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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1917
Page
9
A holiday reflection contrasts Christmas joy with wartime sorrow. The piece recalls the nativity story and urges hope, linking democracy and Christianity to a forthcoming Easter triumph. It notes dark days yet promises a future peace when war ends.
A verbose editorial urges national unity in wartime patriotism while demanding full accounting of war funds and equipment. It argues press reticence harmed public understanding but supports congressional inquiries as legitimate comment. It notes Secretary Baker’s speeches mislead audiences and calls for transparent, efficient use of Liberty Loans and war aid.
A wartime editorial urges Christians to pursue a just struggle against Germany with the Golden Rule. It calls for steadfast faith, restraint toward German people, and maintaining Christmas spirit at home as soldiers fight overseas. It cites Read Sergeant Empey’s account of Christmas on the French front and encourages keeping home fires burning until the boys come home.
The piece argues for removing unfit Washington leaders and replacing them with the nation’s best men to win the war. It notes Japan's troops at Vladivostok signaling fuller Allied involvement, and criticizes Mr. Burleson for opposing postal unions while supporting takeovers of telephones and telegraphs, highlighting inconsistent virtues.
A western Pennsylvania court hears a nonsupport case as a wife taunts her husband over earnings. The piece also surveys Jewish service members, a prison chaplain anecdote, and a Cumberland Valley farm diet note with Hooverization humor and breakfast quotas.
The Louisville Courier Journal argues farmers should resent unregulated profiteers and price gouging for inputs like wire fencing and fertilizer while noting steel dividends, and condemns the salaried man as underrepresented with shrinking purchasing power and rising bills.
A patriotic Christmas verse honors the American flag. The author wishes the flag enduring glory and safety, praying that foes never prevail and that freedom and joy accompany its presence, with prayers for children’s laughter and national unity.
The Philadelphia Press urges party unity to back a governor candidate. It blames the Smith-Ware alliance in Philadelphia for factional strife and warns that continued fighting could empower Democrats. It notes Penrose controls the state committee and calls for a mid January meeting to select a unifying ticket.
A New York Sun classic reply to Virginia O H a n l o n s question affirms Santa Claus exists. It praises faith, imagination, and love, arguing that unseen wonders and childlike belief give life its deepest beauty and joy, promising Santa will endure for ages.
An ex soldier and American Legion member explains why he refuses to support a Red Cross volunteer unit tied to the military. He urges backing experienced, government sanctioned effort and notes his support for Liberty Bonds and the Y M C A as independent, non army affiliated.
The evangelist’s first book presents ten biblical love stories Esther Abraham and Sarah Jacob and Rachel Ruth Isaac and Rebecca and more. Each tale offers vivid prose and clear daily life lessons as Sunday translates his pulpit power to print.
A reflective verse exhorts lovers to seek warmth at home as autumn wanes and winter approaches. The speaker recalls youthful springs and autumns, laments the fading season, and urges cherishing memory and love by the fire with talks of old desires. The piece is attributed to Dennis A. McCarthy from Heart Bongs Are Songs.
A St Paul Pioneer Press item quotes a cheerful London correspondent in Petrograd predicting spring betrayal by Russia against German allies. The piece reflects hopeful public sentiment regarding wartime alliances and Russian resolve.
Announcement that the A I L charter for the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers is restored following differences. Proposed compensation legislation at 1911 sessions in Georgia Mississippi South Carolina and Virginia. Telegraphers on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad gain $10 monthly pay rise and paid Sunday work with one week annual paid vacation. New York Streetcar firms avoided last summer's strike at cost of 5 million dollars per Public Service Commission. Several states lack injury compensation laws including Arkansas Alabama Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Tennessee Mississippi Missouri and North Dakota. Government workers push to allow purchase of goods at Army and Navy commissaries via petition to Congress and War Navy officials.
A witty panel of quips notes a long-winded after-dinner speaker may be a gifted athlete. a deli worker jests about art and ham sandwich painting while a joke about the butler and cigars closes the round of light humor.
Harrisburg area shoppers crowded Market Street and Front Street last week as wartime spending rose on durable goods while many fear wool and coal shortages. Traffic, carriers, and trains filled to meet demand. farmer turkeys spark price debates amid fuel administrator pressures and transport bottlenecks. Major Hart W. Palmer, a National Guard veteran, stands out among officers thriving in France.
John H. Mason, a well known Philadelphia newspaperman, will succeed T. DeWitt Cuyer as president of the Commercial Trust Company. C. H. McMichael gives up his city assessor post to serve in France with the ambulance corps. Dr A I Hardt succeeds on the district draft appeal board. Harry Monts of Wilkes-Barre named head of the Lehigh Valley mines in the Hazleton district. A B Stauffer the Quake editor will spend the winter in California after retirement.
In Harrisburg, local mechanics tended to repairs for Meade's army following the pivotal battle of Gettysburg, showing wartime support from the city.
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