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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1929
Page
3
Daily Mall announces 1828 establishment and evening publication schedule with editor Hawken. Subscription rates listed four dollars fifty cents yearly, forty cents monthly, two cents for singles. Foreign reps named in New York Chicago Washington Atlanta. Official notices directed to Mall offices.
Observers note a rare week of French German goodwill in Cuers as the Graf Zeppelin’s landing oddly softens hostilities. The piece warns how swift sentiment shifts can spark or quell conflict, citing 1898 Maine incident as the catalyst for war fervor and stressing adults should avoid being ruled by emotion.
A device described as dangerous shows good results at times but remains unreliable and unpredictable. Report notes that its effects vary and users cannot tell in advance what it will do next.
Opinion says fears of speedy rate hikes after the O Fallon ruling are overstated. Railroad heads are shrewd and prefer better service, efficiency, and economy to high charges. The decision may allow raises in rare cases but will likely not alter the basic strategy of modern American railroads.
The piece argues against secret Senate votes, urging full public disclosure of how senators vote on measures like Irvine Lenroot’s judicial confirmation. It condemns cowardice and petty politics for seeking secrecy and insists citizens deserve transparency on all votes.
A garbled Kansas note mocks respectable gossip about a bride’s rose outfit and hat. It mentions a Senate secret vote costing United Press floor privileges, Marion Talley denying pigs on her farm, and operatic pasts. It also alludes to gangsters in Chicago and a rising dress market.
Poem prompts self inquiry into temper and character. It asks readers to list friends and foes, assess traits, and choose what to keep. The piece contrasts anger and malice with patience, urging self awareness and moral strength.
Washington notes that Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St Louis with an experimental permit and excess fuel load, explaining why commercial licensing requires strict engineering data tests and producer capability. The piece outlines three approval steps and the department’s aero nautics structure. It also mentions a German proposal for a single world clock via wireless time signals.
A collection of quotes from Representative Hill Senator Norris Senator Borah Calvin Coolidge and others discussing farming relief as an economic issue, media influence, self-imposed rules for newspapers, military power, and the rise of automatic pilots in aviation.
Tourists and visitors crowded Munich in 1928, surpassing the city’s 710,000 residents. Visitor count exceeded 870,000, with 124,836 arriving from foreign countries.
A young Italian American, William H Silk, rises from office boy to architect to creator of Manhattan’s first skyscraper devoted to artists. The Art Music Residence Center will house soundproof studios and bedrooms for musicians painters and sculptors with concert halls and galleries. Nearby financier Benjamin Winter hosts a stark annual party in a reclaimed slaughterhouse with bare benches and rough decor illustrating his unorthodox taste.
Dr Morris Fishbein surveys varied folk practices linking hair to spells and illness. He notes South African witchcraft using hair to induce fevers, African and South Seas rituals tying saliva with hair, and ancient legends from Samson to vestal virgins. He mentions hair cutting allegedly sapping strength and folk hair constrictions for warts and other blemishes.
Paris reports Gulf Stream carries over 8 billion dollars in gold past ports yearly. Engineer M Cloud proposes extracting power from the stream and notes about one cent in gold per 220 gallons of water. The estimate reflects the stream’s immense value and potential energy source.
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