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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1894
Page
3
An advertisement extols a medicinal syrup claiming to improve health, dispel colds and fevers, and aid digestion. It markets "California Pig Syrup Con cineldy" and "Syrup of Days" as aliases, asserting medical approval and consumer satisfaction while warning against substitutes.
The piece honors Bransford Wauters a teenage Lynchburg poet, recalling his short life and posthumous fame. It notes his birth in a log cabin at the corner of Alain and Bloth streets, his fragile health and poetic talent, and the lasting memory of his verse as readers across the country copied his lines. The obituary mentions his ancestry, references to Thomas Moore, and the Lynechburg Press publication in 1824, with a note on his burial place remaining uncertain.
A Cumberland gardener combats grapevine infested sparrows by pouring whisky over wheat to soak the grain overnight. The birds fed, then gathered in a crowd and were easily captured. The remedy left the arbor clean as locals praised the clever method and a Chicago merchant, Mr Kabler, noted it to others.
Weather and crop notes from Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore describe above normal temperatures, heavy rainfall, and delayed harvests. Reports cover wheat, corn, hay, oats, potatoes, turnips, and tobacco with impacts from wet, cool conditions and drought in places, plus local county notes on Adamstown Libertytown and St. Mary's College.
An unclear item lists multiple cities and venues including Harrisburg Mottwille and Brooklyn. The garbled text references games or events with names like Chiron and Hattimares, and mentions venues at several towns, but specific dates or outcomes are unreadable.
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