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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1916
Page
5
The Daily News reports an astronomical note listing evening stars Mara Jupiter and Saturn and morning stars Mercury Venus and the Sun on the meridian of Washington at 9 minutes 2 seconds after 12. This concise sky guide identifies visible celestial bodies for the period.
A jumble of small ads and notices appears including positions such as clerk and grocery jobs, a newsboy vacancy, rental listings, studio and lumber company notes, lost umbrella near Dill Ave, items for sale, and various theater or product mentions like a play and an opera. The readable fragments reference Brooks Mellor Empire and Seeger & Co among other abbreviated items.
Jacob Houser 79, died Monday night at his son Samuel Houser's Cavetown home after a long illness from old age. He was born December 22, 1839, worked as a carpenter, a Reformed church member, and leaves a widow Charlotte and two children. Funeral Thursday at 10 in Cavetown Reformed church. Martha E King 72, wife of the late John E King, died yesterday at her daughter Estelle Watkins’s near Browningsville after a brief heart illness. She belonged to the German Town Methodist and is survived by five daughters and one son. Funeral tomorrow at Providence M P Church Kemp Town at 2, with pallbearers named as nephews. Funeral director B W Bowman.
Among the sick, Mrs. William S. Amite is ill at her home in Cas City. Miss Marr Lease of N Street is improving after tonsillitis. Mrs. Marr Brengle is quite sick at home. Clabaugh of East So is able to be about. Mr. Edward S. Mobley and Bro. have to stay in due to illness at the house.
An old advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney troubles. Testimony from Mrs. A T Webster of Braddock and others claims relief from back ache and kidney issues. Pills priced 5 cents at dealers, with store contact J W Hammer’s Drug Store.
A four corner Republican bid for the Sixth District nomination emerges as State Senator George L. Kaufman announces his candidacy, challenging Leo Weinberg and others. Zihlman declines to debate citing duties in Annapolis. party strategists foresee a split Frederick County vote ahead of the May 1 primary.
A telegram from Congressman Lewis reports the House Committee on War Claims has favorably reported Frederick Maryland’s $200,000 war claim. The message dated March 15, 1916, states the committee will make the report and advance the measure.
William M Hardt chief examiner for the Philadelphia Clearing House marked the 25th anniversary of his appointment. A Frederick native and former banker, he began as a bank examiner in 1891, with early service in Philadelphia and duties on special missions to various banks outside his locale.
An old newspaper ad touts Vinol as a reliable preparation that claims to enrich the blood by supplying iron from beef and to remove congestion while curing various ailments. It emphasizes digestive and bodily benefits in period-voice language.
Local items include a basketball note about M. on Champs Md School for the Deaf at Armory 9 p m with 150 cent admission, a St Patrick Dance at Town Hall Walkersville Md March 17 with Braddock Heights Orchestra, cleaning services for animals and premises by W King, a home made sale for Presbyterian Sunday school March 18 2 to 4 pm for Building Fund, moving and hauling services by Jesse N Smith, a hardware job ad for Allen G Quynn Co seeking a worker aged 18 or older.
The Maryland Assembly plans to introduce the Bridge Bill in the early part of the week amid uncertainty on who will lead the measure. Rumors suggest William Misses Maloy may back the bill. Mayor J. McPerson Scott’s illness accelerates its passage. Delegates Molesworth and Floor push related highway and bond provisions as underwriters await Governor Harrington’s signature. In business, Neidig & Miller advertise deep reductions on underwear and linens, listing several napkin and fabric deals.
A country town mercantile business along state road about 14 miles from Frederick offers a thriving operation. Gross yearly sales exceed 2000 dollars. Complete stock and fixtures offered for 2.50 dollars. Owner to rent dwelling and store room plus ground for 15 dollars monthly. Possession 1916. Apply Grayson W. Staley Frederick Md Real Estate Insurance.
Grayson H. Staley offers desirable Dill Avenue dwellings including a two story brick house with 6 rooms, bath, steam heat, electric lights, gas, attic, and full basement. Also a 2 story brick with 8 rooms, modern systems, porches, lawns, and a frame option on Dill Avenue extended. Includes farms of all sizes and prices. offices at Court Street, Frederick, Md.
Fragmentary ad text describes photographs of farm items and suggests visiting the farm to value the dinged items. The note mentions automobile, Workmen's Compensation, Fire, and Casualty Insurance and lists Real Estate Loans and Bonds with a room number and a phone contact. The fragment ends mid-sentence.
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