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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1920
Page
5
The Daily News reports the repainting of City Hall exteriors is complete. W. A. Baker and a force of workers applied a double coating of paint, finishing the job by Friday. The piece notes Cambodia and Indo China references amid descriptions of historic architecture and ruins as part of the scene.
Gard of Thanks message from Mrs Amos Strine and children thanking friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathies on the death of husband and father. Appreciation for flowers and use of automobiles. Note from Electric Appliance Co.
Exhibitors rush air with entries as departments compete for best appearance. Weather forecast claims a rainless opening with partly cloudy skies. The fair opens at ten in the morning with a parade to be omitted this year. Local store owner J Clark Devilbiss closes shop Oct 21 evening for employees to attend. Public notices promote Polarine Oil giveaways and Electric Appliance Co demonstrations at the fair.
In Memoriam notices recall Mamie Hiltner and Helena G De laughter with dates back to 1918 1920 and 1918 while Frederick County Agricultural Society gears up for the 60th annual fair opening tomorrow at ten and expected to attract larger crowds with more games tents and exhibits as preparations fill the fair grounds and trucks and horses arrive on site
Frederick readers are told several dry goods shops will close Wednesday at noon for the fair. Names listed include John D. Hendrickson, Doll Bros, Thos H. Haller, Thos Kemp, and C P Bennett. Also various ads for wiring work and electric washing demonstrations appear alongside local notices and thanks to fire companies.
A chaotic advert lists a closing sale of toys, linens, rugs, furniture, and household goods from importers and makers. It highlights bedding, carpets, Velvets, Crex, and Velvets with prices for rugs, linoleum, and household items. Names include J. L. Bradshaw Lowenstein Wertheimer and E. J. Winebrenner, plus remarks on shoes, fair tickets, and a closing notice for a local grocer and meat market.
A jumble of names and roles from Citizens' National Bank including Baker, Zimmerman, Duvall, McDivit, and Conley alongside assorted ads for hats, washing machines, flowers, and local products. Notices reference obituaries and personal remembrances, with farm sales, real estate, and merchant promotions interwoven.
An advertisement by John D. Hendrickson promotes women waterproof coats and capes in blue cashmere and rubber options priced at 3.00 4.00 5.00 and up to 8.50. It also markets rubber book-bags and school outfits including middies and serge two piece suits aimed at well dressed schoolgirls and economical mothers.
John D. Hendrickson and Grayson H. Staley advertise multiple farms for sale ranging from 5 to 147 acres with brick houses, bank barns, and outbuildings. Properties lie along State roads near Middletown, Utica, Lewistown, Potervale, Shookstown and other towns, with descriptions of improvements and timing vague. Grayson Fately Real Estate Insurance Frederick Maryland.
MAREWOOD D HARP advertises numerous acreages for sale near Frederick and Frederick County. Ranging from 4 to 225 acres, many with wells, fruit trees, barns, and outbuildings. prices from 3,500 to 80,000 dollars. Listings note proximity to pikes and railways with varying improvements and timbers.
An OCR fragment references parcel details near Eugene HB and Alba ugh with lines suggesting a land area of about 176 acres and a location near Otiva and Waod ronda, indicating a property or survey note with acreage rather than a complete transaction or description.
Listings describe several Maryland farms near Thurmont and Frederick with varied acreages from 139 to 160 acres and buildings. Prices range from 16 000 to 27 000 dollars with April first session noted. Contact W N Jollifre for details.
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