May 5 History: Justinian era ends and Metternich dies
On May 5 events span antiquity to modern times. Justinian’s era closes as Eastern Rome fades, while Prince Metternich, noted Austrian statesman, dies. The record notes Hamburg fire losses of 35 000 and other mid century milestones with brief mentions of figures like George Washington and Michael Levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justinian
George Weelyington
Julian
Bern
Venurewibe
Ind
Helene
Boerstout
Hamburg
Prince Metternich
Alomariet
Henried Georgs August Ewald
Act
Michael Levy
New Orleans
Eme Ly
Advertising as an exact science boosts Sunday paper reach
The piece argues that newspaper advertising is the best value for money, offering wide circulation at low cost. It highlights Tam Sarcapsy Nene as a rare opportunity for local business, combining daily features with Sunday reading, and notes the medium is closely scanned by thousands.
Brief Bits from the Local Page
A miscellany of city notes and light items including health tips, weather, jokes, and small incidents. Entries mention outdoor exercise and Rambler, debts via sinking funds, pineapple advice, garden cleanup, winter clothing, Shawl fragment from John Brown, marital quips, toothache humor, lunar note and Whit Sunday, early picnics, bird choruses, bright girls, Lizzie Quynn’s ankle sprain, warm weather with ice cream, Emmitsburg curiosities, ducklike feet webbing, spouting upgrades, Shorb horse accident, M E church sign repaint with Rev Watson, and repainting near Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. M. Snyder
Hagerstown
John Brown
Whitsantide
Lizzie Quynn
Geo
Rodeck
H. E. Hann
Emmits- Burg
Gilbert
East Patrick Street
Daniel Shorb
Catoctin Switch
M. E
E.l.watson
Henry Lorentz
Court Street
Patrick
The Girl About Town and May Weather Notes
A lively column in April and May reflections, Coxey's march or inaction, market scenes, spring festivals, and local plans. It mentions Ascension day churchgoers, Knights Templar, the City Hotel expansion, school commencements, strawberry festivals, and a May concert plan at the Partharmonies, with a long aside on advertising and local society figures.
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Ihs
Coxey
Capitol
Ascension
Knights Templar
Maryland
Boy Nearly Choked by Wagon Wheel Injury on Street
A six horse team owned by John W. Smith and driven by Angleberger knocked Samuel Schmidt age five on West Patrick street near his home. The wagon caster cut and bruised the ankle area but no bone was broken. Doctors F F Smith F B Smith and Iva J McCurdy attended the boy. Samuel was returned home and his father H Schmidt was notified.
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John W. Smith
Angleberger
Samuel
Henry Schmidt
East Bentz Street
West Patrick Street
Little Fellow Inn
Riehl
F. F
F.B. Smith
Iva J. McCurdy
Schmidt
Ridgeviile
A Comet Visible to the Naked Eye Near Maryland
A southern comet seen in The News of April 24 is moving north and observed in Maryland. It appears as a round bright body with a dense centre and is just visible without instruments. It will cross the Water Serpent toward the Crab. sweep the region with a telescope to spot the celestial visitor. The comet and Earth are separating at about a million and a half miles per day and will soon fade from view.
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Maryland
Earth
Real estate sale and local transfer in Middle town
W T Mock undertaker of Middle town bought from D S Kepler the house and lot of the late Ezra Derr on Main street for 500 dollars. Mock has sold his nearby property to B F Shaw on private terms. The item also notes Syrup of Figs and World’s Columbian Exposition value.
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W. T. Mock
Middletown
D. 5
Kepler
Ezra Derr
Main
Mr. Mock
B. F. Shaw
Woeld
Public Schools Board Proceedings and Appointments
The Board of School Commissioners met with full attendance on May 1 and continued several days. They discussed trustee changes, teacher certificates examinations on May 28–29, a Deerfield request for a new schoolhouse, life certificate exam schedules, libraries funding, and High School commencement planning. They authorized black boards for Middletown High, audited accounts, and adopted year-end reports to be presented to the County Commissioners. The next meeting is May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of School Commissioners
Deerfield
State Normal School
State Board of Education
Philomathean Society debates public endowed operas
The Philomathean Literary Society met at Kemp Hall with 745 PM start. Officers presiding were Jacob Rohrback and C Harre Anders. Members discussed a debate on public endowed operas, judged in favor of the affirmative, and a five minute rebuttal followed. Six members will perform at a Mount Pleasant missionary meeting on May 6.
