Leader Has Fallen in Hagerstown and Washinston County
The death of Dr. J. McPherson Sycett, a prominent physician and four-term mayor of Hagerstown, is mourned. The obituary praises his medical career, public service, and civic contributions while noting the nation's tax burden and broader public debt concerns. It highlights his leadership role in the Warren G. Harding Memorial for the county and reflects on life’s fragility.
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Hagerstown
Washinston County
Dr. J. McPherson
Fae
Warren G. Harding
Dean
Budget Message and Veterans Care Demand More Beds
The Budget Message reports 470 million disbursed by the Veterans Bureau this year, with 447 million for returning soldiers. Large hospital facilities exist but 9500 beds remain empty. The President urges expanded accommodations to cover all sick and disabled veterans. The government has spent about five billion on care for injured soldiers, including training schools where veterans are paid during training, though some earn more after training than before service.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Hos
Leather Manufacturers Unite Against Substitutes Ad Campaigns
Joining Hands Leather makers have formed a national group to advertise as a united industry against feather and other substitutes. The campaign argues that cement, wood, brick and other materials should be promoted by collective ads signed by industry bodies. The shift reflects broader cooperation to build demand and share business, reducing internal competition.
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Frm
Cement Makers
United
California
Fraudulent schemes and gullible victims in mail fraud cases
Washington argues that many scammers prey on the public through the mails. Fraudulent oil stock sales, dubious university degrees, and fake patent remedies are outlined with examples of losses, urging vigilance against get rich quick schemes and misleading literature.
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Frederic J. Raskin
Washington
D. C
Mr. Barnum
Post Office Department
Cook
North Pole Discovery
America
Postoffice
Darnum
Simons
Post Ofice Department
Quillen's Quill on National Politics and Delegates
Fragmentary notes discuss presidential qualification based on brains integrity and delegates. It remarks on urban versus rural electors and the idea that pleasing Bryan was an achievement.
Fragmented Musings on Orthodoxy and Politics
A distorted, fragmented passage critiques orthodoxy and religious norms, noting social limits on heresy and the risks of excessive drinking and bootleg habits. It references Ford’s nomination and implied political competition, but the text is garbled and aphoristic.
Children’s self respect shields happiness, says science
A psychologist notes children stay happier than adults because they avoid events that injure self esteem. The comment argues that life shocks and criticism erode adult happiness, while children retain buoyant confidence despite challenges.
Questions and Answers from a historic quiz page
A column offering quick Q and A on varied topics. It covers who appears on the five dollar bill, notable Jewish inventors, D A R eligibility, ship terms, Indianapolis golf links, age notions of spinsters and bachelors, Cleveland’s oath Bible, and a slave market in New York. It presents brief factual answers with names and places.
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Harald-Math Co
Booth Jonathan St
Mallor Delle Aer
Knll-Burke Ing
Crotan
Breatway
New York
Michigan Ave
Calcace
Membar
Kalior
Agarera
Palatine Sitesi Antes
Sfall Nayegiber
Taverber
Sycett, Folly
Theore
Dr. Arott
Raany
Congress
Tical Unit
Celtics
Bolleved
Stitutes
Brick
Mexico
Feige
Haskim
Berton Braley
By Gerton Omaley
Jaro
Opyright
NEA Berries, Inc
Quillen
Bryan
Elae
Ford
Himaell & Parlot
Emile Berliner
Albert Stern
Chaim Welemann
Louis C. Loewenstein
General Electric Company
Frits Lowen Abrg
Brooklyn
D. A
Daughters of the American Revolution
Indianapols
Cleveland
Cleveiina
Bla
Wall Street
East Alver
Gruber
M'Crory
EC. Hook Corp
David P.schindel
Masoaie
R. M. Hays & Bros
Washington Street
Mewa Tan
Button Shoes
Young's Drug Store
Southeast Corner
Public Square
Maryland Surety & Trost 8
Albert Larm
Grey Gables
Marcel
Ludwig Motor Co
W. Franklin
Brining
Washington St
Locust St
the Commercial Trust CO
Howard Bros
Baltimore
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