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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
3
A fragment from Daily Thought contrasts austere virtue with bold risk taking, citing Lindbergh’s solo Atlantic flight as the emblem of daring over sober prudence. It argues that society secretly admires risk takers who defy common sense, urging graduates to dare beyond tradition.
A succinct adage urges readers to take long chances and spend freely to advance. It asserts that even if loss occurs, success yields everything, framing risk as a path to major gain and urging audacious investment behavior.
The piece notes several lottery winners in the English Derby scene, including an Irish widow and an Indianapolis janitor, but reminds readers that hundreds of thousands lose. It argues success dazzles while failures dominate, highlighting the cost to many nonwinning participants.
The House failed to shine on its first day of census and reapportionment talks with anti alien and anti negro amendments seen as cheap stunts. The rider to shield civil service appointees sparked jobs for friends, while leaders promise reform but pursue peculiar tactics. War born emotions fade as Ramsay MacDonald returns as British prime minister, pacifism losing its bite after wartime rancor.
Figures from Travelers Insurance show 1928 toll of nearly 2600 lives and about 56 million dollars in property damage. High winds caused 1806 deaths and 35 million in damage, with tornadoes responsible for the rest, yet no effective prevention exists. River Jordan wander tiles noted in text.
The Pennsylvania Crime Commission reports the legislature passed a modified Baumes law making life imprisonment for fourth offenses discretionary with the judge and allowing review by higher courts. It also urges broad gun control measures including bans on machine guns and silenced weapons.
An Englishman in New Zealand writes on gaxophony and name calling by phone. A British court witness says he hasn’t overhauled his car in 12 years. Towns grow as editors watch youths in chop suey parlors. A professor’s snob advice for students is questioned by today’s gentlemen. Rheumatism remains the lingering nuisance in the jet age.
A hat touring the globe arrived in Aberdeen bearing a message and 65 labels. The note says it is roaming with no fixed destination and asks for a lift home. The missive began in Dallas, Texas, and the hat has since journeyed through the United States and Canada.
A compact verse about wealth, miserliness, and death as a warning. An old man hoards gold while his family pleads for spending, only to learn at death that money cannot follow him. The piece contrasts regret with a moral on generosity.
In June time the Little Church Around the Corner draws standing room crowds for overdue romances. Bridegrooms, brokers, and East Side couples mingle as up for sale alliances echo old world customs with dowries and prenuptial bargains. Gilbert Swan notes the theaterlike ceremonies and the clash of intimate dreams with city bustle.
The article explains avocado and its nickname alligator pear, noting varieties size color seed and how the fruit is used in diets. It highlights fat content minerals vitamins A and B and its high energy value, plus serving ideas from Miss Graves and Miss Gladys House in Philadelphia with tips for enjoying avocado in salads and with other foods.
A collage of statements from Fiorcella La Guardia William O Scroggs T Swann Harding and William Lewis Butcher plus Roger Peckinpaugh commentaries. Topics include US prohibition policy Canadian help farm productivity scientific reviews and the pennant race in the American League.
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