This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1923
Page
4
The article discusses how Christmas gift giving evolved from a religious motive to a modern festival. It urges balanced giving, advising parents to avoid excess for their children and women to skip burdensome lists, instead directing funds to needy families to embody true holiday generosity.
The astrological forecast predicts strong activity in industry and mining, with prosperous production and profitable contracts. It foresees favorable railway and postal prospects, unprecedented travel westward, and a tense legislative session with possible misrepresentations. Birthdates, promotions, and successful careers are suggested for certain individuals.
Rev J F Rorex and family moved into the newly completed parsonage of the First Baptist Church in Brunswick. The modern designed home is equipped with contemporary conveniences and hosts the minister and family comfortably settled. Slaughters Seven Hogs by William H Burker of Mt Pleasant yields seven hogs averaging 225 to 8605 pounds, butchered with many relatives assisting.
The Inquiring Reporter asks locals how they would carry ten dollars in German marks. responses vary from changing to marks and carrying in a book, to carrying none or in a pocket, with pockets or memory cited by several residents.
Tom Sims surveys the season with tongue in cheek notes on gifts and the holiday rush. He jokes about forty five million toy stumbles and practical yet quirky presents like a manicuring set, coal, ash trays, and silk thread while hinting at jolly seasonal mischief and the bustling Christmas mood.
Anniversaries list events from 1785 to 1920 including inventors politicians and battles. Birthdays note Charles Murphy O Connell Mayo Blake Hervey Allen and others. Events mark anniversaries from Trenor W Park to first California gold draw and church leaders celebrating milestones.
A poem by Berton Braley titled Comparative Wealth discusses wealth and sports then transitions to an advertisement for two modern brick homes listed by Noah KE, Cramer and Son, featuring brick dwellings with steam heat, electric lights, baths, and porches on East Patrick Street extension for Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Zimmerman.
A streetwise columnist notes if the taxpayer earned money from his newspaper pieces he’d face tax concerns. A college girl’s ascent is misread as rising. in truth she’s simply given more rope to climb.
Radio program schedule across WOR WJZ KDKA KYW WBZ KYW WGY WEAF and W6Z notes a busy night of concerts stories and religious services. Highlights include Santa Claus talk at 6 15 pm at WOR Chicago and Springfield programming and a major speech by Major Vivian Gilbert at 7 90 pm on WEAF. The listings also list children stories prayers sermons and musical performances featuring various artists and orchestras.
The Sfood College Dramatic Club presented Quality Street by J. M. Barrie in Brodbeeck Trail on Friday evening December 7 to a large appreciative audience. The cast and Miss Thelma Kanth the coach earned high praise for the four act whimsical production with charming scenes and period costumes.
Local items reveal health, banking changes, and a runaway engine near Brunswick. Master Charles Clifford Doll improves from bronchitis while Frank L. Stoner becomes Farmers' and Mechanics' National Bank election director. Mt Airy Bank opens for business. a Brunswick runaway engine alarmed the main line until it halted near Knoxville, injuring no one but causing a scare.
A columnist admonishes readers not to delay holiday shopping. Delays cause crowds long lines and exhausted clerks, leading to insufficient stock and lost waiting time for everyone involved. The piece stresses planning ahead to avoid chaos and disappointment.
Indictment of Grove stemmed from grand jury testimony in Baltimore by H Walter Canaler Jr and Louis Mann of Outerbridge Horsey Co. They allege Grove and associates conspired in false pretenses to obtain warehouse certificates sold at auction. Grove said he would be arraigned next week and is represented by Reno Karp.
A nostalgic Frederick column notes December weather fluctuating from rain to brisk fall. It celebrates holiday events, charity drives, weddings, deaths, club meetings, and Christmas shopping. Mentions local institutions and products, urging readers to prepare gifts and remember neighbors. Mary Jane signs off.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.