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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
4
The Daily News presents standard editorial guidance and notices about submission methods and accuracy. It outlines policy on author names and attribution, postal handling, and the correction of erroneous reflections as well as office contact details for notices and submissions.
A 1926 analysis compares current business to 1920s boom and the later buyers strike. It notes a surge of wage gain, heavy spending, and merchants overordering, followed by recession. Advertising helps reduce unsold stock, while a balance between extravagance and thrift remains elusive and risky for employment.
Olive Roberts Barton explains character as the inner fire guiding actions under pressure. She shares a story of a girl asking what character means and contrasts character with a reputation, highlighting resilience kindness courage and optimism as true measures of worth. The piece urges daily integrity and the ability to find good in every situation.
A garbled archaic verse fragment appears to describe a male figure receiving a service or gift, with a woman named in the line and a gesture of tipping or raising a hat. The text is incomplete and lacks clear narrative or context.
In Frederick five residents answer whether they expect to see Robert Mantell in two Shake spearean plays. Bertha Trail says yes, J D Baker cannot attend but calls it a wonderful opportunity, F W Harnwell plans to see The Merchant of Venice, Mrs Hendrickson would like to see Mantell in both plays but has other events, Edwin C G Markell says no.
A compact language primer lists common errors in usage and pronunciation and offers daily vocabulary. It emphasizes correct pronouns after give and recites misused words, spelling tips, and a cautionary note on discretion as prudent judgment.
A vintage classroom exercise presents several questions on hours in a 30 day month, Monroe Doctrine presidency, Andrew Johnson’s party, grammar correction, checkers jumping rules, earth shape, Roman war god, automobile licensing, Colorado’s largest city, and notes on milk delivery wagons and oak trees bearing acorns.
Today marks historic events and notable births. Consecration of St Peter's Cathedral in Rome, Sir David Wilkie born in Scotland, Governor Jonathan Worth born in Guilford North Carolina, and Primo de Rivera pacifying the Philippines. Also notes on Mor mon Church leader Francis Marion Lyman’s death and broader 1924 lash order in British Columbia. Events include Hartford and Washington meetings noting the 1927 Governors Conference.
A fragment begins with a poem about sleep and nightly work, noting reluctance to sleep and the relief of dawn. The text transitions to a property sale notice: Markell H. Nelson sold for Frank V. Staub a large lot at 474 West Patrick Street to L. E. Major of Baltimore, who will build a garage for trucks and equipment, with immediate possession. A separate note mentions a giant artesian well completed at Kinston, South Carolina with a capacity of 1,000 gallons per minute. University of Chicago seniors now carry canes to distinguish themselves from lower-classmen.
A fragmented column hints at changes in the modern family structure with references to a barber, sisters pumps, a bootlenger father, and a brother's roadster as hints of a forthcoming retrenchment. The note signals a broader societal shift with humor and local tone.
Frederick notes recall events from November 15 1906 including Mrs Howard Dutrow returning home for Christmas, Eri C Crom named chief engineer for the York at Baltimore Railway, Wm Hilmet winning the heating plant contract for the Doabs Tutheran church, and Jacob Rohrback’s reformation from Baltimore after attending a Grand Lodge of Masons meeting and his election as Junior Warder.
An October birth record lists numerous families with parents and infant counts including Frye, Rhoads, Willams, Butcher, Bell, Hendrickson, Long, Dolan, Mullins, Hightman, Englio, Roney, Feltz, Powell, Rippeon, Remaberg, Frye, Clary, Fogle, Routzan, Yinger, Baker, Duvall, Deener, Smith, Sandowers, Grove, Proctor, Dixon, Wars, Carpenter, Manahao, Hale, Edwards, Mish, Bowle, Boyer, Franklin, Wireman, Jenkins, Stottlemyer, Cage, Solar, Tobery, Redmond, Smith, Duddetar, Young, Young, Rice, Ropp, Jenkins, Edwards, Conover, Frushour, Rinehart, Michael, Motter, Holter, Gordon, Ecker, Blumenaier, Fleming, Fogle, Harris, Burall, Lease, Harshman, Shuff, Webber, Blank, Donovan, Main, Morgan, Keeney, Moxley, Wisner, Young, Hammond, Atterback, Ingram, Warrenfeltz, Hahn, Zimmerman, Blackstone, Nose, Turner, Rippeon, Baney, Houck, Hauver, Gray, Woods, Swartz, Frederick address list presses reads as births occurred in October with many names and destinations. Health Office tallies births by month and legitimacy, noting public health counts and locations across Frederick county and surrounding towns.
Theatregoers in Frederick will enjoy two Shakespearean dramas by Robert B Mantell and Genevieve Hamper at the Opera House this afternoon and tonight. The Merchant of Venice is followed by King Lear with strong seat sales and schoolchildren among the audience. The Mantell Hamper Company arrived from Wilmington and will tour Lynchburg Friday. Priscilla Dean headlines today at the Empire with The Danger Girl, plus a comedy and news. In Maryland, Thunderbolt Strikes with Jack Perrin and two Mack Sennett comedies are shown at the Maryland theater today.
Flapper Fanny notes Irving Berlin’s fourth Music Box Revue at the Opera House with songs like Tell Her in the Springtime and Tokyo Bliss. The show features about a hundred performers including singers dancers and comedians. The revue promises strong music plus elaborate stage designs and costumes including velvet hats.
Queen Marie of Romania was greeted in Indiana with a crowded welcome in Indianapolis after a rain soaked journey from Chicago. Ill news of Princess Ileana's illness prompted a hospital stop in Danville, while Patrick Nicholas drove ahead. Ileana later fainted after a ditching incident near Grant Park. Cleveland authorities plan an armed escort due to fears of disruptions led by Hungarian groups amid protest petitions.
The excerpt traces slang phrases like Quoz and Does your mother know you're dull, noting their rise in 1826 among audiences. It surveys later coinages such as Whoa Emma and Let em ail come, attributed to T. P's and Cas sell's Ss Weekly. Subscriptions urged.
Dr Morris Fisnb e in notes that brilliant children often show eccentric behavior and face social and school adjustment problems. Supernormal youngsters can be overprotected, rewarded with tantrums, or inadequately placed in age appropriate activities, creating ongoing behavioral and control challenges for parents and teachers.
Weekly house plan describes the Rio Verde design as a six room smoking dining ready home. The narrative highlights a Spanish inspired exterior with practical interior layout and a central hall. Nearby mentions of interior finishes and a compact size emphasize a practical American demand.
A garbled passage mentions Betty, a monocle wearing man, a sister named Slater, and fashion details like dinner jackets and hats. It references Mrs Macy Hore, Leadon as a daughter-in-law, and a celebrated social figure, with unclear context about a Western Canada setting.
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