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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1922
Page
2
The Waynesboro Record-Herald reports a persistent married woman in Waynesboro seeking attention from younger Villagers players. Officials fear morale issues and may move to stop the action, even as the season nears its end.
A condensed report from page 1 describes corn canning operations where workers in cookers parboil and finish cooking, then cans move along a hot table, into steam kettles, cooled, and packed in wooden cases. Wages range from 15 to 35 cents per hour, influenced by task. Canners note a weak canned goods market, with prices around $10 per ton for corn, yet quality drives sales. Additional items include a Dublin note on De Valera rumors and a late joke.
Athletes must submit names and chosen events by 1 o’clock Monday as Frederick county field and track meet at Agricultural Park nears. A standing broad jump replaces standing hop, step and jump for the 95 pound junior class.
The general market trend remained upward this forenoon with buying of special stocks to quiet fears of broader declines. Mexican issues showed pronounced weakness while call money opened at 212 percent and the close was irregular. Boston reports the world’s largest fish pier, 1,200 feet by 300, brick and concrete, costing 5 million pounds, with 86 vessels able to discharge simultaneously.
A fragmentary record notes events tied to August 18 across history. Mentions Virginia Dare's 1587 birth, Spanish claim in Louisiana by Don Alexander O'Reilly, 1768 Wilkes voyage from Norfolk, 1838 U S Antarctic expedition, 1846 Santa Fe capture under Kearny, and a 1456 New Society reference with unclear context.
The Prison Board weighs camp logistics and Sunday liberty for inmates to avoid weekend bunkhouse stays. They seek complaints and note road work may hinge on prison labor. A teacher joke and Boston Transcript aside conclude the column.
Autry the young catcher recommended by Bert Gallia to Tony Walsh of the Hagera town Club was sent to Chambersburg where Mike Mowrey needs a catcher. Bristin is sick and out, likely replaced by Golf in right field with Emerick in Golfs spot.
Baseball scores from Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland and New York and Chicago at Boston with game results. Standings show St Louis Cleveland New York Washington Detroit Athletics Chicago Boston in varying positions and records.
NL games across Cincinnati Philadelphia 1 0 Detroit notes Cincinnati won 1 0 while Pittsburgh defeated New York 6 3 Chicago beat Boston 7 2 and St Louis topped Brooklyn 8 5. Standings list Cincinati St Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh with fractional win percentages.
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