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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1919
Page
6
Partial OCR reads Daily News Pend ent North West area notice about printing and manufacturing firm in Frederick Maryland. It mentions local news publication and entry at the post office as second class matter.
The News Print Shortage report from Friday November 21, 1919 urges limiting newspaper sizes and raising advertising rates and subscriptions. It notes papers use about 10 percent more paper than produced, driven by rising ad demand, and warns many publishers may fail without conservation and price hikes. It cites wasteful paper use, including local rail bulletins, and stresses the need to economize across all paper products.
The Omaha Bee reports from Belgium and Spain that Mexico has large arms supplies, warning that Carranza may resist U.S. intervention. Americans show patient restraint out of chivalry, but rising tensions could push toward conflict if border outrages persist.
An advertisement touts Freezone as the quick remedy for corns and calluses. It claims affordable pricing at drug stores and relief after applying a few drops, with immediate removal of discomfort and simple at home use.
Local athletes gain prominence in football with many serving on varsity squads. Glenn Wilhide and Herbert Gilbert, veterans of state scholastic champions, move to college play, Wilhide at Gettysburg then West Point as quarterback and occasional baseball shortstop. Gilbert shines at Maryland State, noted for end play and basketball. Other teammates from Hoping, Western Mary lands also contribute to the Army Navy era emphasis and collegiate gridiron efforts.
The Division of Operation B and O Committee urges open ventilators and office windows at noon, keep indoor temp low, avoid crowds, don’t crowd elevators, sneeze in handkerchiefs, use individual cups, wash hands frequently, avoid visiting influenza or pneumonia patients, and protect others by clean habits and avoiding wet clothing.
The Gulkl Association of the Evangelical Reformed Church celebrated its ninth anniversary with an oyster supper at Poplar Terrace hosted by Gen. L. Victor Baughman. Guests included D. C. Winebrewer and many local figures. A girl from Harvey Wiles’s family was seriously burned playing with matches. The St James Lutheran Church council planned to sell all property to Grace Reformed Church of Frederick, dissolving St James Lutheran upon ratification. Dr. M. Leno received news from his son Frank in Manila. Jacob Himmel’s grandson John J. Cariin enlisted in the hospital corps and sailed for the Philippines. A new railroad siding was completed at Mt. Airy. A colored industrial fair was held in the basement of snake Church on East All Saints'.
The one hundred and second anniversary of Walkersville Methodist Episcopal Church features tonight at 7 30 the National Quartette of Washington. The group, known for singing at McKinley and Dewey funerals and the Belgium king and queen welcome, headlines a week of events led by Rev Edward N Parrish with Dr Clarence Trae Wilson also speaking yesterday and Epworth League sermon today.
A year after the armistice signed in France and Belgium, American soldiers remain in foreign theaters. The Red Cross and post office plan Christmas parcel deliveries to troops abroad while families back home recall the war and wonders of previous years. Plus a church fire tale and Westminster Police Chief John A. Stem’s death after months of illness.
An old advertisement touts Bayer tablets with the Bayer Cross as a mark of genuineness. It urges buyers to choose unbroken packages with directions for fever and pain relief, noting doctors prescribe Bayer for headaches, colds, dental and neural pains.
Frederick county prepares for a December changeover as two Democratic and Republican county commissioners take four year terms along with three Orphans’ Court judges and a two-year sheriff. State’s Attorney Aaron R. Anders, re-elected, will not assume office until January. New sheriff William O Wertenbaker names deputies and starts countywide appointments.
The Young People Missionary Society of the Evangelical Lutheran Church held its monthly meeting in the chapel on Tuesday evening. Miss Grace Sheeleigh led the program featuring hymns, a responsive reading, a prayer by Rev. Rupp, and a thank offering exercise by Margaret Rupp, Pearl Lease, M. Woerner and Alice Eyler.
The Ty ants Tire Company in Frederick Maryland advertises Profitless Days on Friday and Saturday with no price increases and big savings on standard tires. It boasts guarantees and invites comparison, claiming savings from seven to twenty five dollars on any size tire and promising to beat competitors’ quotes.
The Howard County Farmers Association formed in the Howard County courthouse to promote profitable, permanent agriculture with about 60 members. Officers include Capt. Edwin Warfield Jr. as president and Dr. Samuel A. Nichols as vice president, with delegates named for six districts. The group plans August annual and monthly third Tuesday meetings. The article also notes a separate church meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society, electing Mrs. Estep as president and honoring former president Mrs. J. D. Hendrickson as a perpetual member, after a $30.27 offering and refreshments.
An ad urges quick relief from cold symptoms with Pape’s Cold Compound taken every two hours for three doses. It claims the first dose opens congested nostrils, relieves headache fever sneezing and stiffness, ends misery, costs only a few cents, and needs no quinine.
James H Harring and Frank L Stoner are listed with C Albert Gilson in a legal notice entry from a local paper. The fragment also mentions CasMlen as part of the same notice, indicating involvement of several individuals and a case or filing.
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