Thought on gifts and friendship in ancient quotes
A compact reflection noting Proverbs and Seneca on gifts and pride. The piece argues true friendship rests on generosity without display, contrasting gifts given boastfully with genuine benevolence.
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1927
Page
4
A compact reflection noting Proverbs and Seneca on gifts and pride. The piece argues true friendship rests on generosity without display, contrasting gifts given boastfully with genuine benevolence.
Leading newspapers and Senator Borah express mixed views on Secretary Kellogg’s explanations of the Mexico Nicaragua situation. While some align with President Coolidge, others doubt the administration’s stance amid a serious, possibly critical regional crisis.
The piece weaves romance and finance, noting money as a plot driver in tales and questioning class in marriage. It cites Senator Borah’s stance on Nicaragua policy, urges peace and outreach, and touches on a real case of Michael Cudahy and a movie actress, linking elopement risks with wealth and age.
The Philadelphia Record cautions that neighbors with hidden enemies create danger, while analyzing Secretary Mavogs and Kellogg. It argues Bolshevist influence in Latin America risks U S interests, noting fragile Mexico relations and past instability affecting inter American ties over the past 15 years.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains the dangers of carbon monoxide from engines in closed spaces and outlines urgent steps. Remove the victim from the poisoned air, call a physician, and perform immediate artificial respiration with careful positioning and rhythm to sustain life until professional help arrives.
A garbled OCR fragment mashes together comments about Mail Pouch Gambling, wheat farming in Kansas, Nicaragua, a sheriff in Herrin, and scattered musings on trade, theater, the Senate, Chicago population projections, fairy tale books, and a stray line about a pocket mirror. The text is largely incoherent with many misspellings and nonsensical phrases.
A reflective verse piece on public praise and personal discomfort at gifts. The speaker notes that those honored with watches and chains may cry, revealing inner distress beneath formal applause. The poem contrasts sentimentality with the strain of social recognition.
A fragment from Quillin's column teases language use and town character with playful asides about English, tradition, and clever turns of phrase. It hints at improvement through practice and cautions against smugness, noting how words and ranks arise in everyday life.
Disjointed lines reference appetite for finer things, ridicule of boisterous critics, and government attempts at restricting alcohol. Mentions mustaches, Canada and Mexico as lessons, and debates over elections. Ends with a dated reference to Nicaragua and Sacasa signaling fight against extremism.
A compilation of Q and A items from The Herald Mall Information Bureau. Topics include US railroads operating in Canada, a note on song copies from a play, timing for lice control on farm animals, and an explanation of the Mangus Theory. Answers reference various railroad names, a Helen Hayes production, and agricultural methods for fall lice treatment.
A Thursday night spiritual rally for all pastors and workers of Washington County will meet on day 20 at 346 WM. Trinity Lutheran Yaples will discuss church unity and the kingdom of God. Speakers include Rav J. Bhoon, Rav Dr. Brot Te Werner, and Rav Wai Bl. Norment from local churches. Patrolmen Hasty and Hale are summoned to trial in Cent erland today. Tray daggers and Harry Nowland, indicted for two counts of piracy, accused of robbing residents of AGA and fleeing toward Hagerstown.
They were arrested here by police. Much of the alleged stolen goods was found in their possession according to police.
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