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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1928
Page
4
The Daily News an independent paper published in Frederick Maryland outlines policy on correspondence accuracy and author identification. It requires real names for opinion pieces and author authority for statements and asks readers to submit notices by mail.
Dr Will Durant names Plato Aristotle Spinoza Copernicus Francis Bacon Newton Kant Voltaire Confucius Darwin as world greats Yet those who overturned old governments and built better ones may have altered welfare more than scholars Washington Jefferson and Lincoln deserve inclusion in the list The greatest thinkers shape how to regulate human affairs.
In country towns boys pursue snakes on a sunny day, driven by a mix of curiosity and inherited antipathy. The snake and boy clash briefly, with the youth pursuing the crawling creatures until most are laid low, leaving a temporary peace for the season.
A satirical sketch portrays BALER KROUT as a crabby, grabby figure with a drab atmosphere and a contentious reputation. The piece notes his lack of praise despite notoriety and mentions his readiness to lay down his paper before marriage.
Five citizens respond to whether freight shippers should unite to improve the Philadelphia–Pennsylvania railroad terminal. Charles Owel Jr supports cooperation as strength, Hendrickson agrees, Francis Y Sappington calls it good, Norman Slagen believes it is the only path to results, Jacob J Schmidt urges all to pull together.
A report on the planned United States Federation of Justice to share best practices among judges, prosecutors, wardens, sheriffs, and police chiefs. Endorsed by Chief Justice Taft and Vice President Dawes, it aims to publish manuals outlining speedy fair justice and crime prevention, with ongoing committees collecting successful administration data.
Fragmentary item notes events from Frederick two decades past with unclear names and places. The readable bits reference a person likely named Fred McCardall and a Virginis mention, but most specifics are illegible.
Report by Dr. EC Kefauver lists numerous births by family names in Frederick County during April 1828 with many entries and month notes. It notes births carried over from previous months, including eight nine and ninety-nine birth certificates and totals for live births legitimate births and stillbirths with locations Emmitsburg Myersville Brunswick Frederick and Smithsburg.
An informant discusses how Justice is run through dependent units and the impact of efficient coordination. Highlights include Vollmer’s Berkeley crime reduction, jury selection practices, and calls for ending continuances to keep cases moving while referencing various officials and failed procedures.
The piece notes that Japanese cartoons predate modern papers, arising long before 1871 Yokohama Mainichi Shimbun. Early cartoonists included monk Kakuya, abbot of Toba, whose satirical work influenced Japanese art as Shakespeare did English drama. Cartoons soon became daily features in major cities.
A fragmentary report notes the Apple Tree Monument suffered damage from recent work. Observers credit popular mechanics experts with stabilizing the site while removing decayed sections and rebuilding lower limbs. concrete and remnants of branches remain as key evidence of repairs.
A fragmented note mentions religious reflection and a list-like sequence. Names and places are unclear, but the text references a mass and peace themes. Readers should interpret the fragment as a devotional or ceremonial reminder with limited context.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions coves, cane carts, and a babs of Wanninr with unclear context and place names. The readable bits suggest a local column or notice about weekly happenings but lack coherent facts, dates, or identifiable entities to fully parse.
A reader explains letter golf, showing how to transform one word into another in a fixed number of strokes. Each step must be a valid common word with only one letter changed and without reordering letters. The example moves from COW to HOW to HEW in two strokes, with the full rules printed on the last page.
W L Gordon presents a daily English lesson focusing on proper usage and pronunciation. The entry defines avowed as declared openly and acknowledged frankly with an example showing its use in a sentence.
Historical entries mark Marquette’s burial near Ludington in 1775 and Iturbide’s 1822 proclamation as Mexico’s emperor. Other notes include a Racine cyclone death toll in 1883, Schurman’s Cornell presidency in 1892, Kresge’s 1926 philanthropic fund, and notable birthdays like Secretary Daniels and Bowman.
The article surveys poplars growth, uses, and history. It notes nine of twenty five species are native to America, with five in the east and others in the West. It describes poplar’s role in paper making, hybrid fast growth trials, and uses for bark in leather tanning. It calls poplars nurse or pioneer trees aiding forest regeneration after fires and discusses the name origin from Latin roots and Roman public decor.
A field mouse was displayed in a glass jar at The News-Post offices Thursday afternoon by J. D. Cook and his brother of Monrovia. They found the animal while plowing a field.
A fragment from a Flapper Fanny Says column offers playful social advice. The text appears garbled but hints at witty guidance for manners and behavior during the Prohibition era, reflecting lighthearted but sharp cultural observations.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes health officials urge camp sanitation and permit inspections for site water supply toilets and similar requirements before operation. Guidance covers certification for camps serving six days or more, safe water milk refrigeration flies mosquito nets first aid and antiseptic supplies to reduce disease risk.
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