Camp Information for Boy Scouts of Lawrence County
A pamphlet explains camp supervision, health, feeding, safety, and benefits for boys attending the 1922 camp. It outlines scoutmaster oversight, hospital facilities with Dr. W. L. Campbell, food quality, safety rules, swimming supervision, and how camp life builds discipline and character. contact via the Boy Scouts at Greer Building, North Mercer Street, Bell 2660.
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Lawrence
Troo
W. L. Campbell
Lawrence County
Scout
Greer Building
North Mercer Street
Bell Telephone
Four Die As Williamson Engine Explodes At Sea
Four crew members aboard the United States destroyer Williamson were killed when an engine room explosion occurred today near Newport Rhode Island. Four others were injured in the incident with reports confirming the casualties.
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Williamson
International News Service
Newport
R. I
United States
Klan Holds Meeting At Chewton Grounds Friday
The Ku Klux Klan held a gathering at the Chewton baseball grounds across the Beaver River from Wampum. Several hundred cars lined the area and hundreds of members wore ceremonial garb around a large blazing cross. Indications pointed to a large initiation class joining the order.
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Ku Klux Klan
Chewton
Beaver River
Wampum
Wisdom From Franklin on Time and Life
A compact reflection quotes Benjamin Franklin urging care with time as life’s essential substance. The aphorism frames time as the material of existence and calls for prudent use.
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Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Syndicate Funds $40 Million Bonds For Youngstown Sheet And Tube
The Bankers Trust Company heads a syndicate to finance Youngstown Sheet and Tube Steel Company with $40,000,000 in twenty year six percent gold bonds. Syndicate members include Guarantee Trust and National City of New York Union Trust Pittsburgh Union Trust Cleveland Trust and Guardian Savings and Trust of Cleveland and Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Bankers Trust Company Today
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Steel Company
Guarantee Trust
National City
Union Trust
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Trust
Guardian Savings and Trust
Cleveland
Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings
Chi
Thickened Ankles Worry Parisiennes
Paris readers report a public inquiry into the trend of thicker ankles among Parisians. Artists, salespeople, educators and actors testify that traditional slim ankles are fading as women seek looser, boyish figures. Meanwhile German news blames athletics for loss of fatness and cites a man suing his wife over her altered figure.
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Paris
Academy of Medicine
Wheelbarrow trekker Nearing World Finish in Lancaster
Hap py Jack Caves 62, who began walking the world with a wheelbarrow in Boston on April 1, 1919, reached Lancaster en route to ending his journey in sixteen days and a prize pool totaling 50 000 dollars. He claims a first prize of 30000 dollars, second 15000, and third 5000, with Johns Hopkins University and the Pedestrian Club of Boston organizing.
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Lancaster
Boston
Johns Hopkins University
Pedestrian Club of
Caves
Edward Payton Weston
A Pair of Small Shoes
A shopkeeper prates about custom footwear for an unusually small high arched foot. He touts Baby Brand shoes in kangaroo skin at rising prices, interjecting tales of two one legged veterans and their quarrels over styles, ending with a sale of bedroom slippers.
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Weill
Mike
Wrist Watches Poor Timekeepers In Paris Shops
Paris jewelers report clogged repair departments as wrist watches fail to last a figean life. They warn ordinary watches must not rest on cold marble at night and require warmth from body heat or a cloth for duration.
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Paris
Frank Bacon’s Death Sparks Shakespeare Rumor in Capstone Note
A misheard comment ponders Frank Bacon’s passing and suggests Shakespeare wrote his plays, reflecting local talk on literary fame and misattribution amid a dime-store gossip mood.
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Frank Bacon
Shakespeare
Baon
Frank
Colliera
Crows Learn Human Speech In Captivity
A newspaper note reports that nearly all true crows and many corvids can acquire human speech in captivity. It describes their sly tone and intonation as reflecting learned vocal skills rather than mere imitation.
Philippine Senate Leader Criticizes Leper Colony Management
Manuel Quezon, leader of the Philippine senate, denounces Calo nian leper colony funding and the mingling of 250 healthy children with their leper parents. He says no extra funds will be approved and cites poor results from core experiments. Wood’s party had been inspecting the colony amid typhoon recovery in Manila.
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International News Service
Manila
P. I
Calion
Wood
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Senate
Quezon
Zeamboanga
Orders Police To Make City Quieter
New York authorities move to curb noise after the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noises faded. Police Commissioner Enright drafted a memorandum stressing quiet between sunset and sunrise. The document, sent to Chief Inspector Lahey, directs every officer to prioritize public peace in all five boroughs.
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New York
Society For the Suppression
Isaac L. Rice
Enright
Lahey
Has Exciting Fight With A Porcupine
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on June 30 12 year old John Reinbold of Vallamont helped campers trap a porcupine that gnawed their cabin at night and kept them awake. The porcupine fight became the center of the campers camp adventure near Waterville.
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Williamsport
John Reinbold
Vallamont
Waterville
Prof Beck Finds Nest Of Pied Billed Grebe In Lancaster
Professor Herbert H. Beck, noted naturalist, locates a pied billed grebe nest in Lancaster County after years of searching. Clifford Maruburger, one of his scouts, found a pair of birds in West Cocalico Township. The nest sits in a secluded alder fringed pond spanning three to four acres with open water, spatterdock, reeds, and swampy areas.
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Lancaster
Herbert H. Beck
Lancaster County
Professor Beck
Clifford Maruburger
West
Cocalico Township
Beck
Nourishment in Copra Cake Revealed by Health Experts
Health experts claim copra cake the residue from dried coconut meat after oil extraction is as nourishing as beefsteak. They urge careful preparation and balanced diet use.
Aged Woman Dies in Home Fire at Altoona
In Altoona on June 30, Mrs. Cora Fisher, 67, widow, perished in a blaze that gutted her residence. She initially escaped but returned as flames cut off all exit. Firefighters forced entry, finding her unconscious with her clothing burned. She lived alone.
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International News Service
Altoona
Cora Fisher
The Ananias Club Salad Dinner Quip
A Cincinnati Enquirer quips the speaker compares his wife serving lettuce sandwiches for a salad to avoiding a big meal. The remark reflects a humorous domestic line about appetite and home life.
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The
Ananias Club
Cincinati Enquirer
April Cuckoo Moon Folklore and Wedding Luck
A lurid verse notes the cuckoo in April foretells early marriage and luck with lovers marked by the new moon. It advises turning money in the pocket toward the moon and wishing to fulfill the desire.
July Fourth Confusion Over Date Sparks Charitable Plan
A lighthearted note highlights the recurring question of which date the Fourth of July falls on this year. The piece hints at civic events and community activities planned around the holiday, urging readers to consult local calendars.
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Lawrence County Council
Britain
Lady Phyllis King
Phyllis King
Earl Lovelace
England
Prince of Wales
Phyllis
Klan
Pennsylvania
Savings and Loan Association
State Capital Savings & Loan Association
South Mill Street
New Castle, Pa
Lawrence W. Platt
Syndicate Finances
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Cago
Parisiennes
By Anthony Reimert
Western Newspaper Union
Buick
Lawrence Auto CO
Mercer Street
Ellwood City
Hillsville Auto Co
Hillsville, Pa
Governor
John
Porcupine
Prof
Harmony Car
Park Gate
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