Insanity convict Gilbert escapes from Montevue asylum
Gilbert, labeled a trusted inmate at Montevue, escaped the Frederick asylum after reportedly climbing from a window. Police in Waynesboro arrested him, awaiting transfer, amid questions over an indeterminate sentence and his desire to know when confinement ends.
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A S Gregg
Montevue
Winesboro
Gilbert
Gresag
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Asyling
Coveurt
Cibert
Waynesboro
Justice of the Peace
Potter
Frederick
Polce Rowland
Tie
Gren Wis
Ife
Wagnerboro
le Vant
Montevie
Asytone
House of Correction
Asylum
Boston man devours 68 ears of corn in one hour
Charles W. Glidden, a champion eater, set a new world record in an Atlantic Avenue restaurant by consuming 68 ears of corn in one hour. He surpassed a New Yorker named Dugan who had eaten cats. Glidden remarked he felt unusually full and doubted he could eat for two weeks.
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Charles W. Glidden Champion Cater
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
One Dugan
New York
Glidden
Verge
Come ‘Ans
Wis Graeg
Ttf
Gniblic Hy
Agust
Npn
Pennsylvania
Rvevane Indivatual
Daughter’s marriage sparks debate on modern friv olity
A Washington Herald quote contrasts engagement with marriage to a jobless club found at a summer resort, arguing the move crosses lines of propriety. The snippet reflects social tensions over romance and leisure choices in a public sphere.
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Washington Herald
Wheat Devastated by Hessian Fly Warns farmers to act
A Northumberland County farmer reports severe Hessian fly damage across eastern Pennsylvania. Professor Surface advises early plowing or burning to destroy stubble, sowing trap strips in August, and uniform late seeding to curb the fly’s two-three broods, with no remedy once the insect infests the plants.
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Northumberland
Pennsylvania
State Zoologiet
Harrisburg
Surface
Pennaylvana
Doug
Harrisbirg
Heoloysian
tHig
Beattie murder case tied to Henrietta Pittman the new woman
Chesterfield County Court hears Beattie murder trial with Henrietta Pittman described as the new woman who introduced the accused to the Binford girl. The prosecution says Pittman will be questioned and potential testimony advances the case in Virginia.
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Henrietta Pitman
Beattie Case
Binford
Chesterfieht County Court
Hlouse
Ffenvievia Pillman
Beattie
Kite
Peat
Beuleh Hintord
Mystery ring on Fourth street baffles scholars
A heavy brass signet ring found four feet deep on Fourth street by BL Kennedy deepens a mystery. Experts at the Smithsonian Institution cannot decipher the odd characters resembling Chinese and note it may be a signet of a long vanished secret society.
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Las
I Fourth Street
Iho
Fourth Street
Kennedy
Department of Anthropology
Smitsonian Institution
Washington
Frederick Market Prices From Frederick County Exchange
Prices from Frederick County Farmers Exchange corrected September 1 1941 cover grains feeds and hay. Wheat No 2 Red 85c bushel rye 70c to 1.00 cornmeal 1.00 to 1.70 per 100 lbs forage and dairy feeds listed with per ton or per sack rates. Hay Timothy and Clover bids by grade with ranges. straw and baled oats listed. Advertising activity noted as driver of business.
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Frederick County Farmers’ Exchange
Iran
Hymeneal Alexander Aldn Avdue Nine Years After Death
Martha Alexander of Markittsville married Frank Alexander, her dead husband’s brother, in Harrisburg last Saturday. Naomi Souders and Garland Jewell wed August 28 at First Christian parsonage in Hagerstown. Dr E C Kefauver, once ill, reports full recovery and plans to resume practice in Thurmont after October 1.
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Alexander—Aldn Avdue
Martha
Alexander
Markittsville
Frank Alexander
Burkittsville
Harrisburg
Feawell—Souders
Naomi C. Souders
Garland G. Jewell
Frederick
First Christian Parsonage
Hagerstown
G8. Townsend
E. C. Kefauver
EC. Kefauver
Thurmont
Richard C. Kefauver
Middletown
Trudeau
Adirondacks
Kefauver
Casket Company Busy In Hagerstown Trade
The Montross Metal Casket Company of Hagerstown shipped a carload of caskets to the Pacific Coast yesterday and another carload will be ready for shipment to Denver next week. The factory averages about six caskets per day for jobbers and dealers nationwide. There are no stockholders in this city and county.
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Montross Metal Casket Company
Hagerstown
Pacific Coast
Denver Col
State Printing Contract Lets Save Over Eight Thousand Dollars
The State will save more than 8,000 on the contract for the State Printing including all printing for the forthcoming legislature session. King Bros. of Baltimore won the bid at 13,210 dollars. Last session’s printing cost 21,900 dollars.
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Board of Public Works
Annapolis
King Bros
Baltimore
Prize winners noted at Tol Chester Fair and regional updates
Notes from across the state report prize winners at the Tol Chester Fair, farming conditions improving with replenished wells, a highway robbery in Hampstead, a planned winter campaign by the Maryland Tuberculosis Association, and a state offer expiring for Reisterstown Turnpike Company property. Other items include medical and political notes, school appointments, unemployment protests, and flood damage in Baltimore.
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Tolchester
Howard Snyder
Hampstead
Carroll County
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
Reisterstown Turnpike Company
Howard A. Kelly
Baltimore
Mayo Sanitarium
Rochester
Minn
W. Laird Henry
Dorchester County
Public Sale Sells New Market House for 220 Dollars
Auctioneer John L Dutrow sold at the courthouse door a two story frame house and lot in New Market district for Sheriff William Grimes. Leo Weinberg bought the property for 220 dollars. The item includes a quoted exchange from a Chicago Tribune fragment.
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John L. Dutrow
Wm. C. Grimes
New Market District
Aden Anderson
Leo Weinberg
Kleptomaniac Tales From Aches and Tales
Fragmented dialogue recalls a kleptomania stereotype with characters Roll ingstone Nomoss and Tatters. The Philadelphia Record quotes a thief boasting theft for thrill while a Toledo Blade tidbit notes a business owner training his son in the trade.
Woman's Health Remedy Praised in Chicago Letter
Chicago readers hear a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and stomach trouble. Janet Zey of Arch Street asserts the product cured her and urges others to insist on it over substitutes sold for profit.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pink
Mrs
Janetzey
Arch St
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Waynesboro, Pa
Bartholomay
Rochester Beer
WM. H. Shipley
N. Market Street
Rapaa
Daphive
Mohis Sebile
Pittraan Girl
Torid
Henriette Pittmaan
Beatti
Heather Rinford
Great Baroad
L. E. Kennedy
Soc
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Maryland
Charles Rose
Security Cement and Lime Company
Security
United Brethren Orphanage
Quincy
Dr. Long
Annville
Board of School Commissioners
J. W. D. Seigman
Beaver Creek
Lester Bowers
Smoke Town
R. L. Robinson
Weller
Crothers
Lee
Gorman
Senator Lee
James Eads How
Laurel
Highlandtown
Fidelity Storage Warehouse Company
Lee Street
Western Maryland Railway
Nancy
Mr. Rambo
Chicago Tribune
Enery
Pierce
Rollingstoune
Rolly
Rollingstone
Philadelphia Record
Toledo Blade
Merhl F. Moberly
W. Patrick St. Frederick
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