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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1916
Page
4
The Freder ick County News reflects on Decoration and Memorial Day as national healing. It contrasts Civil War memories and calls for united observance, urging restraint in European war talk while endorsing the League to Enforce Peace and a lasting, comprehensive peace. It notes Britain’s wartime finance and warns against militarization and unpreparedness amplifying costs.
The Philagraphia inquirer comments on Europe’s war, noting it is bitter and must end with a right thought guiding all belligerents. The piece underscores a desire for a peaceful resolution and moral reflection among nations.
A poetic fragment honors soldiers from both sides, praising their sacrifice and unity. It cites Lee and Grant, Dixie's dead, New England’s slain, and the nation’s enduring bonds across the Union. The piece includes a humorous exchange about work and a jab at the Sabbath.
Frederick marks Memorial Day as a national holiday with observed ceremonies. Mrs Margaret Hood travels from Frederick to New York then Europe. Edward Kepner and David Reale Jr. tour Lillestown Pa by wheel. Lowenstein and Wertheimer finish and deliver a new uniform outfit to the American Rand of Middletown.
College commencement to begin with baccalaureate at Seminary Hall next Sunday at 4 as Hood College and Ilood Seminary hold separate graduations. Programs include glee club selections, sermons by Rev. Kieffer, and diplomas awarded by President Apple.
Chras F Morine of Mversiille dislocated his left shoulder yesterday afternoon during a wrestling match with his brother. The 13 year old graduate of St John's College is now a medical student at the University of Maryland.
Fragmented ad copy promotes a spring laxative product with old timey language and unclear claims. Mentions King’s New Dif Pilla and references to digestion and winter usage.
A column of society notes lists residents and visitors around Frederick Maryland and nearby towns. It details Miss Theresa Trail returning from Princeton and New Haven, funeral attendance for Mrs. Elizabeth Berger, visits by Edward Anderson and Rev. Leslie Bowers, and gatherings of multiple families in Frederick, Baltimore, Wilmington, Westminster, and Hagerstown. Also notes a Naval Academy appointment for Edward Best, Visitation Academy events, and Newcastle England coal claim.
Maryland law bans sale barter or distribution of all spirituous fermented liquors lager beer wine cider or intoxicating drinks in Liberty Singanore Jackson and Woodville Election Districts Frederick County. Exception allows maker sold cider or home made wine by the barrel not for on premise consumption. Violations carry fines from fifty to three hundred dollars first offense and second offenses from one hundred to six hundred dollars with jail terms up to ninety days or one year. Effective May first next year.
72 years ago the first telegraph in America operated and modern communications quickly followed. A Frederick County public sale advertises a May 321 1916 auction at the Court House door for a three story brick dwelling on West Patrick Street Frederick Maryland, with mortgage details and lot description.
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