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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1928
Page
3
A 1928 Daily Mail column mix covers farm fears of farmer mistreatment and CAPper’s warnings, and then pivots to the stock market's wild upswing. Analysts clash over the outlook while cautioning readers about speculation, urging prudence despite the bullish run and warning that amateurs risk loss in the current market.
A compact reflection quoting Ecclesiastes about a season for breaking and rebuilding. It pairs a Schiller line noting that after the darkest night, fruit ripens when time arrives. The brief meditation contrasts change with patience and invites contemplation of ordained moments.
A Philadelphia study finds 90 percent of children aged 5 to 15 viewed Sunday funny papers last week, but no link to mischievous conduct. Educators report comics satisfy a child’s need for story and imagination, enrich vocabulary, and are harmless or helpful in homes lacking other books.
A Kansas Senator Capper warns farmers face a “threatbare joke” during tariff revision. Farmers backed the GOP, but now fear the reform will shift higher protective duties toward them. The piece argues farmers seek initial aid and a later larger share once tariff favors are distributed.
In broad daylight an estimated 675000 in stocks and bonds was moved from one New York City building to another. Rumors that the transfer was only a night with a changed address were unfounded. Nearby in Cleveland bootleggers are said to study techno chemistry, likely trying to catch up with self-styled morticians.
The Biological Survey and Bureau of Plant Industry of the U S Department of Agriculture report success using insect eating birds to protect orchards. They identify the best species and are researching breeding methods to maintain the birds on farms as a natural pest control.
Delegates at the Carnegie Institute of Technology discuss future auto fuels as gasoline supplies wane. A German outlines synthetic gasoline from hydrogen and coal, another notes coal powder as engine fuel, and talks mention powdered rice husks and peat dust as substitutes. The tone suggests autos may run cheaply and powerfully on diverse fuels someday.
A nostalgic Bowery story recalls the Bowery Boy, once McCloskey, then Joe Bernstein, famed in the 1890s. After illness, poverty, and a hospital stay, he was helped by a charity benefit. Nearby Brooklyn pools and aging fighters hint at a faded era, ending with Young Griffo’s lonely death and funeral.
Milton Bronner reports from London that English readers supported Al Smith after the election, admiring his fighting spirit and optimism. English correspondents warned Hoover would win, yet Smith gained sympathy in British public life, while election returns showed Smith carrying parts of Massachusetts New York City districts and Buffalo. A congitatorial conference at Christ's Reformed Church, Hagerstown, was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Snyder and daughter Lavada.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes that posture develops with training and care, citing research on childhood development. He covers how body type, footwear, diet, rest, cribs, and beds influence alignment, and explains infants start bow-legged and adjust as they walk, with knees often knocked for the first years.
William Haddad drove a Pontiac under seal from the Maryland Motor Company to start a five day endurance run. He was handcuffed to the steering wheel as A A A officials sealed the engine. Bulletins will follow from the Motor Company.
A reader recounts a husband recovering from a persistent cough after using Linonine a Linonine touted as a better cough remedy than cod liver oil. The letter promotes the product with claims of rapid relief and health improvement, urging readers to buy from Kerr Chemical Co of Brentwood, Md.
Poem recounts the death of a man who left money lands stocks and blocks yet the garden of memories remains. Clerks sort his estate while others’ heirs and courts reveal few assets. The verse hints his spirit lingers in New York at Broadway and 42nd Street with no justice in the world.
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