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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1901
Page
4
A home guidance piece offers simple transplanting tips for twigs and cuttings for next winter, grape fruit uses as a health aid, asthma remedy from dried fig leaves, egg freshness test, and varnish cleaning methods. It also notes decoration tips for the broad board on the table with wheat heads and rye tops.
A colonial cookbook fragment lists desserts and dishes including Siberian Punch with milk cream gelatine and cherries, trout dishes with white sauce and crackers, apple dumplings with butter and sugar, monster chowder, rice pudding, baked trout with crumbs and lemon, cream chicken, and deviled clams, plus home seed starting tips for soapbox plant boxes.
Historical notes discuss the cost of launching warships and torpedo boats, noting that small craft cost under a few hundred dollars while larger cruisers rise to tens of thousands. The piece mentions workmen applying linseed oil and cloth to hulls, and contrasts shipbuilding expenses with naval science as te pooled efforts unfold. It also contains medical and consumer ad snippets about mercury-free remedies and cough syrups from period vendors.
A long reminiscence week ends as April approaches with Easter plans. The note highlights churchgoing, garden chores, and municipal campaign talk. Local events include temperance talks, socials, concerts, and a push for better rail and streetcar service, plus preparations for spring sales and festivals.
A diner in lower Broadway reads a sign warning patrons that hats and umbrellas are not the responsibility of the management unless checked. A waiter asks where the cashier is and a peculiar scene unfolds as the umbrella is handed to the cashier who issues a receipt.
Marjorie returns from the old homestead in Tennessee where a loyal nurse is still in service. The family debates what to call Chloe, sisterly teasing unfolds as the playwrights and troupe members welcome her home. Tessie exclaims about a new baby brother while Pred boasts of more kin. Leslie's Weekly note adds a playful aside about curing a cold with a product offer.
An old medical advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Dr Tierve’s Gollan Medical Discovery as cures for stomach and digestion issues in children. It claims immunity from alcohol and narcotics, endorses a physician named Mrs Ella Gardner, and invites readers to mail a penny to Buffalo for sample papers.
Notice advises customers to have water closets cleaned and states that orders left with Wm Ramsbore will receive prompt attention.
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