League Discusses Many Proposals At County Meeting
Washington County Hospital was criticized for insufficient accommodations for poor patients at a meeting of the Taxpayers' League held at the Howard Street School. The group planned a community tres at the Christmas holidays and set regular meeting days for the coming year. Officers were re elected. English Longevity: Hampstead deaths over three months show 39 of 240 aged 80 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
South End
Taxpayers’ League
Howard Street’ School
London
Hampstead
Nujol claims health edge through daily use
An advertising prose piece promotes Nujol as a natural aid to regular digestion and overall fitness. It argues health comes from consistent care and a clean system, not luck, and urges readers to try the product for three months. It notes Nujol is not medicine, contains no drugs, and is sold in sealed packages at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nujol Laboratories
Broadway
New York
Nujol
Leiter’s
Cascaret the Natural Laxative From Cascara Bark
Physicians endorse cascara as a natural stimulant for regular bowels. Cascaret offers pure cascara in a pleasant candy form, claiming millions benefited from gentler laxative action and eventual self-motivated bowel movement. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for Cascaret rather than stronger laxatives.
Standard of Grade Raised in County Schools
Superintendent B J Grimes announced the county's public schools show higher teacher qualification levels with 262 teachers holding first grade certificates this year, up from 194 in 1927. Principals with regular elementary certificates rose to 15 from 11, with colored teachers increasing from seven to nine. nine teachers hold provisional certificates lacking teaching methods training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.J. Grimes
Couple with assault charges filed after local dispute
Samuel E. Holmes of Chestnut Grove appeared before Justice Richard Duffey with cuts on his head and bruises claiming he was attacked Sunday evening by Isaac Holmes and his wife. Holmes swore out warrants for assault and battery, noting a long‑standing family feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel E. Holmes
Chestnut Grove
Richard Duffey
Isaac Holmes
Samuel Holmes
Paroled thief receiver cited for health in Maryland
Baltimore December 6 Governor Ritchie paroled Russell D Martin of Hagerstown after two and a half years in the State Penitentiary for receiving stolen goods One year and three months remained on his sentence Poor health prompted the parole to prolong life and was cited by the executive
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Russell D. Martin
Hagerstown
Ritchie
Martin
Washington County
Range of Prices in Noted Quotations
Readable fragments show price ranges from eighteen fifty to forty five dollars, one twenty five to ten dollars, and three fifty to fifteen dollars. No context explains items or dates.
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League
Toons Radiorrog Ram
Cascara
Blandhard
Crowell
Smitha
Reveney Opular Duste— Twiz
WNAC
WFBL
WCAC
Wape
WKRC
WGHP
WLEW
Byron
Leiter
W. D. Byron & Sons, Inc
Williamsport, Maryland
Cascarets
W. Franklin
Grove
China
Martz Electric Co
Jonathan
Orthogon
C. A. Brown
Public Square
Santa
Santa Claus
Coxwell
Mirrara
Fernories
Home Furniture Co
S. Potomac St
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