A Jones Baltimore on a special session. Parsons praised Odd Fellowship as a character builder and urged deeper member involvement while Jones urged cooperation to boost local membership growth since 1906. Additional remarks by Sides Etchison Landis Haugh and Bielfeld preceded refreshments of ice cream cake and cigars.
Mayor Fraley announced he will take the current board and a representative from each daily paper to Hagerstown to attend a hall game then dine together. The trip by automobile is eagerly anticipated, with the mayor noting it as a pleasure and a show of support.
The Frederick Circuit Court docket shows a surge in divorce filings since March with 70 applications by March 1 and 36 since the start of the year. May saw 37 marriage licenses issued at the Clerk's office, averaging two daily for the first half of the month, while most plaintiffs are wives seeking absolute divorces amid rising living costs and marital strain.
Multiple deeds recorded in Frederick area transfers include Frank S Ridgely and wife to Martha E Schaeffer for city real estate at $10 and Lincoln W Rinehart et al to Beethoven A Fogle for 7 acres 13 perches at $15. Marriage licenses list Larry D Stup and Agnes Herring both of Frederick and Roy C Lescalleet of Frederick with Lillian B Grant of Henryton Md. School funds distributed statewide with Frederick allocations: public school tax $20 604.02 schoolbook fund $1 699.15 high school $2 700 total $550 000 statewide. Doctor attacked at Maryland General Hospital by a drunken armed man. Dr Elmer Newcomer and Dr Daniel C Hutton unharmed after a frightening incident.
Eugene Heffner of Brunswick was tried before Justice Eckstein last night on the charge of disturbing the peace and the case was dismissed.
Dr A L Pearre announces a special half-price introductory offer on Dr Howard Co's fifty cent stomach and bowel remedy. The druggist claims quick relief and permanent cures for constipation, dyspepsia, and related ailments, with a money-back guarantee if no relief is found. Limited supply available. send six cents for doses and guarantee.
The notice advertises special deposits with a liberal interest rate. It emphasizes favorable terms and attractive returns for savers seeking higher earnings on their funds. It appears as a bank or financial institution promotion inviting new customers to open deposits.
A new cooperative extension effort led by Emily Ebner of Columbia University will organize ten county clubs and teach home economics starting with Yellow Springs, where the first club lists Nellie Twenty as president and Loraine Harley as secretary. The Commercial State Bank adopts monthly depositor statements to mirror better service, while a local Brunswick mayor congratulates Justice Hughes. Catarrh cure advertisements appear from Hale & Co.
A lady's black clipper lost on market street with reward offered at Cronenburg's Shee Shep Julia. Respond with location and reward details if found.
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