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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1932
Page
2
In hard times farmers suffer and trespassers stealing crops on farms are warned. Notices urge seeking permission before picking berries or fruit. A fence signals private property but can be breached, so obtain consent or face possible arrest.
The article contains a standard AP news dispatch copyright note. It states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use or publish all news dispatches credited or not and reserves republication rights for special dispatches within the publication.
The piece covers denials of patronage rumors surrounding the Democratic presidential nomination. It notes James A. Farley of the Democratic National Committee refuting gossip, cites the New York Times critique of claptrap, and discusses historical examples from Wilson and Roosevelt. It argues against the credibility of convention deals and asserts the party’s experienced leadership.
A thoughtful plea on driving etiquette argues that polite behavior vanishes behind the wheel. It notes most injuries come from car collisions and urges personal responsibility to cut deaths and property loss. It also mocks blighted areas and hints at Mussolini expanding cabinet duties.
Washington dispatch notes former Senator Jimmy Wadsworth may return to Congress as a House member, facing a likely minority role if elected. The piece recalls his prior leadership on military affairs, his Washington home, and family political tradition, with anecdotes about past army officer cutbacks and a Pershing-led note that sparked a House reaction.
A girl named Betty resents wearing simple play clothes and long curls, craving refined dress and perfume like her mother. She mimics the dressing routine learned from her mother, including beauty rituals and hairdressing, while a longer-term question remains on how to manage such imitative behavior.
Biologists joke about the money value of body substances totaling about 98 cents. Essential trace metals include chromium copper tin silver aluminum cobalt nickel and minor elements arsenic boron titanium vanadium rubidium strontium lithium. Vitamin A and Vitamin D required for protection and growth are noted with tiny concentrations sufficient for rats and preventing rickets.
The July report from J A Miller at Keedysville shows a peak 98 degrees, mean 78.5, July rainfall 2.77 inches versus 3.61 normal. Precipitation for July 1931 was 8.48 inches, an all time record, with July two years ago at 0.18 inch. Year to date rainfall is about normal. heat continued into August with a 90 plus note and a forecast of a hot month.
The article tours Elizabeth Street’s old clothes market near Bayard Street and Chinatown, detailing itinerant buyers, second-hand shops, and shipping to Europe. It notes a Bowery hotel for Black residents, a “Become American Citizen” sign, and Greenwich Street’s decay, then showcases a multilingual carb horn scope vendor in the Bronx and a court matter on liquor violations. Harold Ferguson and Otho Batista await grand jury action with bond set.
Washington talks push a national conference of governors and industrial and labor leaders to promote a shorter work day and five day or adaptable programs. New Hampshire Governor Winant and a New England committee briefed Secretary Lamont and Doak at the White House. Hoover supports the plan as part of a nine point economic rehabilitation program and hopes for a broad discussion among business and labor leaders.
The note explains the American Indian name Diack antherootia cohosh and identifies varicella as the medical term for chickenpox. The brief entry cites terminology and a common disease label.
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