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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1929
Page
4
An unsigned January editorial argues that bold youth with energy and adaptability can seize top roles in business as major organizations seek “the man we want.” It urges self- revelation and courage to pursue meaningful work amid a growing economy and expanding demand for better services.
A historical note on a remarkable push to end illiteracy in Kentucky mountains. The piece claims intensive work raised districts to 100 percent literacy, with communities eager to learn and targeted instruction, linking literacy to cleaner politics and better work.
The text presents a garbled interview with names like KATHERGNE ARNOLD and MIRIAM R. APPLE discussing foreign countries and landscapes. It references Turkey and Holland as potentially interesting places, though lines are largely unreadable and unsourced.
A reader urges reform of tag collection for liquor taxes citing repeated yearly thefts. They propose centralized receipts and December tag sales at county courthouses to speed purchases and reduce rural delays.
A short reader notes English pronunciation and word usage with examples. Mentions mispronunciations such as gigantic and spelling quirks. Encourages vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily and highlights the word identical with its absolute sense.
A humorous note by N. A Lufburrow cautions mice about the dangers of curiosity near traps. It warns that sniffing cheese can lead to doom when a trap springs and urges mice to think twice before attempting the acts others have tried.
A fragment notes a verse about sin and holiness, urging trust in apparent saints. The text cites Romans and questions safe conduct before God, then shifts to a short moral sentiment about integrity and devotion.
Twenty years ago in Frederick the Braddock Heights Water Company elected directors including D. Edward Kefauver and George W. Smith. The Evaldeck development Company listed directors such as Charles W. Cotes and Emory Coolentz. Woolstoro Literary Society details, local officers, and activities are recorded, with 28 entries in a community event and a market disruption noted in Troy, New York.
The text outlines a word ladder game where you change one letter at a time to transform words like COW to other forms, with stroke counts and verbatim rules about keeping intermediate steps valid words, maintaining order, and noting that the final page contains the solution. It references a completed word ladder and a red jump phrase as a sample or title.
In New York on January 4 Gilbert Swan muses on how stage names shape careers, citing Greta Garbo and Rudolph Valentino as idealized monikers while criticizing names like Ethel Shutta. He recalls Broadway marriages such as Ethel Olsen and Ruby Keeler, and recounts a lurid Chicago nightclub tale ending in a violent murder.
Frederick society records a busy holiday season with balls and dances in prominent homes. Attendees include Frederick families, Baltimore guests, and visiting delegations from Hagerstown and beyond. The New Year gatherings span dinners, card parties, and a large assembly ball, featuring prominent hosts, debutants, and many guests from surrounding towns.
Mrs King hosts guests in blue velvet at a party with Myra and Miss DeLauter. Revered Walck travels to Greencastle for his ill father. several local families return from New York, Baltimore, and Washington. Frederick chapter of the American Revolution hosts a Y Hut gathering with Lindbergh films and games. Attendees include Pitkin, Bowers, Storm, Kren, Levy, Brown, Carty.
Martin Ray Kilgore claims he murdered Frank A. Bartley near El Centro California after a year attempting to disrupt a romance between Bartley and Kilgore’s mother. Kilgore a Stanford University student faces charges in connection with the fatal shooting of the wealthy dairyman.
A collage of historical birthdays deaths and events including Isaac Newton Muggilsh born 1716 and Aaron Burr connection, Jacob Grimm 1783 birth, Pittman shorthand inventor, Stratton Tom Thumb born 1838, Blanche Walsh 1873, Cornelius Vanderbilt 1811 death, Utah statehood 1896, England war on Spain 1762, Georgia landing 1778, Treaty of Paris ratification, George K Burgess birthday, and a horoscope noting aspiration and caution with travel and Oriental customs references.
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