26 Dec 1944
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
1
The piece compares Ludendorff's 1918 push with von Rundstedt's 1944 drive, noting differences in Allied command, American involvement, and strategic outcomes. It argues Allied overconfidence and underestimation of German strength risk repeating past mistakes, urging lessons on coordination and production to withstand future offensives.
After World War I driven by high prices caused a debt surge, Iowa’s farm mortgage debt rose by 350 million dollars between 1915 and 1919. In the last four years debt fell by 52 million, over seven percent. The trend echoes across the Midwest, with farmers likely to face a tighter financial outlook ahead depending on weather and economy.
A playful speaker describes two grandchildren visiting from dawn to dusk. They clamber on him tug at his pockets and keep him busy with toys that squeak buzz and trip him. He, though older and heavier, enjoys the lively scenes as part of the duration of their visit.
Charles H. Diebert a steadfast Democrat launches his sheriff campaign as the community notes the Hotel Hamilton adds a new dance floor for the New Year's Ball. City linemen labor to untangle ice coated wires while the Orphans Home receives a 28 pound turkey and oysters from Waltz and Newcomer of North Jonathan street.
With temperatures at five degrees above zero the Potomac River is frozen across its width. A new injunction to stop Hagerstown from building its electric light plant will be filed soon by local taxpayers. The Empty Stocking Club treated 440 children at the Palace Theatre on Christmas morning.
A theft from a Jewel Tea Company truck was reported yesterday. The vehicle, parked in a garage near East Pine Street, had its door jack broken, and a quantity of soap cologne candles hand lotion and cleaning fluid were stolen.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson recalls a bygone era of simple Christmases and isolationism, noting how wartime shifts reshape celebrations. He laments the present uncertainty as European tensions grow and fears a broader conflict overshadowing holidays.
A Christmas morning theft at the Harlem Tavern on a 200 block Jonathan Street saw 37 cases of whiskey, eight cases of wine, and five cases of rum stolen. Entry was gained from a roof adjoining building, a second story window broken, and liquor carried to a waiting car. A nearby resident heard glass crash around 5:30 AM.
Civilians will receive 200000 fewer passenger tires in January, dropping from 2000000 to 1800000 units, as part of wartime rationing. Small truck and bus tires fall from 280000 to 216000, with priority allocations reduced. OPA urged motorists to use recapping facilities as new tires won’t be available until late 1945.
In 1872 Toronto saw the launch of Canada’s inaugural trade union newspaper marking a milestone in organized labor. The publication signaled growing worker solidarity and the spread of union ideas across the country.
Advertising copy promotes Brandreth Pills as a remedy for constipation and related stomach upset. It claims regular bowel action prevents harmful acids, promises quick relief, and notes Brandreth Pills are a dependable family remedy sold at druggists for 25 cents.
Dr Earl L Douglass Oldwin Smith Cornell Universitys first history professor left a vast library to the university and a marble bench inscribed Above All Nations Is Humanity The speech urges international organization and limited surrender of certain trade rights to foster cooperation while preserving basic liberties asserting all nations share humanity and duty as one world community.
The note states that fans used to cool the face have been known since around 3000 B.C. This highlights ancient origins of a common personal cooling device and hints at its long standing cultural and practical role.
Ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at 10 cents a bottle. Urges moderation in diet and exercise and encourages readers to rely on the product to ease cold discomfort.
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