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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1926
Page
4
A historical note from the Daily News Frederick shows Great Southern printing and manufacturing company and Associated Press copyright disclaimers. It indicates notices and opinions require author consent and submissions must be written and mailed rather than by phone. Entered as second class matter at Frederick post office.
A mixed reminiscence and editorial on Roger B Woodling a Frederick figure formerly US District Attorney and New York Director of the Draft praised as diligent resourceful and sociable. It then pivots to a May Day piece tracing its history from European festivals to modern political demonstrations noting peaceful recent observances.
President Coolidge suggested observing May 1 as Child Health Day to stress that healthy children grow into capable adults. The note links physical defects to learning difficulties and argues schooling alone cannot ensure success without proper health.
A letter to the editor criticizes delays in building a brick road, arguing it should have been completed by 1926 and accusing officials and contractors of discrimination while urging action this year. The correspondence reflects neighborhood frustration with the Brunswick Knoxville route project and prior promises.
Inquiring Reporter today asks readers whether current correction methods punish or aid feeding and behavior. Margaret Rodnick says methods aim to be fair but may be lacking. Willis Fisher argues gentleness works for some children while others need stronger measures. Glenn Garber notes punishment must fit the child. Frances Beopry suggests many children would improve with stricter discipline.
A jumbled page recalls events and birthdays from history and alerts readers to today’s observances and notable anniversaries. It notes Rhode Island’s assembly in Providence, U S naval actions at Manila Bay, the Pan-American Exposition opening, Greece’s republic inauguration, and other dated items. It also lists birthdays such as Duke of Conti and Northwestern University president Scott, plus national observances including May Day, National Child Health Day, National Men’s Bible Class Federation meeting, and the 28th Manila Bay anniversary.
A long travel essay celebrates California's diverse beauty from San Francisco to Oakland and Berkeley. It extols Berkeley as a Garden of Eden like city, its summer climate, flowers, streets, and homes, and praises the Berkeley campus and its students as a premier learning and cultural center. The piece highlights pleasant year round weather and abundant floral scenery.
A captioned 1X month old official photo hints at a high position amid a grand university setting. The scene surveys dormitories, a vast library, the Venetian Campanile, a Greek Temple, and a large outdoor theater with stone seats for nine thousand, plus an elliptical stadium. A narrator praises Greek glories and the university as a beacon for youth and opportunity.
A fragmented item discusses buttonholes as empty notions and classifies a sale under a mistaken advertising style. The passage wanders through garbled phrases about selling items, air, and vague lot descriptions. It mentions an insurance office and a mysterious sale by a certain party.
A fragmentary Frederick note recalls Miss Ueboeesa Modsvly of East Fourth Street and a planned reward of sixty dollars for the arrest of a robber. Sheriff Marta and Deputy Sherif Dananay are mentioned amid notes of a crime scene and a wagon crash involving Gus Altaveh and others.
A humorous piece features a household scene with guests, late hours, and misadventures in card games and wakeful complaining. It includes brief jokes about slang usage, aging, taxes, and a barbershop gag, ending with a 1926 NBA Service copyright note.
A fragmented Allene Sumner essay mix titled The Woman's Day and food lore notes. It includes social observations on motherhood and postnatal affection, fashion trends, marriage ages, and whimsical consumer quips about a Turkish bath robe and radio era leisure. The piece lampoons gender roles and modern life with sparse names or dates.
This tribute praises the physician's calling and character, highlighting selfless sacrifice, patient care, and broad humanitarianism. It notes the profession’s moral value, the doctor’s demanding life, and the economic realities of medical practice. It cites figures on giving free care and the long path to practice, emphasizing steadfast service.
May brings berries festivals and parades in Frederick. The piece recalls Miss April’s departure and May's arrival, praising springtime events, agriculture, debates at Frederick High, and local figures like Roger Wood, with a nostalgic tone for town life and past seasons. Mary Jane signs off inviting readers to tour Frederick Past and Present.
Grayson UW Mercer, realtor and insurance agent, sells the two story six room brick dwelling at No 326 Park Avenue in the name of Mr and Mrs George B Kelvene to Mrs Emma E Flanigan. An insurance ad is noted in The News.
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