Monocacy Battlefield Recalled In River Scene Letter
An Ohio writer recalls the 1864 Monocacy fight near Frederick while fishing the waterway. He details Wallace and Early, the clash, and the river landscape, noting lime kilns, farms, and a Confederate graves ceremony by the Daughters of the Confederacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ohio
Uew
Tom Harbaugh
Monocacy
Middletown
Wallace
Washington
Barry
Grant
Petersburg
Maryland
Frederick
Jubal
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Frederick County
Miami Valley
Meerschaum High in Price Keeps Demand Up
Meerschaum prices remain high after a 40 percent rise four years ago as importers deny scarcity. Strong U S demand and shifting cigar smokers to pipes drive prices though England’s sales have fallen. Vienna remains a major market with Turkish supply slow to increase. Briar wood grows dearer while quality declines. Desert caravans bring material to Constantinople for use in Eastern harems.
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United States
London Standard
Vienna
Constantinente
England
Keerschauin
Sea of
Azoff
Meerschauin
Shakespeare
Constantinople
Mrs Belmont Funds Farm School for City Girls Drawn to Agriculture
Mrs Belmont proposes a practical farm school on her Long Island estate near New York City. Selected girls pass mental and physical tests, receive 16 a month during a year of study, board, and judging, and endure long hours as they learn scientific farming under her patronage. She also splits time with equal suffrage work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Belmont
Long Island
New York City
Belmont
Market Gossip Details Varied Prices Across Fresh Produce
The market opened busy with cherries plentiful yet priced from 4 to 10 cents a box. Strawberries were dwindling near season end, raspberries and currants quoted, meats and dairy with numerous price points, and buyers pressed for bargains amid frequent price adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuaker
Varius
Pen Mar Park Opens Tomorrow with Baltimore Orchestra
Pen Mar Park will officially open tomorrow with a concert by Prof. John Boht's Orchestra of Baltimore. The orchestra will provide daily music for dancing and a sacred concert on Sunday. The Samiuci sojourners have arrived at cottages in the Blue Ridge section. The Blue Mountain house Buena Vista Springs Hotel and Monterey Inn, the three largest hotels in the area, opened their doors yesterday for the summer.
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Pen Mar
Pen Mar Park
John Boht
Orchestra of
Baltimore
Usu
Samiuci
Blue Ridgr
Blue Mountain House
Buena Vista Springs
Monterey Inn
Two Maryland Boys Graduate From West Point
Two Maryland youths earned their commissions as second lieutenants this year at West Point. Earl Saughter Tradlond of Ammendate and Wilfred Mason Blant, son of the late Captain Mason Y Blant, U.S.A. Lieutenant Bradford, son of Boy B Bradford, is identified as a great-grandson of Francis Scott Key.
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Maryland
West Point
Earl. Saughter Tradlond
Ammendate
Wilfred Mason Biaant
Mason Y Blant
U.S. A
Bradford
B. Bradford
Francis Scott Koy
Cure Your Kidneys With Doan's Kidney Pills
A Frederick citizen promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney disease symptoms including back pain urinary issues and languor. The testimonial from Allen C Gosnell describes relief after using the pills bought at J Warner's Drug Store with Foster Milburn Co as U S agents.
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Frederick
Dean
Willy
Bright
Allen C Gosnell
West
Patrick Street
Frederck
Atj
Warner
Aly
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Circus Girl Hurt in 35-Foot Fall at Forepaugh Sells Show
Miss Lulu Richards, 24, Milwaukee resident and Richards sister act member, fell during an aerial midair act under the main top at York after a 35 foot descent while suspended by leather mouthpieces. She suffered wrist dislocations, a forearm fracture, possible spinal and internal injuries, and was taken to York Hospital. The accident led to a temporary halt of performances and panic among spectators. The Forepaugh Sells Bros circus had arrived from Frederic early that morning and gave two performances in York, with about 12,090 total attendees for the two shows.
