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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
3
A high school student from the city is set to graduate next week with honors and plans to win a University of Chicago scholarship. He credits his late-night study and a devoted sister, Carol, for support amid a severe handicap, and calls for proper acknowledgment of her sacrifices.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue data are cited to argue that lowering the cost of living hinges on reducing tariffs rather than income taxes. The piece notes 1921 income tax returns totaling about 6.6 million filers, with debates over exemptions and rate cuts, and claims broad taxpayer relief would come from substantial tariff reductions rather than tax cuts.
A leading fire prevention authority warns that people build fire safe workplaces and neglect home protections. He notes 18,000 lives lost yearly to fires, with most occurring in dwellings, calling for stricter building codes and enforced fire laws to protect families.
The piece discusses rising living costs through mid May, citing the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. It links housing adequacy to national progress, notes past dwelling losses, and recalls John Howard Payne's Home Sweet Home. It mentions merchants traveling to country districts for business jaunts and cross-county cooperation.
Frederic J. Haskin notes large U S buyers spend over 1.0 billion annually on supplies while government bodies spend about 700 million. Fragmented purchasing creates waste. efforts since the war push unification and standardization of specifications. The American Engineering Standards Committee coordinates national and international standardization with the Federal Government aligning its specs to best commercial practices.
The readable lines convey a rough, nonstandard dialect poem or lyric from Capyrisht era notes. The piece hints at fights, fear, and watching TV as mockery, with unclear speakers and a dated regional voice.
A reflective note on youth and lost dreams, voice pondering a man’s sighs for illusory futures rather than his years. The sparse lines evoke longing, memory, and the weight of unfulfilled visions.
A series of Q and A items covers vaccine availability for turkey diseases, rapid post Civil War population growth in New York and Chicago, top producers of pig iron, Fascist movement origins, types of early photographic mediums, reforms, and US military honors rules. Notable figures referenced include C W G A and general Pershing.
A garbled text fragment commentary on bread, theater, radio persona, and political bias. It references attitudes toward statism, religion, and public influence, noting uncertain justification for motives behind writings and the public feed of sensational themes. The passage suggests tension between democratic ideals and media persuasion.
The article notes constitutional authority to grant war medals and permits wearing medals awarded by other nations. It also includes a Q and A discussing Ty Cobb’s batting achievements and explains the term blue baby as a congenital heart defect in newborns, noting rarity and high infant mortality.
Ten taxpayers are informed that on and after Monday, June 18, 1923, the collector will receive state and county taxes under the 1923 levy. A five percent discount will be allowed on 1923 county taxes paid during June.
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