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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1920
Page
4
The article notes a nation wide dwelling shortage due to lack of new building. Vacancies grow as millions struggle to find homes. Many move in with relatives or crowd boarding houses. Families face cramped spaces, altered routines, and potential strains on marriages and child welfare.
The seven months of 1920 show a 78 per cent rise in US import figures from 1919, signaling growing oil world capacity. European producers recover and brace for business at the old level, while American output must adopt modern efficiency and operate on tight margins as fancy profits fade.
Summer is fading as fall nears with lower temperatures over several days. A 47 degree low last night compares to 51 the prior night and 45 on the 3rd, the coldest in the month aside from that date. Daytime highs fluctuated from 75 to 82 with a 68 degree evening reading and a heavy dew noted. The local weather sharp does not expect frost yet but says warmer weather is coming tomorrow and through the week.
An itemized column notes September warmth and upcoming Lutheran Centennial activities, school history projects, local church events, hospital reports, and community anecdotes. It recalls veterans from Antietam, local cemeteries, park plans on Jefferson Boulevard, and ongoing street improvements. A separate notice reports R. Fred Barrick recovering from an eye injury at work.
An old style advertisement urges women to smile through pain from organic trouble and claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound provides a remedy. It stresses forty years of relief and suggests women owe themselves and families a fair trial.
Frederick power users face a revised rate schedule filed with the Public Service Commission by the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co. Rates will fluctuate with coal costs under a new clause base at 5.50 per ton. the change, issued August 21 and effective September 21, may not affect small users now. The firm cites coal price swings and rising freight costs as the burden, with further charges to be seen.
Frederick items from The News column dated September 15 1929 note funds raised for Galveston flood sufferers totaling 180 dollars. Ten Home for the Aged residents enjoyed a trolley party to Middleway. The county grand jury ended after 10 days without extension. Judge McSherry questioned the new law. Miss Ethel Page began duties as matron at the Maryland School for the Deaf. Mantz supervised new gutters around Court Square. Eleven racing events announced for the Frederick Fair. Linemen from the Frederick County Telephone and Telegraph Company struck for higher wages. The first frost of the season occurred in Frederick County. A Young Men’s Bryan Stevenson and Little Democratic Club formed by Fourth Ward Democrats with officers listed.
A narrative of a late night train journey from Chicago to St Paul along the Mississippi River. The writer recalls Aurora Rochelle Oregon and Savanna, visits Galena and the Grant legacy, observes Wisconsin and Minnesota landscapes, Lake Pepin, and ends with the Minnesota State House at St Paul while recounting Fort Snelling and Mendota history and the origins of St Paul.
Frederick County National Bank, of Frederick, Maryland, reports assets including U.S. currency and bank notes, gold, and government securities. Liabilities show deposits, surplus, and undivided profits. The statement is sworn as of September 16, 1920, by Secretary Geo. W. Heinlein and notary Chase T. Hendrickson.
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