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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
10
A nostalgic reminiscence on Christmas childhoods and the bygone Noahs Ark toys. The essay invites readers to recapture childlike wonder, link it to present joy, and urges embracing Christmas as a child would, while noting a remark about coal prices.
The piece argues that Jerusalem’s capture by the British would shake religious sentiment across Russia, the Balkans, Austria, and Germany. It cites German use of Christian symbolism to rally support, noting imperial fortifications readiness and the Turks’ unexpected desertion, amid American bewilderment.
The piece argues Jerusalem's capture would boost Allied prestige and faith across Russia and among devout pilgrims. It notes the city’s long siege history, contrasts British nonattack tactics with German destruction in Europe, and calls the Suez threat nullified while likening the Kaiser to a modern Nero.
A national business outlook urges steady economy paired with renewed vigor in daily work to support war efforts. Officials argue prosperity depends on proactive industry and profits, not cutbacks, while Treasury Secretary McAdoo calls for revenue law adjustments only if bonds can still be sold. The public seeks reasonable balance to protect revenue and credit for wartime needs. A weather note recalls a snowstorm and commuter attitudes, contrasting northern conditions with local sleighing nostalgia.
Political figures in Pennsylvania react as Gifford Pinchot speaks at the Williamsport State Grange gathering and signals farm oriented support. Backers include labor groups, with Pinchot's Philadelphia and Harrisburg activities noted amid a crowded field of Republican contenders.
A Western Pennsylvania paper comments on Marie Romanoff learning stenography, while a Lutheran minister Rev William Gerhardt aged one hundred dies in Martinsburg WV. Also notes on fashion changes, jail signs, teacher shortages, Reading society marriage, Pennsylvania volunteers, and a four foot fruit cake sent to France for Christmas.
A speaker argues that mischief and badness are not the same and warns against labeling youths as hopeless. He recalls parents shunning troublemakers, yet notes many who rise in life and surpass peers. The piece stresses difference between mischief and mean-spirited conduct.
Poem by Abbie Farwell Brown urges readers to join the Red Cross effort. It envisions women and children serving as Red Cross knights through knitting, sewing, fundraising, and supplying sustenance to support soldiers, framed as a godly fight.
A reflective piece by J. Horace McFarland in the New York Independent urges readers to assess their citizenship. It questions civic cowardice, waste, and selfishness while challenging readers to become constructive, responsible participants in public service and community upkeep.
The Halifax wreck is traced to a near miss and signal misread between two veteran harbor pilots. A frantic attempt to reverse failed, leading to a collision, fire, and the deadly explosion. Investigations probe signal reception, human judgment, and mechanical fault amid a cascade of chance.
The American Shipping Board advocates building more ships than submarines can destroy. Colby notes the program will yield more vessels next year than the U boats can sink, though lost cargoes of food and munitions are a worry. Navy defenses and destroyers are also discussed to shield shipping.
Reports in The Lancet recount shells or bullets traveling through bloodstream from a leg vein to the heart. A German surgeon later found a shell fragment in the left ventricle during autopsy, illustrating surprising migration of projectiles in vascular circulation.
Scientific American panel argues Russia cannot supply Germany with food coal or metals as transport networks fail from Archangel to the Urals. The piece contends Russia’s food crisis and rail shortages prevent any meaningful aid, and that France and Germany suffer worse transport than Russia.
The Philadelphia Enquirer cites New York Commercial findings accusing wholesalers and retailers of profiteering on essential goods. It notes blame on manufacturers and jobbers amid tax hikes and volatile raw material costs, while wage earners feel the squeeze as demand pushes prices higher.
The Seattle Painters Union plans a five day week with Saturday off to equalize unemployment in winter. Efforts to organize waitresses stenographers and other industrial workers spread from Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania State Committee of Women in Industry will study conditions for women in big war plants. The U S Shipping Board opens a shipbuilding school at Newport News with steel yard workers to attend. Since April 1917 government recognizes organized labor amid wartime needs. English mills help slum removal by factory expansion.
A humorous dialogue features a wife knitting for soldiers and delaying personal plans. She explains finishing a pink and yellow sweater before attending to herself. A judge-prisoner interaction and a doorway complaint yield a slice of everyday whimsy and irony.
In Harrisburg, observers note rising thrift with more savings, deposits, and higher wages in rail and mills, while spending remains robust. The article also covers tax reports, upcoming state commissions, deer hunting forecasts, and Louis A. Watres’s retirement as grand master of Pennsylvania Masons.
A jumble of names and roles appears: Buckma as chairman and draft law adviser asks saloonkee to close on Christmas. Dr William T Ellis visits England on a Russia tour and predicts Bolsheviks may win. Robert H Norgang named as phans court clerk in Lehigh Allentown schoolteacher. Banking Commissioner Laf anticipates a bank call this week for potential big savings boards. Judge Barber referenced.
Harrisburg functioned as a depot aiding allies during the War of 1812 campaigns, showing the city’s significant contribution to national defense.
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