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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
6
A report on Roland Rohlfs reaching 24 610 feet in an aeroplane prompts notes on balloon heights, barometer readings, and air density. It compares line of sight from six and a half miles, horizon geometry, and the impracticality of moonview at extreme magnifications.
The text argues that horizon distance would extend to about a thousand miles, making a slight slope unlikely to imply a globular shape. It also claims that at an altitude of one hundred fifty miles, air would be rarer than any vacuum chamber we can create.
Philadelphia reports more than 12000 new members joined Pennsylvania Masonic lodges in the past year far above the usual 5000. The surge follows Europe war’s end with many returning soldiers enrolling. William Hamilton of Pittsburgh elected junior grand Warden. other officers named include John Sel Greensburg and Abraham Heitler Philadelphia.
Ernest Albert Gustav Kurth pleaded guilty to assault for sending a bomb to Mrs Rodman Wanamaker. He faces a December 11 sentencing with a maximum five year term. Kurth, once employed in the Wanamaker home, was discharged for giving wine parties. the bomb did not explode.
Ruth Fly of the Friends war relief mission describes Vienna’s milk shortage and its impact on child health. She compares it unfavorably with Lille and argues for measures to spare milk for children, proposing surplus milk be dried or condensed for export to aid allied and enemy nations.
A concluding remark states that the health of the next generation is an international issue. The speaker emphasizes global concern and calls for cross border cooperation to address youth health challenges.
Frank Duminsky of DuBois Pennsylvania admitted guilt in federal court to stealing a clock from airplane No 94 on the New York Cleveland air mail route. The timepiece valued at 48 dollars disappeared when the crew left the aircraft briefly near DuBois on October 15. After a search, Duminsky was arrested and the clock recovered. he was released on 300 dollars bail and faces sentencing Saturday.
Electric needles to the spine cured a case of sleeping sickness at St. Mary’s Hospital Brooklyn. Miss Lena Pasco twenty years old had been in a sound slumber since last Friday morning and was brought back to consciousness by the electrical treatment.
A Life quote contrasts urging thoughtful speech with the notion of total talk. It reflects on restraint in communication through a parental warning about words and timing.
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