Moonshine Quality Drops as Prohibition Fails to Stop Trade
A Hopkins County report cites Federal enforcement chief Jesse Flanders noting moonshining is growing as a major industry. Chemical tests show toxic liquor decreasing while purer mountain dew rises. Moonshiners chase profits, despite enforcement efforts, amid rising imports and risky production.
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Hopkins GL W
Gee. Ave
Jesse Flanders
Fed- Biesel
Ofeer
Portland
Meng
Em. Mal
Petter
Waa
Water famine hits Oakland town in dry weather
In Oakland Maryland on August 21 residents faced a water famine as artesian wells tapped into Oreoka Creek fail to meet demand. The council plans a special meeting to authorize drilling additional wells to supply over half the town.
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Oakland
Hyrea
Poo
Oaland
Coangil
Cause of Piles Dr Leonhardt’s Cure Promised
Dr Leonhardt claims piles are caused by internal irritation and that existing remedies fail. He promotes Hem Road as a remedy removing the cause and offers a money back guarantee if it does not work. Sold at Aughfobaugh & Knuetsley Drag stores.
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Leonhardt
Aughfobaugh & Knuetsley Drag
Bride Dug From Cave In By Geophone Rescue
Monroe Holley diamond driller heroically drilled into a mountain cave to rescue his fiancée Milas Merlo Blackwood trapped behind rock. Using a geophone, Bailey’s tremor-detecting device, he located her faint taps and aided crew to a safe exit, earning a blue ribbon of courage and a forthcoming marriage.
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NEA Service
Oatman
Ariz
Monroe Holley
Milas Merlo Blackwood
Balloy
Rheims
Bailey
Sweatfheart
Misa Blackwood
State to Sell Pheasants at Five Dollars Each
State Game Warden H. Lee LeCompte announced the Department will offer 40 to 60 pairs of old civilization pheasants including Lady Amherst and Reeves species for sale. Price set at five dollars per pair with delivery after November 1. Birds bred at Gwynnbrook farm from stock bought last year. department retains some for propagation.
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Bird Tandera
Bave Gu
H. Lee LeCompte
Game Department
Lady Amherst
Reeves Especies
la LaComptal
Druggists Fined for Selling Alcohol Rub
International News reports Judge Felker fined two druggists $25 each plus costs for selling intoxicating liquors described as alcohol rub. The men appealed the fines claiming they were following the alcohol rule for those with trouble, but the court upheld the penalties.
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N. Hy Ang
Felker
Moving Inquiry at Spring Grove
Government and state probes the Foster Clinic at Spring Grove following charges by Dr H Heitzei about mistreatment of veterans. Governor Albert Ritchie and Col Woodcock push for immediate investigation with Dr J Percy Wade welcoming the inquiry into the clinic’s practices.
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Thee
American Legion
H. ©. Reitel
Pennsylvania
Foster Clinic
Spring Grove
GC. R. Forbes
Veterana Bureau
Washington
Baltimore
Ritchie
Col. Amon W.W. Woodtock
American Lagion
Soi
Anne We W. Woodcock
Huilding
Heitze
Albert 0. Ritchin
S Lets
Modern Woman Indicted by British Novelist
London dispatch reports Francis Henry Gribble, famed critic and novelist, indicts the modern woman as robbing her mystery. He says this erodes male desire to marry and undermines traditional courtship in his provocative analysis.
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Inter London
Francis Henlry Gribble
Crittc
Batsin
Free Staters and Rebels Killed in Dundalk Fighting
A dated dispatch reports heavy losses around Dundalk with four Free State troopers and two rebels killed, sixteen Free Staters and thirty rebels wounded. Also notes upcoming lecture by De. R. B. Norment on Bible class topic at St Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church in Hagerstown with expected large turnout.
