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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1914
Page
4
The Pomona Grange gathering in Curwensville discusses political events and figures. A long discourse critiques Senator Penrose and Wilson era politics, praising conservation advocate Gifford Pinchot and Dr. Brumbaugh, while decrying German aggression and Belgian suffering amid wartime comments.
Voters granted Senator Boies Penrose a sweeping plurality in a contentious race despite unanimous criticism of his character and ties to liquor interests. Pinchot opposed free trade and tariff politics, urging protection for people over tariff barons, but Penrose supporters upheld his re election amid enduring chicanery debates.
A compendium of quirky fragments and misprints from old newspapers. It parodies social scenes with lines about marriage expectations, frugal college costs, errant banking, and misheard dialogue. The tone mimics humor column snippets and wordplay in a dated press voice.
A Wordsworth fragment contemplates Bruges lit by westward glow then fading into peaceful night. The speaker laments time’s injuries and future war, praising the city’s grand avenues and stately architecture as silent guardians of beauty and grace.
Oscar A. de Polo a New York exporter and importer conceived the design after the Made In America conference. The concept promises wide appeal and received endorsement at the event, signaling potential adoption as the nation's commercial emblem.
Description of the Roosevelt expedition down the River of Doubt in Brazil as chronicled by Charles Scribner's Sons. Roosevelt and Rondon face steep cliffs, cataracts, and portage challenges in an unnamed wilderness where failure could mean death by disease or starvation.
In a Pittsburgh backed account, Andrew Carnegie tells J. P. Morgan he is the happiest man in the world after the Carnegie steel holdings pass to United States Steel Corp. The remark accompanies legal arguments before the federal circuit court in Philadelphia over the dissolution of the Steel Corp. and Sherman Act concerns.
A fragmented clipping critiques temperance policy linking prohibition to social ills and taxation, citing studies and editorials. It questions alleged liquor consumption trends in Chattanooga and nearby towns, referencing figures and authorities, then shifts to a bank statement from Clearfield Pa with personnel and directors listed.
Classified notes show lost items and employment desires, including a pencil with a name and address, a good character candidate seeking a steady position, a good girl seeking a three position, and various sale and rental notices. Also mentions a typewriter for sale, a 20 horsepower car, and Christmas bazaar plans at the Clearfeld Hospital auxiliary.
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