Special Notices Four Lines Rates For Ads In Flour Section
An advertisement brief notes that special notices of four lines or less appear under this header for 25 cents per week with proportionate rates for longer notices and mentions flour.
29 Oct 1884
Page 1
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1884
Page
1
An advertisement brief notes that special notices of four lines or less appear under this header for 25 cents per week with proportionate rates for longer notices and mentions flour.
Correspondent from Parapetmia reports Philadelphia viewed as city of crime due to sensational literature. Two tragedies cited involves Annie who killed herself and her child after reading rash stories, and James Clayton who killed his friend John Baker before killing himself. Morbid reading among youth blamed. calls for parental guidance and better access to wholesome books. Also notes Montefiore centennial celebration in Philadelphia with gala at Rodef Sholem, and various urban curiosities and ads from the era.
Distress spreads in Patersburg Va where a citizens committee aims to supply 225 needy families with life necessities after unemployment from the shutdown of the local cotton mills. The Oct 28 report notes urgent want among unemployed workers and ongoing relief actions.
Daily joy to homes as it saves dear ones from early graves. Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Colds Asthma Bronchitis Hay Fever and throat or chest pain offers a guaranteed cure. Free trial at Garrett & Steele’s. Hackmetack lasting volume 25 and 50 cents, sold by Williams & Co.
The poem recounts a doomed voyage with a gallant boatman and a baron’s daughter, shadowed by a storm. Lightning, thunder, and wreckage end in tragedy as the knight and fisher perish, while the woman laments survival and questions past choices. The narrator regrets telling the tale, musing on fate and the folly of love.
A Dieppe correspondent describes crowded sea bathing near Brighton with spectators in chairs and a dramatic red bathing figure. The writer endures the scene in a light tone, notes modest women’s dress, and observes the crowd’s reactions as beaches and hotels fill after the swim. The piece ends with a domestic aside on temper and household patience.
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