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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1922
Page
3
Fragmentary text discusses the Bureau of Circulation and communications to The Mail, mentioning editorial, business or circulation departments. References June 1922 and 1921 audience metrics and telephone numbers appear. Content is garbled with incomplete names and terms.
The piece discusses urban congestion fears and the swarming instinct in humans, noting per dwelling occupancy around five people today versus earlier decades. It reflects on housing trends, larger floor plans, and preferences for property farther from city centers, while weaving in political and social commentary about Washington and public figures of the era.
A writer at a typewriter frets over misprints and slurs as a stranger confronts the editor about an untrue article. The scene shows tension in the paper's middle office with curses, blame, and a rushed attempt to publish a corrected version.
Cumberland July 6 Burl Huffman aged 25 was killed near Buffalo Milly when a maple sugar grove on his farm was struck by lightning and a tree fell on him. He served overseas with Company II 100th Infantry and survived by his wife and a small child.
Frederic J. Haskin reports on efforts by the League of Women Voters and the World Alliance to assemble lists of the 12 and 25 greatest living and dead American women for a Women’s Hall of Fame. Names include Carrie Chapman Catt, Maude Wood Park, Harriet Taylor Upton, and noted writers and educators, with politics a new focus for women.
Omer Woods, former probate judge in Ida ho, Utah, was convicted by a jury of murdering his wife Marietta Woods who was burned to death in bed on January 9. Prosecution alleged Woods staged burglary to collect a $1,600 life insurance. In New York, a dancer choked his partner to death.
A dated advisory poem counsels husbands to lavish praise and frequent “I love you” declarations to their wives. It argues that continual affectionate words strengthen love, despite mockery, noting no woman resists hearing her partner profess love and delight in the glow it brings. Copyright 1922 NA Service.
The piece contrasts greed and selfishness, notes actors and artists proposed as American heroines, and discusses whether today’s women surpass historical icons. It mentions Mrs Vicke, Julie, Marlowe, Ethel Barrymore, Maude Adams, Mary Fick, Geraldine Farrar, Ruth St. Denis, Violet Oakley, Cecelia Beaux, Jessie Wilcox Smith, and figures like Mrs Harding and Jane Addams while weighing public perception of female achievement.
A reader Q and A summary covers advertising spend by major companies, Swedish surname usage, Navassa Island ownership, disease surveys in Virginia, women practicing before the U S Supreme Court, a berry based remedy, why only half moon is seen, and lunar visibility details.
A fragmented column strings together social satire and political critique. It riffs on gender roles, manners, and government, mentioning figures like Babe, Peggy Joyce, Alngn Kbout er, Borah, and Professor Maver as it muses on ethics, salaries, and public life.
R P Crawford warns readers about dishonest brokers and bucket shops. He contrasts reputable brokers who advise conservative moves and disclose prices with bucket shop tactics that press for market orders and push high prices. He notes that genuine brokers emphasize transparent pricing and responsible exchange membership signals.
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