Fragmentary Hagerstown Post note on battery issues
A damaged fragment from the Hagerstown Post references battery problems and a close matter. It mentions departments and a phone line, with unclear details about urgency or outcome.
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
3
A damaged fragment from the Hagerstown Post references battery problems and a close matter. It mentions departments and a phone line, with unclear details about urgency or outcome.
A reflective piece on cause and effect, wealth after hardship, and the costs of happiness. It contrasts marriage with bachelor loneliness, urban ease with rural freedom, and youth with enduring consequence, arguing that nothing comes without a price and every gain balances with loss.
The speech claims both the President and Secretary Mellon acknowledge that the people can cover bonus expenses this year and enjoy about 40 million dollars in direct tax reductions. It notes that next year savings will grow with a Treasury surplus earmarked for other purposes.
The piece discusses naval power and disarmament talks, arguing Uncle Sam favored shrinking the US Navy to match Britain and Japan. It notes estimates of fighting strength for Britain, America, and Japan, with several experts claiming the US fleet is weaker in certain classes. It emphasizes the need to understand overall naval capacity and contrasts various strength ratios.
Washington faces claims of a weaker navy than needed for safety while Japan expands with 178065 tons across four ships and the U S builds 64494 tons in 24 ships. Deadlocks in the Tariff Commission and Federal Reserve Board threaten timely decisions, with cotton prices and carryovers amid supply concerns.
The piece contrasts weight gain basics with tariff commission deadlock and Federal Reserve board dynamics. It cites Coolidge on advisory roles, notes the reserve board as a regulatory body, and explains how deadlocks could affect branch bank policy and economic decisions. It mentions Mellon and party splits affecting votes and outcomes.
The text suggests the A E F may have brought the potato bug into France as a possible method to raise revenue for French colonies. It notes the potato crop is central to German agriculture and contrasts concerns about the potato bug with worries over boll weevil in the south.
A nostalgic 1924 piece recalls a busy morning with a baby in toys and tub, echoes of a mother lifting, feeding, and soothing. It paints the nursery sounds and the tub memory, ending with sentiment about days past and a remembered tub chair.
A compact reader Q A column covers topics from stamp reuse to blazed trees and Canal Street origins. It explains that a cut stamp cannot be reused, the porcupine defense, the Boston Fish Pier facts, Spanish American War pension survivors about 67,000, and the Curse of Scotland card, along with details on the saxophone, Mesopotamia irrigation decline, iceberg melting, meteors, and the oldest Bible claims.
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