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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
6
A report claims a Japanese submarine fired on an American steamer in the Pacific, prompting calls to scrutinize contraband and naturalization cases. The piece notes sensational journalism, political bickering, and local reaction, with references to Wilson, Carranza, and Brumbaugh amid war rumors and civic concerns.
An October 2, 1914 account argues Senator Penrose faces a campaign by staunch Republican allies labeled stand-patiers who care little for past offenses. It accuses liquor interests and special-privilege beneficiaries of backing Penrose with funds to secure future legislation, claiming his election would tip Pennsylvania toward a loyalist United States senator aligned with trusts and monopoly powers.
The Clearfield Woman's Club thanks Chief McHenry for inaugurating a town crusade against war gravity and vulgarity. It urges breaking up offensive habits fed to boys and girls, notes men must avoid vulgar language and lewd stares, and calls on young people to reflect and end hoodlum behavior.
Aged text describes a strict curfew affecting young boys and girls, requiring parental consent and enforcing nightly limits to deter delinquency. It emphasizes the town’s intent to guide youths toward home by nine o clock and reduce wandering.
The article praises Dr. Stough in his second week of preaching at Tyuko Nightly, noting plain speech and strong conviction. It urges Clearfield residents to attend and support evangelistic work, citing Osceola visitors and calls for coordinated trips to DuBois to bolster the campaign.
A. Mitchell Palmer, Democratic senate candidate, attacked Senator Penrose at an opera house speech for neglecting worker benefits and supporting privileged interests. He claimed Penrose dodged votes on bills aiding labor and warned Palmer would similarly serve corporate interests if elected.
The passage argues that Americans have learned to rely on home produced goods and fashion, reducing dependence on imports. It notes toys for children pose a supply challenge as Christmas nears, with prior toy supplies mostly coming from abroad now questioned.
The article argues that American industry will outpace imports as machinery replaces handcraft in toy making. It predicts U S firms will supply Christmas toys and other goods domestically, reducing reliance on foreign markets. Women will see American fashion rival Paris, as mills and factories meet home demand.
County farmers urge residents to respect posted trespass notices and stay off rural lands. The piece defends farmers’ property rights, notes hunts and nut gathering cause damage, and warns that the law will be used to stop farm overrun this fall.
The Kaiser is likened to Napoleon for his long war preparations over twenty five years and fortifications in Alsace Lorraine. Despite claims Germany did not want war, hundreds of thousands of Germans are killed wounded or taken prisoner and many widows and orphans face ruin as treaties falter and paths of aggression unfold. American readers are urged to view the Kaiser's autocracy with sympathy eroded by war’s grim toll.
The arrest and firing of several young men charged with swearing and making lewd remarks about women on a Saturday are praised as the start of a moral cleanup. Chief McHenry leads a campaign with the police to purge corner loafers from streets and hallways, aiming to curb profanity and protect women and girls, while restoring Clearfield’s good name.
A letter claims Mitchell Palmer backs the Democratic ticket to aid Penrose, arguing Palmer elevates Penrose by staying on the ticket. It urges voters to back Gifford Pinchot to defeat Penrose, asserting Palmer refuses to withdraw to clear Pinchot's path. The piece warns Palmer's lapses hurt anti-Penrose efforts.
Mes Medita McCormick of Chicago abandons suffrage group after revealing neglect of her nest and baby for a year and a half. Critics say politics may have clouded duties to husband and family, painting a cautionary tale about wives serving both vows.
A reader's column traces wartime politics and social issues with satirical asides. It laments Prohibition era tensions, critiques politicians like Penrose and Carranza, notes Villa and Huerta dynamics, mocks public figures, and calls for civic action while interweaving local concerns and social commentary amid the World War I backdrop.
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