Rural Marylanders Health Gap Shrinks as Cars Rise
Editorial notes compare Maryland mortality by locale from Sears Roebuck Foundation findings. Urban residents show higher deaths from heart disease pneumonia cancer and homicide while rural areas face typhoid tuberculosis and influenza impacts. Also reports 1924 auto deaths at 52 daily with 9.6 deaths per 10,000 cars for 17.5 million registered vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Sears.Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Foundation
United States
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety
Bureau
Washington College Commencement Week Program
Washington College announces Commencement Week will start Wednesday June 16 with a Dramatic Association play. June 11 features the Samuel Towner Rodgers prize debate and June 12 the Simpers medals declamation. Events include the Commencement ball June 12, a reception June 13, alumni dinner and meeting that night, baccalaureate June 14, Y M C A address by Rev Cadman, and exercises June 15 with Bishop McDowell as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington College
Chestertown
The
Dramatic Association
Samuel Towner Rodgers
Simpers
Titsworth
S. Parkes Cadman
New York City
William F. McDowell
Washington, D. C
Methodist Church
A Valuable Pamphlet on Tuberculosis Care
A new edition issued by the State Department of Health offers practical guidance for those suffering from tuberculosis and their households. The pamphlet emphasizes that TB is not always fatal and most patients recover with prompt medical care from a qualified physician and strict adherence to given instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
Wartime Construction Supplies Arrive for Plastering and Whitewash
S Frank Cole of South Seventh Street reports the receipt of War ner s Limoid ready for spraying whitewashing and brick work along with Green Tag dry mixed lime suitable for all plastering tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Frank Cole
South Seventh Street
Warner
Anniversary Celebrations and Church Founding Details
The article recalls H. C. Comegys as superintendent and the 1870 Sunday School start by two ladies, growing to about forty scholars, six teachers, with books, a cabinet organ, and donations totaling over 80 for missions and rector support. It notes a church edifice under construction, consecration in 1875, and a long line of rectors ending with 1924. It highlights land, furnishings, donations, and active guilds sustaining Holy Trinity Parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Comegys
Missionary Board
Home Missions
Easton
G. L. Beaven
H. Comegys
B. Massey
A. Goldsborough
L. Manlove
A. Massey
A. Manlove
E. Betts
G. W. Goldsborough
William C. Satterfield
M. T. McColley
Mary
Sarah Goldsborough
Myrtle Grove
Talbot County
Robert Goldsborough
St. John’s
Mary A. Reed
Henry C. Lay
Ater
Heady C. Dulles
Nataline Bayard Dulles
Anna Dulles
Altar Guild
Adeline French
S. J. French
M. &. Goldsborough
Shull
J. H. Coffroth
Mary Carter
Julia Carter
Margaret Comegys
Emma Comegys
William Wright
F. B. Adkins
A. A. Christian
Geores F. Beaven
Franklin B. Adkins
G. E. Edgar
Harrison B. Thomas
Alward Chamberlaine
Irving A. McGrew
William F. Adams
Edward R. Rich
Ladies of Holy Trinity Guild
Clara Harper
Victoria E. Roe
F. R. Malone
A. I. Brumbaugh
Malone
Brumbaugh
In Memoriam For James Morgan Died November 10 1924
In loving remembrance of my dear father James Morgan who died November 10 1924 Dearest father thou has left us Here thy loss we deeply feel But it is God who hath bereft us He can all our sorrows heal Though this world is full of trouble Full of sorrow and of pain Yet to us it would seem Heaven if you were here again By His Daughtery Nettie
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Morgan
Daughtery Nettie
Why W J R and M Are Used On Party Lines
Telephony engineers tested all letters to see which ones travel best over wires and avoid confusion with digits or other letters. The results showed W J R M passed the tests best in that order, so these letters were adopted as suffixes for party line numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schloss
Baltimore
London
Zane Grey
Confucius Life Sketch as Teacher and Magistrate
Confucius began as a teacher and later served as a magistrate. After retirement from office he dedicated himself to writing and teaching, shaping Chinese thought and moral philosophy through his works and teachings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kung
