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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
2
James HH Minds announces new officers with Vice-President E. W. Hess and Treasurer E. W. Hess. Area 4 contact line lists 8295p Bell and phone number 47.
The item lists upcoming events in Clearfield County including Chamber of Commerce meeting in the arbitration room at the court house on Tuesday January 19 and License Court on January 18. It notes the inauguration of Dr Brumbaugh as governor January 19 and a naturalization court January 21 along with a Washington party committee meeting January 15 at Eb W Hess's offices.
The Progress presents itself as a pivotal, patriotic paper for Clearfield borough and Clearfield county. It pledges news before sensationalism, rejects personal controversy, and vows to defend the town against damaging claims while aiming to elevate Clearfield as a leading city between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
The article argues for better pheasant protection as winter food hints fade and farmers, landowners, and the state game commission seek ways to sustain bird habitat. It laments pot hunters reducing pheasant numbers and urges enabling legitimate hunters while preserving rural areas from trespass.
Clearfield hosts three financial institutions that rival much larger cities in capital, surplus and deposits. Directors reelected this week are substantial, prudent businessmen who maintain stable governance and trust in safeguarding depositor funds.
A brief poetry prose piece in which the speaker declares a personal creed beyond creeds, praising God, humanity, angels, and a true church of grace not tied to ritual. He condemns rank and kingship, swears loyalty to country, a devoted wife, children, and friends, and seeks divine guidance to live honestly amidst contradictions. The author Teodor Tilten reflects on faith, love, and moral duty before God.
Heavy crust of snow blankets the mountains as birds struggle for food all winter. Farmers and hunters feed some, but thousands go unfed. State game commission urged feeding, yet in many districts funds and effort fall on nonbeneficiaries. Some wardens provide, but overall community support remains scarce and inconsistent.
A quirky snippet notes Seema and Fieuriak debating leisure and friendship. The exchange pivots on “you can’t get sleag in life with out friends” and a sparrow as a benchmark, while a Baltimore American line jokes about airships and money.
Fragmentary clippings hint at a comic or editorial exchange about naming a stock company Peninsula due to being almost surrounded by water. Names and speakers are unclear, with garbled quotes and illegible surrounding text.
United Press reports a California public health service campaign has killed 20,150,000 ground squirrels since 1908 to eradicate plague linked to rural districts. Ninety percent of squirrels on 3.1 million acres have been destroyed, greatly reducing infection and benefiting farmers. observation continues through next breeding season.
An OCR fragment recalls social chatter about wives, husbands, and church outings. A scattered dialogue touches on marriage control, public speaking by women, and a humorous question about mourning attire. The tone evokes period humor and domestic roles.
Washington reports Gilford Pinchot, as president of the Conservation association, denounces water-power provisions in conservation bills praised by the president in Indianapolis. He warns the Senate bill would aid water-power monopolists and imperil public rights, urging defeat to preserve conservation policy.
President Wilson, in Indianapolis, clarified that his remark about the people judging his acts was not a plan to seek renomination. He told callers he meant future generations would evaluate his presidency, not that he intended to run again.
In Birmingham Alabama on January 14 a quo warranto attack was begun against the Birmingham Water Works Co. Suburban citizens allege excessive rates and false meter readings as grounds for challenging the company's charter.
Ten Cleveland Rotary Club members pledge guardians for ten underprivileged youths in a new Jani style program. Each protegee, aged up to 14, will have a personal guardian, monitored schooling, and guidance toward becoming a capable citizen and potential business leader. The scheme, praised by Rotary clubs nationwide, began with a lottery to select the first ten proteges.
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