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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1913
Page
1
A jumble of local notices including a lost hunting case gold watch, a home ad at 634 Browns Avenue, a secondhand store price inquiry, an auction room contact, and a notice from Troy Ingram in Hancock Maryland about abandonment and responsibility. The readable items show scattered reader services and classifieds rather than a single article.
Firefighters battled a blaze at a railway station in Ghawsville causing extensive damage to the station and surrounding facilities. Several hundred feet of lumber and multiple vehicles were reported destroyed or damaged as crews contained the fire with assistance from nearby engines and volunteers.
A woman in Lancaster County was grabbed on a road near Scone of Dastardly Hald-Up Coltiubnd Pa. The assailants demanded money, cut the woman's hair, and fled as she resisted. Also reported is the death of six year old Frances Cran of Madison Ave, daughter of Harry and Jennie Cran, with burial plans at Rose Hill Cemetery.
A string of deadly and damaging incidents unfolds across Maryland. A man on a rail trestle near Avon, two men near Chestertown, and a trolley motorman in Williamsport suffer severe injuries or death. A trackman is hurt, a coachman injured, and a car collision damages several vehicles. A coroner’s jury rules accidental drowning in a canal case. Congregations of St John’s and St Mark’s Lutheran hosts a joint service with a packed auditorium and multiple clergy in attendance.
A chaotic block of market and vendor prices appears, listing items like corn, potatoes, hay, shelled corn, and groceries along with gun brands and ammunition. It reads like a trade ad page with various price ranges and vendor names, mimicking a mid 19th or early 20th century market sheet. The text combines commodity quotes, grocery items, and assorted shop notices, with several place and company names interspersed.
A mother learns from a teacher that success hinges on attitude and belief. She urges mothers to recognize and celebrate their child’s efforts, fostering continuous personal work and a strong home partnership to preschool success.
Children enjoy a simple cut out form game using illustrated journals and pictures. Provide blunt scissors and paper, tell a small everyday life tale about Susie, and have kids find and place pictures from books to build a story scene. The activity engages five minutes to an hour as portraits, pets, and scenes accumulate.
The champion club swinger Tam Warrows collapsed at Marl'a court after nearly 98 hours of continuous swinging. Army doctors allowed him to sleep rather than shock him, and he was carried home by taxi after teetering on exhaustion. Accompanist Charles Hough, dressed in evening clothes, assisted the performer and vocalist in a theatrical setting.
Crust Vale recounts a quarrel between two brothers over a published remark about Mia. One brother angrily denies the accusation, insisting no truth exists in the claim and recalling a past home scene where kindness contrasted with alleged wit.
A London correspondent to the Kansas City Star describes visits by the Carnegies at Skibo Castle. Mrs Carnegie’s vanity shows in counting silver and guarding treasures in a special safe, while the hostelry staff and garden precincts evoke century old Scottish manor life. The Carnegies seek intelligent companionship and enjoy lively storytelling among guests.
A sharp witticism unfolds in a quirky exchange about flattery and a supposed illness. A lovesick suitor returns after a week away claiming dyspepsia and medical orders to avoid sweets. Mrs Mason visits the country town and recalls a schoolmate, while a farmer jokes about aging and farming not agreeing with him.
A London doctor cautions a patient about a risky larynx operation, noting a high mortality rate of 19 out of 20 and warning that the patient’s wish to proceed is risky. The surgeon later asserts high recovery chances, but the patient remains wary due to the historical fatality rate. Additionally, Poole England hosts Greatest Chicken Farm claiming rapid growth via electrical stimulation, with five week old electrically treated chickens reaching normal weight.
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