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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1906
Page
7
A damaged era’s tale set near a tavern in New England describes a winter night ride. The narrator recalls a suspicious passenger, a highwayman, and a moonlit pine forest as danger unfolds behind a wagon door and a locked hasp. The dramatic escape ends with a tense scene and the driver’s suspicion confirmed.
Surrounded by ruins the United States Mint in San Francisco remained standing at Fifth and Mission, largely uninjured. It stands as a monument to the builders and defenders who faced the disaster for seven hours. The mint walls are five to seven feet thick and protected coin and bullion valued at 16,000,000 dollars.
A fragment blends a perilous jail escape tale with an account from Weretir Magazine and a scientific note on deep sea fish. The escape narrative recounts a gunshot, a sheriff, and a tense midnight pursuit, while the Deep Sea Fish section describes bone preservation, stomach contents, and luminous organs in abyssal species.
A testimonial from J B asses of 3522 Clinton St claims twenty years of sciatica ended after using Gabriel’s Pain Balm. The ad credits relief and better sleep to less than one bottle and promotes a 25 cent bottle at A L Pearters Drug Store, noting advertising activity.
A misread instructional fragment describes stretching a square with a knife and cutting along lines, then shifting ends to test stretch. It shifts to a section on maguey cactus yielding pulque in Mexico, noting only the maguey aloe yields drinkable sap, with vast plantations and rare fruiting every century producing up to 499 quarts of juice per fruit.
The article notes tombs 3,003 years old with carvings of Grumkards and dimaker figures carried by slaves. It recalls a 5,400 year old antiquary and cites Promachus winning a gold cup by drinking 14 quarts of wine. Romans at banquets mixed wine with turpentine resin and sea water for flavor. The narrator recalls a 20 year old wine that required a spoon to dig out and tasted awful.
Farmers and craftsmen report ploughing and building work on the Harley farm near Borkittsyville tenanted by Clinton O. Remebdarg. Meurs Calvin Rontzabo and H D Baker improved properties with cow yard fences. Mrs Emma Waters and children visited John Haller in Boonsboro, Washington county. Wheat and grass prospects depend on weather with a heavy crop predicted. Keefer Bidle and family visited his father near Middletown. Edward Baker traveled to Frederick on business. Charles Babington and Harry Palmer hosted John Bidle family near Middletown. Miss Daisy Gledhill visited Mary Harp of Middletown.
Local items report E J Main of near Lisbon and Albert Harley visiting and planning a new barn project. John F Gonso named agent for Lima Bean Growers Assn. planting of lima beans and corn efforts. Church events cover Temperance talk and Rev Kips visit. peach trees being pulled due to San Jose scale. Burritsville notes funeral of Dr Charles N Echildreeds and multiple social mentions. Taneytown and other nearby towns record visits and small town exchanges.
Miss Aurle Bayan visits Frederick relatives and returns home. Maryland Medical Society meeting in Baltimore noted. Harter of Baltimore visits his old home. Eight dwelling plans under way with one exception. Mrs. Edes Bork visits relatives. Accidental arm injury to J Albert Acgell at N A Rett dchar's cow building. Article on wood fiber textiles from Germany and Holland using nonmetallic processes forming wood fiber threads like xyloline and s cella. Ancient British burial custom described with knees drawn up and arms folded. Foreigners spend over $200,000 daily in Italy for ruins income. image shows a temple guarded against decay.
The Grand Duchy of staat mandates clear prescriptions to avoid errors in compounds. Estelle remarks on Maud’s complexion while Adele jokes about a shared stare, implying a playful dialogue amid the obscure prose.
The ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles and suspected organ issues, claiming it prevents surgery. It features testimonial letters from women in East Chicago and Chattanooga praising relief and urging others to seek the remedy and Mrs Pinkham's guidance.
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