22 Jun 1922
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
1
Fragmentary lines describe excitement over wireless telephony and radio waves. Mentions of vibration hackers, "the air will be broadcast" and cautions about regulated speeds at street corners to avoid collisions, with garbled references to devices and signals.
An OCR fragment promotes a dubious pet care product marketed via pharmacists and druggists. It touts a powder claimed to kill fleas and moths with a quart package, mentions a hospital and house name, and lists a patent spout bottle. The garbled text implies a questionable chemical solution sold through local shops.
Flood reports from Merced River near San Sebastian, 42 miles north, show water rising toward Gulf Coast line as isolation fears grow within 48 hours. In Laredo Rio Grande falls, hundreds homeless as international bridge withstands debris. Mission and Pharr districts suffer crop damage, with Donna San Juan McAllen Mercedes also at risk.
About 100 cases of whisky vanished Tuesday from the Pikesville Distillery and reported to Galen L. Taff, Collector of Internal Revenue. The value is estimated around 4900 dollars. The liquor, taken from the free warehouse, was reportedly parked for medical purposes. No action by Collector Page or agents could be confirmed.
Keadysville notes show Miss Janice Wilcos and sister Mrs Martin Grove traveling to Boonsboro for a chautauqua for pleasure and profit. Rosemary Burtner and Sarah Burtner visited grandmother Mire Burtner. other locals like D H Wyand age ninety one traveled to Baltimore to visit friends. The town youth held a party on the school lawn and Lois Wilson secured a summer job in Hagerstown.
A chaotic clipping from June 32 recounts the Shipping Board clash over steamers called Booze Scow. A resident, William Johnson of Smithville Flats, vows not to sail on American vessels, contrasting with a British boat rumored to be honest about booze. Johnson, nicknamed Puesyfoct, rails against U.S. ships while lamenting European press coverage. The piece blends satire with local ads and a Foley remedy testimonial about cough relief.
Paris reports indicate Allister McCormick remains undecided about marrying Mary Landon Baker. The couple prepared for a late month ceremony but the fiancée plans to return to the country by September 1, with close friends and family weighing the state of mind and potential influence of Baker's mother on the decision.
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