Confucius
Philosopher
National Intelligencer Claims National Status in 1800
The National Intelligencer, founded in Washington in 1800 by Samuel Harrison Smith, argued it was the first newspaper in the United States capable of truly asserting a national scope. The claim reflects early ambitions for national press reach and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Intelligencer
Washington
Samuel Harrison Smith
Telephone Weather Aid Cuts Farm Losses in New York
In one New York county the Weather Bureau forecast service saved an estimated $25,000 on hay in 1924. Daily forecasts by telegraph and telephone informed farmers 1 to 4 days ahead, enabling timely cutting and harvesting. The program, run with the New York State College of Agriculture and county bureaus, expanded to about 35 counties each July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Weather Bureau
United State Department of Agriculture
New York State College of Agriculture
New York County Farm and Home Bureaus
G. F. Warren
Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Wasn't He the Mean One Epitaph on a Scolding Wife
A humorous epitaph lines a husband for his wife Bridget who scolds him, noting her death and his relief as she lies at rest. The brief verse frames a dated marriage tension with a grim touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Keeping With the Gang In The Companion Ship Of Friends
A brief note reflects on social dynamics among groups, highlighting loyalty and companionship as a preferred path at the social peak. The line from Hoston Tran script hints at camaraderie shaping hierarchies and daily life in a close circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoston Transcript
Real Estate Auction on Second Street Lot Details
The notice lists a 46 foot frontage lot on Second Street running 100 feet back, opposite the old primary school to be discontinued for the sale. It includes an eight room dwelling and will be shown by Mr Cesar or Mr Culver to interested buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second and
Randolph
Second Street
Cesar
Mr. Culver
Public Sale of Long Marsh Ridge Farm in Caroline County
Public sale of a valuable real estate mortgage in Caroline County Maryland. Effie Taylor and Calvin H Pavlor, defaulted on a 1914 mortgage assigned to James T Earle as Assignee, will offer in front of Goldsboro Bank on May 23 1925 a tract titled Long Marsh Ridge Enlarged Hog Hole Keen s Fright Hemalay s Discovery with detailed metes and bounds ending at Bee Tree Swamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose W. Bradley
Susan E. Bradley
James B. Wright
Henry R. Lewis
J. Owen Knotts
Caroline County
Liber T. L. D
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Geo. E. Culver
Effie Taylor
Calvin H. Pavlor
Sadlersville Bank of Maryland
James ‘T. Earle
Goldsboro Bank
Long Marsh Ridge
Keen
Hog Hole
Hemalay
Long Marsh
Locust Ridge
Hog Pen Neck
Bee Tree Swamp
Baynard
Huey Hole
Hog Elole
James EE. Merrick
Ezekiel T. Merrick
Queen Anne's County
John G. Dillon
C. W. HL
Francis M. Gooding
C. W. EL
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Denton Journal
Roward Melvin Bemih
Johnebon
Melvin & Johnson
Fabiana E
Postoffice
Aton
WSPAP
National
Journal
He the
Mean One
Federalsburg
Nanticoke River
Reliance
James Temple
Kolynos
Owens
Bull Durham
Omar
Fatima
B. F. Gravely
LaVona
Sinbad
Detroit Press
Bae
Sporting Goods
Armour’s
Welch
Talbot
Gosman
Cloverdale
W.H. Rathell
Denton, Md
Davis
John Deere Farm
McCormick and
Deering
Goodyear
R. H. Stafford
Burrsville, Maryland
WM. Pepper
Maryland Trust
Elkton
ST. Paul
Denton Candy Kitchen
N. Sixth St
Elsie Mitchell
Wat
Krius Comicuses
H. A. Stigle
S. Longenecker
Second St
Harvey L. Cooper
George Mr. Culver
New. Nam
Ingleside
Goldsboro
James T. Earle
J. Elmer Anthony
Eculuss Baltimore Clothes
J. H. Nichols & Company
Redden’s Palace Theatre
Palace Theatre
Sophie Kerr
Pat O'Malley
Agnes Ayres
Betty Compson In ‘the Enemy Sex
James Cruze
Broadway
Owen Moore
Constance Bennett
Mabel Ballin, ‘Charles Ogle
and David Butler
Redden
Refined Photo Productions
Denton, Maryland
Wesley Collegiate Institute
Studenta
Henry G. Budd
D. D
Dover, Delaware
Heberling
Haheuite Medicine Company
Bloomington
Illinois
Quaker Tull Nurseries
Newark
N. Y
Virginia
William H. Kemp
Eaaton
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