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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1889
Page
3
The notice outlines advertising rates, deadlines, and display rules. It sets minimums for submissions, specifies that ads must arrive by certain times to appear the same evening or next issue, and explains billing terms and running accounts. It emphasizes weekly publication deadlines and changes to payments after the monthly cycle.
Baltimore dispatch notes hog cholera concerns at the Talbot County Fair amid a disease spread to Delaware. In local sports, the Cappers beat the Tankers 14 to 4, with Cowe and Beer excelling for the winners and Howe fanning 14. A.& Miner, Esa of Leitersburg, was seriously injured when a wagon wheel passed over him during a wagon friction block incident. three ribs broken and a badly bruised leg.
County commissioners, after heavy rain, telegraphed for pontoon bridges to span air streams across the Monocacy. The reply promises ships in a day or two, with a note about smokers and cigars, mentioning a Havana cigar for 5 cents and a factory by Lewis PF Kassmeci.
The piece combines a humorous domestic scene of fall cleaning and announces Maryland partridge and quail shooting seasons. It notes general and local laws on hunting dates, with Baltimore County permitting Oct 1 and opening Oct 15 in several counties. It says November hunting is best in Maryland and Virginia due to cooler weather and bigger birds.
A rural guide urges farmers to cut costs by using ingenuity and self reliance. Learn to repair wagons and tools, turn farming into diverse skills, and keep work at home to boost profits. A dollar saved is a dollar earned.
Bright cool September morning fans the market as butchers and hotel, restaurant participants, and Democrats judge beef and attend sales. Prices hold steady with modest shifts: sweet corn peaches apples grapes quinces and other produce listed with per peck or per unit quotes.
A forthcoming publication promises a full history of the Johnstown disaster by a well known author. The work aims to be a valuable library volume with portraits and engravings from original drawings and photographs. Agents are sought to solicit subscriptions and secure territory.
Washington correspondent notes local interest in a proposed rated connection between Georgetown and Frederick Md. Early plans said the Baltimore and Ohio line would tie Frederick to Georgetown, but the actual route differed. A conference with Georgetown and Frederick businessmen including Cissell Crepley Oney is planned to discuss the plant and its future.
David Rittenhouse was arrested yesterday afternoon by Ger Oben derfer and taken before Magistrate Wilson. He was declared of unsound mind and committed to Montevne Horps. From his talk authorities suspect escape from the Insane Asylum Zyrone. He was found on the streets with a barlow knife, onions, and salt, claiming preparations for midday meal as he muttered about his wife.
Roll of Honor lists many students from School No. 7 and other schools in Walkeraville and nearby towns, naming students such as Mattie Perry, Bee Anders, Nettie Barrier, and Ada Zimmerman along with teachers and post office addresses. The Death notices honor John T. Quynn a longtime Frederick resident and former railway conductor, detailing his service, family, and memorial arrangements, followed by obituaries for clergy and residents including Hard T. Bron and Thomas Harris with funeral and church details.
A patchwork column notes September’s waning days and local weather, politics and oddities. It mentions Democratic day events, Republican organizing, town happenings at City Hotel and a new carriage repository project, plus church notes and local illnesses and recoveries.
The article lists routine Sunday services across many denominations including All Saints P E, Reformed, Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, St John’s Catholic, Court Street Lutheran, German Baptist, Evangelical Lutheran, United Brethren, German Reformed, Trinity M E, and local Y M C A and Salvation Army activities. It notes specific pastors, service times, Sunday schools, and upcoming events for communities in several towns, plus Childrens’ Day plans and a Salvation Army schedule.
The State charges Wim Davis with larceny of several horse brushes belonging to Chas. F. Fleming. Case heard before Magistrate Wilton with several witnesses. Davis remanded to jail for grand jury action. Frank Smith, a vagrant, was arrested by Officer Schmidt and jailed for five days by Mayor Dall.
A garbled local notice row mentions T J Owens of Mont Rowery county offering a "fyatercal Fist" and a Children’s day exercise at Mit Pleasant os tomorrow. It also repeats patent medicine claims for Brown's Bittere and Hood's Sarsaparilla. A YOM OLU meeting and resignations at JF. Euenhaser’s store are noted, with a jury verdict in a separate assault case.
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