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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1926
Page
4
The Daily News of Frederick Maryland notes Associated Press copyright fees for publication of news dispatches and states that no notices or opinions will be printed without submission of authority. Free notices must be written and mailed to the office. telephone submissions are not accepted.
A long Washington mystery grips readers as no one knows the identity of the White House spokesman. Reports note a blue sack suit, a chin stroke, and a poker face as clues fail to reveal the figure. The public awaits a spoken confirmation to end the suspense.
The Boston News Letter began on April 20, 1704 as a tiny lettered sheet and is called the Adam of U S journalism. From that seed grew daily and weekly newspapers across the United States and Canada, preserving a core aim to report facts accurately and serve the public interest.
A lighter verse praises the return of spring with flowers and trees in bloom. The speaker, N A Lufburrow, extols the season as a cure for winter and looks forward to pleasant weather and longer days.
The Inquiring Reporter gathers opinions on who will win the National and American League pennants. Frank Schmidt and William Bennett back the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates, while Frank Shapro favors the Athletics and Guy Motte predicts the Giants and Yankees for the two leagues. Day is unsure, calling it too early to prophesy.
A mosaic of historical anniversaries and events from past and present. Notable births and deaths span Robert Walpole Henry V Ptelding Samuel Eccleston Henry Campbell-Bannerman and others with dates, places, and roles. Current observances include Arbor Day celebrations in Nebraska and New Hampshire and regional civic events across the United States.
A garbled notice mentions a $500 bequest to a cemetery and bids or fees related to a Spencer Creek area in Winchester related parcels. It references the burial of the deceased's parents in a local cemetery, with unclear names and specifics due to OCR damage.
Fragmentary note requests a newspaper to compel Colonel House to reveal how he funds himself. It mentions a person wishing the journalist would obtain the truth and references a wartime or political context without specifics. The text remains unreadable in places due to OCR errors but centers on press pursuit of funding details.
H Dorsey Erouison argues Frederick should address rising rents by promoting a cooperative effort to build affordable apartment houses with bath and toilet facilities. He condemns rent gouging by owners and urges a citywide syndicate of business, philanthropic citizens to replace costly rentals with affordable homes, urging action.
A wry meditation on trust in people and society with humorous vignettes of married life, a bridge game joke, barbershop talk, and a radio era anecdote, concluding with a friendly, homespun tone about human fallibility.
Twenty years ago in Frederick a column notes the return of members and updates from the Young Monarch Christian Association. A committee comprised of Joe Apple, IoD Baker, WOC Pires, G. Bo Bowers, and many others is listed with numerous local names and positions.
A humorous column laments vanity and social mores, noting delicate eating contests mocked by Beau Brummel and Lord Chesterfield, critiques of roller skating in church social life, German women’s skirts, men's fashion quirks, Circe’s meal as mythic diet and a recipe, and Dame Nellie Melba’s memoirs.
Dr Huen Sr, Surgeon General United States Public Health Service notes success in preventing epidemics relies on prevention and vigilance at ports. International efforts include the Pan American Sanitary Code of 1921 guiding disease control and cross border health measures. The 1924 U S smallpox data show a rise in cases and deaths despite vaccination efforts.
The article argues pre-vaccination smallpox caused one tenth of deaths and nine tenths suffered infections. It asks readers to imagine 135000 annual U.S. deaths and widespread facial scarring, urging everyone to consider getting vaccinated.
Syd Chapman makes his final appearance tonight in The Man On The Box a strong farce as audiences laughed at Chaplin in a maid disguise. Empire features Norman Kerry Virginia Valli The Price of Pleasure The Iron Nag and a news reel precede or follow with additional comedy and thrill content.
The piece notes Aaron bearing Israel's judgement, praises a High Priest Jesus, and announces Miss Tierna Putman of Mount Holyoke College receiving an ACLS grant for medieval justice studies. It highlights 21 American scholars funded for projects in social and humanistic sciences.
A radio address by Meredith N. Stiles, head of The Associated Press Latin American department, notes the shift of world news flow from north to south. Since 1919 AP has maintained a large South American news service, delivering two newspaper fills daily to cooperatives in Buenos Aires and other ports, with rapid relays from New York to South American papers via cable and land lines.
The Eurlilian class of the First Baptist church met on April 19 at Miss Rachel Ripley's home. Officers and members attended, with scrip ture, prayers, and treasurer's report. A Trinity M.E. church social in Hood College circles is planned for April during which Epworth League officers will be elected. Also noted is Laura Garden Praser receiving the Sanford Saltus medal for her Grant Port Vancouver design.
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