20 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1926
Page
1
The Daily Mail notices publishing schedule rates and staff details from 1925. The page lists subscription prices in cents, multiple regional offices for foreign representation, and mailing information for readers in Hagerstown and beyond. It mentions circulation departments, addresses, and contact numbers.
The passage argues about the role of automobiles in influencing voter turnout, noting that in remote areas and cities cars play a crucial part in getting out the vote. It questions Mr. Michelet's claim that the major cause lies with the motor car and suggests other factors affect electoral participation.
In a speech the Viscountess recalled Germany joining the League of Nations eight years after World War I and noted twelve years after the Civil War before Southern representation in Congress. She argued Americans should celebrate progress rather than fear Europe, while acknowledging lingering Northern-Southern tensions and shifting public memory.
The text portrays Attorney General Dan Moody as a self-made leader who rose from rural roots to national prominence. It credits his fight against the Ku Klux Klan for broad support in Texas and notes his modest claim that the victory was not personal, highlighting a revolt against government by proxy and Moody's considerable qualifications.
The oral Dee delivery postal service is vital to American social and economic life. Rural carriers connect farmers with the outside world and carry local news along their routes, offering warmth and personal touch missing from radio. They remain accommodating and central to rural communities.
A critical analysis by Simon Michelet of Washington argues Americans vote at far lower rates than Europeans. He cites a drop from eighty percent participation fifty years ago to about half now, blaming cars and modern life while proposing mail ballots with authenticated affidavits to improve turnout.
The new Who's Who in America lists the Smiths at the top with 25 as the Smiths edge the Browns for second on the page. The Johnsons beat the Joneses by narrow margins to take third and fourth.
Inhibitions curb achievement as fear of public opinion paralyzes action. The essay argues that prudence is virtue while inhibition is moral fear, hindering risk taking and innovation. Courage to act on convictions remains scarce, as people conform to societal expectations rather than pursue genuine happiness.
Readers submit questions on topics from stamps to Bible dating. Replies explain rotary stamps versus engraved issues, value related to rarity and production, and that Bible dates were fixed by historians and scientists. The system notes that BC means before Christian era and AD marks the beginning of the Christian era.
Col Lenmel L Bolles of New York met in Washington with Acflos Secretary Winston to review American war and reconstruction loans to Europe ahead of the Inter Allied Veterans Association Congress at Warsaw September 5 11. The American Legion delegates seek to align with US policy while preparing to address debt cancellation proposals from allied veterans.
The article notes European allied veterans and the American Legion share peace goals through Fidac, with scholarships and exchange plans to foster understanding. It highlights US withdrawal after WWI and ongoing American involvement via delegates and leadership roles in Fidac events in New Orleans and elsewhere.
Paris reports a former squadron member René Fopel received a message from Commandant Wolf urging him to try the trans Atlantic flight. Wolf said the takeoff was absolutely necessary if ocean landing failed. The note was given as friendly counsel, not a direct order, reflecting French sporting pride. Passengers aboard the liner Paris watched for the crossing as Elites expected a sighting.
In Walnut Point last Friday evening two cars with Pennsylvania and West Virginia license plates collided in front of B Kendall's home. The Pennsylvania vehicle crashed through a fence into Randall's front yard. no injuries were reported though both cars were heavily damaged. Mrs Bertha Sprecher is visiting her daughter Mrs Albert Charlton near Kempa this week. Visitors at Mr and Mrs R B Burgan included Rev and Mrs F B Peck.
Mise Almeta Burgan, who was then quite ill for the past two weeks, is slowly improving. Mr and Mrs William Boward, Mr and Mrs H H Long and Miss Noun Sprecher attended the Morgans Grove Fair on last Thursday.
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