Railway Promotions At Reading Terminal And Widner Building
The Philadelphia and Reading Railway announces Edwin L. Lewis will become Assistant General Passenger Agent with offices in Reading Terminal, replacing W. H. McCormick who is reassigned. George F. Ingram becomes District Passenger Agent at Widner Building, with J. N. P. Souder Jr. moving to Advertising Manager at Spring Garden Station. Also notes on fisheries warnings, Arbor Day trees, and various regional updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Edwin L. Lewis
Widner
Reading Terminal
W. H. McCormick
George F. Ingram
Mr. Lewis
J. N. P. Souder, Jr
General Office
Spring Garden
Philadelphia &.Reading
Lewis
Poor Richard Club
Mr. Ingram
Voorhees
Richard
Harrisburg
Second Infantry
Artillery
Mr. Souder
Advertising Department
General Passenger Department
Kipling Verse Celebrates American War Spirit
The Daily Telegraph prints Rudyard Kipling verses written to embody the American spirit in wartime. The kingly voice calls the nation to seize the chance to reclaim purpose after years of doubt, urging commitment to freedom and a moral resolve, with stanzas invoking courage and faith.
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Kipling
America
Daily Telegraph
Rudyard Kipling
Danny the Dip and Clem the Cumber House Riddle
In a clipped exchange the pair trade lines about entering a house and finding nothing but a lawyer living there. The dialogue hints at a near miss and a humorous misdirection in a street scene caption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny
Clem
Growth of Life Insurance in 1916 Reaches Record Levels
The United States holds more than 24.6 billion dollars in life insurance carried by over two hundred old line companies. New business in 1916 totaled 4.258 billion, with ordinary policies leading at 3.268 billion and industrial at 990 million. Assets exceed 5.548 billion, with a policyholders surplus near 700 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Oldline Life Insurance
Spectator
The Flag Poem About Our Flag and Union
A poem celebrating the flag as a shared symbol of home and loyalty across lands and seas. It extols the red white and blue, stars as a guide, and the flag as shelter and identity. The closing lines pair dialogue and froth imagery, hinting at romance.
Wit and Wardrobe Yet: Misadventures in Etiquette
A playful exchange about a maid and a cheeky water joke reveals social snobbery and vanity. The brief dialogue hints at class tension as characters tease the idea that appearance equates fortune.
Bill's Car Study Sparks Fine After Unauthorized Ride
In a terse exchange Jinks the chauffeur recalls Bill being fined for using his employer's car without permission. The twist comes as they admit Bill ran over the boss, revealing how the incident unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jinks
Meet at Hershey Park in 1917 for record season
Hershey Park welcomes visitors year round with a famed zoo and Highland Park overlook. The park’s 1917 season promises a record gathering with modern meeting rooms for 12 000 and a history of hosting a million guests without serious incidents. Address inquiries to the park manager in Hershey, Pa.
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Hershey Park
Highland Park
Lebannon Valley
Hershey, Pa
Hershey Dairies
Hershey
Park
Anitary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lebanon Valley
Reading Railway Company
Pennsylvania Department of Fisheries
Germany
Department of Fisheries
Pennsylvania
Hia
Cata
Lancaster Railway
Quarryville
Lancaster, Oxford, and Southern
D. I. Magee
Fairmount
Waller M. Franklin
Philadelphia
Oxford
Lancaster
Peach Bottom
Derry
F. Zimmerman
Landis Shoe Company
Palmyra
Derry Church
Zimmerman
New York
Whitman
Groome
Commonwealth
Katherine Mayo
Lancaster Fair
Lancaster Fair Association
Wome
Agricultural Trust Company of Lancaster
A. B. Landis
Agricultural Trust Company
Patrice
Harry G. Haverstick
Haverstick
Hershey Press
New Hershey Publications
Hershey,Pa
Lebanon
Gaey
Bawieburg
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Elizabethtown
Western Union Telegraph
American Express Company
Hershey Convention Hall
Spring Lake
Hershey Parks
Eure
Belgium
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