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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1923
Page
4
The Daily News Frederick announces its status as a daily independent paper with AP dispatches and policy requiring real-name bylines for opinion pieces. It notes submission methods for free notices and printed mailing details for readers.
The article urges practical health habits for winter, praising exercise, fresh air, moderate meals, and proper indoor ventilation to prevent colds and illnesses. It then advocates early, systematic Christmas shopping to spread demand, advising planning, family discussions, and considerate pacing to ease shopping for everyone involved.
The Inquiring Reporter gathers local opinions on abolishing gambling devices at the fair. Harrison T Conner urges abolition as against the fair’s agricultural purpose. W Allnutt argues law standards are unfair if kept. Warry T Phebus and Melvin Oden oppose abolition. H Orndorff notes youth use and parental concern.
Readers gathered at the White Plains Court House largely approved the jury verdict in the Ward case. Critics argue the wealthy can influence outcomes, but legal principle holds the state must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that Not Guilty does not equal proven innocence. The piece notes the distinction between legal standards and public emotion.
A fashion note highlights very thin white chiffon velvet as popular for wedding gowns. Ostrich plucked feathers appear on new Paris millinery, often sweeping downward from brims. Embroidery grows sparer but more distinct, used in bands or with rhinestones or colored beads.
A local voice argues couples should earn at least 4000 a year before marriage and encourages prudent choices. Pinkey Kerr visits town for a beer run and rests briefly.
Today marks anniversaries of notable events from 1800s to 1900s including Gounod death and Roosevelt tour. Birthdays include Tesla Bergson and Schaefer with others, plus events such as the Oregon Pioneer Association centennial and the Louisiana State Fair opening in Shreveport.
A public domain poem by Berton Braley contrasts modern romance with Shakespearean themes. It playfully questions Romeo and Juliet images in contemporary life as a sailor’s lamp and 1920s slang mix with car travel and cigarettes, while noting Juliet remains a guiding light after many years. The piece references Madge R. Norwell, keeper of a Mississippi River lighthouse.
A scattered, comical collection of remarks on football culture and training. It riffs on coaches Zuppke and Sims, praising toughness and field skills while mixing exaggerated dangers and quirky training ideas. The tone satirical and fragmentary, with unrelated lines about singing and Thanksgiving.
A 1997 astrology column warns of ill fortune under Neptune in a volatile chart. It cites possible maritime disasters, international tensions, and societal unrest while advising caution in business and litigation and noting strong personalities born under Libra or Scorpio.
Twenty years ago in Frederick the Alumnui Association of Mount St. Marys College held its alumni meeting and a barbecue at the college. The annual fair dance is planned for Friday night in Masonite Temple Hall with a committee including Dudley Pare Edwin Markell Harry Be Chapline J Ab Hene Williamson and Austin Baughman. Horace W Clarke of Mablie Alabama visiting Frederick has purchased Sleepy Hollow farm in Montgomery County. Members of the Boys Temperance Association met in the W C T U rooms with Bartgis Storm leading a song and William Storm reading minutes. One new member increased total to 72. Rev Charles Steck assumed charge of the Evangelical Lutheran church next Sunday after arriving from Springfield Ohio. He is a Wittenberg Seminary graduate and a son of the late Rev Daniel Steck DP. Steck is married with a wife two daughters and a son.
A housework woman wears her feet down by constant standing and needs sturdy comfortable shoes with low heels. Wearing old high heel slippers indoors is poor economy as it leads to greater wear on the wearer.
Advertises Creomulsion as a solution for chronic coughs and colds. Claims creosote clears inflammation and destroys germs to prevent consumption, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved after following directions.
Democratic nominee Lewis F. Lochner of Mt. Pleasant District No 12 announces his candidacy for county commissioner. He states 23 years in the country province business and pledges personal attention, integrity, and unhampered service to voters.
Executors of Henry M. Gutinser announce a public sale at the Frederick County Court House door on October 20 1923 at 10 am. Three properties on East Fourth street and a lot on Klinehart alley in Frederick City will be bid, with terms one half cash and balance in six months. Auctioneers and attorney named. Second notice: sale of modern brick residence at 47 East Third Street Frederick Maryland on October 23 1923 with cash unless otherwise stated.
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