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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1922
Page
5
A column argues toys shape child nature and skill, noting playthings teach tool use, inspire invention, and divert stress. It traces how blocks and harmless objects seed industry vigilance and curiosity, urging proper care and skilled use guiding future invention and craft. Additional items touch on Dublin, Ireland, and brief quips on health, economics, and a gun accident.
A New York Sun line notes the stubbornness of stovepipes and tinsmiths. Fujit, with a bandage on his finger, recounted failing to fit a pipe piece that was too small while another worker shared similar misfits. Office chatter cites odd, unexplained pipe troubles as common tells. Local Mentions in The News are Widely read.
A short devotional note quotes Philippians 4 6 7 urging care for nothing but presenting every need to God through prayer and thanksgiving. It asserts the peace of God will guard hearts through Christ Jesus, highlighting faith as a remedy for anxiety.
George M Chambers says Christmas spent very quietly. Frank Harring enjoys Christmas. Pat Hiltner notes little time off but enjoyed it. John Russell says enjoyed it very much.
A traveling salesman laments dwindling barefoot boys in towns and cities, arguing urban growth erodes youth freedoms from alleys to rear yards. He recalls summers with bare feet and muddy roads, fears future generations will lack simple childhood—progress reshaping neighborhoods and play spaces. He also notes confusion over the Mason-Dixon line, overheard by a woman who misplaces its location south of Washington.
Local items from The News dated December 26 1902 note Lynch Lodge No 163 A F and A M electing W M Jacob Rohrback 3 W H R Heck J W Robert Nicodemus secretary W F Chilton treasurer Allens Quinn tyler S S Rocads. Charles Lochner sprained his back on an icy Market and Patrick street crossing. Middletown town commissioners set the tax rate at 45 cents per 100 dollars. Jacques de Molay Commandery Knights Templar met at the Masonic Temple on Christmas day with many attendees and participants listed.
A long list of Frederick area readers and visiting relatives mark the holidays. Students and travelers from Johns Hopkins Harvard Lafayette Cornell and Georgetown spend Christmas at family homes in Emmitsburg Frederick and surrounding towns. A fire alarm sounded at State Senator Samuel L. Burns home near Cambridge but caused minor damage.
A quirky report notes locals pursuing a novel craft as a hammer and saw duo gains attention on the recently improved road. Residents marvel at the strange blend of road work and performance, with several observers comparing it to a dance.
A fragmented note questions correct forms of dress verbs. It contrasts attire like worn or wore with archaic or misused phrases, suggesting proper usage in historical or humorous tone and noting examples such as a thie bore should be worn.
A Virginia woman rushes to finish work before Sunday while Uncle Thomas the butler warns against breaking the Sabbath. His zinger— it’s worse to push the ox in on Saturday to pull it out Sunday— frames a rural humor moment. The clipping ends with a Life magazine quip about age gaps and a plug for news advertising.
A compact chronology lists December 24 milestones across U S history. Items include the 1784 Methodist Episcopal church organization, Elizabeth Patterson wedding to Jerome Bonaparte in 1803, the 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the 1851 Congressional Library and Capitol fire, the 1860 South Carolina separatist act, 1890 Wilson at the World’s Columbian Exposition invitation, and multiple other dated notes up to late 20th century items and cryptic lines from an issue.
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