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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1920
Page
7
The Passion Theatre directs a revised seasonal performance opened after five years with improved costumes and stage equipment. The play runs Sundays until mid October with professional staging showing Christ on the cross and related biblical scenes.
German Food Controller Herr Hermes arrives in London with experts to observe British test methods and discuss a broader agreement involving German miners and food supplies. The visit aims to smooth postwar trade and ensure German interests are considered in the food control framework.
Fragmented OCR recalls relief efforts tied to armies and refugees, mentioning Poland and wartime aid. It notes figures like $500,090 and an appeal from Mr Hoover. Names and places are garbled but reference to American relief committees and Polish children is present.
A fragmentary report describes a drowning near Midgewater Massachusetts. It mentions a shark distance, iron rope, and two necks in rough water, with one figure jimped into the pond. The text is garbled and incompletely preserves names and sequence of events.
American League results show Philadelphia Athletics 5 over St Louis 4 in the first game and 4 3 in the second after long list of batteries. Boston beat Cleveland 4 3 in a 157 inning game. New York defeated others. standings list Chicago Boston Washington New York Detroit St Louis and Athletics with records and percentages.
The card shows scattered NL results from Chicago and Cincinnati with Philadelphia beating Pittsburgh and Boston edging Chicago. Standings list clubs like Brooklyn St. Louis New York and others with win loss tallies and percentages, reflecting a rough midseason snapshot.
A 42 year old man, Succédda Pay, reportedly killed himself after selling his Liberty farm and later regretting the sale. Local authorities note two other self inflicted deaths on his record as similar cases.
A woman describes being shot and assaulted by an unknown man. Police followed the purported assailant after a witness, a worker for Beysher, alerted authorities. The vestibule area near Chestnut Hill is mentioned, and details about the weapon and chambers are noted in a unclear transcript.
An unclear historical clipping mentions a young counselor and a dispute in a provincial setting. The garbled text references a lawyer, a run afoul event, and a dramatic accusation of violence. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are discernible.
In Kenandoah Pa on August 24 Stiney Roskys twenty five year old boarder at Mrs Mary Bakusky’s home died at the State hospital from two abdomen wounds. A 88 calibre revolver was used. The accused, Jerald, fired two shots claiming they concerned her death. He fled along Main Street and has not yet been taken into custody.
Aug 24 Paris reports German workers at Dantzig have set up soviets and seized piers blocking landings for Poland. German port commander allegedly refused mooring for French despatch boat Acern and cruiser Gueydon. Sir Reginald Tower declines responsibility awaiting London instructions. Boarding houses noted as interfering with victims' marriages.
A Oklahoma farmer extols Thedford’s Black-Draught for liver and digestive relief. He cites its vegetable composition, gentle bowel action, and help with constipation. He notes it benefits his family and urges readers to ask their druggist for a package.
A Minneapolis mother reports exhaustion and irritability eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She fed her infant, then regained vitality and a happy balance for caring for her two children.
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