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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1934
Page
6
Fragmented text recounts a 1344 style postal issue and a long rambling discussion on federal and state taxes. It mentions a Saturday August 4 1344 date and cites U.S. states adopting sales and income taxes, with bitter tone about taxation and public finance.
Mr and Mrs Stuart A Widener wed in Westminster this week and plan a motor trip to Bungnak Alaska to teach in a government school. Mrs Widener is Katherine Sullivan formerly. Groom is a resident of Abinedon Virginia.
A resident from Foxtile near Maryland was sentenced on Thursday to one year in the Maryland House of Corrections for a charge involving a garage theft and gasoline theft from Clarence Linder in Mt Erma. The reported case details include the suspect’s conviction for stealing gasoline and related property.
A reader complains about erroneous reports and praises local work in Honolulu. The letter laments delays and misprints, notes a lawyer and boss, and questions editorial clarity while urging better coverage.
A busy day menu features sandwiches, punch drinks, and assorted desserts. The article lists tropical cakes, coconut cream desserts, and chocolate circles with instructions for making batter, chilling, and baking in paper cups.
Frederick memories reflect Aug 4 1914 with notes on a chapel underg oing repairs and later parish fire damage. The piece catalogs local events including a delivery wagon crash, a bakery incident, and civic notes from Vernon T Smith and others as well as Jesse Lasky film plans for Heart of Mary in Predenck.
The page describes mixed summer conditions with rain and hot spells, notes about farmers and canners facing hardship, and ongoing community events. It mentions Elks camp plans near Keysville, Marylang State Camp Pats, a transient center dispute in Frederick county, and various social activities like teas, card parties, and dinners. A maritime thread covers Atlantic voyages and garden trips near Wilmington.
A reader defends county delegation for tax relief and reduced expenses in Annapolis. He credits the group for passage of measures lowering taxes, discusses character and education of delegates, and urges continued moral and intellectual representation at the capitol.
The annual Homecoming Day at Sams Creek Church of the Brethren features a Sunday School opening at 10 o’clock with Prof Loo Brumbaugh of Western Maryland College delivering the sermon. An afternoon session includes a peace address by Pr Hern Eby of Ann Arbor and musical and speaking program throughout. The revival continues through August 19 with multiple preachers and special music by Sheets Evangelistic Singers from Baltimore. A Sunday morning program on August 12 includes provided music by the Hattvlers and Arhaughs. The event culminates with preaching by Elder E Bixler and Rev William Kinsey.
A scattered list noting historical anniversaries from 1762 to 1932 including Percy Bysshe Shelley and Oliver P Morton with birth and death dates, plus today’s birthdays such as Dr. Joseph H. Apple and Sir Harry Lauder. Also mentions United States Coast Guard founding in 1790 and Great Britain declaring war in 1914, followed by a horoscope noting broad views and potential dangers.
Bruce Catton reviews a novel about marriage and divorce set in Puritan England. The piece comments on character types and themes of loyalty, infidelity, and societal judgment while noting the author and publishing details.
Fragmentary OCR style note from B Frottingham containing biblical quotation references and scattered phrases about enemy persecution and humanity, with numerous garbled words and missing context. Specific names or events are not recoverable.
A New York chronicle peers into Saratoga Springs revelry and superstition among racing hands. Mascots like goats dogs and a coon accompany stabled horses while touts resurface with old tricks as face track betting returns.
A historical health article notes heart disease deaths in the United States rose from 332 per 100000 in 1900 to 224 per 100000 in 1932, a 70 percent increase, linked to longer lifespans and aging. It discusses varying regional patterns and types of heart disease affecting adults over 30, with emphasis on myocardial and arterial conditions.
The piece blends quirky verse and prose on perspiration and pleasure, then shifts to observations connecting blood pressure to modern life. It notes higher rates among African and Asian heritage groups in urban settings and links hypertension to personality and civilizational stress.
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