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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
3
The piece laments political and legal inequalities revealed by the Teapot Dome affair. It argues rich defendants escape harsher penalties while ordinary thieves face jail. It notes Doheny's release and Sinclair's jail time as evidence of a skewed justice system needing revision.
City officials led by Mayor Musey advocate expanding recreation across Hagerstown. Plans include using the ellipse at the fairground as a playground with a baseball field and football oval, plus a proposed free golf and recreation tract near the Municipal Light Plant for those unable to afford sports. The move aims to broaden youth health, safety, and community spirit with municipal control.
The text argues that Harry F Sinclair’s imprisonment does not prove equal justice. It notes his vast wealth and legal defense, yet he sits in seclusion with a sentence comparable to petty offenders for a crime more serious than chicken theft or pickpocketing, challenging the notion of true parity.
A Chicago gangland scene near Rockford on a wooded Rock River island is described as a machine gun proving ground. The piece argues criminals now wield automatics, armored gear, and guards, while law enforcement lags with Civil War era tactics, urging updated policing to curb organized crime.
The piece covers Mrs Ava Long the White House housekeeper driving a new White House car with a liveried chauffeur and her March arrival. It also discusses Alice Longworth social precedence, Ruth Bryan Owen, and remarks on Gov Curtis social dynamics. It cites jail statistics from Sinclairs District and notes Democratic woes in the House led by Leader Garner amid tariff fights.
Six friends gathered to honor a friend with a token yet found nothing he needed or asked for. They sent a feebly drawn scroll as a lasting gift for his children to unroll, realizing true joy lies in giving a gift from the heart rather than spending wealth on items. The piece reflects on the joy and meaning of giving.
A mix of sharp lines on crime and punishment, public figures, and policy emerges as the text references jail realities, a German mariner, garlic duty cuts, and calls for Coolidge to seek Senate seat. The tone notes political soap opera while hinting at broader governance concerns.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how ancient healers used multicomponent theriacs and alcohol to create a perceived effect, then shows modern pharmacology to deliver targeted drugs in small tablets and capsules. He notes digitalis slows the heart, antipyretics reduce fever, analgesics relieve pain, sedatives ease stimulation, and anesthetics render unconscious.
A New York Chinatown Chinese Theatre crowd packs in as families, hawkers, and children disrupt the play, while actors deliver a long running performance. Chinese actors command high pay, with some earning up to twenty thousand dollars a year. The article notes East Side venues, Harlem’s rise, and links to actors like Miss Picon and Maurice Schwartz as precursors to broader Manhattan fame.
A Prager Tageblatt item claimed bootleggers were building nine story hotels in New York. It described garbled rooms rented by leggers with paid room and board and baths and other conveniences.
Amazing new product by O E Mothershead promises to repair worn shoe soles in three minutes for under 10 cents per pair. Re-Sole layers over old soles to fill holes, create a leatherlike, waterproof, flexible finish. Sample offers to Des Moines address grant a full size sample adequate to resole 60 shoes, with agent opportunities of 10 to 15 dollars daily.
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