27 Jun 1885
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1885
Page
1
The bulletin reports swelling under the jaw on the right side with increasing hardness and downward progression toward the neck. It notes facial and vocal impairments, persistent pain, and destructive changes inside the axilla, alongside limited weight loss and improved strength with Mount McGregor relocation aiding recovery.
A lurid Paris review depicts the Capuchin monastery in Palermo Italy with ghastly galleries of skeletal corpses clothed in mourning robes and grotesque finery. The horror gallery shows mothers and children interred by relatives for macabre displays amid a carnival of ecclesiastical bones and blind beggar placards.
Religious fanatics in parts of Sicily endure brutal penances to obtain absolution and communion. Pilgrims crawl on open ground to host altar sites, their bodies torn and bleeding. In others, penitents whip themselves with thistles until faint, while the rich pay priests for exemption, and authorities hesitate to act against these rites.
A nostalgic fragment recalls a girl at the old front gate with peach bloom cheeks and a lingering memory of kisses shared there. The speaker reflects on lost vows, weddings to richer partners, and personal departures while honoring the enduring image of the gate and its memories.
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hor attempted pump repair when a chain broke during stock removal crushing Daniel Stein’s skull. Doctors Hileary and Schildknecht treated the fracture and removed bone fragments. Stein, 55, is married with six children.
Potsville police lock up three men suspected of recent arson following a spree that destroyed property and caused panic. One suspect has confessed partially. police say the guilties have been caught and two others are still suspected as they await further proceedings tonight and tomorrow night.
Report from Chester County notes oil operators continue boring through granite near Palkesbury as experts warn it may take time to reach productive depth. Locals say drillers ignore geological horizons, measuring from ground surface, while geologists insist they are drilling below the face and drifting farther away from oil with every advance.
A Seaton girl described as tall and fair with blue eyes and gold braided hair wore a tight red suit striped with white and blue. Her striking appearance on a New York beach drew crowds as observers described her as a dazzling figure amid the sun and sea, creating a sensation among witnesses.
Judge Ritchie of Frederick visited Washington to call on the President and left his card for J W Finch. He also met General Knott at the Post Office Department then attended Mrs Merrick's funeral with Maryland friends.
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