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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1885
Page
1
The Bee-Hive at 20 S Market St announces two week sale with large stock uploaded for sacrifice. Goods Cheaper than Ever Before from Clesk Department.
In Philadelphia the 3rd Annual Chrysanthemum Show at Horticultural Hall features 3000 varieties bred by florists, from pure white Diana to fiery Abd el Kadir. Exhibits include unusual forms like Henry Irving and Tokyo, with numerous color ranges and ornate arrangements. A grass growing vase novelty and notable flower names such as Aurora Borealis and Florence Nightingale captivate visitors.
Report from San Francisco details Mrs. J. Mitton Bowers dying November 1 with life insurance totaling 17,000 to her husband. Coroner’s inquiry cites poisoning by phosphorus. juries issue verdicts accusing Dr. Bowers of murder or poison by its administration. Husband pledges exoneration while authorities await signature.
A morning fire in eastern Galveston, Texas, left fifty wooden dwellings burning across a fifty two block area from Avenue A to Avenue E. The gale force wind fed the flames, pushing to Broadway and beyond, destroying elegant houses and forcing a mass exodus as homes, gardens, and insurance claims were consumed. The disaster harmed wealthy lines yet displaced many. a citizens committee aiding families.
The News offers a large and growing circular ion and wide reach into homes across the county. Advertising rates are low and branded as a valuable medium for business, realty, and personal sales, claiming broad patronage among diverse readers.
A Boston dealer notes Chicago and St Louis girls have notably large feet versus Boston norms. He cites regional size averages for men and women to explain jokes about Chicago women's feet, asserting substantial differences and aligning humor with measured facts.
The Second Assistant Postmaster General details the year end figures with routes five million four hundred fourteen thousand eight hundred four dollars mail messenger service eight hundred seventy nine thousand two hundred seventeen dollars steamboat routes five hundred sixty three thousand two dollars rail road routes fourteen million seven hundred fifty eight thousand four hundred ninety five dollars railroad post f ise car service one million eight hundred fifty nine thousand four hundred eighty five dollars totaling two hundred thirty four million five hundred thirty six thousand six dollars. For the next year he requests five million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars for star service nine hundred thousand for messenger service five million seven hundred twenty five thousand four hundred thirty two dollars for railroad postal cars one million eight hundred eighty three thousand five hundred seventy seven dollars eighty two cents for railroad postal clerks four million eight hundred seventy seven thousand dollars he also urges repeal of section 3961 of the Revised Statutes and passage of a law to require resetting when expedition is sought on any route.
In Carroll County Circuit Court a case between John Frederick Koerner and Jacob Bowerman for 3400 dollars reached trial and the jury awarded the plaintiff 400 dollars in damages. Also noted are obituaries and miscellaneous regional notices including the death of Mrs Englar in Union Bridge and an unrelated health advertisement.
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