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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1916
Page
4
A 19th century Frederick Md newspaper note describes publishing details for the Daily News and Semi-Weekly News, rates for subscriptions, locations for sale, and office contact points. It also includes editorial commentary urging merchants to avoid exaggeration and to display advertised items clearly to build trust.
A reflection on summer rest choices and hotel life. Many seek quiet cottage refuge or nature study, yet most prefer active, social vacations. Advice warns indoor workers to train before strenuous climbs or tennis, and to choose quieter, better suited lodging.
A reflection on changing trust in printed advertising. The writer notes past ridicule of advertisers and now warns against springy or exaggerated claims, explaining customers feel deceived and may avoid merchants who misrepresent. The piece discusses the impact on shoppers and the need for truthful ads.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes enlistment is slow due to lack of national excitement and low pay for married men. Employers vary, families at home must be cared for, and many fit recruits remain hesitant. If real war comes, expectations change and home support becomes crucial.
A fragmentary verse piece extols nations of capable men, urging strength, virtue, and collective duty. It juxtaposes calls for courage and moral fiber with references to fathers and brothers. The closing line pivots to claim the art of candy making originated with the Chinese long ago.
Esther L. Cox of Union Bridge lauds the Maryland State Board of Forestry for mapping a profitable plan on her Frederick County woodlot near Union Ridge. The board’s preliminary exam and marking by a forester organized selective removal of mature timber, insured protection of regrowth, and connected buyers, charging only 8.13 dollars for a service that secured future timber value.
The office property of Dr Thomas B Johnson on East Church Street is being repainted by a crew led by Henry R Lampe. The residence of Mr Charles F Seeger on West Patrick Street is undergoing repainting by a team under Harvey Sunday.
Mr. Martin Alexander is quite sick at his home on West Fifth Street. Miss Eleanor D Abbott, after hospital treatment, will return home this evening.
John Black, 84, retired financier and Baltimore business man, president of the Board of Visitors of the Maryland State School for the Deaf, died at Edgewood Farm Randalls town after six weeks at home. Sister Harritta Black died five weeks earlier. Born near Eldersburg, he rose from petty work to Rieman & Co. pork packing, formed a firm with George L. Krebs, later ventured in tin cans, and served as treasurer of Crown Cork and Seal. He was a director of Western National Bank, vestryman at Ascension Church, Sunday school superintendent, and a generous benefactor to Johns Hopkins, Goucher, and charity. Funeral tomorrow at Ascension Church, burial in Druid Ridge.
Column notes from June 26 1896 report local items in Frederick. Grove and Kincsey improved their boot and shoe shop on West Patrick street. Charles Yinger was injured by a lamp fire and stayed home from work. A mysterious robbery occurred at Capt Joseph Groms residence on North Market street. Emond Nelson William Teapold and George Hickman named Game Wardens by Governor Lowndes. The Hygeia ice Company smokestack was repainted and capped.
Meteors influenced Greek and Roman worship and inspired images such as the Tatla diam of Troy and the Diana statue at Ephesus. Meteor falls have caused disasters, including fatalities in China. The Smithsonian collected meteoric samples weighing about 400 pounds, with nearly pure nickel. Chemical analysis finds twenty nine elements common to meteors and the earth.
A collage of quotes and captions from various papers jokes, social scenes, and remarks on popularity and daily life. The material references a playful mix of personalities and modern anxieties, from golf and elections to gas substitutes and door etiquette.
The Maryland State Bar Association meets Thursday through Saturday at Deer Park marking its first home state gathering in years. Chief Judge Hammond Urner presides with sessions on justice administration, evidence rules, and committee reports. United States District Attorney H Snowden Marshall will deliver the Saturday address. a banquet is planned for the evening.
West South street residents aired disputes before Justice August T Brust. A warrant by Mrs. Lewis Engle led to a charge against Chester M Hauver for cursing on the street. Brust dismissed it as a neighbor quarrel. Separately Robert Schroyer was sent to St Marys Industrial School for a year for incorrigibility. Police seek Harry Craker over a missing hired car from Davis Garage, with Cumberland authorities alerted after partial payments. Teachers from the area depart for Ocean City for Maryland State Teachers Association meetings at Ocean City State School Building.
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