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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
5
The editorial cites Lieutenant Colonel Ross on Memorial Day praising national defense and disarmament aims. It argues pacifist views risk war, urges maintaining strong US armed forces until global disarmament is achieved, and stresses protecting homes and families.
A longtime street safety researcher urges pedestrians to look left before stepping into traffic and then look right after reaching the street’s midpoint. He argues nine tenths of pedestrian accidents could be avoided if mothers teach children to follow the habit consistently.
A letter from Scarsdale New York dated May 24 1924 laments childlike attempts to eradicate nest building worms with kerosene and tools. It ends with a plea for paternal help. The second note urges cat owners not to abandon pets during the annual travel exodus and promotes assistance from the New York Woman's League for Animals and the SPCA ambulance. The Ellin Prince Speyer Hospital for Animals is listed at 350 Lafayette Street open day and night for unwanted animals.
A reader urges city families escaping New York for summer country visits to consider their cats. The May 22 Herald Tribune excerpt notes many households will leave the city, with dogs often taken along but cats facing a less common fate.
In 1917 a former Plattsburg Training Camp member and current Officers Reserve Corps officer urges the public to support liberal Congress plans for summer training camps for young men. He warns war could recur before the millennium arrives and asks communal backing.
In 1924 an official note urges Westchester youths to attend summer camps to gain training for potential emergencies. Drawing from the 2nd Battalion of the 808th Lost Battalion lineage, officers and men may be drawn from the county if needed for active service. The program offers outdoor benefit at government expense for the month.
Rush Wilson of Scarsdale writes to supplement an appeal for White Plains Hospital. He argues Scarsdale should contribute to the nearest hospital despite municipal borders, noting local access to care and no entrance discrimination. He emphasizes hospitals as vital as schools or churches and calls for fair sharing. June 5, 1924.
A letter to The Inquirer praises Chief Kenison of Scarsdale for appearing in a new uniform during Memorial Day festivities. The writer lauds the metropolis police as the finest and expresses pride in Scarsdale’s police head.
Dr. W C Green with Miss Nellie A Doughty will conduct a clinic for mental diseases at St John’s Hospital Yonkers on Wednesday June 11 and June 26 from.
Applications for examination may be made in advance to Dr. W. C. Ryan, Superintendent of Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie, under whose direction the clinic is held.
A Pelham chauffeur nearly loses his job after an incident when his car ran out of gas near Stamford. He signs for help from a passing auto truck, which stops and drives away as a white envelope with two fifty dollar bills is thrust into his hand. The employer confirms the tale.
A housekeeper is assured a net gain by buying fish here with prices stated as the lowest and goods of superior quality. The advertisement urges including any of these excellent fish in this week’s bill of fare at Our Market, highlighting the market’s high reputation.
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