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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1926
Page
4
The Daily News of Frederick Maryland announces its daily publication schedule and policy. It states that anonymous opinions require real names and that free notices must be written and mailed to the office. It also notes Associated Press credit and postal eligibility.
The piece recalls the 1926 baseball season and the World Series with stars like Ruth and Gehrig, then pivots to Columbus Day highlighting Columbus as the explorer who sparked American progress and a lesson in courage. It closes with a temperance essay urging tongue moderation and personal decency.
Readers weigh whether people are too busy to be polite. Answers from Mrs Harrington Mrs Schildknecht Miss Hattie Schell Charles Lough and Oscar Grove vary from no to yes noting business people may be too busy. The column ends with a reflection on the power and consequence of words.
In a dramatic Series moment Babe Ruth hits a powerful swing, sending the ball far. The Mammoth Babe rounds the bases and wins praise as records tumble, sealing a memorable game for fans.
Clara Bow and Warner Baxter star in The Runaway at the Opera House with a major feature. Lewis Stone Nita Naidi and Virginia Walls lead The Lady Who Lied at the Empire with comedy and news. Helen Holmes's Perils of the Rails headlines Maryland theatre lineup.
A fragmented verse recaps a cold day as a furnace fails and a man named Rudd is mentioned. The speaker quotes an odd conversation with an interesting man while lamenting wilting sentiments and a tin of coal running out.
The community theater group Show Peat performs Uncle Tom Cabin in Miscieipp Louisiana. Proceeds aid local homeless youth and the performance runs this month.
A compact list of historical events and observances. Includes battles, political changes, notable deaths, previews of anniversaries, and birthdays such as Gen. Robert E. Lee and other figures. Mentions Columbus Day observance, the Oregon voyage, and related anniversaries with dates and places.
A birthday surprise honored Philip Angleberger at Mt Pleasant on Sunday with refreshments and a large gathering of relatives and friends including Angleberger and Harall families, many Anglberger relations listed among attendees. A stray note mentions art about poverty and a drifting sentence references a bird incident after an automobile fall near Evanston Illinois.
Twenty years ago in Frederick a man named Frank Wiles suffered a leg fracture after a collapse at the Frederck Works injuring his ankle. Hammond Urner and family attended a Pradderr cottage gathering and returned home East Secord. Franca T Sappnaten described an emptiness at Marsh's restaurant during the event attended by Nita, Fred Pootins, Day, Geevis Glessner, and others.
Health records show one hundred thirty four birth certificates received for September plus three illegitimate births. Among these, one hundred ten occurred in September and two in October. one hundred twenty five were full term and nine were stillbirths. The note cites numerous parent names and addresses across towns such as Frederick, Brunswick, Middletown, and Lewistown.
In a light exchange from Tit-Bits, a couple marks their fifth anniversary with a playful line about baking another anniversary cake. The remark recalls past cakes as milestones in their shared life.
On Monday three men died when a Wings aeroplane collapsed at 1,500 feet above ground near Roosevelt Boulevard. Victims included commercial pilot T. Wister Shallcross and passenger George W. Widdemer of Philadelphia, plus Clarence Markham, 22, a commercial pilot from Vineland. Witnesses reported the wings folded suddenly and the craft nosed over, plunging to the ground with the motor running.
Browningsville residents were invited to an oyster supper at the town hall on October 15 and 16. Bishop McDowell is to speak in the town on October 30. The community club and various families were noted in local social items.
A Columbus Day themed quiz asks ten questions about Christopher Columbus life and voyages. It covers his birthplace, ships of the first voyage, landing date, the queen who funded the voyage, crew counts, death year, number of voyages, his father's occupation, and the continents’ namesake.
A list of court filings and records shows land transfers with executors and trustees in Frederick area, including several deeds totaling thousands and multiple marriage licenses. Names include Leslie N Coblentz, John Routzahn, Walter Burrall, Delbert Poole, Howard Taylor, Frank Staub, Theodore Fouble, Lancelot Jacques S, and Daniel Z Stull, among others, with various counties and cities noted.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains high altitude physiology noting oxygen scarcity at 15 000 feet and the need for acclimation. Describes Everest attempts and Mount Hivcrest climbs with oxygen tanks and the seven mile ceiling reached by Lieut John A Macready while Jean Callizo reportedly hit 40 809 feet. Emphasizes the twin needs of pilot and engine oxygen and gradual re adaptation on descent.
A fragmentary Nature Magazine feature discusses caterpillar beauty and the contrast with the unfed caterpillar’s transformation into a moth. It notes the male moth’s brown body and iridescent wings, the female’s prosaic cocoon life, and the curious biology of larval and adult stages while offering readers a stamped envelope for questions through the magazine’s Washington staff.
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