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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1917
Page
13
Poetic line from Loncrellow lamenting a fragile situation where future prospects depend on a precarious outcome. The verse frames anxiety and yearning for stability amid uncertain times.
In Harrisburg editorials praise private corporations for supplying munitions and equipment, criticizing government ownership ideas. The piece highlights Red Cross support and urges public backing for private industry, while blending a lighter note about summer bass fishing and nature.
The Harrisburg Chamber funded a police survey whose findings urged immediate council action on vice suppression and record system improvements. The Telegraph and Mayor Miller discussed results, urging a committee study to prevent wasted funds and improve public service.
The narrator admits a longing to abandon the distress of global conflict for a fishing trip. The piece contrasts wartime hatred with the lure of a quiet stream and warns the world of a planned retreat to a secluded haven where peace and happiness prevail, away from the Beast ravaging the globe.
Ex-Committeeman reports on sessions delays and factional fights in Harrisburg. Proposals to extend the legislature beyond June face opposition. Salary hikes for under 1500 a year and Philadelphia wage plans circulate. Transit, appointments, and leadership maneuvering draw attention across the state.
Mrs Susan Craigin of Winter Street Norway Maine cultivated a 40 by 70 foot garden yielding cucumbers beans corn and potatoes and other vegetables. In 1916 she canned 18 quarts pickled cucumbers 6 quarts tomatoes 12 quarts string beans 6 quarts shelled beans 4 1/2 quarts corn and later dried beans cabbages cauliflowers squashes pumpkins and melons. Her family of nine lived on the harvest throughout the summer and autumn highlighting female farming effort.
Prof J G Sanders details grain storage practices to prevent weevil damage. Emphasizes clean bins, separate storage, regular inspections, and 10 percent kerosene emulsion fumigation or spraying. Highlights potential yearly savings from reducing losses in wheat and corn.
A reader reports buying by measure but getting underweight goods, including potatoes and a pot-roast, and urges buyers to insist on weight rather than measure. The note highlights wrapping excess and calls for consumer protection against scams and high prices.
The article portrays Colonel Roosevelt as unmoved by political doubt after failing to join France's front. It says he mobilized others with speeches and writings, urging Americans to serve and contribute at home, likening him to a modern Paul Revere leading a hundred million people.
A poetic tribute in which Constance Johnson celebrates America as a land of beauty and freedom. She urges steadfast faith, unity, and defending the nation’s vision against greed and hate, preserving the flag and heritage for future generations.
Government bulletin urges housewives to switch to wood-fiber containers for jams jellies and marmalades due to glass shortage. It notes fiber or paper alternatives are rising, encourage collecting hollow glassware, and highlights benefits like reduced breakage and protection from crystallization.
Mark Twain describes his brother Orion Clemens as a restless, eccentric figure whose gambling on schemes and political shifts amused him. He recounts Orion’s varied passions from religion to journalism, his debts, failed chicken farm, and attempts at writing, ending with a plea to Howells to preserve Orion’s comic but human character.
A collection of quips and cartoons featuring soldiers at home and abroad. Jokes about trench life the patient’s bill and a graduate’s ambitions mix with domestic finance and courting gags. Humorous panels reflect daily newspaper humor style.
In a street car Marion asks her mother to pay future fares so her age isn’t discussed in public. The exchange shows a child’s sharp humor and concern over privacy.
Harrisburg evolves into a military hub as the State Capitol hosts more National Guard units and rallies for Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. Recruits face family constraints, while a July 1 mobilization nears. residents anticipate a busy legislative close and a widening warehouse district at South Second Street.
The Rev Albert Vogel Pitts burgh clergyman marked his hundredth birthday eve. Bishop Eugene A Garvey recovering from illness visits towns in his diocese. Charles M Schwab to rest in the mountains. Prof J W Richards leaves Lehigh to serve on a Washington consulting board. Charles B Berger newly appointed Schuylkill county judge receives congratulations from eastern Pennsylvania. H W Heidenreich, a Hazleton mayoral candidate, was defeated by thirty three votes last election. he is an alderman.
Historic Harrisburg notes show a 1836 train arrival greeted by a drum and fife corps. A mix of quotes and references appears, including biblical verses and a London Chronicle paraphrase, reflecting a period newspaper collage.
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