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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1915
Page
2
The piece argues that European powers seek to bar arms shipments to movements linked to the Fatherland, appealing to hyphenated Americans whose country cannot provide munitions. It calls for American manufacturers and shippers to stop selling to those movements to prevent arming forces allied against the Fatherland.
A 1915 diary-like bulletin comments on Chicago women voting, local option in liquor control, and road improvements in Clearfield County. It includes a harsh critical piece on German atrocities, accusing the Kaiser's army of civilian killings in the Argonne and urging justice after the war. The column blends social satire with wartime dispatches and policy notes.
An editorial urges keep streets clean to attract industry and reflect civic progress. It notes alleys as dirt spread by mud on brick pavements and proposes paving alleys with property owners paying one third and the borough another third. It cites improved property values and future paving planned in center town.
Experts discuss strengthening county road boards and enforcing 1903 signage laws, urging cooperation with highway departments. Charles M. Sweeney’s talk traces dirt road history from trails to macadam while urging drainage, proper crowning, and skilled drag use to extend earth road life.
A fragmentary relic discusses earth composition, sunshine as vital for roads, and pruning trees along routes. It argues trimming rather than felling trees to allow sunlight, praising a simple approach where one person with care and sunlight can yield more benefit than many in autumn.
An article argues community based livestock breeding improves outcomes. It cites neighborhood cooperation, broader selection, and longer family stability as keys, with examples on breeding variety, farm duration, and the impact on local productivity. It notes mobility in American farms hampers sustained breeding programs and suggests organizing regional breeders to strengthen stock quality.
The document records numerous first and final accounts and partial settlements for executors and administrators across multiple townships. It lists names such as Elie McCrmtre Milner Milner and Susam Kicks, with estates including Barrett, Witheraw, Whitehead, McCarty, Cloves, Fry, Madison, Bowles, Garvey, Dubois borough, and Decatur township.
In a fragmented report the English sparman is praised for protection within limited limits, each worker securing a location for activities. The text notes quick extermination as a goal, with recovery timing uncertain if a second foe appears.
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