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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
3
Numerous papers condemn Germany’s note to the United States over submarine warfare. Critics call the reply evasive, insincere, and insulting, urging immediate U.S. action and stressing protection of neutral rights and civilian lives on the seas.
Gatyensville welcomes a new reconstructed stone plant located between the BOR & PL railroad and Anderson Creek near Elk ming company works. The company, all of him, touts a hydraulic pressing process yielding marble and granite like finishes. Exhibits at the post office Curve and soon at Clearfield court house corner showcase building blocks, lintels, door jambs, and cornice stones in varied colors. The facility operates continuously, handling multiple loads daily and aims to expand as demand grows.
A leading figure promoting stone as superior for beauty and fireproofing backs new enterprise. They refrain from bold bids on local construction, asserting confidence in stone technology over other methods.
Fragmentary verse describes a solitary figure dreaming beside a stream under willows as clouds drift and sunbeams kiss the river. The narrator wonders if old dreams return in summer’s memory, with hints of past years and lost hopes.
Fragmentary OCR notes show garbled names and a city pier scene. Mentions a person seeking a house with Marge Cerari and an AV vaness, but critical details are unreadable. The piece lacks clear events, dates, or organizations to report.
Rube Oldring of the Athletics explains that bunting risks injury as infielders crowd in for the play. He notes pitchers first basemen and possibly second basemen align to stop the bunt and the runner risks being spiked. He calls the game too risky and dependent on extreme luck due to lightning quick fielding.
Clarence Rowland, new Chicago White Sox manager, issues a strict no smoking order. The rule is described as perhaps the most radical from any baseball boss, though Rowland himself does not smoke or chew.
A St Louis physician argues against routine tonsil removal. He says tonsils harbor good microbes that fight disease and act as training stations for immune cells. Removing them could weaken future generations and leave them vulnerable to infections.
An antituberculosis exhibit held at the Y M C A will be repeated to increase public awareness of health measures. The event aims to inform attendees about prevention, symptoms, and treatment options in a concise community format.
A poem urging national resolve and moral duty, recalling Civil War and Lincoln era martyrs. It condemns cowardice and greed while demanding Americans keep faith with fallen soldiers, preserve liberty, and defend the flag with courage and justice. Frank R. Batchelder cites the sentiment in the New York Times.
A portrait of a village constable in uniform and heat wearing a swinging mace as he patrols silent streets. His steadfast routine masks a sense of purpose as he enforces order amid a city’s sunlit glare. A literary piece by Eugene Joias reflects duty and destiny in small-town life.
A vintage hairpin holder sketch shows a pink silk covered card with a white silk pocket, floral embroidery of three white blossoms and six green leaves, gold cord edging, and a ribbon loop for hanging, finished with a rosette bow and a cotton wool bottom.
Instructions explain cleaning white or light basket work with whiting or salt, using warm water and soap powder, a stiff brush, and thorough rinsing. For brown cane, replace whiting with ammonia. Salt sprinkled on the brush aids dirty areas. avoid sun. End with drying on a clear day.
Governor Brumbaugh vetoed ten bills and approved many others. Vetoed measures include burdens on boroughs for damages in street work, rigid sidewalk width limits, land purchase for township high schools, private lease of state land, and tax sale validations. Approved bills cover annexations, engineers' salaries, school director appointments, patent grants, and public health measures.
Washington reports a federal study finds ill health costs U S wage workers about three quarters of 2 billion dollars yearly. The loss includes wages and medical expenses, with higher burden on low paid workers and those lacking proper living conditions.
A fragmentary report notes mobilization for service, soldiers and truck drivers to be sent to the continent. Berlin dispatch claims Americans face anti-French sentiment on the streets as European tension and hostility rise amid wartime messaging and shifting alliances.
An ordinance levy taxes for borough purposes in Cearfield for 1913 on county valuations with 4 mills general tax 2 mills borough bond tax and 2 mills gas and water tax. It also fixes tax collector commissions at 2 percent for paid taxes with five percent on later collected amounts. May 5 1915. Frederick Kerr council president. Attest J D Connelly clerk. Examined and approved Hogart A Callaran Chick Burzea.
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