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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1929
Page
2
Message addressed to The Daily Man Editorial. Directs business or circulation departments to contact SzE Phillips, general manager, with credits at the Hagersfond Post of the second class matter.
The governor outlined a workable plan for advancing agriculture and forestry in Maryland while noting the high cost and limited utility of a state university. He discussed building a new penitentiary as a vital issue, showing humane and economic insight likely to merit careful consideration of his recommendations.
The magazine highlights the enormous potential of the Chinese market as a major arena for U S exporters. It argues that China offers vast opportunities for American goods and trade, urging firms to pursue entry with strategic focus and patience.
The text notes a 10 million dollar road program in China as part of a broader effort to raise living standards. It suggests vast demand for goods from 400 to 450 million people and anticipates American industry profits from early involvement in China’s revived economy.
The message to the General Assembly shows Governor Ritchie’s grasp of fundamentals and dedication to the people. Critics may question motives, but his intelligence and practical knowledge aim to steer state government with experience and wisdom through its problems.
A Dayton observer who doubted Wright brothers’ first flight would be surprised by the 25th anniversary celebration featuring large 20 passenger planes at Dayton. The Baltimore Sun notes Governor Ritchie’s appraisal of public issues and praise for his statewide leadership while reflecting on changes in taxation and administration. The piece comments on shifts from direct taxes to other revenue, and the era’s rapid endorsements of innovation as distractions from public debates. It also touches on a running humor about geologists and moonshine taste, and mentions political figures Coolidge Hoover in a broad, satirical frame.
The Hagerstown city council passes an ordinance restricting July 4 celebrations and firecrackers to the holiday itself. Citizens praise the change, noting early and late observances have caused noise, nuisance, and fire risk. The public and police must enforce compliance.
New York January 5 Broadway lore spotlights Joe Spelvin, a fictitious actor used to fill unspecified roles on programs. The essay notes the character’s rise as a myth, with George Spelvin Jr. and multiple fictional credits across productions. It also mentions other Midtown glimpses of city life and odd talents.
Dr Morris Fishbein surveys lies as social tools from ancient to modern times. He notes advertising exaggeration, defense mechanisms, and social adaptation while arguing truth remains an ideal yet unattainable. Lying serves group needs but undercuts individual freedom.
Speculative sentiment split over a record level of Stock Exchange member loans. The market opened with a flood of overnight selling orders pulling prices down in early trading, then pools and bargain hunters provided strong support, leaving prices fairly steady at the close.
George A. MacDonald of Chelsea Massachusetts completed his first solo flight from Kreider Reisner Airport yesterday after training. He will depart early next week with partners Young and Temple in a Kreider Reisner plane and spend the winter in Florida where MacDonald will serve as pilot instructor for the sponsors.
Brazilian Dr von Hohenau predicts water may replace coal as fuel someday. He claims to have applied high vibration to water to release oxygen from hydrogen and use the hydrogen as fuel gas. He notes honey makes a poor radiator antifreeze due to acidic compounds attacking metal parts.
A fragment from a poem contrasts a man who dislikes rare books with a collector’s zoolike apathy. The verse notes the collector’s lack of interest in art, stamps, or deer portraits while hinting at human longing and pursuit of the beautiful. A London note adds Woolley Somerset’s lack of brides, post office, and schools, with two radios as a minor feature.
A new daylight recorder invented by Dr. L R Koller is described as highly sensitive able to indicate every shade of light from bright sun to starlight. The device is expected to graphically show differences between metropolitan and urban atmospheres.
In Speyer Germany an exhibit displays ancient wine from Roman era ruings, showing honey-aged fluid that solidifies in part due to Roman wine practices. In Chester Pennsylvania Mrs. Crowell recovered a gold thimble over a century old from a shovel of coal, a relic of a long-ago fire.
Gilbert Swan notes drop ins for rest and consolation draw mainly men strangers to the city overwhelmed by crowds or churchgoing visitors on non Sunday days. The sign inviting rest reflects a weary traveler’s need amid urban bustle.
St James bulletin notes funeral for Mildred Lewis at Manor Church with Rev W Baker and pallbearers Virgil Baker John Sheeley Guy Delaughter Winfield Schamel Robert Hesong Mr Whitskofsky. Also reports visitors illness and births with relatives from Hagerstown Johnstown Kee ds ville Des Moines and Connecticut.
The Mothers' Union proposes a stall card system to record couples names, marriage date and place, and key portions of vows to keep husbands and wives on the straight and narrow path in London.
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