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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1920
Page
4
An analysis argues profits in building materials ran higher than prewar due to limited production and high costs. It suggests normal conditions may return with broader competition and fair pricing, noting workers face high labor costs but that essential repairs reveal true material costs. Consumers benefit from price discipline during inflation and enduring business trust.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday School drew 514 attendees as lessons were installed. Superintendent C B Cline spoke in the Leader s Bible Class. J E Denson from Braddock Heights sang a duet. Rev d J Wrightson preached after Holy Communion for 106 men. Next Sunday, rally day continues with services, music, and sermons across departments, with Emory L. Coblentz and others featured.
An Inquiring Reporter piece recalls five residents named Oscar Kefauver Stern Allen McHenry Clarence Shepherd and William Moore discussing whether they used coal stored for winter. The clippings mix with country-paper poems and notes on local gatherings including a Maryland Odd Fellows meeting in Boston and a Sunday School promotion day attendance of 250 with a $129 offering.
Frederick county items from October 4 1900 recount the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society convening with Miss Mary C Ott and Mrs S F Delgler speaking. County awarded a road contract from Mt St Marys College to Kim to George W Warthen. Pleasant Walk school house destroyed by fire. Bryan to speak in Frederick October 23. A thief robbed Maunt Shankle near Yellow Springs. Bryan Stewartsen Little Club organized at Graspham with 80 members.
The article details the Sandy Spring murder trial proceedings with witnesses identifying John Kelly as a robber, prison tensions as the trio Mara Adams Mitchell and Pendergast fear the death penalty, and a lengthy chase leading to Mitchell’s New York arrest and firearm seizures. The report notes guard measures, and ties the case to Baltimore and Sandy Spring bank officials.
Political workers statewide rush to persuade voters for the November election. In Frederick county both major parties hold mass meetings as registration efforts intensify with new enfranchised women joining the process. Registration sites run 9 am to 9 pm tomorrow and again on October 9 and 12, with October 19 set for revision only.
PURELY PERSONAL. Mr. James F. Han of Chicago visits his sister Mrs. William F. Compher in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. Wiles announce the birth of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. William Bales celebrate a stay in Berkeley Springs. Mrs. and Miss Suman and relatives travel from Baltimore to visit Mrs. Schroedel. Mrs. Margaret Snyder and Mrs. Emma Grabil relocate from East Patrick Street to Dill Avenue. Col. George W. Vernon of Baltimore visits Frederick. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ritche of New Rochelle are guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Bouldin on West Church Street. Mrs. Sieand Washington visits Mrs. Bouldin.
Miss Alice D Heas and Warren Keyser of the city quietly wed by Rev U S G Rupp at 5 pm. Joseph Frank Welsh and Florence Elizabeth Dressel of York Pa married at 11 am by Rev Henri L G Kieffer. Gus Hills Minstrels billed at the Opera House tonight with a full company and star George Wilson leading a lively show. a noon street parade accented the day.
A vintage advertisement touts Vinci as a natural remedy to boost energy and appetite, claiming it strengthens the whole body. It promises enrichment of vitality, quicker circulation, and better vigor, urging readers to buy from druggists and not accept substitutes.
Readable fragments show an ad style public notice about Advartika 3 in Tha Nova with claims of health improvements. A testimonial from Mrs Mary A Shafler of 28 East Seventh Freder ick Md praises Dreco for relief from constipation headaches gas sleep and appetite. Ad copy notes local druggists Pearre Modern Pharmacy selling Dreco in Fredericksburg area.
Abrecht and Shankle were injured when their machine swerved off a curve near Lewistown and overturned. Abrecht suffered a fractured collarbone and a broken right leg. Shankle was shaken up but later stabilized. Dr. B. D. Neighbors treated them at the scene. both were later taken to the City Hospital.
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