24 Mar 1884
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1884
Page
1
James W Will sold 20 apples for 1 currency unit last Saturday in a quirky market moment. A fragmentary note hints at unusual life averages and a fictional cough syrup brand, reflecting a local column's playful voice.
An advertisement details Crofts Sema Figs a fruit laxative made from sliced prunes figs crushed orange and lemons with sugar senna sulphur sods and aromatics. It is prepared into twelve portions with a bedtime dose for adults and children as needed. Sold by Steiner Bros at 35 cents.
A Western editor touring Georgia argues that prohibition in eighty nine counties implies African American residents lack funds to buy liquor and that saloon keeping has little money behind it.
Special notices list recruitment, rewards, rental and sale offers, removal and service ads. Many items reference West Patrick Street, local addresses, prices and contact instructions, with scattered misspellings. Entries include reward for arrest, rental postings, sale of goods, portraits, and notices of removals and vacancies in a 19th or early 20th century urban newspaper column.
Reported in Hasellville Chester county about a ten inch diameter hole emitting a dense smoke column. Locals fear judgment day while some call it a volcano others a new phenomenon. Digging was halted as heat and steam intensified near the surface.
Norwood, Stanley County NC reports a terrib le crime involving a ten month old baby left in charge of a colored nurse Salle Crump. The nurse admitted poisoning the child with a roten poison to punish the mother for missing a nullification event. The infant died several hours after exposure. Crump is jailed under guard amid threats of lynching fears.
A newspaper note recalls Charles Delmonico recommending the hot water cure for waning appetite and warns against letting water steam away. It also reports Arabi Pasha, exiled in Ceylon, receiving 250 monthly pounds from Britain while his wife stays in Egypt, and observes rebellion as a more profitable business than potato farming.
In Letters from the People, L. March 22, 1854 urges improving the market house to provide warmer, more comfortable space for buyers and sellers. He notes opera hall issues and argues the market house should be upgraded at a cost not exceeding $450 to support daily commerce and avoid winter hardship.
The communication from L. notes close figures for enclosing the market house. An estimate from a contractor placed at least 1 500, with the city unable to both improve the hall and enclose the market this season. Citizens favor enclosing the market later if needed and trust the Board to act wisely.
Physicians are startled by Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and lung diseases. Daily cures patients given up to die, attracting hundreds of physicians to adopt it. Trial bottles free at Giarrett & Steele's Drug Store. Regular size one dollar.
Advertised letters lingering in the Frederick post office as of Saturday March 22 1884 must be claimed within one month or be sent to the dead letter office. The column also reports on contemporary gossip about Light of Asia and City Hall, fashion notes predicting loose trousers this spring, a magistrate court case involving Reuben Johnson for farm theft and bail for Ephham Eyler, a hiccup remedy involving finger positioning, and hotel arrivals listing numerous guests from Baltimore Philadelphia New York and surrounding counties.
A fourteen year old schoolgirl writes to warn girls about flirting in The Editors Evening News. She urges girls to be good and useful, keep tongues from evil, and beware the dangers of flirting, hoping her warning will be heeded.
The Washington National Republican reports a private wedding for Edwin Gladman and Maggie Cassin, daughter of John Cassin of the navy department, to be held at the bride’s rented Georgetown residence next Thursday morning.
Grain shipments totaling 3,000 cars from Chicago are likely destined for Baltimore. Each car carries 550 to 700 bushels, creating 1.5 to 2.0 million bushels of grain for the Baltimore market and fueling satisfaction among Corn and Flour Exchange members.
A Sunday school scene yields a child’s lesson on the parable of the man robbed between Jerusalem and Jericho. The boy answers promptly that the priest passed by because the man was already robbed.
A formal note confirms receipt of an excellent Daisy essay and states it will be published in a few days. The message thanks the contributor for the submission.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as the best blood purifier and system regulator for a wide range of ailments including liver inactivity biliousness jaundice constipation weak kidneys and urinary diseases. It guarantees satisfaction or money back with bottles sold by Garrott & Steele at fifty cents each.
A fragmented OCR snippet markets Dr Schley’s Family Cough Syrup with exaggerated claims and scattered phrases. No verifiable details or clear event present.
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