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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1920
Page
3
A garbled report describes a bet among youths over election results. One winner vows to make the loser wear a straw hat on Christmas Day, parading from Square Corner to the fountain as spectators heckle. Names and places are unclear due to damaged text.
The piece extols Portland Oregon as one of America’s finest, cleanest cities with rose festival pageantry, lush gardens, and grand civic progress. It credits divine guidance for Portland’s growth, praising its orchards, farms, and mountain guardians Hood Adams St Helens as symbols of steady achievement.
The mayor and council considered plans to improve Potomac Avenue High and Wenner streets and to extend a path from Barker's corner. A $2,000 loan from water funds was approved to cover costs with one third of the remainder to be paid by Frederick County and the rest from the general fund.
Market notes show a downward trend in canned goods with prices for corn at 12 1 2 cents a can and peas at 18 cents. Pineapple drops to 35 cents a can, salmon and syrup down three cents, while fruit and vegetables face mixed shifts with cheaper apples pears and locally produced cabbages onions celery and potatoes. Bananas 30 to 40 cents per dozen oranges 40 cents grape fruit three for a quarter cocoanuts 15 cents each.
Curtis Powell and Ralph Harmon of Thurmont appeared before Justice Johnson on charges of shooting at high tension insulators on the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co lines. The act disrupts service and causes costly damage. the court kept the case open, with railway officials pledging prosecution to stop the practice.
Mind reader at City Opera House performs an entertaining program tonight passing cards to audiences and answering questions via crystal gazing. He claims to use occult methods to reveal the questions and then answers them with a crystal ball. Rosemont Home Sold. Real Estate Mortgage and Investment Co. reports the suburban Rosemont property of Geo W Bow ers Estep home bought by Markell H Nelson on private terms for immediate possession as his future home.
G Mortimer, manager, describes a new self contained American marvel mill at Hyattown. The upgraded plant uses a rapid one minute flour process with elevators conveyors and miscellaneous machinery replacing older methods. Emphasis is on preserving dough shape gluten texture and producing better bread with improved digestibility and flavor. The mill also features corn crushers and feed grinding equipment.
Loy od tas Misees Daphne Moore and Virginity Miller, Strayer-Business College students in Washington DC, spend the weekend at home in the city. Louise LeGoto near Washington DC visits Londére and spends an evening with Daphne Moore. William Barrick of Philadelphia Paris visits Mr and Mrs Reich on South Market Street. Nicholas Rickerde near the city, once ill, is now improved. Mrs Herman N Limbert of Bel Wing Minnesota visits sister Mrs Knodte. Adelfa Humm of Baltimore returns to Frederick after a month at Enpahoga Falls.
Blunt ad copy urges readers to take Cascarets tonight to feel clear, energetic, and cheerful. Claims include no spilling or inconvenience and appeals to children as well. Prices listed as 10, 25, and 60 cents in a compact medical advertisement.
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