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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1926
Page
4
The Daily News outlines Associated Press news use rules and requires real names for communications. It notes free notices must be mailed to the office and not taken by telephone and that the paper is entered as second class mail in Frederick Maryland.
The August business outlook reports continued prosperity with bank and railroad growth, rising electric power use, and strong steel and building sectors. Farmers face gaps with manufacturers, but farm conditions improve, and global demand for modern equipment benefits American producers.
Olive Roberts Barton shares a tale of a doctor's advice and a young woman's question about smoking. The story contrasts gender expectations with a nephew Charley who married a smoker and how the couple's differences test their bond.
Fragment of a classified ad in The News hints at a steeple painter and a life story. The readable text suggests a caution about thinking too much about a person who works high above ground.
Readers express mixed feelings about summer ending. Mary Fisher says glad due to heat, Emma Newman says she is tearfully sorry for approaching winter, Grace Harp laments a rough summer, W. Z. Snouffer and Wilson N. Schley offer neutral or indifferent views.
The section lists events from 1826 1838 1850 1866 1901 1908 1916 1921 marking disasters milestones and political moves and notes World War era anniversaries. Birthdays include Rutherford de Chalr Hamlin Phipps and others with today’s events covering festivals campaigns and firsts in travel and transportation.
Theatre notices announce Gloria Swanson in The Untamed Lady at the Empire Frederick today with a two day run and a comedy and news reel. Alice Calhoun headlines at the Varsland in The Man Next Door, plus The Radio Detective as a second attraction.
Fragmentary text notes discussion of new gun models and trends with unclear language. Contains garbled phrases and lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable people or organizations.
The funeral for Anne Mare dith Ritchie, who died after a brief illness following an operation, will be held at 3 pm from the Bouldin home West Church Street. Rev John J Yetlett of Kel Air will officiate with pallbearers named from Washington and nearby towns. Interment is in Mt Olivet cemetery. Ritchie was a daughter of the late Chief Justice John Ritehle and Betty E Maulaby Ritchie and a former Hannah More Academy and Frederick Female Seminary student. Surviving siblings and out of town relatives are listed, including Gov Albert C Ritchie and many friends from the National Capital and Maryland Society.
Harry F Halter son of Harry John Haller and Frances Winters Haller died Saturday night near Braddock at 9 45 o clock He was born in Oswego New York and lived in Ilion where he graduated from high school He became an electrician later worked in poultry raising at Braddock He belonged to the First Methodist E church Ken He is survived by his parents a sister Mrs N C Winandel State College Pa Funeral from his late home Tuesday at 2 pm Mt Olivet cemetery C C Carty funeral director Thomas F Palmer died Saturday midnight at his son Thomas F Palmer Jr s Mountaindale home aged 83 years 4 months 23 days Death due to general debility Survived by two sons eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Lewistown Methodist EP church burial in adjoining cemetery ML Creager and Son funeral directors.
Mary Miss, daughter of William Miss of Frederick, wed Degrange at Zion Reformed Church parsonage in Chambersburg by Rev. Dr Hendricks. Walter F Cower and Gladys Stauffer of Hagerstown married by Rev. Dr Henn and G Kieffer at Evangelical Reformed parsonage on Saturday afternoon.
Market notes show wheat and corn prices or trends as reported locally. The fragment mentions wheat and corn discussions and implies ongoing stabilization into winter with potential afternoon activity or meals reference.
The Frederick issue recalls events from twenty years prior including work on Jefferson tolls and early local spending. Names such as Chas Po Trex, Chas A Wickese, 4 S& Weller, and Eden Freel appear as attendees heading to a baronet gathering honoring William Bryan amid routine city bustle.
Jacob B. Tyson a long time Frederick fertilizer manufacturer and civic figure died at 84 after bronchial pneumonia. He built Tyson and Son with his father, sold the plant in 1920, later retired. Survived by son Dr Robert Tyson and daughter Elizabeth Tyson Sifford, siblings in Baltimore and Frederick. Services today at his home at 2 PM with burial at Mt Olivet Cemetery.
In early American exploration naturalists described the thirteen lined ground squirrel Spermophilus tr icirum He mentioned its striped brown body and seeds diet but noted how settlers killed it as wheat and oats spread. The piece explains its hibernation, birth in spring nests, and role as insect eater despite being hunted.
County roundup notes many residents and guests making trips and visiting kin. Families travel to Philadelphia for the Sesqui Centennial and Atlantic City. others host relatives from Maryland Ohio New Orleans and Washington DC. The clipping also notes a Wolfsville birthday dinner and a Detroit banking trip by F C Remsberg.
A birthday gathering honors Mrs Frey with family and friends present. Local visits include Rufus Morgan and Anna Smith from Washington DC. Katharine Wolfe with Ringgold relatives. Hobart Blickenstaff and family welcome a baby boy. Several residents face illness or travel, while Rev J B Umberger visits. An organ recital in Myerstown draws attendees from here.
Wamsville notes report Methodist Episcopal Sunday school will perform the minstrel show again Friday evening September 3 with new features and a festival to follow. Visitors include Mrs Hopkins of New York with Miss Margaret Drorenburs and the Swomlers from Baltimore. Also listed are several travelers and guests visiting relatives in Washington and nearby towns. An excursion train carried 433 passengers to Atlantic City from Telecoaches, returning after a day at the resort.
Dr. Fishbein notes hay fever in the US stems from regional pollinating plants and can be reduced by clearing weed-filled vacant lots. A Chicago and New Orleans survey shows eliminating such weeds lowered hay fever. Keep windows shut at night, stay warm and dry, avoid overexertion, and note that rain can ease symptoms by bringing pollen to the ground and reducing dust.
A quick quiz asks what major baseball club won four national championships in a row and who was the first U S president. It also covers flag colors, Earl Sande, Honest Abe, Babe Ruth single season home run record, ocean sizes, and stars on the U S flag. Copyright 1926 NEA Service Inc.
A visitor from Baltimore, N. A. Lufeturrow, notes seven days of persistent rain with no sunny days. He recalls prior heat and drought, says rain cools the weather, and expresses a preference for continuous rain over resumed heat.
Fragmentary text references a Filipino church and autumn shades but lacks a coherent news event or clear details. no identifiable people, places, or dates emerge to form a valid summary.
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