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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1925
Page
3
Government estimates show average US farm values climbing from 5.86 in 1916 to 29 amid wartime price surges. Irving costs track similarly, with overall living expenses about 6 percent higher than July and higher standards of living shifting what people buy.
A compact reflective note cites a proverb about gold and an admonition to keep one’s ear open to worthy thoughts. It weaves biblical and literary references to urge attentiveness to guidance and virtue.
A satirical piece describes White House breakfasts as a stage for political appetites. It portrays officials and visitors seeking invitations, while jokes about menus and staples like pork and New England fare mingle with commentary on political power and culinary imagery.
The text notes wage cuts of about 10 percent for over 200,000 cotton mill workers in Fall River and New England amid tariff debates after the presidential election. It cites the Labor Advocate criticizing the tariff as raising living costs and quotes President Coolidge claiming industrial wages depend on tariffs, reflecting Republican policy. It also mentions fashion trends in Paris with dance boots and shifting footwear heights for dancers.
Frayed fragments discuss President Coolidge and Congress, US pork and farm matters, and a chaotic mix of lines about locking horns with political opponents, livestock, hay pitches, and winter dangers. The jumbled OCR reads like satirical headlines, referencing national banks, wartime pork percentages, and electric hobby horses amid famine fears.
Canadian naturalist Charles G. D. Roberts urged continual effort and avoiding perfect contentment. He argued dissatisfaction fuels growth and that one should stay “on the job” to seek new interests and achievements rather than settle into smug rest.
The column criticizes Bolshevik officials for graft and selling to private business as treason to Communism, arguing that treason is a hanging offense in Russia and condemns Western diplomacy spending and aristocratic living in Tokyo. It rails at U.S. ambassadorial costs, California travel for foreigners, farm policy delays, and the idea of American moral leadership in global finance.
A garbled front notice quotes scattered quips on politics, manners, and society. Misplaced phrases hint at a cultural column with references to Coolidge, taxes, and urban life, ending with a church anniversary note for Dr. J. J. Rowland in Clinton New Jersey.
A reader submits a long Q and A list with answers on marble carving Lincoln, buoyancy, parachute areas, boomerangs, growth of fat versus thin bodies, Mormons in the United States, woodpeckers, parrots, the fattest man, Young Men's Christian Association origins, and German police dogs.
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