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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1925
Page
3
Incomplete OCR reads a postal notice from the Hagerstown Post Office with garbled lines about department reach and membership. It lists a phone number and references associations, rights to repel certain specters, and reservations, all in distorted text.
A brief piece echoes biblical and proverb style lines about not speaking ill of leaders and the burden of authority. It blends religious phrasing with a cryptic reference to a German proverb about perception and fate, hinting at guidance on conduct and judgment.
President Coolidge outlined programs he hopes Congress will tackle next winter. He urged earnest reflection among congressmen from all parties as they seek support for likely measures. He warned that constituents want action over partisan politics and rhetoric.
Lawmakers debate a national push to avoid school walkouts by prioritizing broad national welfare over party gains. The piece compares schools to armies needing unified leadership and discipline, warning that widespread pupil strikes could erode order and harm governance. It argues cooperation and useful legislation benefit all parties and regions.
A discussion of harvest celebrations from old world joy to American farm abundance follows with notes on a Coatesville Pennsylvania program by Lions and Rotary Clubs to mentor city youths. The Post Office plans a national airmail network, overcoming early congressional opposition and highlighting government aviation progress led by Col. Billy Mitchell.
Oliver Wendell Holmes is cited as a figure in a discussion of risk, while William Howard Taft is portrayed as overweight yet active at 68, with mention of his tropical service, a past major operation, and being the sole living former president or vice president. The column also references Chauncey Depew, Charles Eliot, Helen Willy, and policy debates over free speech and international representation.
Working Together notes past ridicules between city folk and country folk, but now both sides see mutual dependence. Cities will support rural prosperity to grow their own business, while rural areas back the city to strengthen regional enterprise.
The piece reflects on the old pioneer hearth where family life centered around laborious meals and constant service. It notes the shift away from the hearth’s central role, yet preserves the hearth fire as a symbol of warmth cheer and family affection on chilly nights. It suggests more hearth use could curb feverish street pursuits.
Washington dispatch notes the World War proved the heavy fighting ship remains supreme afloat while land warfare shifted to stalemated siege. Submarines drew attention for terrorizing routes and threatening commerce, yet capital ships remained central to naval power. The piece frames cavalry as obsolete on land and emphasizes prolonged naval conflict.
A noisy satirical collage mocks aging references and social norms. It lampoons lawyers, justice, Americanism, intellectual boastfulness, and daily life quirks with quippy lines. The piece wanders through misquoted proverbs and light social critique without a single sustained thread.
Answers cover gravity at altitude bee honey and bulrushes of Moses. It notes weight varies with distance from earth and lists figures: 1600 feet versus sea level, a bee to gather one pound of honey about 43 776 miles, bulrushes likely papyrus from Nile swamps.
The text explains mak as a term applied to Kafirs influenced by Europeans meaning domesticated taught subdued. It confirms a suction pump exhausts air creating a vacuum allowing outside air pressure to raise water. It notes the largest snake exhibited in New York Zoo about ten years ago was a Malay peninsula python weighing 265 pounds and 4 feet long. Washington Zoo later displayed a 25 foot python weighing less than the New York specimen.
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