The League Saved and Ethiopia War Talks Begin
The League of Nations remains central as Britain France and Italy rehearse arbitration for Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie faces pressure while Ethiopian support grows, risking a bigger conflict if concessions are not made. An Eastern organ grinder was fined for forcing a monkey to dance 13 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Everce
Ethiopia
Italy
Ualual
Weue
Exon Rumople
Thaly
Bree
Malle Selassie
Great Britain
France
Rose
League
Pan
New Windsor Social Notes Aug 14 Visitors and Moves
Mrs Nathan Haines from Westminster visited daughter Mary Petry and took granddaughter Mary Petry home for the week. Mass V Richardson, Mrs Jesse Haines, Paul Buckey and family visited Baltimore. J E Barnea and wife with Miss Ethel Etsor spent a day in Baltimore. Rev Mr Laughlin from Baltimore is visiting Mrs W Cora Stouffer. Miss Theta Warner visiting Hagerstown. J R Galt on vacation this week. Arthur Lambert and family spent last Wednesday at Ellicott Cary with daughter Mrs Bohn. Young Mothers Club hosted Mr and Mrs Fred Youn house warming. Attendees included Fred Lohn, Charles Nusbaum, Harvey Palmes, Quensenberry, Nathan Bayle, Mrs Raymond Tattaval, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Windsor
Nathan Haines
Westminster
George Petry
Mary Petry
Mass V. Richardson
Jesse Haines
Paul Buckey
Baltimore
J E Barnea
Ethel Etsor
Mr Laughlin
Cora Stouffer
Theta Warner Fa
Hagerstown
J R Galt
Arthur Lambert
Ellicott Cary
Mra Bohn
Young Mothers’ Club Mae
Fred Youn
Fred Lohn
Charles Nusbaum
Alaska's aviation boom and historic purchases noted
A quirky reminiscence praises Alaska as a great aviation hub with daily commercial flights despite a small population. It speculates on Arctic mail routes, mentions Seward's 1867 purchase, and contrasts with prior Indian dealings while noting the value of Alaska's pilots and potential misgivings about the Louutena deal.
Voting Machine Demonstration Planned in Montgomery County
14 members of the Boards of Supervisors of Elections and County Commissioners along with other county officials will attend a voting machine demonstration in Baltimore city. The event, focused on installation of new machines in Bethesda and Wheaton precincts, follows a law passed by the last Legislature. Officials are gathering machines best suited to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville, Ang
Boards of Supervisors of Elections
Montgomery County
Supervisors of Elections
Balmore City
Bethesda
Wheaton
Laat
Fifty and Twenty Years Ago Today in Frederick
Local items from The News column dated August 14 recounts the pay car of the Frederick division of the Pennsylvania Railroad arriving with wages for Frederick and workers, the Junior Steam Fire Engine Company receiving thanks for hose carriage loan, and telephone workers relocating exchanges from Etchison building to East Patrick Street amid urban bustle. Also notes a first meeting for Republican county committee, a completed contract for the Maryland Power Company line, an injury to Zimmerman on a Baltimore and Ohio freight train, a citizen bitten at the State Fair, and Wilbur F. Brown named assistant driver for United Parcel track services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Pennsylvanis Railroad
Steam Fire Engine Company
William Price
Voluntee Firemans Association of Baltimore
Baltimore Firemens Reunion
Neweles Phone Exchange
Etchison
South Market Stert
East Patrick Street
Republican County General Committee
Cievige L
Xy Tae
Udd
Bate Stra
Bringin
Ee Wiens
H Zimmerman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Taneytown
Earl Biddinger
Woodsboro
H. Kable
Wilbur F Brown
South Market Street
United Pare
Readers weigh road quality Frederick area editors urge action
Readers press road improvements in Frederick and surrounding towns based on travel experiences across Maryland Virginia and beyond. Letters recount trips from Ocean City through Berlin Pocomoke City Salisbury and Cape Charles noting better highways in Delaware and Pennsylvania and urging Route 49 and Potomac bridge upgrades to ease travel and attract business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoth Pauling
Frederick
Witte J
Goran
United States
Hac Bee
California
Prodan
Varginis
Cape Charles
Ocean City
Berlin
Hal Poxomake
Ron
Virginia
Tly
Cape Charlie
Pocomoke
Pocomoke River
Princess Anne
Gaeth City
Ponomoke
Salisbury
Gettysburg
Susquehanna Trail
Potomac
Maretta
Ohio
Eancaster
Revates
Aley
Hagerstown
Day Menus From Mrs Alexander George Watermelon Rind Recipes
A quirky collection of recipes titles and ingredients including meat balls with beef and eggs and a spiced watermelon rind dish. The text lists measurements, steps, and sauce directions for browning meat balls and preparing a watermelon rind glaze with milk flour and sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaxander
George
Recife
Bauce
Rome
Ambiguous quotes from 19th century figures on diplomacy and politics
A garbled excerpt cites figures like Patrick Hayes and Ru'h Byran Owen discussing diplomacy in Washington. It mentions openness to new ideas and uncertainty about outcomes next week, with references to a Danish context and republican congress themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meer
Ru'h Byran Owen
Denmark
Blessings for virtuous deeds from St John 187 ae
The note cites Bible thought urging believers to dwell in Christ and His words to ask in faith for what is good. It promises blessings and a sure reward for virtuous deeds, even if delayed, in a Congres note style.
