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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1919
Page
11
A large town celebration in Emmitsburg featured a parade through Main Street despite a steady downpour. Floats, decorated autos, and a poultry exhibit drew crowds from within 20 miles as residents braved weather to celebrate with costumes, flags, and local school participation.
An English scientist estimates the world’s fatal annual rain as 20.4574 cable mites, a quantity described as far thinner than one fourth of river drainage into the ocean. The quirky measure highlights a peculiar attempt to quantify rainfall using unusual units.
A facetious quote notes a quip about Pike Speak and asks if anyone recalls Jack and the Benny Talk. The line uses casual verbal play to mock hearing remarks and creates a mock inquiry about prominent speakers in a light, punny tone.
Local readers recall a domestic scene where Uncle Eben speaks softly about labor and patience, while house workers attend to tasks, underscoring themes of family, duty, and community in a concise prize column style.
Allentown November 3 the Bethlehem Steel Company received petitions signed by all employees of core departments urging a ten hour day at the works. Workers argue strikes and radicalism have gone far enough and under production raises costs. They ask for ten hours pay for ten hours work rather than eight hours at the same pay, aiming to boost output and resume normal operation. The plant will poll employees to decide if ten hour shifts with increased pay should be adopted.
A cryptic note from an unnamed lawyer and lover of water, linked to TLenishaig Pay Nav Ebley Donn Albright, appears as a legal aid inquiry. The fragmentary text mentions a request concerning ashes and a grave, with unclear details and attribution.
The eighty one year old author of several books including The Law of Gravitathon and Good Health or the Benefits of Water Drinking died after directing cremation of his wife and being laid to rest in Lewisburg cemetery. He walked daily for thirty years averaging ten to fifty miles and drank one to two gallons of water. His passing followed a period of robustness and a few days of illness attributed to his water intake and routine.
Arnt Tiler, a fifty year old freshman, enrolled at the University of Washington reflecting an unusual start to college life amid ongoing admissions discussions and campus programs designed for nontraditional students.
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