State News Roundup Highlights War, Science and Industry
The report outlines wartime mobilization with 2500 men to Camp Crane 2478 to Camp Meade and 1799 to Meade all white and drafted for general motor service. It notes a rare white squirrel near State College and a record tobacco crop in Lancaster County valued at about 20 million dollars. Also mentions Dr R C Scmedt leaving Lancaster for Portland and the Pennsylvania State College term starting November 1 to train officers.
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Camp Crane
Camp Meade
Meade
Pennsylvania State College
Pat's Hill Personal Notes Show Town Gossip
Local column lists residents and brief notes on their activities including Geo Morris in Harrisburg, Mr Brunner with family in town in a Ford, and Morris Hinkle motoring to enjoy scenery. Mentions of a school board chair, golf speed exploits, and requests for writing supplies. Ends with clipped jokes from Kansas City Star.
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James Brunner
Union
Ford
Patten
Sergi Graver
Perry Kasson
Mr. Long
Union Deposit
His Occupation Automatic Hot Air Generator
Quote from Detroit Free Press frames a person as an automatic hot air generator answering the question what he does for his country. The phrase satirically labels the subject as producing empty rhetoric rather than substantive service.
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Detroit Free Press
Furniture gifts for the home offer lasting delight
The ad highlights furniture as ideal lifetime gifts with early selection urged. It notes stock is limited, deposits hold items for later delivery, and urges customers to mark desired pieces such as cedar chests priced from 15.00 to 32.50.
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Stke
Lancaster
State College
Helen R. Martin
Harrisburg
William Potter
Susquehanna River
R. C. Scmedt
Franklin & Marshall College
Portland
Oregon
Columbia 3S
United States Army
Marsh Rum
Lancaster County
Shenandoah
Chef Ross
Cie Intian
Doylestown
France
Bowie
Pennsylvania
United States
Lebanon
Keystone
Pershing
Berks County
Pat’s Hill
Geo. Morris
Curtis
Special Police
Bill
Edith
Fred
Marie
Kansas City Star
Hershey Department Store
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