24 Jun 1916
Page 6
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
6
The fragment outlines advertising rates and distribution points for a periodical. Mentions include one cent rate, trunked deals, weekly and semi weekly editions, and offices at a News Office. Advertising is transacted through the Brung on High Street with various local stores listed for sales.
A reflective piece from Boys Life urges true patriotism as daily duty not ritual. It argues that mere fireworks or parades without ongoing effort, learning, moral integrity, and helping others do not constitute patriotism. True patriotism is mental alertness, moral conduct, and service every day.
Frederick county urged to promptly respond to the call for more volunteers to bring Company A of the Maryland National Guard to full wartime strength. Local men were asked to enlist, with a tribute fund planned to aid the troops and their dependents, while noting many may be tied by family or business duties. The piece emphasizes patriotism and setting a county example for others.
A public meeting is planned for Monday at 7 30 PM at the Y M C A to show support for local servicemen. Citizens are urged to attend to express devotion and aid dependent families, noting commendable employer contributions to guardsmen abroad.
Poem reflections on the Boy in Khaki praising heroism and sacrifice, followed by a nostalgic meditation on South Mountain with vivid seasonal imagery. The pieces are signed by Ellen Olivia Choate, Washington DC, including address.
A local item notes Mr. Thos F Haugh of East Seventh Street has shown considerable improvement after illness. The report contrasts medical recovery with a technological note about an electrically driven silent clock using a mercury drop in a vacuum tube to replace the standard escapement.
From the June 24, 1856 issue’s Columns, items include John J. Murray and Elmer Fahrney in a Woodsboro Pike runaway with Policeman Eichelberger arresting a cyclist for riding without a lantern, a $1 fine for the cyclist, encampment committee meeting at C. J. Doll’s, Let Morgan’s wheat sample from Urbana showing large heads and filled grains, and the death of John Whipp near Royds by a sawmill engine wheel from Marshall Fout in Frederick.
Purely personal items list arrivals and visits across towns. Mr and Mrs Thomas Kline welcome a son. Guests include Mrs J A Roller and Miss Hita Roller of Luray Va with Miss Gittinger. Several residents and families from Baltimore Statesville Salisbury and Snow Hill travel or host gatherings at homes and summer spots.
The Maryland Pharmaceutical Association holds its 34th annual meeting and the Travelers Auxiliary debut at Hotel Braddock Braddock Heights beginning next Monday for four days. Emory L. Coblentz will address delegates Tuesday morning as part of the 3:30 pm opening.
Brief clippings mix witty exchanges and social mockery. Quotes from Mrs Tingle, Judge, Yonkers Statesman, and others capture street humor on marriage bets, taxes, debt, and misfortune. The tone is light, satirical, and era specific with compact vignettes.
An old saying promotes preventive care with a dollar’s worth. The message touts spinal adjustments as the cure for pain, claiming health returns with treatment. Free examination offered and office treatments priced at one dollar.
The New Market district dry workers held an organization meeting last night electing Charles A. Ogle as president and Vernon Miller as vice president. Officers include secretary Samuel Viz and treasurer Rev. P. M. Boyden. Committees named cover public service public meeting and campaign with numerous members listed. Carrell Manor Picnic scheduled for August 3. noted as a major local event with a tournament planned. Also reports Kate the family mare of Mrs. Mary Myers died of old age. In France a prize of about $20,000 awaits the discoverer of a cure for Asiatic cholera.
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