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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
9
Ex Congress member Hoover told Senators that food speculators have drained about 250 million dollars from Americans in five months by overpricing flour and called for a food controller. He warned wage pressures and possible strikes if prices stay high and urged swift congressional action.
A reader praises Douglas Fairbanks as a top star and cites drunken scenes in Harrisburg theaters. Fairbanks replies from Lasky Studio Hollywood agreeing drunken scenes are unnecessary and will not appear in future pictures. Temperance.
Dr. Yamei Kin, the first Chinese woman graduate of an American medical college, leaves New York for China to study soy beans for the U S Department of Agriculture. She argues soy beans offer protein, reduce animal feed needs, and support self sufficiency, with China already advancing bean based foods like tofu and miso.
A Kansas editorial notes bumper crops amid drought relief questions, alongside commentary on daylight saving, Red Cross fund drives on July 4, and contrasts U S and British war measures. It also touches on Canadian coalition talk and American partisan politics in Congress.
A Krauperstye- Somme sel Car Journal piece urges industry leaders and citizens to back the government financially and morally during wartime. It praises selfless corporate and individual sacrifice, warns against pessimism, and argues prosperity depends on continued spending and optimism.
The New York Bible Society plans to place a Theodore Roosevelt message in all Bibles for U S troops in France. The plea seeks funds to print 100 000 books carrying the Roosevelts words urging justice mercy and humility and citing moral guidance for wartime conduct.
A collage of labor and social notes: British and Canadian unions push for policy reform and wage gains, women enter formerly masculine trades, and munitions workers press for pay rises. A poem by Clara Endicott Sears celebrates Old Glory as a symbol of freedom and unity amid wartime struggles.
The Independence Examiner reports marriages by license, noting that these couples "fell in love" as the Kansas City Times tracks marriage licenses issued.
A fragment from a newspaper page shows dialogue between characters Book Worm and Fish Oh with a joke about falling from a second story and inviting dinner. The strip includes mentions of Jack discussing baseball and Mia reacting to a night roaming possum, conveying light humor and everyday city life.
Ebening Chat notes J Howard Stine new Boy Scout executive praises activities to curb juvenile misbehavior. He urges executive control, stresses troop units and trained scoutmasters to engage 2000 Harrisburg youths, with emphasis on work, instruction and earning equipment.
R. V. Massey, new general superintendent of the Pennsylvania railroad, found old colleagues from Altoona years ago. Judge Charles E. Berger, newly seated Schuylkill judge, played a prominent role in prosecuting ballot frauds. Ex-Speaker Ambler campaigns for road improvements in Montgomery county. General C. A. Devel, Camp Meade officer in 1898, spoke at Chester Military Academy commencement. District Attorney E. Wry Humes may join federal service if reserves are summoned.
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