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THE
Philomatheans
Philomathean Literary Society
Kemp Hall
Jacob Rohrback
C. Harre Anders
M. P. Hichards
Committee On Ways and Means
Charles C. Waters
Jacob J. Houfi
C. Harry Anders
Hiram Winter
Cyrus ‘Thomas
Thaddeus M. Biser
Alfred Ritter
Noah H. Cramer
Mr. P. Richards
Missionary Society of the Reformed Church
Mount Pleasant
Mad Animals in Carroll County Hit by Rabies
Rabid dog outbreaks frighten Carroll County farms as livestock including a cow owned by Bille Arnold of Anthon and two heifers owned by Philip Fister near Sandyville were killed after attacking people and other animals. A horse owned by Mr. Flater showed no signs yet. In Martinsburg W Va John Small, twenty one, suffered a severe sawmill accident when his head was caught and his brain oozed from the wound.
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Carroll
Carroll County
Bille Arnold
Anthon
Philip Fister
Sandyville
Flater
John Small
Martinsburg
W. Va
William Criswell
Railroads Face Hagerstown Firemen Rebate Issue
In Baltimore officials and Hagerstown firemen discuss railroad rebates for the June demonstration travel. The Western Maryland pledges favorable terms while clarifying that rebates apply only to one day rates from the origin point. An amicable agreement is expected to govern travel incentives.
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B. C. Boehler
Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railroad Company
Baltimore
J. M. Hood
Papeenger
B. of. Griswold
Maryland
Angerstown
Pen-Mar
Sts
Trenk Line Association
Western Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Norfolk and Western
Camberland Valley
The
Globe
Hagerstown Fair
Wonderful Instrument Tests Hear Restoration at Maryland School
The Vibrometer, a patent electrical device, aims to restore hearing by stimulating ear vibrations. Tested at the National Institution for the Deaf in Washington, D C, it impressed Baltimore figures led by Enoch Pratt. Dr Henry F Garey and Prof Ely conducted tests at the Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb with William R Barry.
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Maryland School
National Institution For the Deaf
Washington, D. C
Enoch Pratt
Baltimore
Maryland School For the Deaf and Dumb
Henry F. Garey
Southern Homeopathic Medical College
Ely
Garey
Wm. R. Barry
Middletown Hose Company Sets Quick Ring Record
The Middletown Hose Company improved its time by four seconds last week. They traveled from Rady's store to the T. B. Church over twenty yards uphill and delivered water in 46 seconds. The crew claims the record is hard to beat with a 300 foot hose reel.
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Middletown Hose Company
Rady’s
T. B
Bicycle Run to Emmitsburg by Frederick Bicycle Club
About 15 to 20 club members will start from North Market street fountain at 7 30 a m for a ride to Emmitsburg in this county. They will stop at Emmet House and return to Frederick in the evening.
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Emmmsiieburg
Frederick
ShrinER Milling Co Ad Promotes Ceresville Flour
An old fashioned advertisement extols ShrinER Milling Co products urging women to bake bread with Ceresville Roller Flour and reliable yeast. The note references Locust Level and a letter from a young gentleman about spring wheat blend and fair quality, praising Ceresville Flour.
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Ceresville
E. A. Sheiner Milling CO
Lewie
Bia
Gift of a Fountain Reaches Thurmont Disposal Plan
The Thurmont Clarion reports Hagerstown residents lacked water pressure in dry seasons, balking at a fountain. They offered the fountain to the Western Maryland Railroad, which declined and passed it to Thurmont. It awaits disposal and may grace a public site if the town accepts removal costs. A popular proposal is anticipated.
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Thurmont Clarion
Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railroad
Thurmont I
Thurmont
Commissioners Elected in La Plata and Berlin
The town of La Plata elected five commissioners and Berlin nominated town candidates in Worcester county. Joshua Scott and Joshua Brantum were found or reported dead in Annapolis and the dock respectively. A plan to build an electric railway from Washington Grove to Sandy Spring was proposed. The Queen Annes County Teachers' Association continued its session at Centreville. An electric railway, oyster beds, and local politics feature in this summary of Maryland happenings.
