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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1917
Page
10
Dauphin County Bar members volunteered for weeks to help fill out draft questionnaires, applying their legal knowledge to aid conscripts. Their selfless service spared hundreds from later embarrassment, highlighting the value of a lawyer's contribution beyond material goods.
The report describes Pennsylvania counties facing dog control costs as the state enforces a dog tag law after January 15. Unlicensed dogs may be killed to curb night raids on sheep, with county commissioners funding the enforcement and license proceeds going to county treasuries. The piece notes wartime wool prices and sheep losses, plus broader public health concerns about smallpox across several counties and states, calling for uniform regulations.
Harrisburg races to raise 25000 for the Knights of Columbus War Camp Fund praising the Y M C A and veterans for moral and physical support to soldiers. The piece argues German threat, urges homefront unity, and urges new freight solutions like motor trucks and good roads to move farm produce to markets.
Harrisburg Democratic Association led by T. K. Van Dyke urges revival of old time state conventions to debate platforms and candidates before primaries. The move seeks to restore nominating forums, contrasting with current uniform primary limits, while signaling ongoing interparty maneuvering around gubernatorial prospects and local officials.
The statement argues that war accelerates disease spread and that smallpox isolation should be easily enforced, implying persistent concerns about wartime public health impacts and containment efficiency.
Track is replacing the local freight and motor buses may substitute in many areas. Rural accommodation trains could go as road improvements proceed, depending on the road conditions and expansion.
The piece traces U.S. apple production from 69 million barrels in 1896 to 28 million in 1911, then 40 million in 1912, noting a sustained rise as global cities crave apples. It argues apples are a healthful staple, citing the adage that one keeps the doctor away.
An old grandmother sits in a rocking chair stitching memories of crinoline days. She dreams of a past romance with a soldier boy, weaving love into a gift for a distant beloved while knitting and reminiscing.
A narrator recalls a realm called Afterwards where fallen comrades and living soldiers mingle with angels and legends. He envisions Lord Michael and Miltonic musings, praising the cleansing of words and the beauty of comradeship as mothers mourn from home while the war’s fire sharpens new power.
A couple dining in a famous Berlin eatery were told by four military officers on furlough to stop speaking English. The officers demanded they be ejected. the host tried to intervene, but the group left. The incident sparked debate. the verdict favored the officers, drawing general approval for their conduct.
Captain Arthur Hunt Chute describes the junior headquarters mess in World War I as the Finest Club in the World. He highlights the democracy and brotherhood among young officers, their front line duties, and the pivotal role of subalterns in carrying the war drama, with many members eventually “going west.”
A brief item cites a Boston Transcript quip noting that brain foods advertised by dealers cannot make one wise without brains to feed. The verse underscores skepticism toward such claims.
Collier's Weekly excerpt cites wartime abstinence trends in New York City with sharply lower arrests for drunkenness and hospitalizations, noting a drop in Bellevue psych ward patients and Kings County Hospital alcohol cases. A club steward blames reduced drinking on national morale and wartime conditions.
Collier's Weekly notes a contemporary suggestion from the Marquis of Landsdowne on how Germany should be treated, while affirming that established norms were laid down by the Marquis of Queensberry for all time.
A Kansas City Star excerpt features heroic lines praising marching soldiers and lampooning the Kaiser. It contrasts Kemp’s verse on valor with a jab at the Kaiser’s strategic stubbornness during wartime.
A collage of editorial quips from various papers laments and mocks wartime policy. Topics include mutiny and execution, fantasies of peace with Germany, Jerusalem’s fall, US soldiers abroad, patents and royalties, Emma Goldman on draft liberty, German autocracy, and Kaiser's allies in Congress.
A humor strip presents a mother asking about a cooking school for marriage, a fiance discovering the experiment’s outcome, a question about a boy defending candy, and a rooky’s line about a soft headed examination while a corporal boasts solid bone.
A description notes a swell event with guests forced to stand for refreshments, creating an uncomfortable, awkward atmosphere. The language implies social faux pas and public discomfort at a stylish gathering.
The piece recalls wartime shortages in Harrisburg eateries, noting scarce spare ribs, stewed kidney, macaroni in Italian style, and apple pies priced high. It describes shifts in dining habits during the war year, with references to local bars, terrapin, sauerkraut, and fading favorite dishes, while touching on immigrant communities and draft-age attitudes.
John F. Short of Clearfield is named on the county food administration. Chester B. Albright of Northumberland works on Hog Island housing plans. Dr Elwood F Kirby becomes consulting surgeon to the Eastern penitentiary. H W Dodd of the State Educational Association comes from Allentown. Victor H Wieand, former Lehigh sheriff, is seriously ill and heads the Allentown Fair Association. H A Acker of Reading threatens arrests to remove unextinguished electric signs.
The item notes women in England averaging ten dollars weekly pay. It mentions the International Boilermakers Union unit signing an agreement, with references to meecourh Oklahoma and a term Guilt.
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