Maryland reorganizes executive departments and welfare system
The plan splits the 56 departments into boards and commissions with a reorganized structure. McGovernor to head the executive department. a Parole Commissioner and three member boards are created. a unified audit and purchasing system under a Finance Department. Welfare absorbs prisons and state hospitals. mental hygiene and charities gain oversight roles. Department of Law remains, and education maintains status with some institutions placed under its jurisdiction.
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Bternor
McGovernor
Aingle Parole
Fais
Department of Law
Department of Education
Maryland School For
Frederick
Maryland
University of Maryland
Maryland Geological Survey
Department of Militia
Ne Department of Welfare
Welfare
Board of Prison Trol
Statacy Commission
Vital Hygiene
Comniser
Missioner of
Department of Charities
Iik
Board of State and Charities
Maryland Reorganization Plan Overhauls State Departments
The proposed plan restructures the Maryland government with the Health Department led by a director rather than a secretary, and shifts Public Works to oversee the old State Roads Commission. Advisory unpaid members replace paid ones, while several commissions are retained or repurposed. A Governor’s Council will include department heads and Baltimore’s Police Commissioner to advise on state government.
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Whisil
Maryland Tuberculosis Banatorlawn
Health Ae
Department of Health
Bairman
State Board of Health
Department of Public Works
Goads
Public
Labor Board
State Board of Labor and Statutes
Office of Commissioners of Labor and
Statie Des
Department of Employment and Registration
Board of Public Works
Go Directa
Commission
Governor's Council
Baltimore City
Ritchie
Chicago
Maryland
Tales of prodigious feats by centenarians
A May 27 entry recounts astonishing ages and deeds of centenarians and near centenarians, noting a widow who died at 110, a colored woman at 118, and Wilstant Morganhotten at 122 with descendants counting ten children and many grandchildren. It cites Drummond Castle journeys, and a record of Samuel Jessop in VeirT at 65 with extraordinary habits, alongside references to historical events and a postal savings bank fingerprint plan.
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Scotaman
Blackward
Clrrane
Gulway
Anna Meltae
Sarmatesa
Wilstant Moeginhotten
I Dan
Ubs
Tod
Margaret Midlomagal
Drummond Castle
Samuel Jessop
Ronard Lindth
Gardner
Prestonpans
Tofu
James Robertson
Esy
Kitherhangle
Prince Charles
Farward
Jas
Culoden
Chicago
Blackwood's Magazine
Calendar Reform and the Solar Year in The Ancient World
The article discusses adjusting civil calendars to align with the solar year. It reviews historical calendars from Jewish, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman sources and cites efforts to reform the modern calendar. A proposal envisions a 264 day year with intercalary days called the Day Without a Name and a shift to a fixed Easter and Christmas on Mondays, creating long holiday periods.
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Aithouth
Delede
Caendiar
Tou
Christendom
Ambeth
Rome
Calendar Reform Sparks Debate Over 364 Day Year
The article discusses whether a 364 day year could be adopted, noting practical objections about dating in legal and financial documents and the slow public acceptance of calendar reforms. It also describes a social birthday gathering at Unionville with Mr Poole’s birthday cake and attendees.
Musterole Advertises Efficacy Over Mustard Plaster
An old medicinal ad touts Musterole as a safer alternative to mustard plasters for neuralgia and headaches. It claims the formula uses oil of mustard but won’t burn or blister the skin and promotes use on temples and neck. Available in jars, tubes, and hospital sizes at drug stores.
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Dr. Edwardst
Eee Nasi
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