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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment mentions the Lancaster Rail Line and a contrast with Hoy cars. The readable text hints at a comparison of rail progress in the area, but details are incomplete and names or dates are not clear.
General Pershing writes to Boy Scouts president Colit Livingstone praising their fine war work. The message lauds the splendid army of four hundred thousand American youth supporting national efforts.
Bent tie and scattered references to scouts and Walnut emerge in a fragmented wartime era notice. The brief hints at American military and homefront topics suggest a public interest item or wartime exhortation.
Classified notes list jobs and sales including an experienced clerk needed for a general store in New Holland Pa married man preferred references required apply to E. Blue Ball. Also real estate offerings Seven room double house with land 18 acres in Salisbury township near Amish church. Tobacco plants for sale large lot ready after June 14 Abram Horst variety. Private real estate sale near Spring Garden and Gap.
Local listing describes hog sale items including a nine month old Chester White sow and a related gilt. Notes mention a Welsh MO in the hand and indicate ownership by an individual in Chesterfield.
Fragmentary text suggests a World War I era scout motto or war service note invoking patriotism. The readable phrases mention Scout Brotherhood of America, sacrifice, helping others, and greetings to Pershing. No clear event, date, or names beyond generic references.
An excerpt from Boys' Life extols bright fellows who learn by scouting basics like camping and signaling. It praises training, resourceful problem solving, and frugal discipline as foundations for a dependable life. It argues there are few such trustworthy youths when needed.
Final Scoutmasters reports raise total Liberty Loan subscriptions to 580 540 totaling 67 131 350 dollars. The reports praise the effort as more subscriptions than the second campaign with many 50 and 100 dollar bonds sold while blanket corporate subscriptions were eliminated.
John Gilbert Jones, a two time Navy deserter, was seized by Wyckoff New Jersey boy scouts after two months of federal manhunts. The scouts surprised Jones at a mountain camp, found provisions and clothing in a nearby store, and turned him over to authorities in Newport News Virginia. He offered no resistance.
A partial note highlights Boy Scouts of America as performing a great community service. The fragment mentions four, possibly flagging a troop or effort, but details are unreadable in the OCR.
A newspaper sales page lists extensive discounts on fabrics, linens, and clothing items. Notable offers include dress ginghams, percale, muslin, silk and rayon fabrics, silk hose, men's and boys' apparel, hats, and various home goods with price breaks and half price notes.
The Department of Dress Goods presents a complete line of wash goods dress goods and white goods in high demand. It highlights new designs colors and quality with careful selection and very low prices. Wash goods solid colors cost 55 63 and 55 cents per yard after a 20 percent discount. Poplins and linens priced around 59 cents per yard and organdies at 59 cents per yard.
Regular prices for fabrics ranged from 659c to 2.00 a yard with lower sale tags across wash goods. Lorraine ginghams and tissue ginghams show yard prices from 69c to 79c, plus stripes at 55c and 69c. Silk voiles and woven fabrics saw discounts of 20 percent off, bringing some yard prices to 1.00 to 1.60.
The ad lists per yard prices for Voites, Organdies, Lingerie Fabrics, Poplins, Nainsooks, Gabardines, Tricotines, Piques, Woven Stripes and Plaids, Skirtings, Sateens, Voiles, Corded Madras, Dotted Swiss, Dimity and Checks with prices ranging from 29c to $1.29. It notes multiple items and sale terms in a period advertising voice.
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