Pennsylvania searches for rural education experts
The article lauds Governor Sproul and Dr. Finegan for seeking solutions to rural schooling problems in Pennsylvania. It notes concerns over facilities, teacher pay, and consolidation, and highlights the selection of Dr. Lee L. Driver from Indiana as a qualified expert in rural school administration.
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William C. Sproul
Thomas FE. Finegan
Pennsylvania
Lee L. Driver
Indiana
Philadelphia
Bolshevik Critics to Face Sea Turnabout at Christmas
A denunciatory column mocks Red radicals born in Russia who preached Bolshevism in the United States. It predicts they will be sent back to Russia for reflection and punishment, noting America’s preference for orderly democracy and citing Marshal Foch on Bolshevism as a state of mind of defeated nations.
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Russia
United States
High Seas
Trotzky Tland Lenine
Marshal Foch
Harrisburg
Thomas E. Finegan
Fort Hunter
Budget Minded City Faces Higher Taxes and Savings Push
The Morristown budget commission expects a two mill tax increase to cover higher labor and material costs across departments. Mayor Keister and officials urge careful spending, efficiency, and transparency to protect taxpayers while maintaining city services and growth. The piece notes potential rail reforms and a shift away from paternalism as key factors shaping fiscal policy.
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Morrisburg
Keister
Afterwar Reflections On Victory And Rebirth
The speaker urges acceptance of wartime outcomes and frames victory as just. They compare national healing to a patient emerging from illness, stressing a long convalescence before restoration of strength and purpose.
Who Won the Strike The Public Lost It?
A writer notes different views on the coal strike outcome. Government miners and operators claim victory, but the piece argues the public suffered the most with 40 million tons of coal lost, 60 million in miners wages, 12 million to operators, fuel shortages, and widespread unemployment.
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Palmer
Lewis
Cast Your Bread Waters Proverb In Sheriff Franklin County
An old proverb about good deeds returning is illustrated by a Franklin County sheriff who recently gave a home to a stray bread loaf. The incident highlights themes of kindness and consequence as reported in the local paper.
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Waters
Franklin County
Wealth Returned for Kindness to Aged Man
A sheriff recalls a time when a poor lad was helped by an unknown man who gave him work. Now, decades later, the benefactor reaps rewards as the generous act returns manyfold. The lesson echoes "As ye sow, so shall ye reap" about the harvest of kindness.
Women Deputies Rise in County Offices Across Pennsylvania
Announcement notes women appointed as deputies in several counties as anti war era gains persist. Candidacies emerge for Republican and Democratic delegates across districts including Delaware Chester and Berks. Editorials discuss constitutional revision aims and expected political moves ahead of the holidays.
Budget debates loom in State government reorganization
Briggs discusses the states budget system as expenditures near 50 million yearly. Focus falls on Forestry and Water Supply with expected changes in water commissioners and possible Forestry department reorganization. Noting reappointment of Seward E. Button and Col. John C. Groome, the piece surveys department experience and interstate comparisons.
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Seward E. Button
John C. Groome
State Forestry Department
McKinley Method Prefers Wilson’s Conference Approach
A commentary argues President Wilson could have matched McKinley’s method by appointing a strong advisory staff and using White House coordination, suggesting better results from centralized directing of the American commissioners. It notes Wilson’s armistice triumph and questions the advantage of close-range negotiations.
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American Review of Reviews
Wilson
McKinley
Lansing
Colonel House
John Bassett Moore
Senate
Hitchcock
Lodge
Knox
Root
Mr. Taft
White House
Cable
Washington
Paris
A Plausive Duty From American Legion Weekly
A stuttering passenger on a ship asks for help from multiple officers as the Captain and mate are busy. He finally blurts out a song lyric wryly altered by the tragedy of the bloomin cook falling overboard and being left twenty miles behind.
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American Legion Weekly
John’s Message on Sin and Christ the Advocate
The writer emphasizes that believers should avoid sin and that Jesus Christ the righteous pleads for their sins. He is the atonement for all sins, not just those of believers, but of the whole world.
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Jesus Christ
John ii
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Revisited
The article recalls the seven wonders Pyramids of Egypt the Hanging Gardens of Babylon the Statue of Zeus at Olympia the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Mausoleum at Halicarnassus the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos of Alexandria. It argues their value lies in scenery while noting time erodes even grand works and that only God’s things endure.
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Wbygypt
Baylon
Jupiter
Athens
Viana
Ephesus
Halicarnassus
Rhodes
Pharos
Alexandria
Babylon
Texas
Rather Sleep Than Fight in Yaqui Country
In the Yaqui country of northern Sonora a party of American miners escaped at night from Progreso Silver mine and found Carranzista sentries sleeping among the mountains. A federal soldier’s yawn showed the improvised danger of bandit-infested rural Mexico and the wider uprooting influence of leaders like Villa and Pelaez.
