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Newspaper
Swarthmore News
Location
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
2
The Presbyterian Church auxiliary society held a meeting on the ninth a Saturday with the O. L. group of boys led by Mrs Yarnall winning a silk banner that had been promised to the Juniors. The treasurer reported funds raised to aid Tennessee and the group looked ahead to next year after this season's work ends.
Directory listing for Swarthmore groups and editors with names for Library Board Health Council Fire Athletic Home and School Children’s groups Boy Scouts Woman’s Suffrage Peace Club Red Cross and church denominations. Entry notes post office classification and second class mailing status.
Borough leaders call for broad resident cooperation in a drive to show patriotic service at home. The effort stresses practical contributions like garden work as a visible sign of commitment and community spirit.
The text links atmospheric disturbances to sound waves thoughts and discordant notes arguing vibrations affect weather. It asserts godly harmony as constructive force and that humanity’s wrongdoing leads to destructive outcomes, warning that universal order favors love and spiritual truths endure regardless of acceptance.
Swarthmore Pa June 15 1917 in a patriotic service the writer calls for a community of effort to till soil raise food and overcome unfavorable weather. planting has been delayed and crops rot as a result urging citizens to act to feed soldiers and starving crowds across the sea.
British dispatch from May 8 describes a brutal artillery duel between Fresnoy and Loos with nightly bombardment across the front. Artillery fire lights the sky as rain, thunder, and fog finally quell the fearsome roar before dawn.
Swarthmore residents strive to grow home gardens and aid community plots despite busy schedules. Two leaders, J. V. S. Bishop and K. E. Hinl, are praised for driving the work as unseasonable weather hinders planting. President Wilson and food experts urge idle ground cultivation.
A sad man at a corner table waits long for his order. The waiter appears with a flourish and says the fish will arrive soon. The man asks what bait is being used, adding quiet intrigue to the scene from Harper's Magazine.
An effort to use motion pictures to uplift a mill town community faces obstacles like no heating or lighting, a dilapidated church, and distance from towns. With mill owner support a power line and five lights are planned to install a cinema setup, offering wholesome entertainment and countering traveling saloons.
A humorous anecdote describes a boy asked to illustrate telegraph work. He imagines walking Chicago streets and finding a snake reaching to New York. stepping on its tail would make it open its mouth and extend its tongue in New York.
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