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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows publishing company and postal details for a Maryland based paper. Mentions Hagerstown, varied terms like circulation, post office, and second class matter. Likely a masthead or imprint line with dates and section marks.
A compact reflection citing Prov 19 26 on the shame of neglecting a father and Cicero praising children as the foundation of virtue. The adage warns that forsaking parental duty brings reproach while highlighting filial piety as essential to virtue.
An editorial tribute discusses the honesty and temptation faced by people like New York taxi driver John Cody who returned jewels to the police. It extols resisting theft as brave conduct and praises character strengthening as the higher reward, while noting the temptation many face. The piece also mourns the death of Charlie Thropp and lauds his business zeal, generosity, and community impact.
The piece reports the forced retirement of Burns, Forbes, Denby and Daugherty amid calls for accountability in the Daugherty investigations. It notes Burns’ controversial banned role and an alleged plan to target Wheeler for retaliation, while praising removal as overdue for justice and public interest. It also mentions a serum claim by Dr. Lloyd J. Felton, inheritance tax debates, and the broader push for Americanization and naturalization amid urban growth.
Railroad men once fought over trucks by strangling competition. Now wiser, they keep the old and adopt the new, acknowledging ample work for both. Steam railroads are inadequate for transport, and progressive lines will soon exhibit airplane routes.
Frederic J. Haskin from Washington outlines ideas to expand or raise Supreme Court pay and to make the Court an adviser to Congress on constitutional questions. The plan envisions advance opinions on laws and drafting constitutional amendments to remove objections, with examples like child labor laws and state-by-state ratification. Minnesota expert William Anderson supports a shift from negative to affirmative Court action in constitutional matters.
A fragmenting column presents quirky lines on stage lore, wood types, putty, and jokes from a past era. It wanders through opera bits, questions about paint subjects, and a stray note on milk pricing, mixing trivia with humorous asides and dated references.
A domestic scene warns against showing off a sleeping infant to visitors, urging quiet rest. The piece then discusses Supreme Court powers, arguing for a limited role in constitutional questions and proposing a procedure to have the Court advise Congress on bills, including a mechanism to draft amendments. It compares canal tonnage in 1922 23 and 1923 24 between Panama and Suez.
Two men, Walter McGalla 60 and Brown 30, drowned at Harrisonburg municipal hydroelectric plant ten miles away. McGalla was plant superintendent and his son Lester is mentioned. The report blends unrelated questions about minerals and opera terminology amid OCR noise.
An odd question and answer column discusses how laughter sounds arise from vocal chords and larynx structures, and whether bird hairs are true hairs or feathers. The exchange notes laughter as a sequence of brief expiratory blasts and vibrating pharyngeal traits, while explaining feathers and filoplumes as distinct bird coverings with minute vanes at tips.
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