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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1926
Page
4
A garbled press notice fragment mentions editorial policies and submission guidelines for unsigned notices. It references a free notice section, postal distribution, and classification as second class matter but lacks clear event details or identifiable persons.
July 14 marks France's day of celebration with roots in the Bastille's fall. The article notes the Bastille as a symbol of oppression, tied to revolutions and fame in song and story, and mentions Thomas Paine sending the key to George Washington as a notable link to American history.
The piece recalls St Swithin's Day weather lore and traces Swithun's life from deacon to Winchester bishop. It notes he was never canonized but honored for piety, and that his burial place at Winchester Cathedral aimed to end local prejudice.
An in depth feature gathers expert views on why the public shows indifference to politics. HARP blames a government run by the select few and rigid civil service rules. KENNEDY cites voter powerlessness. ALEXANDER notes party confusion among elected officials. DUETROW cites materialism and recreational diversions. DAY links apathy to woman suffrage.
King Edgar moved Swithin's remains to a grand tomb in the rebuilt cathedral which was later named for Swithin. Historians claim the thunder storm prophecy failed. no sustained rain followed the day, as Greenwich records show variable weather over 24 years with rain when the sun shone and clear days followed by showers.
The piece urges cheer despite rain and gloom and notes a Scotland Yard record naming about one hundred persons overran a location. It hints at future sunny days while ending with a reader tip to say you saw it in The paper.
The text appears as a garbled note mentioning someone with altered hair and a pull involving a person in Was. It is unclear and lacks coherent facts or identifiable names or events.
The author urges improving West All Saints and West Patrick streets with uniform curbing and better paving to enhance Frederick’s gateway. He argues well-planned curb work along North Market, South Market, Baltimore Road, and West Patrick streets will boost traveler's first impressions and support a broader town improvement plan.
Today marks historical events from 1789 Bastille storming in Paris to 1924 Tammany Hall leadership change. Births include Arthur Capper 60s, Edwin Forest, J. Henry Tiden, Owen Wister, Morgan C. Sanders. Also notes events in Los Angeles convention, a national accident conference, and Washington portrait unveiling.
Public health notice cautions U S Public Health Service readers about dangers from polluted water and milk. It explains how typhoid fever dysentery and other illnesses spread through contamination from human waste and carrier cows. It stresses temperature control for milk to limit bacterial growth and notes related diseases like tuberculosis and scarlet fever linked to unpasteurized milk from infected cows.
Olive Roberts Barton recalls a hostess who defends raising fearless children. A caller questions parenting as the woman explains four children in a day, noting youths’ courage over overprotection, asserting injured bodies heal while willpower endures, citing Spartan values.
Leafrica Jay stars in The Wedding Song a tale of love regenera tion. A two reel comedy Love And Rises with International News also shown. Bob Custer stars in Noa's Law a leading western with a two reel comedy and a news reel.
Newman of Frederick elected vice president of the Maryland State Bar Association for the Sixth Circuit. A trolley party in Wyversville chaperoned by Mrs Bennett and Miss Beckley. G Edward Myers improved his residence on Mast Third Street. Green a Roelkoy injured after falling from an apple tree on West Patrick Street and stung by bees. Dr. Merearth Firth treating his wounds.
A bustling list of summer visits spans Baltimore to Washington and New York. Gilbert Bateman and William Holand stay with relatives in Middletown while Elvira Flyon, Dorothy Miller, and Edna Stine visit families in the area. Several locals plan trips to Cape May and Ohio, and staff like Esther Coblentz and Austin A. McBride pursue studies and courses away from home.
A list of visitors to the Jerre Overhaltzer household includes Mr. and Mrs. Jame Florence and Quentin Warnesboro Pa Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Overhaltzer daughter Alice son Samuel Mrs John Alhaneh New Wilna John G Con toway Atlantic Mrs Nettie Stonesifer and grandson Joseph Taylor Baltimore Wiss Margaret Crouse and Mr Harry E B Crouse Westminster Others include Treorge Gall in Friz heburg and families Conover Westminster Canaver Snyder Spangler Littlestown Adna Aulthouse York area medical visit by W Grant Yingling and guests at the Cartheeh home with George Mans and others
A narrator recalls a family trip to a shabby lakeside cottage. They packed the car, endured lack of water, an oil stove, rusty silverware, torn linens, and a smoky stove. The cottage lacked comfort with hot upstairs rooms and stubborn windows, but they left exhausted yet oddly elated.
Enlistment in Sunday schools totaled 22 761 as Frederick County groups held Tuesday program events. Mrs Karnell of Philadelphia gave a keynote on youth as nation’s standard bearer while officers and committees organized with Rev John Adam Middletown as president and Rev W R Hartzell as recording secretary. Resolutions supported Law and Order League principles and a new assistant corresponding secretary was proposed.
A devotional note quotes scripture about man living by every word from the Lord and mentions the bread of heaven and manna. It frames prayer as seeking spiritual nourishment beyond physical bread and ends with a call to feed on divine guidance.
A readable fragment recalls a wife rifling her husband’s pockets during nightly incidents. The lines imply a recurring pattern where the wife searches while he is asleep and then assists in a later pursuit.
Market brief notes corn at 56 dollars a unit with fluctuating results across WHRAT and nearby markets. Classified ads in The News hint at verging prices and shifting demand affecting local traders.
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