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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1926
Page
4
The Fredericks, Md paper outlines AP news use rights and writer real-name policy for communications. It notes free notices as advertising must be mailed to the office and not taken by phone.
A 1928 discussion argues that smart merchants counter slow business by increasing newspaper advertising during dull periods. It claims advertising smooths demand, reduces rushes at holidays like Christmas Easter and fall, and spreads sales evenly across day week month and year, eliminating seasonal lulls.
A reflective column argues sport reflects national health and moral status. It extols outdoor sport as universal, unifying, and free of politics, linking athletic competition to fairness, worldwide bridges, and shared civic values through events like Olympics and international matches. It champions open-air vigor and public participation.
The Empire highlights Tas Yankee Sen Mix as feature with Busters Orphan Party supplement and Pathe News from Maryland. Irene Rich appears in Pain O Mine today. Big pictures include comedy and news reel screenings.
Classified ad notes local market results for wheat and corn as listed in The News Wiss. Prices per bushel are shown and reflect current trading in regional markets.
Five residents answer today’s Inquiring Reporter question. Mrs. Lewis Lebherz would not choose one want but many. Miss Bub an Condon wishes all she most desires would come true. Grace Wells hopes to travel widely. Margaret Lough seeks happiness for herself and others. J. S. Day says he has too many wishes to pick one.
The record Details multiple marriage licenses including Howard Haines and Lilly Dutrow plus Norman Valentine and Anne Fritz among others. It also lists property deeds involving Claude Fry, William Varnes, and Emmons Sanners, with several transfers and equity case filings. A rescue story describes Minnie Dick of Gettysburg saved from Marsh Creek by Eddie Plank Jr and Ruth Wyarist after submersion. she recovered fully.
Annual outing for Potomac Edison Company employees from Hagerstown Frederick Waynesboro Martinsburg Winchester Berkeley Springs and Charles Town districts. Event to be held at Braddock Heights on August 24 and 25 with transportation and activities planned.
The Missionary Society of the Evangelical Reformed churches will meet at Mrs. ROS, T Putrow, Carrie Phice’s residence on Wednesday evening. The notice was mistakenly issued for Tuesday and remains unchanged in the invitation.
A railway engine regulates its smoke by wheel turns. Four puffs occur per complete turn of the driving wheels. With an average wheel circumference around 20 feet and at 15 miles per hour, the locomotive emits about 88 puffs per minute or 52 805 puffs per hour, with 15 00 revolutions in an hour.
Today in History lists battles, deaths, inaugurations and floods from 1648 to 1904 with figures like Cromwell Pickens Victoria and Franklin Coston. Today’s Birthdays note Sir Eric Drummond Julia Marlowe and other notable figures. Multiple events span centuries with regional mentions and upcoming meetings across the U S.
A lighthearted column laments a sweltering vacation week with a scorching day. The writer critiques the heat, notes missed beach plans, and jokes about staying home while imagining cooler getaways. The piece uses playful archaic spellings and humor to convey summer misery.
An electric elevator will be installed in the block near Market and Patrick streets, Frederick, with anticipated work beginning in May. The notice, dated twenty years ago today, cites the local box and the Vesse Mantes Market area as the site of the improvement and lists the involved parties and timing.
A heavy Monday storm deluged Frederick and surrounding areas with up to three quarters of an inch of rain. The temporary Balilenger Creek bridge three miles south of the city was swept away at about 7 30 PM, suspending trains between Elds fly Buckeystown and Waelingtoen. motorists are urged to use alternate routes via Wyattstown and Albany roads.
A fragmentary Bible verse fragment urging strength to observe all laws is cited from Josua 17. The text blends words about loyalty and goodness, reflecting religious instruction on faithful conduct and obedience.
A small gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs Theodore Keeney near Woodsboro marks a union with guests including Mr. and Mrs Louis Myers and family Mrs Tess McShears and family Mrs Philips Keeney and Lenard Myers, as registered in the couple’s license notes.
A fragmented OCR passage describes a flexible bungalow concept with garbled lines and odd branding. The unreadable text mentions design features, scales, and fashion hints, with scattered terms like Crosser, Brokers, and Wishen emerging without clear context.
Taneytown Aug 17 appoints Le Roy Byham as principal and Guy P. Bready as vice principal along with Carey Knauf Mary P. Phillips Viola Broadwater Lena Derr Ethel 2 Mitten Claude LeFevre Victoria Weybright Harry Laker Mrs Stewart King Ruth Bakes as elementary staff. Local residents and families across Gettysburg Littlestown and York are noted visiting relatives and spending weekends with friends.
Aug 17 updates from Sam's Creek record visits and events. Mrs C H Lepper and Miss Alta Watson of Baltimore spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs William Waddell. Dorothy Ensor and friend from Baltimore stayed a week with Samuell A Ensor family. Kitchen shower for newlyweds Talbot Alexander. Robert Waddell improved after hospital stay. Bethel Sunday School outing to Druid Hill Park. Numerous visits among Waddell, Miller, Heiner, Barnes, Alexander families. Talbot Alexander and wife hosted relatives and friends for a recent marriage celebration. Edgars Kiler and family of Denning and Mrs William Waddell mentioned.
A surprise birthday party was held at Mr. and Mrs. William H. Stull's home near Frederick in honor of Mrs. Stull's 55th birthday. Music and late refreshments followed a table with four birthday cakes and lighted candles. many presents were exchanged among attendees including William and Mrs Stull D C Lenhart Mehrie Moore Raymond Haugh G E Stull Charles Zimm erman and several Moore and Stull family members.
A reflective verse questions whether one can rest easy after a day’s work. It contrasts guilt over shirking with the sense of accomplishment from diligent effort and suggests that hard labor keeps the mind active and brings favorable results.
Dr Husn S CumMine of the U S Public Health Service urges balanced eating to prevent disease. Overeating after 40 harms health more than overwork, with emphasis on milk vegetables and moderation in meat and sweets. Vitamins from vegetables and raw foods are vital, while excessive meat and fancy foods are discouraged.
A fragmented test asking multiple choice style questions on art stage and literature. It includes prompts about famous artists poets authors and works such as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with misspellings and garbled phrasing.
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