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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1924
Page
9
Mah J Ongg by J P Babcock outlines opening steps for the game with 144 tiles. It explains determining East Wind by a dice throw, automatic assignment of other winds, and the process of building the Chinese wall. It notes the East position shifts as players win or lose.
The article describes a Chinese tile game where East Wind is the chief, likened to a banker. Players draw 17 tiles in two layers to form a 34 tile square, then break the wall to begin play. Tomorrow's piece will explain breaking the wall and opening details.
Former Chicago mayor William Haley Thompson launches time with ime corporation to film fish that allegedly climb trees in the South Sea Islands. He plans an expedition led by Captain A J Duken to the isles, with a July 4 Great Lakes naval station visit and a major fundraiser as part of the project.
Philadelphia February 21 a 2 month old baby boy found in a packing box on Reese Street south of Lombard by Policeman James Smith. The well dressed infant appeared deserted and was taken to the Philadelphia Hospital for care while parents are sought. The baby has dark hair blue eyes and wore a white coat lace cap and pink shawl.
Chicago Feb 21 Labor Secretary James J Davis denounced conditions in poor farms and county homes as revolting and a national scandal. He cited a department survey showing orphan asylums and county charitable homes as wasteful and cruel, with dire outcomes for aged and indigent residents. He described shocking horrors, including an overseer performing a gangrene operation with a hack saw.
In the National Library a bronze pedestal bearing The Heart of Voltaire was opened beside a plaster statue work in progress. A hollow cavity revealed a gilded wooden heart inscribed Heart of Voltaire Died Paris May 1778. A loud hollow sound suggested the heart’s inner container. the minister of fine arts did not open the wooden heart.
Woman's health is described as the key to charm beauty power and happiness. The advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound provides immediate relief for headaches backaches nervousness low mood and mysterious pains, noting it has been a standard remedy for women's illnesses for nearly fifty years.
New York officials report Moore and Louis H O Tash, joint Marion Star owners, filed a federal suit against Mian k A Vanderlip, accusing slander over alleged statements at Ossining on February 2. Three actions seek 200000 dollars each, totaling 600000 dollars, claiming the bunker's utterance damaged the Marion Star's sale.
A description depicts a blue screened suit with edges outlined in red leather. The red facing narrows along the perimeter, emphasizing the border and color contrast in the piece.
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