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Apg
Dundalk
Oceaa
Norment
Washington County
Lana
Episcopal Church
Hagerstown
Live Stock Prices and Classifications in Baltimore Market
Baltimore market report lists cattle and hog classifications by weight and condition. Best cattle are 1000 to 1200 pounds with prime condition. calves, pigs, and sheep shown with various grades and prices. estimates for bulls and heifers noted, along with wool sheep and lamb quality distinctions.
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Baltimore
Local Family News and Injured Worker Update
Relatives of Mr and Mrs Reymond Col of Washington visit kin including Mr and Mrs Manton Clapp in Hagerstown. J W Knight Jr injured last Wednesday in Baltimore shows slow improvement. Mrs Alice Moors urged her children to visit Martinsburg. Miss Dala Jatngdh recently attended a Washington summer program and is now moving to a new site.
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Baltimore
Mira
Alice Moors
Martinaburg
Mie
Dala
Rail Strike Cost Seen as Staggering by Officials
Washington August 17 government officials estimate the railroad strike’s cost as incalculable yet staggering. About 400,000 workers are out, yielding 118 million lost hours, worth roughly 89 million dollars at 70 cents per hour. Impacts on railroads and shippers remain conjectural but severe.
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Intersateemewe
Washington
Florence Gray and the Whistling Jack's Mystery
A fragmentary report notes Florence Gray involved in a local intrigue linked to a Pa. incident. The piece mentions a transforming identity and police action surrounding a young woman associated with Whistling Jack's, with a partially visible image of one friend.
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Florence Gray
Jack
Teachers Return From Summer School at Columbia University
Washington County teachers who attended the summer session at Columbia University report total attendance of twelve thousand forty students, excluding seminary attendees. Four hundred Maryland aludonts and nine Washington County residents took courses, including H L Rinehart and Rev B Barry Plummer D D of St Pauls A B church, plus former county superintendent Raymond Staley and others.
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Washington County
Columbia “University
Columbia
Maryland Aludonta
H. L. Rinehart
J. H
Bowser
Buzaneth
Hine Heetella K. Cocherp
Hy Ruseell Hicks
Elize
Mallory Doubles Highlight Forest Hills Today
Memi finals loom as singles and doubles top the schedule at the women's national championships. The expected clash draws attention to the back tenals of the tourna ment while curvivore meet in the event.
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Mallory
Forest Hills
Tennis stars loom in semifinals at Bas Francisco meet
The Aingtes and Miss Helen Wills will face Mrs May Switon of Los Angeles in the doubles semifinals alongside Molla Mallory, the champion, pairing with Miss Lestie Bancroft of Boston. The article mentions vast global land area figures for confidence.
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Aingtes
Helen Wills
Bas Francisco
Mra
May Switon
Los Angeles
Molla Mallory
Lestie Bancroft
Boston
Dairy College Adds Two Staff Members at Maryland
College Park Aug 21 announces the University of Maryland Dairy Husbandry Department gains J F Doan and Roy Ingham. Doan, Penn State graduate, will teach registry and Babcock testing and assist research. Ingham, Nebraska graduate, will run Veterans Bureau dairy courses focusing on herd management and milking operations.
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College Park
F. J. Doan
Pennsylvania State College
Roy Ingham
University of Nebraska
Department of
Dalry Haubendry
University of Maryland
Dean
Eatry Enterprises
New York
Wisconsin
Ity
Ingham
Veterans’ Bureau
A. I. Wools
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Marie Blackwood
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American Gag and Electric Company
General Electric Company
Arrett & Sons
Bankers
Fahey Ae Bruttenip
Amhinbeuatt Hoporation Vertes CO
Herbart
Dargat
Jack McConnell
Charlie Weaver
Philatelphia
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Fingling Auto & Carriage
Frederick
Messrs
Doan
Ingham New Men
the State University
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Summer Witt
Iran
Phrae Point Hox
Therngautic Reservoi Laboratories
Atlantic City
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Bailey Electric Company
Hagerstown, MD
White
Corbinetech
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