20 Nov 1885
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1885
Page
1
The Bee Hive at 20 S Market St advertises two weeks of special inducements with heavy discounts on cloaks wraps garments and beaded fronts and other fashion items. Jed Frost pitches quick sales and large stock clearance with prices ranging from a few cents to about one dollar to attract customers. The ad emphasizes bargains and factory-like pricing for a broad assortment of apparel.
The principal reports two years of attendance totaling 126 pupils, 61 boys and 65 girls, with Maryland and nearby counties represented. It lists deafness causes, health notes, classroom methods, and industrial department results. Expends by category for 1884 1885 are itemized, the school is in its 17th year with 302 admissions to date.
A Nevada Missouri dry goods clerk Frank James is noted amid a lighthearted quip about memory and Queen Victoria. A shocking incident reports Willie Grabn, age 12, shooting his sister with a shotgun. she dies minutes later, the gun reportedly unloaded in error.
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