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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1928
Page
3
A brief note indicates communications to The Ally Mail Editorial, Business or Circulation Departments, directed to Phillips, General Manager, in Hagerstown.
A doctor warns that a new gas and advanced materials could destroy armies without shells, allowing mass slaughter from the air. He imagines planes carrying deadly gas and invisible materials, urging pacific alternatives to avoid another European civilization ending conflict.
A recent absurd tale mentions a man sentenced to life in New York who allegedly sold the Brooklyn Bridge twice to avoid mortgages. Other quips reference spurious messages to Mars, a Port Chester dentist tale, and a range of festive and odd news items, including a quadruple set of twins in Washington and a prehistoric skeleton find.
A discussion on labor injunctions cites Mr. Wickersham and the Pennsylvania coal strike while noting defects in current injunction usage. Separately a survey in American Druggist finds cleanliness, prompt service, courteous staff, and delivery speed drive store patronage, with low prices ranked last.
A motorist in Rocky River Ohio drove to the police station and admitted intoxication. Police kept him until sober and the next day the judge fined him five dollars. The tale prompts questions whether the driver should be condemned for drinking or praised for seeking help.
The city of Detroit renews activity in pursuing a Great Lakes to sea canal via the St. Lawrence river. Harmful to none, the effort has bipartisan support from presidential candidates and would, if started, benefit the middle west, northwest, and eventually the entire country.
Ruther B Hayes was president when B J Cady began guiding in the U S Capitol. Now 71, he runs 20 guides, greeting thousands daily, while sharing a philosophy of humility among greatness. He notes tourists’ evolving knowledge, the rise from horse and buggy to auto age, and that many honeymooners miss the sights.
Poem contrasts the ignorant man who helps others with the critic who reads only books. It portrays a compassionate figure who shares bread and offers aid to the hungry and distressed, seen through the lens of a Severnburned fire reporting from Anniston Alabama.
New York dispatch notes Eddie Cantor and Gus Edwards shaping fame from street scams to stage and screen. Edwards, once a penny seller and box chorus prankster, now scouts talent in Hollywood while claiming hundreds of songs, including School Days and Tammany. Cantor’s memoirs promise a candid look at a star’s rise.
Dr. Morris Fishbein reviews backache as a common ailment with many causes. Posture, spinal issues, kidney drainage, childbirth related gland inflammation, and mental factors can all play roles. Careful exam, not surgery, is emphasized for treatment.
The piece traces how figures like Edwards and Cobb emerged from street piano practice in New York. It notes Will Cobb and Anna Held, the rapid creation of songs, and Lillian Russell’s support in launching music publishing. It also mentions Irving Berlin and the Howard brothers rising from amateur nights to Bowery theater stages.
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