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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1924
Page
7
George Sisler discusses essential skills for first basemen including catching with one glove, reading batters, positioning, speed, and footwork. He stresses the value of stretching to meet throws, holding runners, and adapting to game conditions to convert outs.
Mary Motter of Washington visits Taneytown while Lefinder Tlesson stays at Hotel Carroll. George R. B. Sauble boarding house opens with 160 guests for dinner. Numerous residents host visitors, attend races, and share Sunday gatherings. A lightning fire in a Freet farm barn burns the structure. animals perish and implements are lost. Other items note hospital progress for Miss Stanley Beaver and several local visits to Harrisburg, Baltimore, and Littlestown. Augustus H. Riffle funeral observed in Littlestown.
Murray Selby and his wife with children Bernard and Odella visited his parents near town over the weekend in Hagerstown. Edward Koontz and his wife and children near Emmitsburg called on Mrs. Mary Stover and family on Tuesday.
The W. C. A. of Blue Ridge College plans a May 12 string ensemble program in the Gymnasium Auditorium at 8 p.m. Performers include Emund Cook Charles Tien Miss Emily Lotz Mrs Aller Smith of Baltimore and Philip Royer from the violin department. The Kimbell Tyler Company of Baltimore will deliver 10,000 barrels to Mount Olive orchards at New Windsor for the upcoming apple season.
The USDA has devised a method to color oranges without harming the fruit by sealing them in airtight rooms and exposing them to kerosene stove fumes or gasoline exhaust. The four day process replaces weeks of natural ripening, allowing earlier harvests from Satsumas grown in Florida Alabama and Mississippi to avoid frost and possible lower prices.
Hareport Journal notes a reader quip about a husband who fought in a tank in the war and now struggles with simple chores like running a vacuum cleaner for his wife, reflecting postwar domestic strain.
In Musselshell region Montana, dime herons prey on many trout while a forest ranger J. B. Bonham notes the birds stand along streams all day spearing fish. He calls for killing herons to protect trout. Minnesota sportsmen also raised concerns about blue heron fishing last summer, but conservationists oppose open season as birds remain protected by law.
Arriving at a winter resort, a wealthy guest checked into a fashionable hotel and was given a suite at a modest rate. The proprietor challenged the clerk for offering a low price, fearing the guest might sleep in his private car.
The Nile overflows each year from June 15 to September 17, leaving rich alhier deposits along both banks. A rise of 16 cubes aids irrigation, while excessive floods bring losses and occasional death. a few feet of decline may trigger famine. Thebes and Cairo levels are noted, including a historic 1820 flood.
A diamond buyer in the Kimberley area acquires a large stone weighing 4104 urate found by a poor prospector named Katmeelfonteto. The value is estimated at FPQ000 fly. The item is tied to a broader, unclear narrative about notable individuals and social events.
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