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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1929
Page
3
The Daily Mail Editorial announces communications should be directed to The Daily Mail Editorial. It identifies E. Phillips as General Manager of the Circulation Departments and notes the paper is entered at the Hagerstown Post Office as second class matter.
A compact note quotes scripture and Dickens in a meditation on trouble and perplexity. It contrasts faith’s endurance with worldly fidgeting, pairing 1 Corinthians 4 8 with a Dickensian flourish about troubles flocking and perching capriciously.
A New York stage piece Wings Over Europe imagines a scientist revealing atomic power to curb poverty, but statesmen fear its use as a weapon. The play questions whether humanity deserves such tools as science accelerates toward a potential golden age, warning of double-edged inventions.
An AAAS address urges caution as science advances. Professor Barnes questions human purpose, and critics warn against equating knowledge with divine proof. The piece contrasts science’s promise of wealth and freedom with risks to values and humanity. It notes a lag between scientific facts and harmonizing interpretations.
Professor Otto Jespersen of Denmark notes English is shedding long terms for monosyllables. British scholars blame America for changes and some acknowledge pride. Short words create a flexible language. The article cites Finnish roof paper and Danish aging terms as examples.
A set of linguistic notes compares pension law phrases and official terms across languages. It includes Dutch like varemaerkeindregis trerenyskontrolkalerne and Russian vysokoprevoskhoditels, with Polish wstrzemieziwosc. The text muses on shrinking word syllables as usage trends toward shorter forms.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes a Cornell Medical College study of 5500 cases over ten years linking childhood rheumatic infection to heart disease in four-fifths of cases. Most had only a hear murmur, and long-term deterioration was not common. average onset age was about 7.5 years.
An ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel and liver stimulant that purifies the system and replaces calomel with fewer side effects. It claims 18 cents and promotes nightly use for a week. The copy links chronic infections to heart disease and notes rheumatic fever risks, plus a double deck bus to run Los Angeles to Philadelphia.
A garbled clipping notes a two headed snake near Stillwater Ohio and mentions New Fear s, a Rothstein case, a Chicago girl involved in a murder case, and era remarks on prohibition. It mixes quotes about women, fear, and advice from Dr Will Durnait amid references to Mr Hoover.
A reflective verse about gendered etiquette from childhood to adulthood. The speaker recalls maternal guidance on proper behavior for boys, contrasting it with later experiences of being a grown woman taught to greet people and observe polite dining, highlighting lifelong social expectations.
In New York, a veteran burlesque poster girl battles fading voice and stiff legs on a Broadway stage. The piece recalls stock burlesque, the careers of aging performers, and changing social scenes from a bygone era, with reflections on dance schools and city gossip. Gilbert Swan.
New York reports the jazz opera Johnny Spufelt Auf will have its American premier at the Metropolitan on January 19. The work, translated as Johnny Strikes Up the Band, follows a band leader in love with an opera singer amid a lively showbiz setting.
The article notes faster travel after the Civil War, with trains cutting cross‑continent journeys to about three days and future planes promising even shorter times, highlighting dramatic improvements in transportation speed and connectivity.
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