27 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1924
Page
1
In 1680 and again in 1974 experts warned of population and food capacity issues. Some optimistic estimates claim Texas could feed the world with rotation and imports, yet the current anxiety centers on industrial power rather than food. Economists note fears ebb and flow, with new concerns about rising estate demand and potential solutions.
A garbled excerpt argues unemployment worsens under Harding Coolidge era with figures from a Republican Labor Department, cites a New York World statement by John G Hartwood on breadlines and soup houses, and notes textile mill layoffs in New England. It critiques demagoguery and discusses unemployment remedies and policy debates.
A fragmented reminiscence notes the advent of electric streetlights in New York City about five years after a landmark introduction. It highlights a wealthy resident’s carriage and the often flawed telephone service, praising operators for patience, enunciation, and courteous handling of impatient customers.
In Washington a 1930s projection portrays New York City as having one motor vehicle per four residents, with surrounding areas ratios evolving to 1 to 9.4 and 4 to 1 in different regions by 1950. The report, by Ernest P. Goodrich and Harold M. Lowh for a regional plan committee, notes rapid vehicle growth from 800 in 1916 to millions by 1923 and warns congestion will deepen. It cites increasing fatalities, shifts in collision causes, and calls for zoning and building height guidance, while noting political resistance to strict height limits.
A nostalgic vignette depicts parents tucking in children and watching for nightly mischief. The piece reflects on fatigue, routine, and parental worries as the household settles, with the bedcovers tossed aside and tension lingering as sleep finally comes.
A reader inquiry column includes Qs on hospital capacity at Algiers Louisiana with 297 beds and 227 patients on August 20, details of staff, a query about Elimor Glyn's husband J. P. Clayton Glyn who died by 1918, a comparison of Central Park and Rock Creek Park stating 840 acres with 400 wooded and 1776 acres respectively, another quotation from George MacDonald Phantastes about things going wrong, and a point about kerosene use in auto radiators citing odor and fire risk as objections
With fall days approaching the Mann family prepared for winter by cleaning the cellar. They cleared boxes and decaying produce, swept and aired the space, and checked furnace pipes. Caution about air quality and avoiding delayed refuse was advised.
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