26 Oct 1922
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
1
State Game Warden E L LeCompte will mail a printed folder to hunting license holders on January 1 to report the number of each game species killed during the hunting season. He aims to gather reliable statistics on Maryland’s game harvest by collecting these reports.
Maryland penitentiary death house bids rejected as too high. Lowest bid $21,600. Architect ordered to revise plans and seek new bids. Legislature required executions at the penitentiary but offered no funding. Sentences for crimes after year-end to be carried out at the Penitentiary.
Samuel Hale, a Black man, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault with intent in a Martinsburg Circuit Court proceeding. The victim named was Margaret Lowe, a seven year old white girl. Hale received a sentence of two years and six months in the State Penitentiary at Moundsville.
Advertises Allenrhu as a guaranteed cure for rheumatism with a full pint bottle offered by local druggists. Claims rapid dissolution of uric acid deposits and removal of rheumatic pain within twenty four hours, with money back guarantee if not effective. Mentions James H. Allen of Rochester as inventor and lists Central Drug Store Homer W. Hakle and Rudy's Pharmacy as suppliers.
LAPORTH IND Oct 26 Five sets for triplets and two sets of twins born to Mr and Mrs Frank Scott in ten years of marriage set a regional record. The family of 15 boarded a westbound train seeking land for sustenance and work. The conductor refused extra fare for the children, saying they are the mother’s children. The family Bible listed ages from 41% to six months, highlighting an unlikely blend of ages. A separate item notes J W Johnson of Funkstown guessing within one of a jar’s bean count at the Hagerstown Fair, where 560 beans were visible and his guess was 569.
A vintage news brief touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast, inexpensive remedy that ends grippe misery in hours. It claims guaranteed relief from stuffed nose feverishness headache and aches with safe pleasant tablets costing only a few cents, replacing quinine for millions.
YORK PA October 26 1923 The Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary October 22 1923 in the Evangelical Reformed Church Frederick Md Rev L G Kiefer pastor The event marks the synod's founding at that church and involved unanimous acceptance of hosting duties The session also debated assuming part of a $75000 request from the Board of Home Missions.
A newspaper headline misidentified Rev. Dr. Samuel S. McConnell as a Catholic priest, though he is rector of a Protestant Episcopal Church. The error arose from a miswritten headline about the Hungarians and the Reformed Board, clarifying that McConnell is not Catholic and upholding Jesus Christ as the unique son of God.
Advertises SGALF Rub Parisian Sage to relieve itching dandruff and scalp flaking while promising luxurious hair. Claims money back plan and availability at Augh jnbaugh and Kneisley drug stores.
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