11 Oct 1923
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1923
Page
1
Government scientists and geologists report discovery of giant footprints in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The finding suggests carnivorous dinosaurs once roamed the region, according to ongoing investigations announced today.
The abandoned Oak Hill estate quarry near Leesburg yields fossilized tracks said to belong to a prehistoric animal, possibly a dinosaur. Smithsonian and Geological Survey staff verify the impressions, with expert geologists directing excavation while locals flock to view the site amid superstition.
New Westminster's Penzer family elated as White John Penzer, an automobile liveryman and grocer proprietor, claims a prize winning an auto and a baby medal in a stroke of luck reported from Vancouver, British Columbia.
An advertisement claims a single dose relieves gas heart pressure and breathing difficulty from dyspepsia. It promotes Dave’s Mentha Pepsin as a cure for chronic indigestion and related ailments, with Wareham’s City Pharmacy and Central Drug Co. as guarantors of a large bottle.
An open competition awarded a gold medal as crowds gathered around. Merc Penzer hosted events while a grandson, Jebp Naylor Penzer, won first prize in the better babies contest among hundreds. News arrived that Lettler won a $1509 vehicle ticket. Jack Dempsey was reportedly barred from playing with the winning verse authors.
Gilbert J. Parks traveled from Oklahoma to Cambridge arriving at Harvard College with a quirky journey. He rode via New York on 13 cents and rode a train into Boston fearing to shock others. Mayor Quinn welcomed him and urged success as he described stints from Chicago to Buffalo and odd roadside jobs. A separate note reports J H James piloting a five horsepower baby plane 31 miles at 72 mph.
London October 12 The Bible is called the best seller in Great Britain Statistics from the British and Foreign Bible Society show that in 1812 2 101 574 copies of the Bible were sold in England and Wales During the first three years after the war Bible sales in England and Wales continued to rise though data are incomplete and uncertain.
Disjointed text notes Wales income declines over the year and hints at government action to revive a nationwide record system. A report from October II mentions the White Star liner Hemerte, sole surviving crew member of a ruined voyage, to be surveyed after crossing the Atlantic.
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