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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
11
In Moscow, July 9, the city shifts from famine to feast as starving residents flood streets for any edible item. Streetcars sell everything from pickled eel to full meals, with toddlers selling quick lunches to feed families. Giant rolls, cheese, ham and sausage logs, cucumbers in vast supply showcase a dramatic food surplus.
The piece describes Moscow street life with fried cakes, dried fish strings, cheap peanuts, and large two foot loaves. It notes rising prices, oranges at a premium, and Hokey-pokey ice cream as favorites. Vendors push vast goods, while hygiene is poor and police licenses regulate peddlers amid daily militiaman raids.
This week’s Tilghmanton notes report a bumper harvest with rain relief for veges. A festival at the school grounds is set for Saturday evening with ice cream, cake, candy, top nuts, and proceeds to run school expenses. Local families attend and visitors from nearby towns are mentioned, with church and school staff noted in passing.
A fragmentary social column notes a visit on Saturday by Mrs McCauley's menfolk. It also mentions Mrs Harry Young and a Cillian of Retown accompanying Mrs Yorns.
A damaged ad fragment touts Petersat's Ointment from Petersat'ay Son Co of Raffala New York as a powerful skin remedy. It promises quick relief from eczema rashes pimples blemishes and other skin troubles with daily use.
Sister Mrs Omer Henesey hosted relatives including John Lelander and his Downaville family with F. T. Moals during a past Sunday gathering.
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