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Intereat
Annapolis
St. John’s College
Carroll County
Queen Annes County
Teachers’ Association
Centreville
Berlin
Worcester County
Ambrose Armstrong
Anne Arundel County
Board of Public Works
Rock Hill College Athletic Association
Alfred Pinchin
Snow Hill
O. D. Collins
Hopewell Hebb
J.B Humbird
Cumberland
Wilson
Allegany County
Joshua 8
Brantum
Washington Grove
Sandy Spring
Montgomery County
Snow Aih
Odd Fellows Hall
Cecil County
John Banks
Tressurer
Iget
Annapolla
Allen
Prince Georges County
Local notices and dining ads from McCardell's Grambine's and Darrow's
Ice cream offerings at McCardell's tempt with pesch and cream and cold refreshment. Grambine's Restaurant promotes frogs soft crabs spring chickens and crab soup tonight. Darrow's menu features Refreshmorta creams in assorted flavors. Ladies Auxiliary meeting Saturday at 7 20 pm to plan the 31 C A reception. Bader president. War Rambler Bicycles advertise lifetime guarantees and one price for all styles and weights with high awards.
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D. BH
Burmit Tire
C. Carty
Mullinix & Kemp
A. B. Kolb
McCardell
Frogs
Czaos
c.Grambine’s
Darrow’s. Notice
Grambine’s
C. A
A. L. Bader
Mulliniz & Kemp Dress Goods Sale
Mulliniz and Kemp advertise a wide range of dress fabrics including silks buckram and cottons with bargains well under real value. New stock for fine percale dress shirts features handsome styles at popular prices. Also promoting new mattings and carpets in the carpet department after a week’s fire.
Rambler Bicycle Teases Speed Record Offer
Local ad proclaims the Rambler as the fastest mile ever ridden with a 1:51 claim. It touts superior lightness speed and durability and urges readers to buy Rambler or cheaper machines from W. T. Delaplaine.
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W. T. Delaplaine
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the Daily News
Frederick Weather
J. H. Apple
Yan Gpm
TroDar
Wasureton, D.C
MW. GaRamneTos
Weather Bureau
Best and Chealest
Historical Society
Brunswick
Daughters of the Revolution
George Washington
Scott Key
Tos
Mary Janz
Lee
National Bank Act
Brooks
New York
Bir
Washburne
Illnois
Senate
Committee On Finance
the Public Schools
Lesbian Society of the Women’s College
College Hall
Miss Maertle
Miss Birely
Miss Steckel
Albert
Newton
Miss Staley
May Derr
Mr. Apple
Glee Club
Shriner Milling
4.C. McCardell
News Office
the Star
McCardell’s
Darrow’s
War Rambler Bicycles
Mulliniz & Kemp
Pees Dress Goods
Moun & Kune
John Hendrickson
Talk OF
TOWN
F. V. Staub
Brees
Itc
Crystal Spring
We. T
LEA
Imperial Breakfast
Fearl Komily
North Market Street
Edéal
N. B
Rodooek
Neidig
ODE
Keidig
Bayser
Rior & Sons
A. T. Rice & Sons
Fressnat Driscrons
R.L. Rl, Harley, RR
Barley
Bachart Eloh
Bechant Ailor
K.kl. Harlef
South Market St
Frederick, Md
John A. Kennedy
N. Market
W. O. Eldridge
Ww. Cc
Eldridge
B. H. Blackston
B. H. Buaoxston
Maberet Street
Oetara
Miler & CO
Yes
Killer & Coo
Gity Coal
George's Creek
Cheit
Shriner's
Wil Revertelsies
Miller & CC
East
Patrick Street
Water Street
Rps
Wore
Meyersdale
Pitsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pittsburg
Wheeling
O. P. McCarty
St. Louis
S. Allen
Chicago
Ils
E. D. Smith
James E. Walker
Aks B. Walker & Co
James E. Walker & CO
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BRAC
BE. Waleber & CO
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