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Newspaper

Scarsdale Inquirer

Location

Scarsdale, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1925

Page

5

Scarsdale Woman's Club Ad Rates and Office Details

Published notices for Mrs. F H Bethell ads list yearly subscription at 3 dollars and single copies at ten cents. Rates per column inch are 560 cents per inch with a contract at 50 cents inch for eight or more insertions. Office located at Wayside Inn Post Road Scarsdale telephone Scarsdale 624.

Scarsdale Woman's Club Publications, Inc James H. Purdy, Jr Martina Coman Wayside Inn Post Road Scarsdale

Commuters unite against rail fare increase

A Scarsdale based movement led by ex-Judge Charles A. Van Auken forms a Committee on Organization Plan and Scope to oppose New Haven Railways 40 percent fare rise. The group urges municipal action and town club discussion to curb commuter costs and prevent urban congestion aggravation.

Scarsdale New York Charles A. van Auken New Rochelle New Haven New York Central Public Service Commission of Town Club

Slogans to the Editor on Women on Boards

The letter critiques gender bias in suffrage and today on committees. It notes the shift from blunt exclusion to civil phrasing and cites examples of men chosen for nontechnical roles. The piece mocks the idea that only certain professions have technical knowledge.

the Inquirer Mr. C Mr. D

Vacation Longings And The Promise Of Restoration

The piece contrasts sunny days with heavy burdens and urges escapes to a distant place to renew health and spirit. It frames vacation as a remedy for fatigue and gloom and ends with a hopeful note about joint earning power before marriage cited from Martha Van Rensselaer.

Martha van Rensselaer

Scarsdale residents clash over odor from disposal works

Henrietta H. Secor pleads that the Secor property faces odor problems from the garbage disposal plant built by a town contractor. She cites inability to sell property and questions the town testimonials given for her husband’s long service, asking how grateful memory can justify neighborhood injury.

the Inquirer Scarsdale Henrietta H. Secor Chauncey T. Secor Grand Street White Plains N. Y

Westchester Telephone Service Reaches 100000 Line Milestone

New York Telephone Company reports Westchester territory surpasses 100000 telephones in service, a 100 percent rise since 1924 and about 1000 new lines installed monthly as J. R. Lowell notes rapid growth and rising daily call totals.

Hello Westchester

Beebe's Ocean Adventure Echoes in Sea Fever Dream

The essay praises Beebe's scientific voyage aboard the Arcturus, noting no treasure or pirate drama but discoveries near the Sargasso Sea and a submerged Hudson Gorge. It contrasts exploration with a longing for the sea, invoking John Masefield and the lure of open water.

William Beebe Sargasso Sea Beebe Tennessee Sragasso Sea High Seas Arcturus South Seas Coney Island New Y Harbor Hudson River Hudson Falls New York Evening Post Bermuda City Hall New York Harbor John Masefield

Telephone firm reports Westchester area growth and staffing

The company handled a daily average of 339 592 calls with six month average 504 432 calls, a 67 percent rise. Westchester territory spans about 1500 square miles across nine districts from the New York city line into Westchester Putnam parts of Connecticut and the Hudson west bank including Rockland and Orange counties. Company staff in traffic commercial plant accounting and related departments now total 1800 in Westchester.

Westchester The Telephone Company New York City Putnam Counties Connecticut West Bank of the Hudson Rockland Orange County

Sea Fever Recited Voyage Dreamer Poem

The speaker longs to return to the sea and a life at large. He seeks a tall ship a guiding star a windy day and the sea's wild song. He desires companionship along the voyage a quiet sleep and a sweet dream after the long journey.

Central offices expand to meet growing telephone demand

The area hosts fifty two central offices with capacities from 28 phones to over 10,000. New equipment is installed regularly and building additions are made to handle rising demand and future growth.

Fruit fly now established on every continent except North America

The Mediterranean fruit fly, a dangerous pest to many fruits, is reported as established on all continents except North America per the Inquire Ads feature. The notice emphasizes the pest’s wide spread and the need for control measures.

North America

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F. H. Bethell Scarsdale Inquirer Inquirer Village News SECOR New York Telephone Company J. R. Lowell Lowell Jane Cornell Thomas J. Fay Tuckahoe Tarrytown Tarrytown Cleaners and Dyers North Broadway Main Street Russell & Lawrie Building Trust Department Elizabeth Locke Bogart Henry Szaniawski Norman P. Gerhard Civil Engineers and Surveyors Parkway Scarsdale, N. Y UTED General Insurance Court Street White Plains, N. Y Ngell Np Company Incorporated Scarsdale,n Scarsdale 300
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