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Carranza
Sonora
Progreso
Civilization
Mexico
Mexican Republic
Villa
Pelaez
Felix Ding
Fiume Settlement Ends Wilson-Italy Clash
The piece argues President Wilson’s stance on Fiume collapsed under Italian insistence led by Captain d Annunzio. It claims European leaders resolved the dispute quickly, with Great Britain France and Italy overruling White House autocracy and confirming Italy’s hold on Fiume as Italia Liberata.
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Harvey's Weekly
Wilson
Fiume
d’Annunzio
Paris
Italy
Europe
Great Britain
France
White House
Italia
Radical measures urged as newspaper paper scarcity grows
A New York publication warns of rising paper costs and limited supply threatening publishers. It argues prices must rise for subscribers or advertisers to curb consumption, noting Star reductions in ads and urging radical action to avert publication cuts and potential closures.
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Kansas City Star
Commerce and Finance
New York
The
Star
Ruskin Birthplace in Brunswick Square for Sale
Private treaty sale of No 64 Hunter Street Brunswick Square London, birthplace of John Ruskin born February 8 1819. Georgian house with commemorative tablet, ample accommodation, modern conveniences, in Bloomsbury once favored by city merchants.
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London Telegraph
Hunter Street
Brunswick Square
London
John Ruskin
John James Ruskin
Edinburgh
Margaret Cox
Bloomsbury
No President From Navy
Willis J. Abbott argues that naval officers rarely reach the presidency and considers Admiral William S. Sims a potential candidate. He notes Sims was born in Port Hope, Canada, but through his American father became a U.S. citizen and rose to fame for guiding naval operations in World War I.
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Willis J. Abbott
Collier's Weekly
United States Navy
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Farragut
Grant
William 8. Sims
England
Sims
Port Hope
Canada
United States
Christmas Message From Dayton News Spreads American Spirit
Richard C C Fowler of Domestic Engineering Company suggests placing the American flag atop Christmas trees to strengthen Americanism and teach children the joy of loving country. The Dayton News and the American Legion endorse the idea urging nationwide adoption for a truly American holiday season.
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Dayton News
Richard CC. Fowler
America
Fowler
American Legion
Dayton
Personal pledge of character and faith by Daniel Hoffman Martin
A devotional vow detailing daily conduct and moral ideals. It emphasizes speaking with God first, honesty, loyalty to principles over popularity, kindness, restraint, and leaving the world better than found. It ends with faith in Christ and acceptance of death without fear.
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Christ
Daniel ‘Hoffman Martin
Elegy on Coal Shortage and Cold Night
A poem from American Legion Weekly laments dwindling coal supplies and rising prices. The furnace burns low as radiators fail to stay warm and the speaker contemplates affording another ton of coal on a frigid night.
Reindeer Speed Records in Alaska Show Surprising Pace
Alaskan reindeer set remarkable long distance and speed marks at a regional fair. Two deer pulling a sled and driver covered five miles in fourteen minutes thirty two seconds and ten miles in twenty seven minutes twenty seconds, outperforming dogs and horses on short runs.
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Carl J. Lomen
National Geographic Magazine
Alaska
Yes I Am to Be Married Next Week
A playful exchange shows a niece announcing an impending wedding next week and promising to handle housekeeping by subscribing to a magazine. The dialogue captures domestic humor and plans within a family setting.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Pricey Five Dollar Christmas Tree Hits Harrisburg
An audacious five dollar Christmas tree trend shocks Harrisburg shoppers. Readers recall cheaper past prices as dealers defend costs citing freight and overhead. Sugar shortages threaten Pennsylvania beekeepers, while auto license forms flood back for missing data amid Dr. Finegan’s illness and recovery plans.
Notable Officials Highlight Regional Infrastructure Moves
County Controller John P. Moore of Allegheny helped push the new South Hills tunnel project in Pittsburgh. Erie Mayor M. B. Kitts plans a city street paving expansion after his visit. Portland organist W. C. McFarlane and Philadelphia public works chief John C. Winston spent time here during charter debates. Philadelphia transit director candidate W. B. Kurtz is also a prominent banker.
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Allegheny
New South Hills
Pittsburgh
M. B. Kitts
Erie
W. C. McFarlane
Portland
Pennsylvania
John C. Winston
Public Works
Philadelphia
W. B. Kurtz
Transit
Marrittsburg Trees Help Plant Capitol Park History
Residents of Marrittsburg contributed some of the first trees for planting Capitol Park, supporting early landscaping and civic beautification efforts in the city and state.
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Marritsburg
Capitol Park
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Gus
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Sproul
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Berks County
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Reading
Charles B. Spatz
Boyertown
Howard B. Thompson
State Constitutional Revision Commission
Odell Hauser
Philadelphia Inquirer
J. Hampton Moore
Martin
David H. Lane
John ©. Winston
Edwin H. Ware
Chas. A. Snyder
Mercantile
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Committee On Taxation
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Brooklyn Eagle
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