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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
6
A photographer in Loretto Pennsylvania outwits Charles M Schwab to photograph his boyhood home. He hides on a hill as Schwab and Mrs Schwab approach in a motor car, getting the shot before they notice. Schwab jokes that another road would have kept him guessing.
Walter W. Warwick is described as the imperturbable new comptroller of the treasury. The piece portrays him as the auditor in chief who buffers between Congress and the executive, facing constant bombardment from both sides while maintaining calm at his desk.
John S. Sumner, successor to Anthony Comstock as NY Society for the Suppression of Vice secretary, says future actions will avoid dramatic publicity. The young lawyer notes times have changed from brazen offenses to covert ones, making detective work and careful tactics primary in countering vice.
Elder A G Daniells of the Seventh day Adventists, after a 14 month Orient mission, says a great war is coming with East versus West struggles for Constantinople and Asia. He describes a lull before a final battle near Armageddon and a second coming after. He is friendly and plain in dress at Takoma Park headquarters.
Maurice Damour heads France’s Commercial and Industrial Mission arriving aboard the Lafayette. He says none of the money will fund ammunition and that purchases will cover agricultural industrial and commercial materials. The mission will arrange purchasing for imminent peace and Damour is a former New Orleans consul general and secretary of the committee of appropriations.
The strongest radium mineral spring in the world has been discovered at Oberschiema Saxony and bathhouses will be built there to treat wounded individuals using its mineral waters.
A quirky collage of lines promoting Denison's Coffee and Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets contrasts with social musings on hosting and work. The snippets touch on thrift humor about saving, duties, and the value of small pleasures, reflecting a vintage ad style and light social commentary.
A collage of quirky exchanges features a pretzel factory chief designer boasting of his job, a child asking about the call of the wild with a honk, and a suggestion to invest 5000 in a roadster. The piece also notes Higgins’ lack of friends, citing last Saturday’s three unused football tickets.
A local figure named Ezers appears at a charity collection yesterday, drawing comments about his personal contributions. The exchange notes he provides the fountain pen for others to write checks, implying another form of involvement rather than direct giving.
A dialogue jokes about reviving old tunes amid Zeppelins and submarines. The quip imagines blasting "Up in a Balloon, Boys" or "Sailing Over the Bounding Main" as a nostalgic contrast to modern tech.
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