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Newspaper
Swarthmore News
Location
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
2
The article argues that local merchants increasingly use full and half page ads in the home paper, not to spite publishers but because continuous, seasonable advertising drives sustained business, contrasting the limited local features with the broader reach of a strong newspaper.
A reception honoring Miss Cochran of Ganado Indian School in Arizona was hosted at Mrs Ferguson's home last Friday. Miss Ruth Potter sang, Cochran spoke of the arid reservation and the need for Gospel teaching, noting limited school space and Navajo crafts, with refreshments to follow. the event was enjoyed by all.
Swarthmore News announces its office move to 350 Vassar Avenue with contact via 515 J for the Swarthmore publication. Editorial staff includes Julia R Hazard and others. business communications go to J Milton Hazard. issues should reach Julia and Hazard by Tuesday for publication. Subscriptions cost 2 dollars annually, single copies 5 cents. Advertising rates available.
A civic note thanks readers for year’s contributions as editor pays tribute to local journalism. It reports Byram L. Winters ending the Waverly Free Press and contrasts weekly and daily papers, citing editor M. V. Atwood on serving rural communities and the role of the country press. It includes brief verse and quotes from readers.
Rev. George Hamilton McClelland of Columbia University will lead June services. Ketels delivers the baccalaureate at A. M. Chesbrough Theological Seminary on June 6 and attends the General Conference in Chicago. High School graduates are invited to join the evening service on June 6. Children’s Day is June 13 with orchestra accompaniment. Woman’s Home Missionary Society meets June 6 at 3 PM, likely the last summer meeting.
Letter from a Philadelphia hospital about a baby in our district treated for sore eyes. Investigation visit to the two and a half year old puny child, nearly blind, cared for by relatives while mother serves. Hospitals refuse care. Local hospital appointment set for mother and child. Charity costs itemized 65 cents. Associated Charities will suspend work through summer to retool funds. A five month report to be published next week. God’s Providence inscription noted in Chester.
The poets of music Garber and La Monaca presented a college recital filled with bright, shimmering sound. Their performance portrayed a quaint, unworldly duo delivering joyful, magical melodies that delighted the audience with a sense of eternal spring.
Mrs Marie Estlin Helms invites attendance at a pupil recital assisted by Miss Emma Medford, student of Frederic Davis, in the Woman's Christian House Swarthmore Pa on Saturday afternoon June 5 1915 at four o'clock.
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