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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1922
Page
4
Public notice from the Frederick daily concerns advertising rules and writer identification. It states the Associated Press news is exclusive for republication and requires real name disclosure for opinion pieces. It warns free ads must be written and mailed, not phoned, and lists post office filing details.
A National Education Society talk argues most high schoolers come from comfortable homes while poor youths drop out. Education must be sold as paying, to motivate families. Hand work or practical courses recommended to engage needy boys and keep them in school. Teachers should urge perseverance through high school. many can earn expenses with effort. Additional notes comment on film censorship, a checker-champion loss, busy firemen hurting checkers, and farmers facing weevils.
Alton B. Carty of Freder ick recalls the good old days and praises Miss Httinger for her work on The News. He shares memories of early editions, staff contributions from Miss Gittinger Ed Doll and others, and reflects on the enduring value of living memories as he references people, places, and events from 1921.
Frederick residents discuss whether the city enforcement bill should apply to Frederick County as well as the state. Proponents argue it would prevent special treatment and strengthen enforcement, while a dissenting voice questions the need outside Baltimore.
Frederick column recalls a sight fire behind the fertilizer plant owned by Mrs. B. F. Brown and a sale of Wachter farm by Captain Walter Saunders. Other items mention a convict road employment bill, a dancing class recital by Miss Willie Ritchie, a probate filing for Mrs. Clem, peach crop prospects, and a birthday gathering for Alderman ELC Leaer with numerous attendees.
Aaron R. Anders left for Sanford on a business trip this afternoon. Mr and Mrs Thomas Wiles celebrated their first wedding anniversary last Thursday March 16 at their New Market home with guests and late games. J Graham Stevens, a Maasanutten Military Academy student, left Daytona Beach for Pasadena after a week with Charles E Lamar in Daytona.
Mr and Mrs George B Smith of Fast Second Street announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Mary Violet Smith to John Pink Ney Jones. The ceremony will be held at the bride's home on Wednesday evening April 6 at 6 o'clock.
A large crowd attended Uncle Ephs Minstrels at Burkharts Hall in Yellow Springs on Thursday night. The 20 plus cast plus an eight piece Yellow Springs orchestra delivered nearly three hours of entertainment to raise funds for church beautification. Organizers Prof G L Twenty and Piney Harris led the effort and praise for the show pours in from attendees. Also noted are Sunday church plans and local housing moves on Charlesville and Bethel roads.
A quilting party at the Roens west of Frederick on March 16 gathers many attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Prowins and Mrs. Shank among others. A Grover Certibise sale March 14 drew strong prices with a horse at 220 dollars and cows 40 to 145 dollars, total sale receipts around 4261 dollars.
White Eagle and his pony Hed Bud arrived in Omaha after a 900 mile journey from Hardin Montana in twenty four days and five hours. He carries a medal for the record ride and travels from Sheridan Wyoming to New York City delivering a message from the Custer Battlefield Association to Mrs. George A. Duwater. The Sioux and Creek rider, aged but active, raised in Gillette Wyoming, is deaf since childhood but learned to read and write. He pens poetry and western life articles and is known as a skilled tracker. He enjoys the plains best and longs to ride his horse again after the Good Roads Show in Chicago. He keeps a scrapbook of clippings and shares stories of the West with readers of The Boys and Girls News.
On March 22 events shaped U S history including the 1622 massacre of 347 Virginia colonists by Native Americans, the 1707 meeting of the General Presbytery in Philadelphia, the 1765 Stamp Act imposition on the colonies, the 1847 bombardment of Vera Cruz by American forces, and the 1861 ratification of the Confederate Constitution by Louisiana.
Synopsis notes that all civil officers appointed by the Governor and Senate must be nominated to the Senate within 50 days from the start of each regular legislative session. Bubonic plague is spreading along 1000 miles of the Queensland coast as summer advances. The Australian Medical Journal warns residents face heightened danger from infected rats.
A smallpox patient in Jefferson County West Virginia broke quarantine near Harpers Ferry on Friday, rode the 6 pm B&O train from Winchester to Charles Town, and escaped after landing was refused. Boots Lavender, a young man quarantined at his home by Dr F W Boland, visited stores before attempting to land at Charles Town. Lavendar hid in a toilet on the train, then escaped through a window at Harpers Ferry. South Market Street Dwellings Sold. Daniel Z Sin sold Nos 222 and 224 South Market Street to Miss Gertrude Wissier with possession April 1.
A look at boxing kangaroos as natural athletes trained by mothers and fathers, followed by a tale of young Thomas Gainsborough sketching a pear thief. The boy’s drawing foreshadows his future fame while the thief is caught and a new sketchbook gifted.
A locally styled column features poems by White Eagle with rustic verses about Native life and humor. It includes a playful puzzle section with beheadment clues, a wordplay joke about Johnny at a concert, and a short caption about a tomcat sliding on ice. The page ends with a note about submission to The News.
Reports say black residents who refused to travel to Martinsburg West Virginia to testify for Monroe Doc Peyton, convicted of attacking a ten year old girl, received threats from Peyton allies. Peyton’s jail break spurred efforts to summon alibi witnesses in Winchester, with warnings that those who perjure themselves face retribution.
Union Sunday school plans an ice cream cake and pie sale in the store room Saturday night March 25. Easter service set for Easter Sunday at 7 50 PM in the Union chapel. Local notes include visits from Louis Moxley and Ernest Snyder, a recovery for Master Junior Purdum, and illness in the Purdum family. Copper ore reports from Paris note Morocco reefs totaling 240 miles wide with 2 000 000 pounds of ore exposing 8 10 percent copper, about 250 000 tons without shaft sinking.
An advertisement argues that American women are careless with health and overtax their strength. It credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as an unfailing remedy for fatigue and weakness, urging readers to try it after noting many testify to improved health.
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