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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1921
Page
2
A year into the new Congress the Harding administration faces a heated tax revision fight. House Republicans oppose the White House plan and push changes to aid farmers and business. Senate action looms as the maternity bill stalls amid committee gridlock, delaying child health reforms and infant care funding.
Frederic J. Haskin surveys how China’s traditional practices like the queue hairstyle and foot binding were challenged by contact with the outside world. He recounts the queue’s origins with the Manchu conquest, its suppression by the Republic, and the swift mass cutting of queues in places. he contrasts old fashions with Western dress and notes public opposition that culminated in edicts to ban foot binding and the queue. The piece frames these cultural shifts as signs of China awakening to modernity.
A reader asks about the date the Conscription Law took effect, the Bambino picture origin, and horsemanship history. The War Department states the draft law became effective May 18, 1917, while the Bambino image is a Florentine medallion copy by Andres Delia Robbie. It notes no exact riding date but suggests over 3000 years ago.
The passage notes Trajan's rule from 98 to 117 AD as the empire's height, and Hadrian's era as the most splendid for Roman architecture. It also mentions a 1748 British Navy uniform decree and medieval decrees limiting warfare to holy seasons with truce days, including the peace of the tone.
Residents reported a dog owned by Harph Lear at 407 West Washington went mad yesterday sending tenants scrambling as the animal ran berserk through the yard. US Special Agent Jay Koray was dispatched to the scene with colleagues shortly after.
WG Foltz entertained the officers and directors of the Home Builders Saving and Loan Association at the Potomac river clubhouse near Shirpsburg yesterday afternoon. The event featured a motorboat ride and a fine supper prepared by Mrs Brinding and Mrs Bemier, daughters of Mrs Paltz, with quotes and games adding to the enjoyment. Guests included B D A Buckell, George C G Snyder, Krank 1 Nonnott, S Davner, Wie wed K Stteken, Henry Walsaprel ds, TL Brinn, John O Weie hua, Th O Balke, Doh Anieeney, and Rayman.
A narrator recalls a nocturnal gathering to witness a Night-Blooming Cereus bloom. Amid the wax-like flower, reflections arise on humble deeds, hidden generosity, and courageous acts, illustrating beauty and virtue found in unexpected people and moments of darkness.
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