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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1928
Page
3
The Daily Mail publication notes subscription rates at 4.55 per year or 40 cents monthly, with mail delivery, and 2 cent copier charges. It lists foreign representatives and addresses, printing authorization, and notes about Associated Press rights. Also mentions postal service classifications and paid circulation figures for April 1828.
An earnest meditation on mothers, praising their tireless care from infancy to adulthood. It extols a mother as the cornerstone of family support, education, and resilience, noting her sacrifices, guidance, and enduring love through labor, worry, and joy. It urges daily honoring of mothers beyond Mother's Day.
Fandom across six Blue Ridge towns awaits the season opener next Monday with Allan Bachrach's plan to admit women free on one day weekly. The era promises more fanettes as grandstands and park profits rise, while tutors for rules may appear. Raynor Lehr leads the Hubs as Bill Purtell aims to boost the league in Hagerstown.
The article weighs whether worldwide prohibition will take hold while citing Paris as a example of temperate progress. It notes many bars despite Paris home to frequent drinking, yet arrests for drunkenness fell from about 25 000 in 1912 to under 8 000 last year. Police deny increased leniency and blame absinthe bans and higher prices for strong drinks.
Coxey's victory comes after years since leading an unemployed army to Washington. The House Banking and Currency Subcommittee approves a five year bond proposal for states and cities to fund public projects to relieve unemployment. The shift from force to conciliation signals a changing era and Coxey's lesson.
A garbled musing riffs on naval figures and public figures from history. It references Lieut Com P V Hy, Col Lindbergh, General Sandine, and Christopher Columbus with satirical jab at a navy, firemen, and a genealogist estimating Hoover relatives. Two Lynn, Massachusetts youths say they were forced home after taking two young women out for a ride.
In Washington on May 12 Rodney Dutcher notes political chatter about Chicago Mayor Bill Thompson sending a black ward leader to Congress. The piece reflects on Tom Corwin’s Ohio days, critiques the jury system, and previews reform trends in murder trials while citing Uncle Walter Jamieson’s bold predictions about Hoover, Smith, and a possible third party.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains why warm month oysters pose health risks from polluted water and handling contamination. Sanitary surveys protect the public by restricting beds and controlling transfer to clean waters. Chlorination shows potential but large scale practicability remains unproven.
The essay recalls May circus season with posters elephants hoop divers and clowns. It notes supply and demand keep the show alive despite hard times and mentions President Coolidge and a lighthearted line about clowns in Washington.
May notes from New York describe slang shifts like spotlight cash and moogling, a Bowery minstrel show, and caviar in 10 cent stores. Walter Winchell notes trends while Jo Jo the Broadway figure remains a legend, Irving Berlin’s baby headlines loom, and street signs transform as sunlamps replace coal signs.
The piece notes a circus traveling by motor truck pitching its tent in the Bronx with performers in green felt hats tan suits red ties yellow spats blue shirts pink carnations and Malacca Attak. It mentions girls in hiking trousers in subways and references the brigade of hatless Harrys roaming the land as summer nears.
A sentimental tribute to a mother who labored for her children's health and happiness through years of tireless care. The poem recalls her unselfish service, from cooking and mending to constant watch, as children grew and prospered thanks to her enduring devotion.
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