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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1938
Page
3
City plans improvements at the municipal pool to ease evening dressing room lines for women. Two extra wash bowls and two additional mirrors will speed tidy up, reducing waits and helping wives return home in time to prepare their husbands’ suppers, boosting harmony.
The piece notes Germany’s potential for action against Czechoslovakia but says practical checks exist. Czechoslovakia has moved to frontiers with 400,000 troops and reserves called up. France, under Daladier, shows resolve to defend national interests and deter war. German eagerness seems exaggerated. reports circulate of internal doubts about minerals, funds, and war feasibility.
An editorial assesses Herbert Hoover's calls for moral restoration amid Europe’s strain and the depression era. It argues his remedies lack clarity, notes public curiosity about a 1940 bid, and contrasts Hoover’s claims with the economic collapse and political drift that led to his 1932 defeat.
A fragment discusses mental hygiene and psychiatry differing from other medical fields. It notes patients must act for themselves during psychotherapies and that preaching can be a form of treatment when skilled. Lord Horder is cited as sermonizing effective steps for a quiet mind and the limits of organic remedies.
May 25 Washington report notes Senate restaurant meals at 25 cents for apple pie and soup, praising pie quality while warning of occasional soup variability. Describes waterfront eateries like Herzog's with views of the Potomac and discusses government watchdog Ickes probing bid collusion in public works, favoring distant bidders and resisting a random draw.
A reflective piece urges taking deliberate breaks from busy life to gain perspective. It argues withdrawal helps heal restless minds and notes most people can self heal by listening to calm counsel and cultivating a quiet mind. The passage also mentions Downing Street as named for Sir George Downing.
Otis Skinner, veteran American stage actor, was seriously ill at his summer home near Woodstock Vermont on Monday. Physicians issued a bulletin last night saying he was far improved but did not disclose the illness.
The poem urges doubting sages and scholars who fear the unknown and dismiss hidden truths. It argues that progress comes from those who venture beyond established wisdom and ignore smug certainty. The speaker cites the Spanish Loyalists case as evidence that fighting those who do not know when they are whipped is unsatisfactory.
In New York a former Navy officer, now a renowned surgeon, described his 18 month prison sentence after an unpremeditated fatal fight. He credits prison with temper control and self discovery, and faces a career choice about a potential post with a chemical firm, weighing leaving practice.
Skipper Fred Way and crew completed a 261 mile Allegheny river voyage from Olean New York to Pittsburgh. In an 18 foot boat with four oars and a four horsepower outboard they took eight days, marking the first time a boat larger than a canoe sailed the full distance. Police records note 4000 cars left abandoned on New York streets annually as gas runs low.
Oetacon House features detective Asey Mayo privately probing the murder of Marina Lorne linked to a mural dispute. The plot centers on Pam Frye fleeing after clues to $50,000 worth of ambergris, with suspects including Tim Cart and Gabby Hobbs while Roddy Strutt pays for silence and Mayo pursues the injured pilot.
Asey visits Earl Jennings in Quanomet where the mural feud fuels town anger over Marina and Brigham. Jennings points to Roddy Strutt as a suspect and recalls a plane crash while noting red lead paint evidence on Strutt’s clothing. The town hypes tourism as residents chase profits amid the murder case.
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