22 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
1
A veteran scout speaks of building a bridge for younger scouts as the Boy Scout movement embodies honorable citizenship, character, and readiness. It portrays democracy, merit, and broad aims beyond a mere club, training disciplined, capable young men who become prepared citizens and defenders of the country.
A New York Scout Sidney Polacsek receives a translated letter from Maxime Couquere t a French Boy Scout in the trenches. The 20 year old expresses loneliness and loss of his parents, seeking a companion and praising the Allied cause with hope for victory.
Troop 3 Boy Scouts of Lynbrook New York volunteer to mow grass and maintain Civic Park as an act of home charity and patriotism. The piece notes a Scout’s need for rest and play, stating most will tire a scoutmaster with effort before fatigue ends.
A miscellany piece denounces a growing vulgar humor while praising Italian WWI valor in the Alps. It contrasts jokes about marriage age and fat or thin bodies with admiration for Caesar era courage. The column notes U.S. beef shortages, fish consumption, wheat conservation, and wartime lending to allies. It ends with a quip about mage starch in shirts and union suits.
Dispatches from Washington note improving crop reports and rising wholesale price trends while the public imagines new military assets. The era’s humor turns to the sheep and khaki fashion, with a sly nod to the cost of living and a playful jab at male attire licenses.
Treves periodically revitalizes as a major pilgrimage site centered on the Holy Coat relic. The seamless garment, claimed by the Roman church, was placed on the high altar in 1196, hidden from public view for centuries, and publicly exhibited after a 1844 jubilee drawing millions.
United States hydrographic office reports long floating bottles recovered over years. A bottle set adrift August 17, 1915 near Kamchatka by Capt S Nagahue of the Tamba Maru was found May 15 near Moelips Washington. Another from December 1914 off Cape Corrientes Mexico was located February 22 near Christmas Island. A third from February 14 1915 by Capt W Wann 2040 miles east of Chile and 660 miles south of Easter Island was found January 21 near Wanganui Island New Zealand.
England proposes adjustable clock dials for summer time replacing hand movement. A rotating dial indicates summer or standard time and aids striking clocks where hands cannot be moved backward. Critics worry most people read time from hands, not dials. Also: Monterey officials mounted whale bones as a public educational exhibit after discharging flesh and oil, keeping the skeleton on display for students and adults.
Consular advices from Melbourne report low stocks of steel plates tin plate and galvanised iron across Australia with acute demand. Little prospect for outside relief remains while efforts to manufacture these goods domestically gain momentum. Delegations from Newcastle and Melbourne have traveled to the United States to buy machinery for steel production, as high freights and supply gaps spur wartime industry shifts.
The exchange hints at a playful yet pointed threat to damage Reggie's wrist watch. The dialogue suggests a low level act of mischief rather than a serious crime, implying the speaker could have damaged the watch but chose not to.
In the Common Pleas of Edgefield County W M Rowland plaintiff versus Lucy Philpot defendant. Creditors of Charity Philpot Jr estate must file and prove claims by October 1 next or be barred. Master J H Cantelon presiding. Dated July 13 1917.
A short Life magazine quotation contrasts two people in a sly exchange about vanity. One remarks on a young leading man’s conceit, while the other explains a strategy of redirecting talk to him self to learn about him.
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