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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1920
Page
4
The text extols the dignity of manual labor and the shift in social attitudes toward workers. It notes that respect for those who produce goods has grown through organization and collective power, while condemning idlers and parasitic wealth. Labor Day is framed as a festival honoring workers and honest effort, especially those in inconspicuous physical toil.
A quiet Hanover wedding unites Miss Mary Elizabeth Fleming and Thomas Stephen Bader Jr with relatives present. The ceremony at the bride’s home used a ring rite, officiated by Rev. A S DeChani. Guests from Baltimore and Washington attended. couple to reside in York after a wedding trip. Christie Cushwa is set to wed Dr Charles Harold McEnerney in Williamsport, with a reception at the bride’s parents. The couple plan residence in Washington D C after October 5. Additional nuptials discussed include Henry Simpson and Nellie Johnson planning a fall wedding, and Hurd Gordorman tied in ceremony at the U B parsonage.
The Inquiring Reporter asks five citizens whether the electoral college should be abolished in favor of direct popular voting. Answers from RasHARD Simmons Alvin Quinn A. Melvin Seeger F.P. Snyder George K. Schofield reveal a range of opinions on direct presidential elections and the potential impact on how the U.S. president is chosen.
On Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock Kilmer H Brown and Miss Beulah J Keeney, both of Hanover Pennsylvania, were married in the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. Dr. U S G Rupp. They were unaccompanied.
A reception at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry H Witter honored Mr and Mrs Willis David Witter returning from a wedding trip to the Pacific coast. Numerous out of town guests from Los Angeles Philadelphia Keedysville Frederick and nearby areas attended.
Twenty years ago in Frederick several clubs formed including a Bryan-Stevenson Club at Creagerstown with officers President Harry E B Krise Secretary J Riggs and Treasurer C J Barrick The McKinley Roosevelt and Pearce Club adopted a constitution while Johns Library added many books A St Hester Brewing Co branch opened in Columbus with manager O M Haines Attendance marked Rockville fair opening The Key Monument Association elected officers for the year including President William Birley and Secretary C Rusherman plus members Yeakle Rager Mrs Helen Schley Mrs A M Laudauer Molly Blaenhauer and Eva Sinn
A string of social visits unfolds across Frederick and nearby towns as Miss Sara Gibbons and Miss Mary Schleb visit Kemp Town, Baltimore relatives, while Misses Marion Kopp Anna Staley travel to Baltimore. Various residents including Mr L P Scherer Mr Charles Doll and Philanthropist Mrs Elizabeth Mills host visitors from Washington and Baltimore, with teachers and professionals moving between Frederick Hagerstown and Annapolis areas.
A list of marriage licenses includes John W. Dronening and McKarg, and Charlotte M. Stockman. couples from Brunswick, Emmitsburg, Waynesboro, and Frederick are named along with ages. Deeds show Randolph Hamilton to Randolph Jackson. George A Ohler to Mary C Walsh. other transfers involve Emmitsburg and county residents with varied sums. The Cumberland Valley Medical Association met in Carlisle with addresses by Dr. Cowell and topics on severe chest injuries and wartime injuries.
Frederick County Agricultural Society outlines 1922 fair, inviting entries in 10 cattle, 15 horse, 13 sheep, 2 swine, 16 poultry classes with pomological, household, art, and craft divisions. Highlights include a high school stock judging contest October 20 under Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station oversight and a growing attractions program to draw crowds.
Frederick shoppers swarmed stores for four to five hours in a wild buying spree. Merchants and clerks struggled to keep up as crowds filled Market Street and jammed intersections. One merchant said three hundred people crowded his store at once. many were turned away. Cars lined streets as traffic slowed, though flow was eventually managed.
Mountaindale county picnic drew thousands as sunlit crowds enjoyed outdoor amusements and speeches by Senator Mish and Representative Zihlman. The event mixed politics with holiday celebration, while local preachers and Union Sunday schools highlighted community unity amid festive stalls and horned crowds.
A male mantis of unusual origin was captured and moved to Wilmington, Delaware. The specimen, identified as Tenodera sinensis, shows distinctive features and was brought by W. Phillips after being observed in Deepwater Point. Local entomologists note temperate American distribution and warn it may be one of the smaller exotic breeds.
Mr J F St haugh of 134 Oak Street Cumberland Md praises Dreco after an appendicitis scare and persistent stomach gas and poor appetite improve after the first bottle. He reports regained appetite strength and reduced pain and gas and plans to continue Dreco. Pearce's Modern Pharmacy advertises its Frederick introduction.
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