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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1928
Page
4
A dated discussion notes fraternal orders losing some appeal as churches entertainment and community activities take center stage. It argues membership remains valuable for education and guidance, though new forms of pastime attract modern people away from traditional lodge life.
An authority in Chemical Markets argues science has boosted US income by 30 billion dollars annually. He claims science doubled agriculture productivity and quadrupled mining output, fostered the automobile industry, and that public funding for research yields vast profits for people and government.
A fragmented inspirational note urges readers to be ambitious resourceful dependable and forceful in work and life. It emphasizes planning aiming high and cooperation while urging every person to do their best and play the game with a will to get ahead.
Fragmentary text appears to discuss punishment and moral judgment with references to severe penalties and a person named Bai. The readable portion is incomplete and lacks clear facts or events to accurately summarize.
A garbled text fragment references an Inquiring Reporter item with scattered phrases including Perea Pied and See te Chere and mentions Cha boone and ELOSLEE. The passage is unreadable and lacks a coherent event or quotation.
A cryptic note appears to reference a target and a task labeled as a last update. The fragmented text mentions aiming and a hard fabrication, suggesting an incomplete message or cipher with unclear context. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
A cryptic page item explains a word game where players change one letter to form valid words. It states you may alter only one letter per move and that the order of letters must stay the same.
This page presents a vocabulary note by W. EL. GORDON focusing on the word imbue meaning to saturate or permeate. It encourages daily vocab growth and illustrates pronunciation and spelling guidance for readers.
The Mt Philip school PTA met October 10 at the schoolhouse electing officers. A Columbus Day program followed with songs by students and essays by Dorothy Shail and others, under the guidance of teachers.
James Anderson of Mineola N Y owner who brought horses to the fair was seized with a heart attack at the Square Corner Friday night about 9 oclock. He was assisted to a store by a bystander and Allen G Kline’s outfit conveyed him to Fredonia hospital. His condition was not regarded as serious.
Brief item recalling events from two decades earlier in Frederick, including notable people and happenings. The fragment references a city or community milestone and local color from the period.
Grant wins renomination and defeats Horace Greeley in a turbulent 1872 political contest. The Democratic and Liberal Republican alliance nominates Greeley while Grant secures the Republican standard with Wilson for vice president. The Philadelphia convention signals a platform denouncing corruption and civil service reform.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Republican candidate Wes Grant and a figure named Jeremiat who presided earlier. It notes a Natick cab bi er educated man elected to the Senate from Massachusetts in 1835 as a Republican. The legible facts are unclear and names are garbled.
The piece recounts public suspicion of Grant and Greeley, noting Grant’s lead and Greeley’s decline. It mentions Greeley’s mental collapse after defeat, the Prohibition and Labor Reform parties entering the race, and broad themes of Reconstruction era politics. It references figures like James A. Garfield and Tweed, with regional losses and state tallies.
Tsalan Rice quietly marked his 87th birthday at home on Friday. Friends organized a card shower and presented him with 145 congratulatory cards.
The Middletown school stock judging team won first place among 12 teams from Howard Montgomery Carroll Washington and Frederick counties at the He-Wednesdar contest. Lee Mert and Robert Kel Se led the team with 925 points earning a cup for the school.
A fragmented notice notes a popular song titled Flapper Fanny and hints at a curious event involving a secret seat or door. Readable bits point to a lighthearted piece on music and a quirky incident without detailed facts or dates.
Readers note Campus Day events in Frederick and a stream of local happenings. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs plan a Sunday pilgrimage to the state home. Boy Scouts held a dig rally and heard Dr. John Dunne speak on Debunking History. Postmaster Biser announces new mall schedules as Armistice Day is observed with broader calm.
Students from multiple high schools competed in the corn judging contest. The Thurmont team won first place with 510 points, followed by West Friendship 480, Charles Carroll of Garrell town 450, Emmitsburg 425, and Smithsburg 470. The Thurmont team received a handsome silver loving cup as winners.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Mt Airy church held a Sou teet at Mrs Garrison Norwood's home on Wednesday afternoon. A birthday party honored their daughter with attendees including Miss Jessis Etchison Catherine Etchison Dorothy Mulinix Hattie Ray Boone and Clara Boone among others.
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals including Pearl, Westman, Guy Sw, Robert, Mr and Mrs, and children with unclear roles and connections to a household or event. The text lacks dates, places, and clear actions.
New York profiles the anonymous influencers behind popular phrases credited to Con Conway. The piece notes his impact on college slang and Broadway language, citing terms like “clicks,” “the payoff,” and “a pushover” as part of his lasting legacy.
The article surveys heritable traits such as extra fingers and finger joints, cataracts, and inherited deafness. It discusses feeble mindedness linked to hereditary lines, citing Loch's registry and Goddard’s famous Kallikak case to illustrate how ancestry may affect mental status across generations.
A New York publisher sought to compile slang used by jokes and phrases spread by word of mouth across rural areas. The piece notes slang travels mysteriously, creating early fame for locales and speakers, while acknowledging many gags were often copied. The text also mentions the witch broom disease harming 600 acres of Trinidad cane.
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