Beedtime and Harvest by Eleanor Blake review
A rustic-tinged novel about Else, torn between a freer life in California and family duty at home. The plot follows her attraction to a western dream versus the pull of marriage and local loyalties, ending with a choice to remain bound to the soil. The prose is plain, sympathetic, and easy to read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
New York
Eleanor Blake
Miss
California
Ives
Tims
West
Mithican
Out West
SUE'S STUFF COMING DAYS
An OCR fragment hints at upcoming political campaigning with talk of candidates platforms and speeches. The note questions who will run, what courses will be proposed, and how platforms may be shaped to suit various interests. It signals imminent debates across the dominion.
Lutheran church Sunday school plans and social notes
Foxville report covers Lutheran church Sunday school at 9 20 next Sunday led by Miss Grace Brown of New York with guests Mr and Mrs Grover Buhrman and family. Nearby families and members from Greensboro to Rockford, Hagersown, and Blue Ridge Summit share visits and weekend activities. Zion MEF Sunday school holds its annual event on Saturday, August 31 with local families attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foxville Foxilis
Lutheran Church Adhanced Sundey School
Grace Brown
New York
Varaten
Whitner Meteer
Catherine Broun
Bethel
Bradiet Wolfe
Rockford
Mary Jane
Tracey Deélauter
Elizabeth Castle
Dauchcer
Lee
Hacers
Reg Rently
Roub
Dh. von Buhrman
Junior
Edna May
Victor Brown
Lester Britnmoor Panteala
Merle Sprevkle
Blue Ridge Summit
Reuben
Atee
Zion
Isanual
Saurday
Today in History and Birthdays Highlights
A compact rundown of birthdays and historical events. Notable figures include Fra Paolo Sarpi Peter B Porter William Darby Park Benjamin Ann Pamela Cunningham Lutherans in Philadelphia Treaty with England US sloop Argus foreign legations in Pekin six day riot in Springfield and a long aviation record. Birthdays include Ernest Thompson Seton Bion Arnold Arthur Dempster and others with short career notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paolo Sarpi
Peter B Porter
New Yorks
Salisbury
Conn
William Darby
Dauphin County
Washington, D .C
Park Benjamin
British Guiana
New York City
Ann Pamela Cunningham
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
England
Washington
Pekin
China
Springfield
Harry N A’wood
St Louis
New York
Ernest Thompson Seton
Santa Fe
Ersland
Bion J Arnold
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur J Dempster
University of Chicago
Toronto
Canada
Bev
Wilfred Wary
W Ayer & Son
Mt Vision
G Bromley Oxman
DePauw University
Indiana
Sonora
Cal
H Parker Willis
Weymouth
Mass
High blood pressure stealths up on victim dangers rise
Dr Morris Fishes notes the rise of high blood pressure as a health threat. The piece discusses historical challenges in measuring blood pressure and the evolving methods that emerged over the past decades to detect and monitor this condition.
Chinatown Opium Dens Fall to Police and Tourists
New York City reports detail a sweep on three opium dens in Chinatown by police, detectives, and federal agents. The piece notes changing Chinatown, with Westernized Chinese businesses and tour groups still drawn to the district’s mystery. It describes beauticians, undertakers, doctors, and lawyers among Chinese residents adapting to American commerce, while temples trade on tourist interest and new gatekeeping by realtors influences old tenements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chinatown
China
Pell, Mott and
Dovers
Chinatoan
Calvin Conese Isa
Mulberry Street
Pell and Mott Strée‘s
Hip Sing
Leong
Chingtown Mission
Blood pressure and health checks urged for lifelong wellbeing
A British medical discussion emphasizes measuring blood pressure at every doctor visit and annually on birthdays, noting links to arterial disease and the need for routine exams. It advocates including heart checks, pupil tests, urine analysis, and blood work to detect conditions early, stressing life insurance considerations and parental age factors.
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the Daily News
Court
Maryland
Amo ! Manufacturing CO
Predertak Ma
Harvey Palmes
Quensenberry
Nathan Bayle
Raymond Tattaval
D C Reid
Norman Hann
Norman Naillean
Flapper
Fairbanks
Alaaka
Alsace
Edmonton
Arctic
Louutena
Seward
Alaska
Rey
Anat
Manhattan
Taland
Chines
the News
Coburn
By Williams
Trey
Frederik Uugiee
Jens Og
William J
Bernard Daley
Henry Brown
Sherman B
Flanasga Westminster
Carl Lescalet
Union Bridge
Daley
Elmer Glass
John Brown
Fred Nalll
Gress Eidoss
Sandwich
Congress
Patrick
Hayes
Tagong
Charles F Risk
Bible Thought
Bruce Catton
TE Soll
Sue
Grover Buhrman
Mhuwwa
Maa Poe
Greensboro
Ray Kuhn
Raymond Smith
George Fox
Leister Hurley
Itoonerville
Fontaine
Tactless
Tillie Tompkins
Detroit
John W Langdale
Mitchell Kennerley
Morris Fishes
Journal of the American Med+cal] Asociation
Bygeia
The
Mesith Magazine
New
Pall Harrison
Jone
Geta
Occidenta
Traubie
Iay
Chinese Charitable and Bene Olent Association
Nanking
First Life Insurance
Ieas
Beca
Thas
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