Memorial Services Held By Local Lodges In Snow
Despite the bad weather Po tomac Lodge No 21 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows held its annual memorial services. A procession from the IOOF Temple to Ross Hill Cemetery arrived at 2:00 PM. Charters were read for the deceased since last Memorial Day: David I Royer Henry Th Wennell Charlies J Grove Z W Monath Charles W Martz A T Nef WH MecStouffer J Johnson Wilner M Rinehart Peter R Doornberger Charles Wrand Harry Feigley. Rey C Wheeler of Williamsport delivered the oration. Knights of Pythias also held services before Rose Hill cemetery where Rev F H Snavely spoke and a wreath was placed on T A Swink's grave.
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Potomac Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
O. Kh. Temple
Gilead
Ross Imm
David I. Royer
Henry Th. Wennell
Charlies J. Grove
Z. W. Monath
Charles W. Martz
A. T. Nef. WH. MecStouffer
J ‘. Johson
Wilner M. Rinehart
Peter R. Doornberger
Charles ¥. Wrand
Harry Feigley
Rey
C. Wheeler
Willamsport
Knights of Pythias
Rose Hill Cemetery
F. H. Snavely
Church of Gail
Rose Hill
T. A. Swink
Births in Hagerstown Surpass Deaths in 1926
Births in Hagerstown during 1926 were almost double the deaths. The Department of Commerce bulletin reports 703 births and 446 deaths, with only 69 infant deaths. Birth rate 22.0 per 1000. deaths 13.9 per 1000. infant mortality 61.7.
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Hagerstown
Department of Commerce
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Many Women
Readers from Michigan to Alaska report relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters claim revived health, energy, and ability to work, with women recommending the remedy to others seeking help. The advertisement notes the product is made from roots and herbs and has been used for over fifty years.
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Lydia
Lansing
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie K. Williams
Ketchikan
Alaska
Michigan
Maine
Oregon
Connecticut
California
Wonen
Lydia Pinkham
Crowd Attends Municipal Band Summer Concert
A large crowd estimated at 2000 gathered for the Municipal Band's summer season opener. Five new members joined, bringing total to forty, under conductor Professor Peter B. Buys for the sixth year at the Park. The program featured a mix of marches, overtures, suites, and popular tunes, including On the Hunt, In the Land of Missions, Dwellers of the Western World, The Red Man The White Man The Black Man, Campus Memories, Visions, and Lutzow's Wild Hunt Descriptive Fantasie.
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Peter B. Buys
Goldsman
Mustel
Sonia
Seredy
Lutzow
Weis
Brunswick Rotary Club Receives Charter At Meeting
The Brunswick Rotary Club, a young unit of the 40th Rotary District, was presented its charter Friday night by Roy Danser of Hagerstown. Attended by Rotarians from Frederick Martinsburg and Hagerstown, the event featured a brief address by Danser. Officers named include President Charles T. Meyer and Vice President W. B. Beatty.
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Brunswick Rotary Club
D40
Roy Danser
Hagerstown
34Th District
Brunswick VY. MC. A
Frederick
Martinsburg
Danzer
Charles T. Meyer
W. B. Beatty
Riley
Man Reflects On Aging In Quirky Self Talk
A humorous remark notes that aging feels real only when a man starts talking to himself. The quip highlights self dialogue as a milestone of growing older, framing middle age as a state defined by inner conversations.
Lunchroom King Thompson Dies After Coffee Deal Beginnings
Chicago obituary notes John Thompson, who began in a South State Street restaurant after a boast about better coffee. He built a restaurant business that served millions of meals yearly, dying at his Highlands Lake Forest estate after a six year illness.
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Chicago
John Ft. ‘Thompson
Thompson
Highlands
Lake Forest
South State Street
Dyself
Ten Herbs Offers Relief From Stomach Disorders
Mrs Isaac Groh of Jonestown Pennsylvania reports long relief from stomach misery including indigestion gas bloating and loss of appetite after using Ten Herbs. She says digestion improved appetite returned and energy increased after a bottle and a half of the medicine demonstrated at Wareham's City Pharmacy in Hagerstown by the Ten Herbs Man.
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Isaage
Groh
Isaac K. Groh
Jonestown
Mrs. Groh
Wareham
Franklin and
Jonathan Streets
Hagerstown
Ware
Fam’s. City Pharmacy
Franklin and Jonathan Streets
The Lady in Ermine Opens at Academy Theatre
Corinne Griffith stars as Mariana Murillo in The Lady in Ermine set in 1810 Italy during the Austrian invasion. The drama centers on a wife facing a moral choice to save her husband’s life at a high personal cost amid regal war settings. Supporting cast includes Francis X. Bushman Elinar Hanson Ward Crane Charles Sellon Jane Keckley and Bert Sprofte.
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Corinne Griffith
Miss Griffith
Italy
Mtted
Francis X. Bushman
Elinar Hanson
Ward Crane
Charles Sellon
Jane Keckley
Bert Sprofte
Bryant Washburn Chooses Stage Over Big Screen Roles
Veteran actor Bryant Washburn abandons steady film contracts to pursue stage work and vaudeville. He now stars in The Love Thrill at Colonial Theatre, opposite Laura La Plante with Jocelyn Lee and Arthur Hoyt in supporting roles. Director Millard Webb adapts an original story by Webb and Joe Mitchell.
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Bryant Washburn
Jlype
Universal-Jewa
Laura la Plante
Colonial Theatre
Washburn
Torm Moore
Miss la Planté
Jocelyn Lee
Arthur Hoyt
Nat Carr
Millard Webb
Webb
Joe Mitchell
The Trap at Palace Theatre Starring Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney headlines The Trap a Northwoods tale now showing at the Palace Theatre today and tomorrow. Robert Thornby directs this revived Universal Jewel praised for Chaney’s distinctive human characterizations.
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Lon Chaney
Palace Theatre
Chaney
Robert Thornby
Priscilla
Dean Starred in The Trap Through Universal Production
The article notes that Universal decided to cast him in The Trap after his work in a particular picture. Chaney had unusual opportunities to live up to his reputation as the man of a thousand faces and made the most of them.
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Dean
Universal
Chaney
Weather forecast notes unseasonable warm period
Roscoe Wynn of the Weather Bureau says Washington County shows weather near normal with a small departure. He notes the April 1 to June 18 period this year and in 1926 were both comparatively cool, this year about 0.8 degrees cooler than last year.
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Roscoe Wynn
Weather Bureau
Washington County
Castoria: A Century-Long Trusted Remedy for Youngest Hearts
Advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for babies and children easing constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea and reducing fever while aiding stomach and bowel regulation for natural sleep. It stresses a 30 year history and urges use under the genuine signature mark.
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Fletcher
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