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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1929
Page
2
Patrol 2 of Girl Scouts of Thistie Troop 3 at Howard Street School will bike to Pot whew Woods on Saturday. Miss Becken, 18, advisor to the Troop, and Martha Lee Moore were named scribe.
Charity demands on the King's Daughters were fewer during the past month, per secretary Miss Alice Edmonds. At the May Y M C A meeting the report noted 124 cases, 54 families received groceries, 25 received milk via the Lions Club fund, and 222 garments were distributed. Edmonds appealed for clothing and shoes for children as supplies were exhausted.
A testimonial filled ad claims Tanlac cures nervous indigestion and stomach troubles. It asserts relief from gas and pains, restores appetite and sleep, and costs under 2 cents a dose with a money back guarantee if not helpful. A Baltimore reader cites improved digestion and energy after three bottles.
The United States Flag Association holds the first annual flag contest results at a YMCA meeting in Hagerstown. Winners advance to Maryland Delaware Regional and then national contests in Washington and abroad, with Old Glory medals and honors awarded. Col. John Carmichael will speak as patriotic songs close the program. Local post expects large turnout.
San Martino, Europe’s smallest republic, covers 38 square miles and houses about 13,000 residents. It sits in the hills near Rimini along the Adriatic coast.
The Baltimore Chapter of the American Red Cross launched a fund drive for storm relief across southern and western Maryland after last week’s near tornadoes killed six people and caused extensive property damage. National relief aims total 150000 to 200000 dollars for the Southern States, with Maryland handling and directing local contributions to Washington for national distribution. Immediate donations are requested.
An entertainment will be held in Shepherdstown on May 30 at 8 p m to benefit the Henry Kyd Douglas Camp Sons of the Confederacy. The program will feature local Shepherdstown performers plus professionals from New York Pittsburgh and Washington.
An old Phillips Milk of Magnesia promotion promises quick relief for infants and children with colic gas sour belching vomiting and feverish symptoms. It claims calming stomachs and bowels within minutes and offers free information booklets from The Phillips Co New York.
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