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Lulu Titchards
York
Adam Forepaugh
Sells Brothers
Lulu Richards
Milwaukee
Wis
Lulu Hummel
Richards Sisters
Panit
Miss Richards
York Hospital
Economy to Be Slogan Emplo ees Urged to Save a Nickel a Day
A new economy slogan Save a nickel a day for the company prompts railroads to urge workers across systems to cut waste and save resources. Presidents of Chicago Rock Island Pacific Pennsylvania lines and Burlington and Quincy call for personal effort, with shop workers urged to save time and materials, track crews to save bolts and spikes, and office staff to curb stationary use.
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United States
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Pennsylvania
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Darius Miller
Prosperits
Y M C A Camp Site Picked On Potomac Island
Messrs Clark and Zeigler select a Potomac island near Yarper's Ferry as the ideal camp site for the Y M C A July program. The island features timbered shores a large inland area with springs and safe waters. A June 30 cleanup precedes July 5 to 6 travel by canoe and wagon, with tents on board floors and cots provided. Charges are $4.50 weekly. Chief cook will be Charles Jones with assistant Charlie Hill.
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Messrs. Clark
Zeigler
Messrs. H. Clark
H. W
Potomac River
Yarper’s Ferry
Virginia
Charles Jones
Charlie Hill
Thought House On Fire In Brunswick Burglar Downed
Mrs. Kaplan heard her husband grappling with a burglar upstairs and called fire companies. Neighbors helped subdue the man as Mr Kaplan pursued him. The intruder, named Kerns from Martinsburg, was arrested and jailed awaiting grand jury action.
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Kerns
Martinsburg
Brunswick
Hymeneas Bruce Granigan Pair Wed at Brunswick
Harry Ib Nuce and Ida Mo Granigan of Brunswick wed Thursday in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Harry 3 Yost. Tonight the Woods Meeting at Villa Park hosts an old-time experience meeting by Frederick Corps of the American Salvation Army. Sunday services list Holiness at 10 20 a m and praise at 3 p m with Rev. M A Castle to preach. Capt. R L Atwell leads. cordial invitation extended, music promised.
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Bruce Granigan
Harry Ib. Nuce
Ida Mo Granigan
Brunswick
Harry 3. Yost
the Woods
Villa Park
Frederick Corps
American Salvation Army
M. A. Castle
R. L Atwell
Water Engineers Return from city visit
Engineers William H Boardman and Probasco returning to Philadelphia after assisting in awarding contracts for water works improvements. The piece notes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted remedy, with it being sold by NM Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam H Boardman
Probasco
Philadelphia
Ebert Hardware Co Special Prices on Roofing and Supplies
West Patrick Street dealer Ebert Hardware Co offers Walnut Stock trimmed items at 3 75, nails 12c per 5 lb package, 2 ply tar felt 50c per roll, rubber roofing 1 40 to 1 60, galvanized roofing 3 30 per 100 sq ft, Red Barn and Graphite paints with multi year guarantees, buggy wheels 8.00 per set, bar iron 1 80 to 1 90 per 100 lb, buggy axles 1 25 per set, buggy rims 75c per set, steel buggy tires 90c per set.
A Complete Jewelry Store Advertises Value and Service
A Complete Jewelry Store touts full stock and best quality goods at favorable prices. The note invites patrons to start shopping there, promising satisfaction and urging readers not to pass by.
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T. C. Harbaugh
Gen. Wallace
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mrs. Belmont
Cities
American Press Association
Key's
Standard Oil Company
Neercorated
Circus Girl
Forepaugh-Sells Circus
Hymeneas
Ernest Helfenstein
West Patrick Stress
Frederick, MD
Ital
M. Sammers
Bor FP
Notre Dame
Lod
Chichester S
Chichester
the Ebert Hardware CO
West Patrick Street
Steven
Doll, the Jeweler
South Market &Ct
Tion
W. Patrick St
Baltimore & Ohio
Atlantic City
Seashore
General Assembly
Presbyterian Charch
International
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Grand Lodge
Slphea
Orther Huapitat
Pacific Coast Fonts
Los Angeles
Cal
American Medical Association
Portland
Ore
Disciples of Christ, Christian Church
Sanfrancisco
ST. Rochester
N.Y
Nobles of
Edwin Devilbiss
Samos Urner Devilbiss & Urner
Doll & Albaugh Bldg
N. Market St. Frederick, Md
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