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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1938
Page
2
A fragmented notice from The Daily News explains publication affiliations and distribution practices. It mentions The Associated Press and a standard fee structure, with emphasis on exclusive dispatch rights and branding by the newspaper.
The Chamber plans to attract industry and tourism in Frederick, promoting mountain park attractions, Route 15 travel, and Christmas decorations, while sponsoring a sales event and supporting local bands and community activities as a renewed program for 1938.
A fragmented science column hints at curious oddities and unexpected findings. Names and places are unclear but the piece promises engaging ideas about science in daily life, presented in a period newsroom voice.
Daily English lesson emphasizes adventitious and related confusion with pronunciation and synonyms. The Cecil County Library in Elkton opens under Miss Acelene J. Pratt supervision, with home book delivery arranged via Elkton firm to county residents.
Fifty and twenty years ago Frederick residents observed a total lunar eclipse from 5 24 pm to 9 03 pm watched by many. Drawings for a new iron bridge at Point of Rocks to be ready in about thirty days. Joshua Rowe, a famed Republican, died in Emmitsburg at 73. Fire damaged a West Patrick street home after a gas release from a frozen underground line during a coal carrier strike era. Christopher P. Smith, longtime tinsmith and can maker, died on East Fourth Street. he led St. John's Beneficial Association and the Junior Fire Company.
A newspaper tease features a garbled description of a solitaire scene with playing cards and a murder reference. It hints at a crime thought shocking readers, noting readers should turn to the last page for the solution and asking why police believed Williams was not playing solitaire.
The piece debunks folklore around Groundhog Day explaining the animal’s true timing and conditions that might trigger a sighting. It notes variability by year and location, with historical records showing appearances from February to March and cautions sticking to meteorologists for forecasts.
Quotes from Roy Dickerson and U S Senator Josiah Bailey plus Rear Admiral Woodward reflect postwar optimism and belief in enterprise and strong national defense. The passage notes performance variety, costuming by Carnca Otis Skinner, and calls for prosperity.
Bruce Catton voices a mixed review of Sinclair Lewis's The Prodigal Parents, noting the Nobel laureate's novel lands as a poor example of contemporary fiction. He argues the story centers on a Upstate New York businessman tormented by two selfish children, leading to a retirement plan and a Paris trip as unlikely conclusions.
George F. Hane of Bethesda recalls Frederick in the early 1870s with vivid sketches of daily life. He describes South Market Street youngsters, a local baseball field near the cemetery, homemade kites, Easter egg hunts, and a free one ring circus. He recounts Lambrights Hill, yard hydrant ice, cheap treats, and a favorite freight yard playground. He notes frugal living, bread baking at home, Yeast from Neidhardt’s, and summer fruit feasts at Woodward’s Green Grocery. The piece invites reflection on a gentler, slower town prior to modern changes.
The reviewer mocks the book and Sinclair Lewis’s ear for American speech. Characters fail to sound like everyday people, echoing clichés from Main Street. Overall the work earns a harsh, disappointed verdict.
In some people the intestines are very sensitive and may trigger immediate attention. Stress, fear, and anger can suppress stomach juices or alter digestion. Best advice is to avoid eating when the mind is distracted and to consider physical causes if digestion remains poor. If no physical disability is found, patients should address mental factors or change daily routines to control the condition.
A reader cites Psalms 16 about righteousness and salvation from sin. The item then oddly mentions a prehistoric mammoth with upper meters weighing 12 pounds, mixing devotional text with an odd scientific fact.
The guide advises flowers as a suitable Valentine gift with a book also mentioned. It notes avoid comic valentines and suggests thoughtful presentation. It emphasizes personal touch may be optional when the donor prefers distance.
Broadway skeptics accuse a press agent of fueling a sudden swing mania as Benny and his band draw frenzied crowds at the box office before dawn. The episode draws psychiatric amateur analysis and rumors of industry manipulation amid showbiz chatter. Also noted is the sale of a Long Island Vanderbilt estate to a mystic royal fraternity, seeking cures through thought at Peace Haven, an estate dubbed the New Commandman.
A condensed list marks anniversaries of Lydia R. Bailey, David Porter, Thomas Cole, Titus Coan, Francis J. Child, Joseph Keppier, Victor Herbert and others. Also noted are historical notes on Constellation, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and labor actions, with scattered dates and brief descriptors from 1640 to 1936.
A list commemorates birthdays of Edward A. Cudahy Sr in Chicago, Judge William Clark in Newark, Hattie Caraway in Jonesboro, Charles Nordhof Tahiti, Langston Hughes in Joplin, and others. Notes include brief birthplace and age details, with a closing horoscope blurb urging adaptability and restraint.
A fragmented verse reflects gloom over daily news and harsh weather. The speaker laments persistent bad conditions and low spirits, noting no sign of comfort or relief as horizons grow bleaker.
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