City Council Debates Water Tax and Street Lights
The Frederick city council funds a parsonage tax relief petition from First Baptist Church and approves a 50 dollar illumination at Main Gerard streets. Officials report July receipts of 10 612.36 with sewerage bond proceeds, and extend a water main on Valley avenue. A long correspondence letter from T P Spates defends his political stance while disputing Funk and Byrd related claims.
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Strom
John H. Barnett
First Baptist Church
Water Committee
Rouss Hook and Ladder Company
W. S. Taylor
Main
Gerard
Valley Avenue
Byrd
Sewerage Commission
Corporation Court
Snyder
Haymaker
Munk
Winchester
W. C. Gratchen
Harry Kern
Funk
Frederick County
Unanimous Resolution on Fund Expenditure by Committees
Mr Haymaker reported most fire company secretaries filed itemized reports with the fire committee. A majority must sign vouchers. A resolution was adopted prohibiting any fund under council control from being expended except with a majority approval of the responsible committee. Mr Glaize noted complaints by residents about merchants overusing space for their goods.
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Haymaker
Common Council
Glaize
Spates Letter Appears Free of Charge Publication
The Star prints Mr. Spates letter at no cost, clarifying it does not reflect The Star's endorsement of its statements and that publication is not an endorsement.
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Shire
Nately
Cline
Lynch
Washington Star
T. P. Spates
Spates
M. Funk
Frederick County
Mr. Spates
Mr. Funk
Hagerstown
Byrd
Republican Party
M. M. Lynch
Leslie D. Kling
J.M. Funk
The New Woman Coffee Sours Health in Southern Readers
A Richmond Virginia woman describes years of coffee use harming her health including headaches nervousness and vision loss. She credits stopping coffee with Postum and later Grape Nuts for marked health gains and weight gain, urging others to consider the remedies in the letter.
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Richmond
City considers sidewalk, drainage, and sewer ordinances
The council discussed enforcing city ordinances on street sanitation and issuing warrants for noncompliance. It reviewed calls for merchants to curb waste in boxes and bins, and debated drainage charges of $2 for cellar connections to the sewers. New sidewalk appropriations were approved for the John Kell Public School and Memorial Hospital nurses’ home.
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Eet
Cooper
Fairmont Avenue
Sewerage Commission
John Kell
Memorial Hospital
Brucetown News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Weather
Mrs Eliza Timberlake recovers from illness after a week of weakness. The Gordon sisters visit relatives near Rest. A Sunday shower boosts optimism for crops across Brucetown. Various locals host visitors from Berryville Martinsburg and Washington while church and picnic plans unfold. Notables include Rev Dr John P Hyde and family visiting the Tanquary household.
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Gordon
Byrd Purcell
Hannah Phillips
Berryville
G. V. Blake
Mary
Corrie Swimley
Martinsburg
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Pidgeon'’s
Luther March
Washington
John Fiddler
Summers
March
Fiddler
Bayles
Philadelphia
Mish Thompson
Nan
Margaret Payne
Charles Jefferson
Reva
Alice Grant
Katherine Grant
John P. Hyde
Winchester
Newton
Be6son
Alum uses and effects for home health
The notice promotes alum as a household staple with benefits for bleeding wounds and toothache. It advises using alum dissolved in water to make a mouthwash for bleeding gums or tongue, and notes alum should be held in the mouth rather than swallowed.
Various Species of Mammals
The text explains that about 2,500 mammal kinds exist on earth. It defines mammals as warm-blooded milk-giving animals and notes the term mammals distinguishes them from other creatures.
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Earth
New Poslam Drug Claims Immediate Skin Relief
A one year old discovery named posiam purportedly cures eczema and related skin troubles including pimples acne and scalp conditions. It comes in a 50 cent size for minor cases and a two dollar jar for eczema patients. Officials offer free samples by writing Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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Franco Baker & Son’s
Winchester
West 25Th Street
New York City
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Fire Committee
E. M. Funk
Buch
Mr. Byrd
Middletown Mirror
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Henry Baétier & Co
Westville
Brucetown
Eliza Timberlake
Middletown
Mulberry St
Stephens City
Pike
Good & Co
Wrouss Ave
Max Moses
E. Piccadilly Stz
Senator
Singer Building
W. Piccadilly St
Clear
E. Lafollete
Jno
Carlisle
Berryville Pike
Ind
A. Elliott
Stephenson
United States Fidelity & Guarantee of
Batimore
James B. Russell
Virginia Horse Shows
Orange
Charlottesville Front Royal
Manassas
Warrenton
Petersburg
Arthur Warthen
State Pipe Reuse Front
Royal Virginia
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater
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Walter B. Yount
Tod
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Vreeland
Electro
New Jersey
Indic
Burnt Factory
John Oberlin
KE. Thomas Co
Dayton
Hip
Henry F. Seal
R Sale
Willams Morgan
Stephen City
Robinson
Mill Road
Oscar C Miller
M. H.tabb
Heward
Star Office
Gore
W.i.ice
Kodak Eastman
Miller’s Drug Store
Kodaks
Fred S. Boyd
Thomas Brands
D. A. Thomas & CO
Maryland
A. C. Stonaker & Son
Iva
A. Thomas Co
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