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Newspaper
The Daily Banner
Location
Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
2
A stale list shows candidates James M. Cox for President Franklin D. Roosevelt for Vice President John Walter Smith of Worcester County T Alan Goldsborough of Carttine County for U.S. Senate and House member positions.
The Cambridge Maryland Police Commissioners announce exams for policemen on August 23 1920 from 11 PM to 10 PM. Requirements include age 21-46 height at least 5 8 weight 150 to 275 pounds literacy knowledge of board rules and Cambridge ordinances. Applications must be written by the applicant and filed with the board secretary Carroll L Mail or president Earle W Orem before exam.
A proprietary medicine claims to prove its merits through the law of survival of the fittest. The ad credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with meeting a real human need for forty years and helping thousands of American women, describing it as a nature based remedy for women's ills.
W. L. Dean Gay Street stables announces a shipment of no horses and mules selected in the city and invites callers to secure teams for any purpose. Cambridge Grange schedules two meetings this Friday evening at Grange Hall for eight o'clock with full attendance urged by Master A K Austin.
Excerpt notes the opening of a barber shop at 205 Race Street with hopes for local patronage. Also mentions paints for the house and boat by Dick Hurley and Phillips Hardware Company selling fishing tackle tires cabinets and harmonios, ewings, and furniture at low prices.
A Maryland political column reports on candidate dynamics within the Democratic and Republican camps. It notes Weller’s unpopularity with many, the rise of W. Ashbie Hawkins among Black voters, party infighting, and Governor Ritchie’s active push on state road projects while consolidating support for the Democratic ticket and fighting for improved state services.
The American Red Cross begins a nationwide health center campaign to fight disease and physical defects. A new Health Center model trained by the Health Serve Department will operate through local exhibits lectures clinics and nutrition programs to educate and prevent illness nationwide.
The American Red Cross reports over 5 million pounds spent aiding Poland's stricken population. It has nursed the sick fed the hungry clothed the naked sheltered the homeless schooled the children and cared for orphans. Nearly 200 volunteers are in relief work with large buses and eleven field units.
Wash boilers wash tubs mops and hardware in stock at Phillips Hardware Co. Paints of all kinds for all purposes and a large stock at low prices. Also china and cut glass offered by Phillips Hardware Co.
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