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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1926
Page
4
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On July 27 1826 a column extols roads as great civilizational advance. It argues hard surfaced highways unify states and peoples from city to country, enable mobilization and travel, and drive progress through farming towns and urban centers alike.
Five young French composers are isolated at Fontainebleau under guard to compete for 3600 francs a year for four years at Villa Medici Rome. The piece argues such prize systems may stifle true inspiration while praising creative impulses over calculated planning and notes Sinclair Lewis rejected the Prix de Rome.
Readers across multiple cities share varied views on Governor Ferguson’s defeat in the Texas primary. Consensus voices range from surprise to expected dissatisfaction with state leadership.
Dr Hucun S Cemmina Surgeon General outlines health concerns linked to auto use. He notes cars as essential yet linked to rising deaths and disabilities from accidents and warns of disease spread and waste disposal at camping sites. A census based chart shows a sharp rise in automobile death rate in recent years.
The theater presents The Meiny Witow with John Gilbert and Mac Varia in a return engagement tonight at this venue Maryland. The feature is touted as one of the Wests finest productions with praised performances by Gyllere and Maur day. Pathé News will be shown due to length of captions. Also Hares Sense and a two week comedy plus International News are advertised.
A compact chronicle lists figures like Gen James Winchester who died near Gallatin in 1826, George A Craufurd founder of Grand Junction, and Gen Harvey in earlier campaigns. It records milestones from railroad charters in 1866 to 1887 nominations, 1911 Pacific Empress rescue, 1916 execution, and notable births and events on this date.
A breezy, fragmented column notes rapid events from several regions. It references polar exploration, political cabinet antics in France, and shifting summer weather with a hinted storm approaching, all conveyed in a playful, if rough, verse style.
Local trem, from the column of The News July 27 1908 notes a large Lutheran reunion in Marland Virginia West Virginia and nearby areas. Eckstein of the Evangelical Lutheran church delivers an address. Misses Tima Rises and S S Price Young visit Baltimore. A sheriff's jury reports unsafe approach to the bridge near Cereastill and urges repairs.
Mexico City and Salt Lake City dispatches report the Mexican government moving to enforce a religious ban with a July 31 start. Officials probe a pastoral letter and seek to enforce constitutional anti religious provisions, while LDS missionaries face expulsion and local church leadership remains behind the lines.
Thirty people including twenty two adults and eight children were checked at a tuberculosis clinic in the courthouse led by Dr. John M. Nicklas. Twenty two tests showed early stage pulmonary TB. three referred to a state sanatorium near Sabillasville. nineteen to their physicians. Eight had other potential TB symptoms. Next clinic set for August 27 at Emergency Hospital, Trunawich.
Paris July 27 Premier Poincare and a new cabinet agreed on a ministerial declaration. They will seek authority to use decrees to address France s financial problems rather than full parliamentary debate. The Washington and London debt pact ratification may be postponed until autumn Parliament. The ministry pushes for increased taxation and production to fund national revival without foreign credit.
Seventeen men were arrested after raid on a room above Wm. Simonson's barber shop in West All Saints street. Twelve were found guilty and fined 20 dollars each totaling 240 dollars. three were dismissed. Arthur Jackson known as Jack the Ripper was found not guilty. Police testified a gambling game was in progress. others claimed they heard radio and were merely listening.
Curator Austin H. Clark explains the Cynthia moth, olive green and similar to the Cecropia, was brought to the United States in 1861 to test silk production. It colonizes in eastern cities, emerges in autumn, and lays eggs that mostly die with cold. Its caterpillar feeds on ailanthus, and cocoons form on leaf stems. The note invites questions to Nature Magazine via a stamped reply envelope. The article also mentions Prince Georges parish two hundredth anniversary celebration with Bishop James Freeman attending and messages from Maine.
A columnist muses on fashion shifts as knickers and knicks blur gender lines. The piece notes vacation style comforts and public resistance from prudes, but argues changing trends persist while men may react when wives adopt new wear.
Urbana July 27 local brief reports list the Urbana Sunday school picnic set for August 7 in Dennis woods.returning visitors include Pauline Hendrickson from Montgomery county and Dorothy Rusherman visiting Washington relatives. Several residents are noted visiting Frederick Baltimore Harrisburg and Niagara Falls with family updates and travel plans.
Taneytown notes list Mrs. William Bigham of Gettysburg visiting Mrs. M Louise Reindelter and friends. D W Garner and wife plus Miss Nellie Selby in Gettysburg. Angela Dilley of Frostburg with George Arnold. Ray Mehring and children visiting Mrs. Sarah Slick in Kansas City callers. Mrs Pierce Garner repainting Mid Avenue homes. Lutheran reunion at Pen Mar well attended. Mrs Frances Shaum regained strength. Mrs Martha Fringer to Tyrone Pa then Oregon for three months. Sunday visitors to Warry Rose home include Harbaugh family of Hagerstown and William Stanley of Fairfield. Walter Snider and wife Gettysburg. Clarence Snider and wife. Mervin Eyler family. Margaret and Marc Plank. Joe Swartz family.
Allen Walker and his son Francis visited Mr. and Mrs Amos Snider on Thursday evening. Mrs H Wolf spent Thursday with her brother and family, Mr E P Shriver.
The article explains the midnight sun phenomenon arising from Earth's axial tilt. It notes the sun grazes the horizon near midsummer, with variations by latitude such as North Cape at 73 degrees north seeing the sun from May 12 to July 29, while England never experiences midnight sun.
A doctor states that eating a piece of apple after each meal and at night is better for teeth than vigorous brushing. The caution remains that children should visit the dentist every three months, a detail perhaps less appealing to young readers.
The C O F reunion gathers Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from Maryland Pennsylvania the District of Columbia and West Virginia at Pen Mar on Thursday August 5. Grand Secretary William A Jones Pennsylvan ia Pastran Master J K E Weaver Maryland Grand Master E Casta West Virginia and other Grand Lodge officials will speak. The Boys Band Quincy Unit ed Brethren Orphanage will perform and Patriarcha Militant will hold competitive drills.
A devotional snippet echoes praise for glimpsing God’s acts as told in scripture. The text urges open prayer and contemplation of the law to behold wondrous deeds, reflecting on the Lord’s mighty works and guidance.
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