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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1921
Page
2
Fragmented OCR shows references to delivery rates and contact details for departments, with mentions of circulation and telephone numbers. The text is partial and lacks clear event facts, but indicates a municipal or retail publication notice from the Mall in Whiterial area.
A compact musing on how a gentle response averts anger while harsh words incite conflict, attributed to Bradtus. The note cites Proverbs 15 1 and offers a brief moral on temperance and wisdom in speech.
The piece notes a Boston scam involving a 16 year old girl and a diamond ring, then shifts to commentary on women as commercial assets and diplomats. It argues biology and psychology favor women in business, politics, and influence, while critiquing laws and social structures. It touches insulin, memory feats, color-musical synesthesia, and tenement child play rights in New York.
The May 28 report discusses whether salt and aspirin can extend cut flower life. It notes gardens and hot houses will supply bouquets as the flower season opens and highlights a magazine claim that aspirin revived wilted chrysanthemums. An experiment by N OD Keefer showed one vase with aspirin stayed fresher longer than clear water.
The article discusses how aspirin may extend flower freshness by acting as an antiseptic, with tests needed across varieties. It explains stem blockage causes, trimming to keep water uptake, and notes experiments with sugar, salt, and saltpetre. Growers rely on practical methods while researching antiseptic effects.
A 1924 NEA Service piece muses on how a plane view transforms perception. vast green expanses resemble a checkerboard as distant towns and people appear tiny, underscoring a shared sense of scale between worlds and the fragility of human judgment.
Health tips on hair washing for children and scalp care. Guidance on shampoo with pure Castile soap, olive oil or vaseline, and drying routines. Flower preservation methods, best gathering times, and knife use. Also includes Q A sections on forestry impacts, potato family, and grapefruit classification with Department of Agriculture notes.
A fragmentary set of humorous quips on manners politics and language. The text jokes about disguising prejudice, domestic labor norms, and social aims while critiquing politicians, cultural biases, and wartime attitudes. It ends by proposing a correction to a quoted sentence about dinner with Old Top.
Historical Q and A column discusses the Star Spangled Banner location, owl species naming, and 1922 All American baseball tour to Japan. Names include Herbert Hunter and players across New York, Cleveland, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago, and St. Louis teams. Wives and guests are noted as attendees.
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