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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
2
A brief instruction urges readers to forward THE REPORT to friends and relatives in the United States so they stay updated with the section and the writer's news. The prompt emphasizes keeping distant contacts informed through this distribution.
A editorial argues that immigrant fishermen threaten American loyalty and security, urging naturalization and stricter controls. It notes wartime needs for loyal citizens, warns against widespread alien influence in ports, and mentions Washington and Oregon measures allowing two years to naturalize with a push for Americans to control resources.
The Pacific Fisherman warns that alien workers threaten American ideas and jobs in the fisheries. Without heed, foreigners may lose place in American waters and must seek work abroad. It calls for national action to establish a thoroughly American basis in the industry for public safety and policy.
The couple discusses a looming tax as the average man considers giving up cigars and the average woman contemplates halting face powder to save. He feigns weighty restraint while privately relieved at the shared sacrifice.
A 19th century telephones perspective speculates how Paul Revere’s ride would have changed with modern lines. The piece imagines calling Concord or Charlestown to summon committees of safety within minutes and jokes that lanterns and a famous poem might have been avoided.
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