12 Apr 1916
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1916
Page
1
A garbled slice of a serialized page shows exchanges about appearance, money, marriage, work, and gender norms. Characters such as Nell Milly Dily and Maude comment on intellect, fashion, and social expectations while snippets reference public figures and everyday urban life.
An advertisement touts TONSILING and Sora Throat remedies as essential for sudden sore throat needs. It urges keeping a bottle at home, noting hospital and druggist availability with prices listed like 23a and 50a.
The text sketches social cues and flirtation with phrases about drinking, debutantes, and gendered behavior. It contrasts direct and indirect approaches, noting men’s pretenses and women’s expectations in courtship and social rituals.
New York, April 12. Accused of harming his adopted child with a red hot poker, William J. Walsh was committed to Queens County Jail in $1,000 bail. A neighbor reported the boy’s screams, and detectives found Willie Walsh burned on the hands and brought to the Lott Island City Detective Headquarters where Walsh admitted the act but claimed the poker was rendered safe by water. He said his wife assisted and that the couple had adopted the baby in 1914 from Manhattan amid claimed kindness. The boy’s injuries prompted action by the Brooklyn city authorities and aid committees seeking custody and safety measures.
Washington reports a preliminary gasoline price study by the Federation trade commission to the Senate. It notes 200,001,000 barrels of crude petroleum in February 1906 and rising prices for gasoline kerosene and fuel oil. The commission will review profits, competition, and stock actions affecting oil companies.
A large influx of workmen arrives as North and Western Railway plans to build a side track south of the boulevard crossing. Reported freight congestion prompts officials to push improvements and a new car house is under construction.
Wool Underwort shoppers discover Bnei valves in stock while Duffield and Reed advertise a new Idolaum Remo set at old price.
In Mystic Conn a man named Charles Totten was arrested on a prowling charge after using a homemade periscope device to peer into the bedrooms of villagers through windows. Totten claimed his motive was to observe how people live and said he slept outdoors, unable to resist viewing warmth and comfort. Local probation officer Richard W Manifeld reported the device used resembled a cane with mirrors to hide in darkness below the windowsill.
Williamsport bowling team won its second straight over Hagerstown on the Gaylor Alley in Williamsport by a margin of 147 plus. The match was the second in a five game series for the championship with Washington County already holding a win. The next slate of games is set for Diamond Alleys next Thursday. Individual scores include Herbert 190 and others listed for Williamsport and Independents.
T. F. Rand secures a permit to construct a concrete shed with a metrout at 188 Werankiin Street. The project details indicate a single structure, with no additional facilities listed in the notice.
A healtheit advisory extols starting each day with hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the alimentary canal. It claims this practice washes out toxins, improves digestion, and stimulates appetite for breakfast. It urges readers with constipation or skin issues to obtain limestone phosphate from a drugstore.
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