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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1919
Page
13
A brief aphorism notes that no action is too small or too mean if it serves a great purpose and honors the goal of pleasing God. The line emphasizes that even minor actions can support noble aims and divine favor.
State Fire Prevention Bureau experts note over 700 cities and boroughs vary in hose diameter and coupling types. Despite a standard urged by fire ports and insurers, manufacturers push differing patterns, hindering uniform adoption amid heavy municipal spending on apparatus. State officials urged to align firemen, officers, and manufacturers on a common standard.
The article notes a strike among baseball players in Chicago and beyond, with top performers in the .400 class demanding living wages. Players seek season salaries from $10,000 to $000, threatening disruption of next summer’s games.
Marietta honors its heritage by opening the first memorial community house in Ivania. Funded through popular subscription the project memorializes Lieutenant Benjamin nd and others who died in the war with Germany. The house aims to unify and Americanize the neighborhood as a shared center for all residents.
The remarks praise fostering friendships and improved citizenship through content and social programs. The speaker highlights the community house as a key agent and congratulates Marietta for progress and happiness among residents.
The article argues Rockefeller and Frick have given much of their fortune to public uses, viewing wealth as stewards rather than owners. It urges Harrisburg to support a city foundation, noting multiple welfare projects and warning against dangerous alcohol adulteration.
The piece lauds Lieut Belvin W Maynard for leaving military air service to pursue church work While regretting the national loss the author praises his courage and prudence Maynard retires with his family secured and plans a safer path showing discretion as valor
Cities from New York to Harrisburg push daylight saving by scheduling changes. Over 300 New Jersey communities back the plan and a Pennsylvania bill seeks statewide time shift. Railroads vow to meet public demand for the extra hour of light.
The article argues Frederick William and his father should be tried for German invasion crimes. It condemns the Crown Prince as a thief by nature and calls for the harshest punishment for harming French and Belgian women, trusting France to secure justice.
Long article outlines petitions and campaign changes as Chief George D Thorn explains new election law operations. It notes filing deadlines April 8 and May primary, plus budget and forestry department reforms under Governor Sproul.
The Peters Mountain stone house known as Peters Allen's, cited by Prof. Nevin W. Moyer of Middletown, is described as the David of Dauphin County history dating back to 1716 to 1729. The piece notes owner Christian W. Lynch of Harrisburg Foundry and Machine Works, Col Henry W. Shoemaker, and a line of visitors from John Penn to Zinzendorf.
A wartime reminiscence in dialect recalls Brady Dolan Harvey and Bertoni among the eight youths of the Jets. Two killed at Bois Brule and Argonne, one badly wounded, leaving three quarters of the narrator. The piece honors fallen comrades and their courage.
Generational readers learn of Henry C. Frick's will and its public benevolence. The piece praises charitable bequests that fund art, education, and Pittsburgh parks, arguing wealthy individuals bear social responsibility and that public wealth reflects communal effort.
The treasury secretary, via William Mather Lewis, promotes thrift stamps, war savings, and certificates. He cites stark improvidence figures, urges saving, notes 160,000 savings societies, widespread school and community programs, and a goal of turning Americans into holders of government securities.
The piece accuses War Department officials led by Secretary Baker of Coddling radicals who obstructed military prep and involved figures like Keppel in prison laxity. It links immigration chief F C Howe to aiding foreign revolutionists and claims gate guards blocked deportations, reflecting sharp critique of idealism and lax policy during wartime.
The Kansas City Star mocks Attorney General Palmer for passing the cost of living burden to the public. It argues leadership means choosing actions, not shifting duties, and questions Palmer’s fitness for the presidency.
The King of England Lloyd George and Clemenceau urge Britain France to work together to stabilize Europe with buffer states around Bolshevik Russia and to settle Fiume. They warn against relying on permanent treaties and favor gradual action by major powers beyond the United States.
The Blackfriars Club held a peace commemoration dinner at Cafe Monico. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather said his early drawings interpreted British soldiers feelings including Ole Bill Bert and Alf. He recalled drawing at Plug Street and sending it to London, later receiving his first payment by check.
A Houston Post brief recalls a three year old reacting to a telephone interruption. The boy told the caller to “beat it home” as his mother answered the call, the exchange illustrating child wit amid everyday street life.
Bible record notes wise men travel from the east to Jerusalem seeking the newborn king of the Jews. They say they have seen his star in the east and come to worship him, as recounted in Matthew chapter two.
Joseph H. Taulane assistant district attorney of Philadelphia resumes duties after illness. William H. Koffer Reading railway official ill at home. W. B. McDowell Chester mayor plans continued political involvement. Dorris Falkman leads Lawrence County school directors.
Historic Harrisburg explores the city’s eight developing steam engine plants in the 1920s, detailing the factories, key engineers, and regional impact on industry growth.
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