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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1914
Page
4
A fragment from the Frederick Maryland post office notice under the March 2, 1870 act appears in the Bailey News item dated September 7, 1900. The snippet references postal procedures and authority for stamps and mail routing.
Seventy readers report irregular delivery to The Frederick News urging the office to improve service, stating the paper should reach all subscribers reliably and noting efforts to fix the issue.
The Civic Club plans to push for street marking in Frederick, arguing it would improve appearance at little cost. Though a young group, members remain enthusiastic about civic betterment and see women driving public space improvements even without voting rights.
Brunswick reports increased freight shipments moving through Bo and GQ yards, signaling a nationwide uptick in business. After months of railroad traffic decline that impacted local employment, payrolls have climbed and expectations grow that conditions will improve.
Brucewick yards rank among the world’s largest barometers of trade and business. Frederick residents report strong labor demand, high corn husking wages, and ample county work amid lower staple prices. War scares easing, Americans foresee self sufficiency and business gains. Tomorrow is the last day to regle.
Miss Melchora Garver of Hagerstown is improving after the auto wreck near Benevola on Sunday night. The Apperson driven by Raymond Stockslager crashed into a bridge wall killing Miss Clara Huyett. No inquest will be held. State's Attorney Wolfinger and Justice Ankeney called the incident accidental. Mr Stockslager and Miss Huyett's injuries are noted while Bettie Huyett was interviewed for details.
Miss Maud Scheerer of the Leland Powers School Boston will give a reading at Hood College on March 1. The schedule also includes Miss Marie Stoddart's recital on January 18. The college offers six University Extension lectures for $1 and twelve other numbers for $1.50, including six recitals and three from the music department plus three independent entertainments.
Fourteen typhoid fever cases were reported to City Health Officer Ira J. McCurdy in September. The count is slightly above normal for the illness, which tends to predominate in this season. The report lists births, deaths by cause, and other infectious disease data, noting a small but notable September typhoid total.
Park W. T. Loy received a favorable reply from Captain Forsythe of the Fifth U S Cavalry to a ball game proposal between Troops L and M and a local nine for Civic Fund benefits. The match will be at Fair Grounds Thursday afternoon with a Cavalry Band likely to perform in Frederick. A tentative Frederick lineup includes Feaga Lease King Boyne Hogarth Lynn Staley Harris Bell Morrison. Hospitality committee will welcome cavalrymen and boxes will be arranged in the grandstand. Officers may tour Frederick points of interest.
Rumor has circulated for two or three days that Hyland Kuhns of Paint and Powder fame from Baltimore, well known locally, may debut on the vaudeville stage as a modern ballroom dancer exponen t. Brig Gen Gaither will attend rifle matches next week in Jacksonville Florida.
Reverend E H Hummelbaugh pastor of the United Brethren Church and Mr William C Roderick lay delegate left this morning for Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania to attend the annual conference of the United Brethren church in session there this week.
Twenty years ago today in Frederick a meeting of the bar was held in the judges chamber at the Court House to act on the death of ex Judge William Pinkney Maulsby. Judge John A Lynch chaired the session with Adolphus Fearhake secretary. Notables present included State's Attorney Edward Etchelberger and Hon Milton Urner among many Frederick figures. A separate note records George Rittle store at Myersville catching fire from burning brush but saved by a backer brigade. The Republican County Cen meeting was held informally here today.
A patient recounts relief after twenty one years of suffering with kidney and bladder issues. Morphine offered only short respite before surgery in New Orleans, then renewed pain until Swamp Root provided dramatic improvement. She reports passing a large stone and lasting pain relief, endorsing the product and urging others to try it.
Mrs John Debold of five miles above Emmitsburg was thrown from a spring wagon when the mule lunged after a whip strike. She suffered a brain concussion and lay unconscious until taken to a farmhouse. Dr C E Stone of Emmitsburg said she showed improvement and was not in immediate danger. The accident occurred last night between 8 and 9 o'clock as a car passed and the boy tried to warn the mule.
About twenty candidates were initiated into the rank of esquire of the Knights Pythias order last night with three grand lodge officers present. The Visitation Academy boarders and lay sisters enjoyed a Braddock outing Saturday. Wheat rose to $1.00 per bushel per Mountain City Mills. An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for digestion and constipation relief.
An old advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by Palka Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for proof of cure. It explains deafness comes from inflammation of the auditory tube and promotes a patent medicine sold by J Cheney & Co of Toledo. The ad also touts Hall’s Pills for constipation and urges readers to send for a circular.
An agent for owners moving from Frederick will sell at public sale at the Court House door on October 10 1914 at eleven in the morning. The property at 252 254 and 66 Westpatrick Street fronts fifty feet and runs back over two hundred feet, a 40 foot wide three story brick building with 33 rooms, 4 halls, bath, storeroom, warehouse, large cellar, heated by furnace, and a 16 foot driveway with a large brick stable for six horses. It could serve as a home, business, flats, or boarding house. Also includes small stable and automobile shed. Viewing by Milton KE Tucker. Cash deposit 250. Balance in 30 days with deed. possession after terms. John N. Clary agent. H R Lease auctioneer.
Two public sale items announce real estate and household goods auctions. The first advertises a 518 acre Lewistown property in Frederick County to be sold October 16 1914 with terms including half cash and six months balance. The second lists a household goods auction at 108 West Church Street on October 5 1914 with cash terms and a long inventory of furniture appliances and personal items.
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