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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
4
An illustrated editorial urges balanced football participation with supervision and medical checks. It notes sport risk but argues inactivity dangers outweigh injuries, praising physical gains and character building while urging fair play, self control, and focus on education over sport.
Geologists will visit caverns found on E E H Hutzell land to investigate stunning rock formations after a blasting accident opened the chamber. Vandals damaged the site as crowds gathered, prompting closure until scientists assess the cave system near Boonsboro and determine preservation and development steps.
A home talent street carnival will be held Saturday night in Woodsboro under Lutheran church auspices. The Reformed church of Woodsboro will host a rally service Sunday morning. An Italian scientist reports a bacterial process to degum tramle fiber, boosting textile industry use.
A stenographic fragment from Hendon captures readers' questions about price reductions following Ford Motor Company and wholesale houses cutting prices. Clerks and citizens weighed in on whether other firms would follow suit, noting automobile concerns likely to drop prices as buyers delay purchases.
A wedding occurred in Baltimore last night as Miss Sylvia Sinsheimer daughter of Mr and Mrs Ratu Sinsheimer of Baltimore married Sidney Seidenman. Mrs Seidenman is a noted figure in Baltimore social circles. The report also notes Kohler Saylor and Charles W Koller and Emma Snaylor of York Pa were wed yesterday at United Brethren parsonage by Rev B H Hummelbaugh. They will reside in York.
Local poultry fanciers led by Jrieh Broth ers captured top premiums in multiple classes at the Hanover Fair. Birds from their yard won best premiums in White Laced Red Cornish and other Plymouth Rock and Leghorn classes. Eugene A. Grove OC Bollean and others earned several prizes including firsts, seconds, and thirds across Barred Plymouth Rocks White Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds. In Cleveland, 300 marriage certificates have been issued this month with September ahead of June.
Democratic groups organize Bryan Stevenson Little Club with officers including President Charles E. CassellSecretary Frank A Roddy and Treasurer Charles M Gall. Urbana hosts a Bryan Stevenson Little Club with Col L T Brien as President and John Gardiner as Secretary.
A large birthday surprise social honored Mrs. Clarence Pittinger in Johnsville with a decorated table and a long list of guests. Music by local players and games on the lawn followed a festive indoor meal and a midnight return to a bright, welcoming home. The event featured a forty one candle cake and a host of neighbors and relatives as attendees.
Emory L. Coblentz reports strong county support for postponing the Western Maryland reassessment until 1922. Although the resolution by Delegate Edgar H. McBride could not be engrossed in time, committee sentiment favored delaying taxes, with many House members from various counties backing the measure. The Tax Commission may act fairly, and public groups urge relief until conditions normalize.
Maryland students in the summers session at Columbia University are showing strong interest in home study courses for those unable to travel. Prof. Oscar M. Fogle notes teachers and students welcome personal instruction from Columbia staff. Courses include languages Russian Roumanian French Spanish Italian and more. Navigation mariner license astronomy business English and drama are offered along with freshman English and public speaking.
Purely local items note Charles Bowers leaving Harmony Grove to study at Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburg. H Dorsey Etehinon goes to Boston for the Sovereign Grand Lodge session with Maryland support. Reader mentions Maryland birthplace of Odd Fellowship and social visits among local families. new baby born to Passaro on West Patrick Street. Ethel J. Fogle attends International Congress on Alcoholism in Washington. Dr. Goodell returns from Annapolis after a legislative session. Schroeder trip to Chicago. J M Robinson visits Frederick. Fourth Street home sold to Daniel Stall. possession October 1.
An elderly Western Maryland resident from Big Spring reports long illness with sour stomach and poor digestion. After trying medicine without relief, Dreco is credited with improved appetite sleep and weight gain within days. Dreco now widely sold by Pearre’s Modern Pharmacy in Frederick.
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