06 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1921
Page
1
Timore April 6 After a long board discussion the Knights of Columbus offered 4 million to build a World War memorial in Timore. The Legion preferred ownership by a joint board but rejected the Knights stipulation ensuring Knights representation on each board. The offer was declined and no memorial project proceeded.
International News from Dayton reports Mc Cook Field flyers seek new altitude records. Lieutenant J MacCready with a field sergeant aims to pierce the aerial ceiling over La Pere using a Liberty motor. On March 16 he had reached 28 000 feet before a broken oil line disabled the supercharger and forced descent. Major R W Schroeder, retired months ago, was a former persistent altitude seeker.
New York April 5 Robert Blight of Brooklyn has cut a tooth at age 96 a feat noted as remarkable for a great grandfather The item contrasts with global headlines about Emperor Karl coal miners strike and a Stillman case ruling and mentions a hemorrhoid remedy with a money back guarantee.
An advertisement profiles Plant Juice as a purifying and vitalizing herbal medicine that corrects stomach disorders. It cites a testimonial from George Colt of Forest Park Marshallton Del praising his wife’s restored health, claiming relief from long term pains and constipation. Sold in Hagerstown by D C Aughinbaugh & Son.
A prominent physician states that most women’s ailments are non surgical and due to simple conditions. He urges women with backache headaches bearing down pains irregularities nervous despondency or weakness to try Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a natural restorative and preventive measure.
Billy the goat, said to be the first known to die from indigestion, wandered from J. Porter’s home in Chicago. Hours later he returned dying after an orgy of handbills, tomato cans and old shoes.
Report from a Kansas City dateline on April 6 notes chickens and other birds crossing the road, with one or more struck by cars. The incident is tied to a municipal context, detailing casualties and local officials connected to the event. The text mentions Dr. L eer overseeing related work and a visible concern for safety around the road.
Donaldson of Randolph Ave reports long use of Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney trouble. He says the pills relieve his kidney symptoms and that Doan's is the best remedy he has found. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn.
In Evansville the mayor and business leaders rallied building trades, offering wage and material concessions to unions. Henry Klevmeyer of Standard Brick Co and the chamber pledged 10 to 25 percent brick cuts, prompting factory funds and new homes. The campaign aimed to end local depression with promised construction of 1660 homes.
General Lejeune writes Mrs. Adams about cannibal rumors surrounding Marines in Haiti and the West Indies. He cites three reported cases, noting bones and clothing found or a sergeant's head and organs allegedly removed, though proof remains elusive.
Bus timetable shows Blair's Bus Line with departures from Clearspring at 7.00 A M and 1.00 P M and 8.30 P M and 7.00 P M, returning from Hagerstown at 9.00 A M and 9.80 A M and 11.00 A M and 2.80 B and 4:15 P M with several rates and times listed.
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