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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1893
Page
4
A jumble of brief items reports anti German Czech unrest arrests, forest fire aid from Fort Lead City, weighing the White House baby, cotton wage reductions, officials urged to file monthly returns, and a cholera alert in England with London and Liverpool cited as ports to watch.
An incomplete 19th century style ad promotes Syrup of Figs as pleasant tasting and effective for bowel cleansing. It claims quick relief from headaches fevers and constipation and emphasizes its palatable formula suitable for stomach acceptance.
The Maryland Day observance at Mrs. Henry Williams residence featured Star Spangled Banner Day with Rev Col J Beale and Prof Geo Ed Smith leading invocations and readings. The event included hymns and recitations about Francis Scott Key, the bombardment, and the anthem’s inspiration.
Deputy Warden Russ reveals Charles J. Guiteau was buried beneath the jail laundry room floor near the engine room after removal of the body from public display. Dr. Hicks conducted the service. the fate of brains and other organs remains unknown while the spleen still reportedly rests in the Medical Museum.
The remains of Miss Lizzie A Best who died at Westminster last Monday were brought to Fanerels by overland train. She was placed in the Mt Olivet mausoleum and interred in the family lot this morning with Rev E R Eschbach officiating. Funeral director Fr Sehroeder arranged services here. The report also notes the forthcoming funeral of Mr Edward Barras at 4 PM from his son Daniel E Barras residence on East Fifth Street. Mr Barras was a life member of the Junior Steam Fire Engine Company and Beynolds Post G A R.
A serious railroad accident near the Frederick Lime Works was narrowly avoided when a Baltimore man noticed an open switch just before a train passed. The switch was closed, likely due to malicious interference. Authorities hope the guilty party is caught and punished.
William Steward was arrested yesterday by Constable J D Moberly on a warrant from Justice Hewes for forgery and uttering forged papers. He was brought before Justice Hewes who remanded him to 72 further bearings next Saturday at noon with Mr Z G Moitel for the prisoner representing.
The Philadelphia Times reports Lewis Fisher formerly of Predertes bid Monday in court at Cartersville, Pa for wife beating. The sentence was handed down promptly after the verdict.
Fragmentary lines note ages 43 44 and birth years 2iiand li, unclear names and places. No coherent event or entities to summarize beyond vague age references.
Despite a rough stretch the anglers from Piscatovial led by L. F. Astrizon and Dov est Point of Rocks enjoyed several strikes and landed eight fish as the water conditions disrupted fishing yesterday.
A Chinese man in the interior, deemed incurable, was promised by native doctors that a newborn baby's brains could heal him. One night a parcel arrived with a live child, and he killed the infant and ate the brain. The grisly case highlights folkloric medical beliefs and brutal acts.
The readable lines mention magazines and a summer home, with references to a pastel cardboard cover and decorative clover lettering. Names such as Gladys appear in partial phrases, while other segments describe a scene of care, sustenance, and a frozen period.
An exchange between Pelham Parker and Clob reveals Parker offers to refer the candidate to other engaged women, highlighting hesitation and desire for more information before marriage. The fragment suggests a social matchmaking tension within a private circle.
Fragmented text describes Bavarian peasants with traits such as drinking and wit and a road conversation. Mentions two Bavans and a wall scene with partial dialogue. No clear event, date, or full context provided in the readable portion.
A garbled dialogue fragment recounts street chatter and social exchanges. Names such as Mrs. F and Dora appear in a casual scene about clothing and sizes, with brief mentions of sales or shortages and a line about a not sold item. The tone resembles a light, everyday column or humorous brief.
Fragmented text notes a character named Tormo and questions his familiarity with Shakespeare. The piece shifts to advertisements for Brandreth’s Pills and Mayers’ Magnet Catarrh Cure, praising their efficacy for rheumatism digestion and catarrh with multiple claims and pharmacist references.
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