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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1922
Page
3
Fragmentary notes describe a June 1920s project in Hagerstown involving the cinema, a station, and a phone contact 104 106 106. The text hints at experimental changes in department organization and a planned event in June.
A jumbled, early 20th century newspaper fragment critiques railroad crossings, federal policy, and labor unrest. It cites Metcalfe of the Northern Pacific on crossing dangers, laments government actions, and mentions Lenin, capper, and strikes amid broader international tension.
Frederic J. Haskin reports on a Post Office appropriation totaling about 199 million dollars for state partnership highway projects, plus 10 million for national forest roads across 23 states. The plan targets 11,000 miles of new or planned roads, nearly 40 percent of the 190,000-mile system, reshaping transport, commerce, and rural life while urging states to maintain and integrate Federal funds into a connected highway network.
An article urging self assessment for salesmen, asking if readers enjoy selling and if their approach yields speed and results. It contrasts selling specialties with staples and advises aligning with a firm that buys and resells actively. Copyright 1922 Public Ledger Co.
A verse lament about restrictions on whisky beer and wine, noting bootleg hooch shrinking as weeks pass. The poem contrasts dry sentiment with those who hope for a return of drink, while warning that prices rise and access remains limited as the country grows drier.
The article advises splitting household income into separate accounts to track expenses and savings. It suggests using a savings account for goals, a checking account for daily outlays, and marking paid items on checks. It cautions against altering checks and notes practical guidance for writing and using checks correctly.
A historical Q and A column addresses rose color naming, US quarries, origin of a puppet show, dissolving celluloid, a tree-topped courthouse tower in Greensburg Indiana, the Duke of Exeter's daughter torture instrument, tonnage vs capacity for rail cars, postal service initials On His Majesty's Service, joint tenancy laws, Beaton MIYl, and a note on fidelity symbols. The piece blends trivia and civic notes in a Q and A format without a coherent single narrative.
The passage presents garbled dialogue and stray phrases about kissing, liberty, war costs, beauty aids, coal pricing, minority rights, and criminal justice. It reads as a rough, unedited OCR jumble with numerous misspellings and nonsensical segments, lacking a coherent narrative or clear event.
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