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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
4
The Daily News Frederick Maryland outlines that free notices of advertising type must be written and mailed to the office and will not be accepted by phone. The paper emphasizes use of real names for opinion statements unless consent is given and notes postal registration as a second class matter.
The American Library Association plans to send agents to promote county and local libraries and state library extension. A 1926 commentary argues every town should have a library to sustain education beyond school years, noting many towns lack facilities and calling for funds, growth, and home-town reading habits to improve governance and contentment.
Inquiring Reporter asks local residents if they will attend Lenglen's Baltimore tennis match tonight. Charles Opel Jr plans to go but cannot. Anna Kemp, Elizabeth Harris, Alvin Quinn, Mrs Harry McDonald all say no or cannot attend though some would like to see her play.
A humorous verse by N. A. Lufburrow extols thick soup over thin consomme. The speaker prefers hot, hearty mixtures built from taters onions cabbage or tomatoes and even beans or greens, wryly noting appetite increases when the soup is thick and steaming.
Rudolph Valentine stars in The Son of the Sheik at the Opera House for a second and final showing with its usual short reels. At the Empire Thomas Meighan appears in The New Blondike along with a feature comedy and news reel. Maryland presents Never Say Die a Mack Sennett comedy closes the program. Myrkle-Harder company arrives next week with The Family Upstairs and My Son and The Show-off followed by Craft's Wife The Good Bad Woman and The Devil Within among others.
A reminiscence on thumb jerking or hitchhiking, noting changing attitudes to ride requests as laws tighten and drivers risk damages in accidents. The writer recalls childhood travel, warns against relying on others, and cites a future meeting of the Western Division of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Colorado Springs next December.
The excerpt contrasts a biblical verse from I Samuel 2 2 with a religious prayer praising holiness. It then shifts to a factual statement denying automobile license plates are universally based in Europe and notes the car number is painted on the fuel tank or rear of the vehicle.
A fragmented, stray OCR tip hints at a murky scene with a mob group or individuals in transit. The text mentions a Vic Italy thread in time and a single person going alone, but lacks coherent events or clear names, locations, or actions to confirm a news result.
Readout of historical anniversaries across years with births deaths and notable events. Highlights include William Penn born in London 1644 and Edward Wawke death 1781 with further notes on events and birthdays spanning 1640s to 1920s plus Navy Day observances and conferences in Philadelphia Asbury Park and Pittsburgh.
A mohr is a term used in this quiz to ask a factual question about a topic, here treated as a noun to be defined within the puzzle. The surrounding text presents a series of trivia prompts and a concluding note about goat farming in Australia.
The column recounts historic Frederick events including Columbia Conebe for Wasaya, new apartments built in front of homes of Prof Joseph Fe Appice, Samuel Thomas, and Dr. L E Sm, and incidents on trains near the Freder. and Middletown Railroad sea front at Jayes with mentions of Austin Haffner and a mobile listed among the week’s happenings.
Members of the Association of State Foresters from 23 states visited Frederick and Washington counties as part of a three day field trip in Baltimore and surrounding areas. The group, led by officers including President H F Hawes and Secretary Chapin Jones, outlined plans for a tour visiting Catoctin Furnace Trexler state farm and other sites while opposing transferring national forest lands to parks. Public officials and Lions Club members aided the trip with transportation and hospitality.
The jury found Walter Nelson guilty of manslaughter, not murder, after a June night shooting at his home near Park Mills in Montgomery County. Nelson testified he feared Lilly and claimed Lilly threatened him with a knife. Lilly had been drinking, and the two argued after supper before Nelson fired through a door. The verdict followed two hours of deliberation with an initial ballot splitting on acquittal and manslaughter. Sentencing was expected within a day or two.
The Anglo-Catholic Congress in Milwaukee faces controversy over church ties as Bishop John Gardner Murray of Baltimore links divorce and crime to unrest. He urges adherence to laws and cites a modern search for truth while defending proximity to Eastern Orthodoxy.
The Evangelical Lutheran church held its annual congregational meeting with Dr. A. G. Rupp presiding. J. Murray Cronenburz elected chairman as Jesse W. Kolb Worthington C. Staley were named elders and Charles F. Bowers James H. Falk deacons for three years.
The Association plans its annual convention in New Oriente the week of November. Acaras graded by size are used to craft a quaint Indian musical instrument recently found in Southern California. The slowest moving object on some street has fallen as low as three miles an hour near London.
Drs Irvine and Weymann found fatigue is greater after reading magazines than after watching an hour and a half of motion pictures. Colored pictures cause less fatigue than black and white, and viewers with eye strain may feel relief after films. Experts agree movies do not injure vision but emphasize proper distance and rest periods.
A Smithsonian note describes a cnabhlike creature attaching to a shell in Tokin Bar, Japan. The find includes pieces of ir e sine and steamer chimbers and a broken War re Vyeu shell, with a mass of waste material growing densely.
Tube forming worms called ser pulids and two young oysters appear among shells gathered together. Many shells were covered with steamer clinkers. A similar shell is found in all warm seas. Send a stamped envelope and question about nature to Nature Magazine or Washington through this paper's arrangements.
Multiple marriage notices list Miller-Smith from Haserstown and Hag town wed in Hagerstown with details of prior Frederick county business ventures. Other couples include Overcash and Bear in Mercersburg and Greencestia, and Rider with Rhodes near Haxerstows.
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