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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
2
A garbled piezas of dialogue mocks social pretensions and envy among a group, with stray adverts for medicines and stores. Mentions teachers, senators, and a quirky exchange about favors and status, reflecting a humorous, fragmentary newspaper snippet from an older era.
Dec 27 report by Fran Slontine of Midgely WV describes extensive relics unearthed near Cumberland at an old camp. Floors held stone tools, pottery, beads, and bone remnants including a decorated pot, tobacco pipes, and shell adzes. Analysts note figures, beads, and possible ritual items, with researchers planning further excavations.
Springfield police arrest Rev Dr Hooker of Westfield for shoplifting at a department store. He allegedly took items valued at the department’s charge but paid $20 after the manager agreed to drop the case. Hooker, a prominent medical figure, blamed a lapse and illness, while the case notes his charitable work.
York reports the death of a 14 year old Union prisoner from wartime scurvy in 1864. The youth, captured near Andersonville after service with the Eighty seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, endured harsh prison conditions and malnutrition before passing away at the age of 14 years, eight days. The notice mentions devious schemes and a dubious plot regarding treatment. Local apothecary ads offer King’s New Life Pills. The item reflects wartime hardship and a public sales notice.
Berkeley County Horticultural Society plans a levy to fund cedar removal on premises. Government experts warn cedars are fatal to fruit trees from cedar rust. Geraldstown farmer D. Gold Miller reports over 1,000 trees cut, many sold to Christmas tree suppliers.
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