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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
10
A correspondent asks if people are born to fill a niche or mission. The writer notes a lifelong pattern of leadership despite modesty, with many peers more capable yet content to follow, wondering why she rises to leadership while others do not. The piece muses on fate, choice, and the pull of destiny in career and relationships.
The writer ponders whether leadership arises from destiny or self effort. He argues character blends heredity and environment, shaping destiny, and notes each person harbors a unique gift. Cultivating that gift elevates one to leadership while neglecting it invites failure.
A reflection on great builders of civilization citing Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Columbus, and Washington as archetypal leaders who pursued their mission despite obstacles, contrasted with followers who falter or waver. The passage emphasizes steadfast purpose over half-hearted effort.
A column on romance and prudence for a young man Irving urged to postpone marriage for education and growth, urging steady work and caution about a long engagement. A second letter from a sister advises tact with a brother's flirtation and potential marriage while prioritizing his mother. A reader named Harry asks how to meet a woman properly and is told introductions foster respectful, dignified connections.
The United States Food Administration presents fish based menus for wartime eating with halibut recipes and sauces, including Mexican and Spanish styles, plus a feature on dogs used as battlefield messengers. The canine training notes highlight collies, retrievers, and a bob-tailed sheepdog performing under heavy fire and diverse terrain.
In a 1918 letter from Escadrille M 8 156 Siceur Postal the writer recalls meeting an American observer and shares anecdotes of his companions and pilots. The piece blends humor with wartime danger describing observers under shellfire and their improvised bravery.
The National War Garden Commission explains drying garden peas to extend meat supplies. Shell/prepare mature peas, blanch 3–5 minutes, then dry 3–4 hours at 110 to 145 degrees F. Use pod in sugar peas, wash cut into 1/4 inch pieces, blanch 6 minutes, dry similarly. Send questions with self addressed stamp.
When children cry out feverish sleepless and irritable mothers are urged to use Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children a remedy claimed to have 80 years of use. It promises gentle stomach cleansing relief from teething headaches and colds with 10 000 testimonials and a price of 25 cents.
An advertisement claims Zemoly clears eczema and pimples easily. The product is available at drug stores for 35 cents or a large bottle for one dollar.
United States Food Administration offers summer salads including Yellow Tomato Salad Kohirabi Salad Endive Salad and Kentucky Salad to promote protective foods. Also recounts Mascagni’s wartime experiences composing Cavalleria Rusticana themes and his open air concerts for soldiers and a patriotic symphony during Italy's war effort.
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