Charitable Gifts Prompt more giving in Harrisburg area
Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert's bequests totaling thousands of dollars support the Harrisburg Public Library Harrisburg Academy and Harrisburg Hospital in memory of her late husband The donations inspire further private beneficence as the city seeks to expand these essential institutions.
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Gilbert
Harrisburg Public Library
Harrisburg Academy
Harrisburg Hospital
Lyman D. Gilbert
Harrisburg
Academy
The
Telegraph
Frank H. Buhl
Sharon
Buhl
Telegraph Periscope Highlights and Town Notes
A collage of satirical takes on public figures and events. Mentions Mr. Bryan drawing newspaper space from Emperor William and Camp Hill residents urged to approve a loan. Urges Mexico treaty signer questions and notes a Rockville school collapse as argument for spring vacations. Critiques becker’s release and a fire apparatus report.
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Bryan
William
Iif
Camp Hill
Mexico
Rockville
New York
Becker
Editorial Collection World War Era Snippets
A set of brief editorial opinions from U S newspapers. Prosperous in Indiana notes one car per four farmers in Allen County and jokes about brand choices. A Good Example argues Swiss neutrality could help the United States avoid war. Real Curio highlights scarce apologies in this war as England’s note to China stands out. Fighting From Force of Habit questions what Mexico still has to fight over amid ongoing conflict.
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Pennsylvania
Lewistown
Europe
Uncle Sam
New England
Adirondacks
White Mountains
Yosemite
Yellowstone Parks
Mifflin County
States of America
Juniata Valley
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Allen County
Wheeling Register
Switzerland
United States
Syracuse
Mexico
Books and Magazines in Wartime Eyewitness Analysis
The article reviews Ellery C. Stowell's The Beginnings of the War and analyzes Grey’s diplomacy, noting May’s top book demands Four Weeks in the Trenches by Fritz Kreisler and other titles. It highlights surgery’s progress through W. W. Keen’s Animal Experimentation and reflects on Civil War mortality and medical advances saving lives.
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Sour Tate
Ellery C. Stowell
Columbia University
Sir Edward Grey
England
Fritz Kreisler
Zanardi Landi
Mary Antin
Aten
Richard Clarke Cabot
Angela
Henry Sydnor Harrison
W. W. Keen
Little Johnny Defends Innocence At Neighbor Wrecks Window
A war time scene shows a boy named Johnny on sentinel duty with a rifle. An irate neighbor accuses him of breaking her window. He asks if she saw him and replies that without sight of the act he did not do it, then leaves.
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Waterloo
Napoleon
Blucher
Marshal Ney
Wellington
Europe
Johnny
William Draper Lewis
Washington Party
Capitol
Bucks County Republicans Tackle Quiet Primary Ahead
Rumors swirl around Pennsylvania politics as Bucks County Republicans prepare a calm meeting in Aylesbury with no battle planned unless provoked. Highlights include re election bids for Hiram H. Keller and potential talks by McClain Watson Buckman and others.
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Bucks County
Republican Committee
Aylestown
Joseph R. Grundy
Hiram H. Keller
Frank B. McClain
Watson
Buckman
Democratic State Committee
James I. Blakslee
Horace Stern
Philadelphia
Sulzberger
Edward A
Louis J. Kolb
Moore
Ernest L. Tustin
Scott Nearing
University of Pennsylvania
Capitol
Professor Nearing
West End
Democratic Club
Fred L. Morgenthaler
William Joe Bryan
Stucker
Miss Chicken Ends Hilarious Resemblance Confusion
In a light hearted moment our Daily Laugh notes a comic misidentification as Miss Chicken asserts the resemblance relates to her. The cartoonish exchange sparks quick giggles among readers.
How G. W. Perkins Got a Start 1879
George W. Perkins rose from a six dollar weekly office boy to top insurer and financier. The narrative traces his early hustle at New York Life in Chicago, notes a bold premium receipt tactic at a snowy flour mill, and traces rapid promotions to inspector, then third and first vice president. He later joined J. P. Morgan, shaping profit sharing and employee benefits before retiring in 1910.
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George W. Perkins
Harrisburg
Perkins
State Agency
Indiana
Kansas
Mississippi
Denver
Contiguous States
Home Office
West
J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan Co
Reverend Smith Reflects Tennessee Mountain Life in Harrisburg
The Rev. E. Smith, known as Sad to friends, travels from the Tennessee mountains to Harrisburg after the Presbyterian General Assembly. He praises mountaineers as sturdy American stock, outlines spiritual needs, schooling, and the toll of one room churches, while urging Christian support to guide rapid regional changes and lure promising youth to remain.
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D. Smith
Tennessee
Harrisburg
Presbyterian General Assembly
Smith
Buttercups Add Bright Patches in Capitol Park
Tiny yellow buttercups appear in Capitol Park near the Mexican monument, surrounded by white clover blooms. Gardeners speculate seeds or discarded flowers caused the unexpected display, while nearby crowds discuss court arrivals and local festival activity amid city life notes.
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Capitol Park
Mexican Monument
Notable Pittsburgh Irish day speaker and regional leaders
City Solicitor Michael J. Ryan of Philadelphia spoke at Pittsburgh Irish day exercises. Talcott Williams received Brown University’s doctor of letters. Pittsburgh Councilman Robert Garland delivered Grove City College commencement remarks. Colonel Richard Coulter elected president of Keystone Coal and Coke Company. E A B Clarke ill at summer home. Frank L. Cloud resigned Norristown schools to teach in Philadelphia. James A. Farrell of the Steel Corporation tours the Pacific coast.
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Michael J. Ryan
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Talcott Williams
Brown University
cCouncilman
Robert Garland
Grove City College
Richard Coulter
Tenth Infantry
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
E. A. 8. Clarke
Lackawanna Steel Company
Harrisburg Stockings in Use by French Troops
French forces reportedly employ Harrisburg Stockings as part of their equipment. The mention highlights military trade or supply links involving the Harrisburg area and French military operations.
Girl Earns Fire Maker Rank At Camp Fire Lodge
Thelma Arnold 12, daughter of the village garage keeper, became the first girl her age to win the fire maker grade at the Camp Fire Girls junior lodge ceremony in Windham New York on June 18. She demonstrated knot tying, recited the Declaration of Independence, named seven constellations, operated an automobile for 400 miles, recalled a song forward and backward, and baked three kinds of cake.
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Windham
N. Y
Thelma Arnold
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
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Altoona
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Bedford
J. W. Leech
Ebensburg
Edward E. Jones
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Bradford
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Miss Chicken
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Tains
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Mountaineer
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Strand Magazine
Rotunda
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York
Cumberland
Graupner
Tenth and
Market Streets
George D. Ogden
Pennsylvania Railroad
Capitols
Tabernacles
Civic Club
Ben Strouse
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