19 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1885
Page
1
No rents or sales staff raise the price. The machine sells for 13 dollars with freight paid by buyer and a year of THE WEEKLY NEWS. Features include a walnut table, four drawers, gilded top, nickel-plated balance wheel, open eye needle, solid steel shuttle, long bobbin, and automatic tension.
An 18th century Frederick inquiry recalls George Washington visiting Frederick in April 1755 as aide to Braddock and meeting Franklin. It notes Washington lodging night at Mrs Kimball’s hotel, Barbara Hauer serving Liverpool china, and Barbara Fritchie linked through the coffee urn. It asks if Washington visited Frederick more than once and where he may have slept.
A Cleveland Times summary notes about 400 firms make roller skates with 300000 pairs monthly nationwide, led by Richmond and Muncie, Indiana. Factories grow from sheds to large operations. skates cost 55 cents to 1.35 dollars wholesale and retail at 6 dollars. demand rises with about 45000 rinks and 8k pairs per Cleveland rink annually. The piece also recounts public disputes in Detroit Free Press about skating venues facing opposition from pulpit, theaters, and saloons, urging regulation and moderation.
Joseph Schenck a Swedish inmate jailed for the murder of Anton Siepowski was found dead in his cell. Doctors declare the death a result of fright.
An old newspaper notice touts Dr Buils Couch Syrup as a remedy for colds expected to sweep the United States this winter. It mentions Tek De Benner health restorer and Droggism sail it at a price of $1.00.
A heavy snow storm swept the Atlantic coast from Pleasant Hill North Carolina to Wilmington North Carolina with ground covered 6 to 10 inches. Northbound trains report continued snowfall as they pass Weldon this morning.
Salt found in a vein about twenty feet thick after months of petroleum boring near Phelpa. Syracuse works analyzed brine yielding three and a half ounces of pure salt from twelve ounces. A wealthy Phelpa Clifton Springs group forms to operate mines and set up a large manufactory, with two more wells to be sunk.
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