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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1928
Page
4
The Frederick Daily News announces policy changes and submission rules for letters and notices. It requires real names for communications and prohibits anonymous opinion pieces. It invites corrections and notes postal classification as second class mail.
A 1928 editorial urges residents to start a community spring clean-up with no-cost actions like litter removal repairs and repainting. It argues clean towns boost health and attract reputation, noting landscape gardening is accessible to all households and that modest labor yields large returns.
A whimsical warning essay complains about contagious diseases like whooping cough chicken pox and measles filling the air. It urges caution and personal care to avoid illness and jokes about gullibility.
Aake Five persona polls reveal mixed views on the lingering winter with five random residents weighing in. Edward Benta says winter is over. Scharfert Targett expects more winter. Kurta Miller leans to spring. Merh Ra believes winter’s near end. Nellie Solt notes the weather remains changeable and uncertain.
A letter from a Frederick resident describes three shocks at Montevue boarders including cold oatmeal, separated milk, and spoiled sausage in the county ward. The writer condemns the food service as an outrage against Frederick county voters.
Tuesday lesson on self control as a key Christian mark. Practical faith judged by deeds, with emphasis that the tongue requires baptism of the heart. References to James on kind speech as overflow of a kind heart and prayer asking for temperate words and love toward others.
Bible Thought Ylow proclaims fallen heroes in battle and frames defeat as education. It mirrors the idea that the first step is progress toward something better, attributed to Wendel Phillips.
The Dodge brothers with NBC plan a nationwide broadcast on Thursday March 28 turning radio into a film studio. Hollywood stars like Chaplin Fairbanks Griffith Del Rio and J W Imora share the air from east to west after the Victory Hour with Whiteman’s band broadcasting from New York.
Fragmentary history notes from Frederick recount events about a busy period in Baltimore area. Names and details are unclear but reference a local figure and actions connected to August or July era, reflecting era-specific community life.
James Washington colored pleads guilty to assault and battery on W Ham Smith at Smith’s boarding house. He receives a three month term in the House of Correction. Other local court notes include guilty verdicts for Davy Kennedy and Clifford Coughlin on various traffic and public disturbance charges.
The note discusses switching from wool to silk too early in spring risking catching a card. Gradual change, as in better golf, should avoid ill effects. It mentions parts five and hints you may beat the solution on the last year.
The Lincoln High colored and Hagerstown High School hold their third annual debate on March 30 at Asbury M E Church. The question is Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished. Funston Collins and Frank Proctor present the affirmative from Lincoln High. A Cumberland trip features Gilbert Bowen and Dorothy Hard defending the negative for local school against Frederick Street High School of Cumberland.
Obituaries report the deaths of Joseph Gaver Dutrow and Elizabeth Rebecca Dutrow of New Midway, plus John Wilson Lawson of Greenfield Mills, and others like May Garner and Annabielle Hyatt. Survivors include spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings. services held at local churches and cemeteries in Woodsboro, Leesburg, and Greencastle.
Fragmentary obituary notes indicate funerals for Isaac Paths of Chicaza and a local service for residents of Walkersville. Readable names include Rev AML Spanvey and C. Cramies Shank Jr among listed attendees with cemetery at Hope cemetery and a passing show remark about a garage scene.
The County Ministerial Association met at 10 30 Monday morning with W C Day presiding. Rev W Soller led devotionals. Rev ward A G Horman was elected member. A review of Dr W A Browns Life of Prayer in a World of Science was read. Lunch followed with many delegates listed.
Public sale at Motter Station drew a good crowd despite mud. Cows sold 68 to 145 dollars, heifers 50 to 160, calves about 55, horses 100 to 180, machinery and harness also sold well. The sale totaled 3180 dollars with auctioneers W. Null and Mercer.
An announcement from the Federation of Wenn of armand schedules their annual assembly at Francis venue. Walter vmian of New York organizes the effort with involvement from local Republican party members. The note mentions a 4-3 state result and active participation by Quorn Tasti Turskerman.
A brief note reports a meeting and results from a Monday news cycle, highlighting actions and outcomes with local figures and organizations involved.
This history column lists notable deaths and births from years past and today’s notable anniversaries. It notes figures like William Murray Earl of Mansfield and Grover Cleveland, explorers like Philip St. George Cooke, and events such as the Taiping capture of Nanjing and the spring equinox.
An article notes stubborn loss of appetite in adults often accompanies anemia. It cites liver and kidney rich diets as most effective for treating anemia and restoring appetite, with liver extract as a practical alternative.
Derick Charles nicknamed the Red Prince led the largest German army in the Franco-Prussian War. North Dakota voters head to the polls to choose delegates to the national convention and express preferences for presidential candidates.
A fragment from a etiquette guide discusses dinner manners. It asks what to do if you drop a fork knife or napkin and whether to pick up items yourself when a servant or hostess serves. The tips suggest letting the waiter pick it up and using a silver utensil, with the answer indicating to wait for assistance.
A small lesson discusses common errors in usage pronunciation and spelling. It covers phrases like above mentioned and above statements, notes on effigy pronunciation, and suggests expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily. It defines collocation as the act of placing arrangement and repeats the idea that three uses of a word make it yours.
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