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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1916
Page
6
A garbled issue from The Daily News outlines subscription details and distribution points in Frederick Maryland. It discusses election counting challenges and reader fatigue with complex math as voters try to tally ballots.
The extension department of the state university of Orewun aims to expand educational film reach with a grant from the United States Bureau of Commerce. Reels cover farm life, railways, national parks, and Western Canada with titles like On the firing Line Win the Germans. The aim is to show films through libraries, museums, schools, and churches rather than theaters, depicting war and civic themes for future generations.
The article notes the slow and error prone tallying of ballots as votes roll in on November 7. It contrasts states with efficient, systematized counting that deliver totals in hours with others where counters struggle for days, causing mismatches across candidates.
The Knoxville Journal and Tribune argues that rural influence will decline as urban populations rise. It notes cities will dominate governance, while farm owners will supply the nation’s sustenance and power, predicting shifting value toward farm products amid growing urban demand.
The Christian Science Monitor laments farm billboards along public highways and railroad rights of way. It argues farmers should reject roadside advertising that spoils scenery and may harm land value, urging decisive action against billboard proliferation.
Mrs W S Dennett has gone to Norfolk with Mrs Roy Mumford as far as Baltimore. Miss Sarah A Griffith of Laytonsville is visiting Mina Gadys Fout in Kemptown. Mrs Stephen Huber from Chambersburg visits her daughter Mrs Er L Tummelbaugh on West Patrick street. Prof and Mrs Lynn Stephens plan an auto trip to Baltimore. Mrs Helen J Engelbrecht of Taneytown returns after visiting relatives in the city. Mr and Mrs Charles G Spalding of Hagerstown back after staying with Mr and Mrs Jana B Doll in Clark, Pa. Leo Gasler of Philadelphia, and Mr and Mrs James Doll of Neeats? visit. Miss Mantz and family on South Marhe Street return home. Mrs Benton Knedle spends the day in Baltimore to visit sister Dadock Dove.
Hoffman and Sher wed at Middletown in a Sunday ceremony led by Elder Frushour. Invitations issued for Catherine Genevieve McMullen to wed John Ringgold Gloninger in Cumberland. A large Woman’s Christian Temperance meeting discussed plans for a reception on Nov 21. Sixty four marriage licenses issued in October. A Knowville couple narrowly escaped injury when their car skidded and rolled on State road. Frederick charity officers elected with Rev Thomas Dixon as president. Frederick Elks plan a social session and candiate initiation. Alimony suit filed by Addie Chew against Clair Chew.
Twenty years ago Frederick marked events including the Grand 5 Royal Ath Macon and a Masonic Temple Baltimore session concluding with officers elected Dane T Ordeman of this city chosen as leader and captain of the line.
Frederick announces a Self Denial Day with five donation boxes placed citywide to aid the poor. Mayor Lewin Fraley said funds will buy food amid rising prices. two boxes at City Hall and three at major streets will collect for needy families. A water system audit and Hood College artists' series are also noted along with a disturbance case and a local auto dealer’s new Stutz.
Fragmentary notes show trades and credits affecting various entities including ATHPA and LATHE with scattered references to institutions and individuals. The text mentions Saintday and Lathe in unclear contexts, suggesting a partial inventory of credits and settlements rather than a clear event.
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