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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1922
Page
3
Greencastle Pa May 10 reports celebrate the town’s festivities with maypole traditions led by the chief marshal and local posts. Veterans and civic groups observe rituals while residents recall old leaders and discuss upcoming church classes, cemetery meetings, paving work, and social events shaping the community.
A reader testimonial from Philadelphia and Detroit describes relief from nervousness dizziness and hot flashes during midlife after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letters claim improved ability to work and willingness to publish more suggesting the medicine helps women through change of life.
A fragment describes a home remedy to darken hair using Sage Tea and Sulphur, claiming it restores a shiny, youthful look. It notes a drugstore tonic Wyeth's Gage and Sulphur Compound as a popular alternative and mentions repeated applications for best effect.
At Baldy the blind milk carrier, old and trusted, is suspected when items vanish. Sheriff intercepts trio led by Alton and Howell, who admit they stole from Baldy and plan to return loot after a barn raid. Mr Powell directs pursuit and the group is caught in a tense confrontation.
A scrambled text fragment notes the Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria, the 1926 postponement due to anti-German sentiment, and a vow to perform every ten years after plague in 1633. It mentions travel, religious ceremony, peasants in Choramtiersau, and contrasts with modern visitors.
An invitation to Garrett Allegany Carroll Montgomery Frederick and Washington counties urges county boards to meet on May 19 to discuss forming an organization of Western Maryland County Commissioners. Aim is closer cooperation toward uniform local government and coordinated road and health efforts, with physician applicants for county health officer pending. Washington May 9, ICC permits Chesapeake and Ohio to issue a 7 685 00 equipment trust certificate, along with related stock and assets.
In New York on May 9, 1943, Dr H K Howl by, general secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance, warned that forty states will scrutinize and resist commercial bills affecting Sunday observance. The note mentions Christmas costs for King George in England around 40 thousand dollars.
A fragmentary notice touts kidney pain remedies with claims of wide benefits and long tradition. It mentions Dr Carey’s Prescription No 717, a standard remedy promoted through local drug stores and medical scare phrases, urging caution about dangers of delaying treatment.
In Okla May 10 a local artisan describes weaving a large mat and attire from grasses and fibers. The fragment notes a lengthy handmade twill or belt, a ceremonial pole, and eight foot imperial measure, reflecting unusual prewar textile work.
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