Secrets of thrift and civic duty in 1926 columns
A July 15 1926 newspaper column hails saving money as the secret to success and warns against seeking quick profits. It blends essays on thrift, labor power, and civic duty with humorous quips about public life and social habits. The piece notes a national marbles tournament and comments on patriotism, politics, and daily behavior.
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James J. Hill
Sim
Franklin
Provident
Public Notice on Advertising Rules for the County Office
A local public notice outlines procedures for submitting advertising material by mail or in person. It specifies that all notices must be written and mailed to the official office and that telephone submissions are not accepted.
Inquiring Reporter Reacts to SDS Schedule Change by Blue Ridge
Inquiring Reporter queries Blue Ridge League action on adopting an SDS schedule. Respondents critique the move as capitulation to self interested clubs, harming standards and delaying decisions until mid season.
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Blue Ridge
Clifford Cannon
Clyde Hauver
David Cramer
Frederick
Ros. Cohen
Frederick and
Martinsburg
Ivy Proneburg
Pennsylvania
Mothers Need Vacations Too Says A Motherly View
A guidance piece argues mothers bear vacation prep stress and advises choosing simple, near water cottages or wholesome summer camps for children. It promotes staying home and minimizing chores, noting camps offer needed relief without extra cost. It encourages mothers to take breaks away from taxing duties.
Bible Thought on Dining and Discipline
A fragmentary note discusses the pleasure of eating and the struggle between appetite and healthful restraint. It references daily search for balance, a divine correction theme, and a quotation from Deuteronomy about the Lord chastening. The text blends devotional musings with garbled names and phrases, indicating a religious page item.
Today in History Moments From 1834 to 1914
A garbled chronicle lists milestones and births across years: Thomas C. Platt born 1834 in City 1914, Confederate ram Arkansas Bay, Wheeler named VP nominee, Peary Arctic expedition setback, Bulgarian premier Stambuloff assassinated, Klondike gold aboard a Vancouver steamer, Japanese nationality law, and milestones like the Reichstag bill and various birthdays. Also notes St Swithin's Day weather belief, London World’s Christian Endeavor delegates, Chicago Elks parade, no hit no run game but 50 years past, Lincolnshire home Somersby, and gatherings of Indiana tribes in Oklahoma for Baptist conventions.
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The
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Okla
Fragmentary Note on a Child and Household Utensils
A garbled excerpt describes a child’s neck area and mentions a newly invented "hud sean" substitute by a father. The text references cleaning or washing as part of an advertisement and customs, with unclear dialect and misspellings.
Farm outbuildings burned near Frederick in 1906
Twenty years ago today the carriage house tool house and ice-house on Thomas Kemp's farm near Frederick on the Hamburg pike were destroyed by fire. The Kemp tenant was Thomas Darkis. A Kemp Keefer was in Atlantic City.
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Frederick
Thomas Kemp
Hamburg Pike
Thomas Darkis
Births Recorded in Frederick County for June
Dr. E C Kefauver reports a June birth tally in Frederick County listing numerous couples and mothers. Ninety nine birth certificates were received by the Health Office with details showing still births nine illegitimate eight late certificates.
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E. C. Kefauver
Frederick County
Ninty
Protecting Public Health Through Water Purification
Dr Huen outlines the U S Public Health Service measures to keep water and milk safe from disease. He explains sedimentation with coagulants, filtration through sand and gravel, and disinfection with chlorine to destroy pathogens, noting variations by contamination level and the goal of delivering safe municipal water. A local outing near Yellow Springs is mentioned with attendees.
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Huen
CumMina
United States Public Health Service
Local Property Transfers And Marriage Licenses Recorded
Property deeds show Frances R Sappington transferring to Charles R Sappington for 4000. Earl B Martin and wife to Mamie A Davis for 10. Mamie A to Marl Black Martin and wife for 10. Sheriff Tugamar W Albac to Farmers and Mechanics National Bank for 4.80. Marriage licenses list George N Moser and Mary Grace Williams, Josse C Moses and Evelyn K Summers, Grayson Edward tighter and Helen Mae Haupt, Oscar C Ramsburg and Mabel J Shook, Lewistown John KF Robinette and Mary FE Carpenter, with ages and places. Gaithersburg farmer Martin B Kinney dies suddenly at 68 from apoplexy while at a singing near home. he was married and last of his immediate family. Magistrate charged with trampling. three days’ imprisonment for bread and water.
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Frances R. Sappington
Charles IR. Sappington
Earl Black Martin
Mamie A. Davis
Mamie
Marl Black Martin
Tugamar W. Albac
Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank
George N Moser
Reading
Mary Grace Williams
Hagershawns
Josse C. Moses
West Alexandria
Evelyn K. Summers
Ingomar O. Grayson Edward Tighter
Helen Mae Haupt
Middetown
Oscar C. Ramsburg
Hansonsville
Mabel J. Shook
Lewistown
John KF
Robinette
Freder
Mary FE
Carpenter
Market
Montgomery
Martin B Kinney
Gaithersburg
Mer. Kinney
Shortest Route to Capital Historic Road Reopens Past Linking Capitals
A newly paved segment of the historic highway from Georgetown to Frederick and beyond is reopened for travel. Once a colonial and military thoroughfare, the route preserves colonial atmosphere amid modern roadside businesses and relics, drawing tourists to Civil War fields and era taverns along the way.
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Frederick Teading
Uaithersburg
Rockville
Washington
Sharpe
Maryland
Georgetown
Potomac
Frederick
General Braddock
George Wastington Flower
Fort Duquesne
Tong
Henderson's Cove
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Neto
Cme
Coral Army
Mother’s supper woes and kids’ picky appetites
A mother reflects on feeding children who resist spinach and meat, preferring play over meals. She adapts by cooking what they like, yet the kids still push away their supper, proving why little appetites falter after a busy day.
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Mom
Road Tales From Braddock Road Through Frederick County
Historic Braddock Road travel is revived with modern ads from gas and auto firms along Henderson's Corner to Frederick. The route, once cut by Governor Sharpe in 1755, is now lined with new monuments and old trees, passing Clarksburg Hyattstown Urbana and the Monocacy battlefield with commemorative tablets.
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Henderson's Corner
Frederick
Washington
Sharpe
Braddock
Alexandria
Rock Creek
Georgetown
Rockville
Montcomery County
Wiliamsburg
Lawrence Owen
Galthersburg
Ridgeville
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Dowden
Ian
Potomac
Mountaina Comain View
Frederick County
Hyattstown
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Jubal Early
Lew Walklace
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Danes ing Mothers and Our Gang at Paramount Tonight
Empire Theatre presents Conway Tearle and Clare Bow in Danes ing Mothers a late Paramount comedy release alongside Our Gang in a comedy titled Mary, Queen of Tots. Frank Merrill stars in The Fighting Doctor with a two reel Boggs in the Woods and a news reel on the program.
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Empire
Conway Tearle
Clare Bow
Paramount
Our Gang
Mary, Queen of Tots
Maryland
Frank Merrill
Tonigher
Purely Personal Visiters and Family Bits Mentioned
Mrs Henry Helps and Master Bly Holmes of New York visit Mrs Holmes's mother Mrs McGill on West Third Street. Miss Rippee night supervisor. Marsland General Hospital staff spend vacation at Buffalo Niagara Falls and Toronto. A doctor advises a dejected man to exercise more and sleep more, while a companion agrees. Mother asks if the baby is well behaved, and a London scene mentions a woman buying.
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Henry Helps
Bly Holmes
New York
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